These are a few of my favourite web tools.

Free photos for bloggers-PhotoPin

2012-01-27T02:13:00.000-08:00

PhotoPin is another great search tool that lets you search for creative commons images to use in class projects and blogs.

Simply search for any topic using the search box , preview the photo, and click “get photo” to download the photo as well as the code with proper attribution link.

If you prefer to pay for your photos rather than linking to it, the results at the top will take you to a stock photo site where you can buy photos instead (currently fotolia).

For the newbies using Web 2.0

2012-01-27T00:18:00.001-08:00

Open publication - Free publishing - More free apps

Could Doceri be an IWB Killer??

2012-01-20T18:33:00.000-08:00

Have any of you tried Doceri?

"Doceri is the ultimate tool for presentations and lessons. Through the Doceri Remote iPad app and Doceri Desktop software, you can control a computer (Mac or Windows), easily launch any document or application, and annotate over them at any time. You can save drawings and play them back in the future allowing even better presentations to be created from your existing PowerPoint or Keynote slideshows. If you just want to use it as a whiteboard, you can create any handwritten/drawn content on any background of your choice. And with additional room control hardware, Doceri can even be used as the remote control for projectors, DVD players, and all other audiovisual devices in your room."
Doceri

Read what Nik Peachey has to say in: Doceri: IWB Killer

I like the idea that you can pass your iPad to any student, allowing them to present to the whole classroom comfortably without performance pressure.

Can you see this being a tool worth considering for your classroom?

We all love a freebie!! Enjoy these :)

2012-01-15T03:21:00.000-08:00

Welcome to Primary Treasure Chest

We are NOW a FREE teaching resource website!

All of our primary school teaching resources are now FREE to download.
There is NO need to subscribe/register/login,

http://www.primarytreasurechest.com/home.html

Neo's Clip Archive

You may download all of materials on this site and use them for free as long as their use is for personal, non-commercial purposes; permission has been obtained from the creators to make them available to you through this website subject to this restriction on use

The following four sites look to me to be the most likely to be helpful:

Internet Archive - Moving Images - library of free movies, films, and videos containing thousands of digital movies which range from classic full-length films, to daily alternative news broadcasts, to videos of every genre uploaded by Archive users.
Wikimedia Commons - a collection of over 180 video files.
The Open Video Project - repository of digitized video content for the digital video, multimedia retrieval, digital library, and other research communities.
Public Domain Comedy Video - a large collection of TV shows and vinatge movies.

Thousands of free videos suitable for students.

Happy 2012!! Make it a fabulous one for all!!

2012-01-13T12:32:00.000-08:00

My! Oh my! How things have changed.

Check out http://historytech.wordpress.com

2011-12-18T02:32:00.001-08:00

Check out http://historytech.wordpress.com

Six Great Ways to Publish Student Work

We know that the world is moving online and that to prepare our kids for that world, we need to train them to use that world’s tools.

We know that publishing student work beyond the classroom encourages authentically engaged kids who create high-quality work.

We know that integration of writing and visuals increases cognitive activity

Publishing student projects online in visually stimulating formats is now easier than ever.

Get the drop on Dropbox.....

2011-11-17T01:44:00.001-08:00

I love my Dropbox.

'It save files on your home computer and open up and read them on your iPad or any internet connected computer.

Don't miss out! For plenty of howtos and tips and hints:

The Complete Dropbox for Educators

Publish writing to iDevice Using Smashwords and Bluefire Reader.

2011-10-22T22:03:00.000-07:00

Ebook By Kristin Fontichiaro

Publishing Student Writing to the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch Using Smashwords and Bluefire Reader

"This short work describes how educators can gather student work into an eBook, quickly create cover art using PowerPoint, format it for uploading to Smashwords (including links to Smashwords Style Guide), upload it, and then invite students to download it to their iDevice via the free Bluefire Reader app. No cables, syncing, or iTunes required! "

Read more about this eBook and download @ http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/98070

It is available in a number of different formats.
Read this eBook online

Apps, apps, apps.....however, not all apps are educationally sound.....

2011-10-22T19:21:00.000-07:00

There are so many lists and guides that offer us apps to use in school but what about their quality? In times gone by all resources that were included in a school library underwent evaluation by rigorous criteria before inclusion, or exclusion. Times have changed so much due to many factors including the influx of learning technologies, but we still owe it to our students to ensure that we offer them high quality apps.

Visit Kathy's iPads in the Classroom site.

Try this CRITICAL EVALUATION OF AN IPAD/IPOD AP from Kathleen Schrock (kathy@kathyschrock.net) to ensure what you offer your students meets high quality criteria. Thanks

For those of you who tweet Kathy suggests if you are tweeting a URL of your site dedicated to the use of the iPad in support of teaching and learning, use the hashtag #edtablet

Kathy has a tremendous range of weblinks available for anyone interested in learning about, or implementing a program into their classrooms or schools. Many thanks Kathy for all your collating.

Time to understand Prezi, the presentation tool?

2011-10-14T02:26:00.001-07:00

Here are some useful support resources for your teachers and students who are learning how to use prezi...

Prezi - Simply stunning presentations

Using Prezi in the Early Elementary Classroom

Stephanie Greer has been using Prezi in her classroom:

1. Prezi for telling stories

2. Prezi for watching YouTube videos.

3. Prezi for simple assessments.

Step-by-Step Tutorial on Prezi Basics | Prezi Learn Center

The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness: Prezi Theme Wizard

YouTube - Prezi for iPad

Customize colors, fonts! - Prezi.com Blog

Academy: Inserting Animations in Prezi by Balázs Turai on Prezi

Prezi For The Win? Ten Top Tips To Make a Good One | thewikiman

Powerpoint --> Prezi by Kevin McAllister on Prezi

Quickly Learn Prezi | Prezi Learn Center

Showcase | Prezi.com

New Trier Library: Time to Learn Prezi

10 Tips to Help Master Prezi

17 Interesting Ways to Use Prezi in the Classroom

Official Videos from Prezi.com

PreziVideoChannel's Channel

Are you interested in using Prezi on your iPad?

Play your favourite tune as you countdown!!!

2011-09-20T04:11:00.000-07:00

Countdown timer Select a song from the dropdown menu or upload an mp3

Struggle with Word 2010 no more.

2011-09-08T20:19:00.000-07:00

A useful resource for Word 2010 -Free Word 2010 Videos

The Microsoft Press® Step by Step video series teaches Microsoft software and technologies visually, in an easy-to-follow visual format. Each video in the series is based on a specific book in the highly successful Step by Step print book series, and adds best practices, tips, tricks, and enhanced explanations and commentary.

There are 16 videos in the series at this point. Playlist

Downloadable, Short, Free, and Australian. What more could you ask for?

2011-09-08T03:45:00.000-07:00

The ABC Video Library is a new library of downloadable short video clips for teachers, students and parents. The current collections are in the learning areas of History and Science including environmental issues, post-war Indonesian history and the history of the conservation movement. ABC Video Library (BETA) Australian

Teaching and Learning Resource Pilot

This website maps ABC content to the secondary science curriculum in NSW and the Australian curriculum. You can search for audio, video and online resources by subject, year and keyword. A useful resource for secondary science teachers.

EdPod

EdPod presents a mix of education stories, from early childhood to the end of secondary school. It's a jargon-free look at the experience of educators, researchers, parents and students.

Check out even more at ABC Learn

Reflection on My Digital Pedagogy by Steph

2011-09-04T03:54:00.000-07:00

There is much to be gained from reflecting on this presentation.

Reflection on My Digital Pedagogy

View more presentations from S. Hendy

Works like magic!! Kerpoof.

2011-08-28T05:51:00.000-07:00

Kerpoof is a free website, owned and operated by the Walt Disney Co., that is all about “having fun, discovering things, and being creative.”

Students can use the site to make artwork, cards, or even animated movies—and they can evaluate and analyse the movies, stories, and drawings that other people have made.

Kerpoof also gives educators the ability to register students and arrange them into classes. Students may chat with each other, post creations on a class message board (moderated by the teacher), and collaborate on a project in real time from different computers.

You can register to receive their free eMail newsletter which offers lesson plans and other ideas for using the site in the classroom.

There is a comprehensive Teachers' Guide

Teacher Accounts - Kerpoof offers educators the ability to register students and arrange them into classes. Students may chat with each other, post creations on a class message board (moderated by you), and collaborate on a project in real-time from different computers.

Kerpoof's free teacher accounts give you access to a range of classroom administration tools.

Classroom Ideas includes:

Story Starter

Genre Writing

Reading Comprehension

Social Studies/HSIE

Biology/Science

Math

There are introductory lessons which can be adapted to teach any class or audience how to use Kerpoof at Learning to Use Kerpoof

Kerpoof for Parents

Did you miss RSCON3 the free online conference?

2011-08-26T20:16:00.000-07:00

Free and online...Two great features of this type of Professional Learning.
It allows you to be able to participate without any financial concerns and allows you to take part in the comfort of your own home. No transport required. No lost time travelling....

If you missed out on hearing the presenters, the RSCON organisers have even made the recordings available for you to sit back and learn from.
I would love to highly recommend that you take advantage of this terrific professional learning opportunity.

"RSCON3 took place from Friday, July 29 to Sunday, July 31*, 2011 and was our biggest yet global online conference for everyone concerned with education. With 80 presenters and 12 keynote speakers it was an absolutely incredible event!

Organised by educators for educators, it was FREE but offered more valuable and inspiring Professional Development than money could buy! If you didn’t manage to attend you can catch up by viewing the Recordings"

Music Count Us In ......Register your school.

2011-08-13T03:36:00.000-07:00

Is your school joining in the fun?

Music. Count Us In is managed by Music. Play for Life, the Music Council of Australia's grassroots campaign to get more Australians making music: in schools, communities, everywhere. The campaign is run in partnership with the Australian Music Association and the Australian Society for Music Education.

"For decades, countless studies have found links between learning music and a broad range of positive impacts on children and adolescents." Check out the benefits of MUSIC. Listen to the three team songs.
The National Music Workshop Report recommended that steps be taken to elevate the status of music in schools, as a priority. Download the report.

Are you registered for 2011? Click here to register now

Visit the teaching resources page for plenty of supporting resources including lyrics and IWB Notebooks .

Download the Music Count Us In app by Greg Thwaites.

Learn how to make your own apps:

AppMaker - Make your own FREE Mobile Phone Apps

2011-08-08T21:39:00.000-07:00

"Karl Fisch started the whole Did You Know? phenomenon

His website:The Fischbowl: It's a Thirsty World

Karlfisch

Previous videos in the Did You Know? series are available at the Shift Happens wiki.

"The Did You Know? (Shift Happens) videos have been seen by at least 40 million people online and perhaps that many again during face-to-face conferences, workshops, etc." Scott McLeod http://bigthink.com/ideas/39600

Are you one of those 40 million plus or have you yet to experience this thought provoking video?

Australian Version (using Brenman's graphics)

This week free on Learn Central.

2011-08-08T20:41:00.000-07:00

Webinars that are

public,

free,

and interactive.

Learn Central.org is a social learning network for education

Are you interested in finding out more about *scoop.it*?

Wed 10 Aug 08:00PM Sydney Wed 10 Aug 06:00AM New York Wed 10 Aug 10:00AM GMT

Scoop.it allows users to create attractively laid out online magazines. In this session, Nellie Deutsch will discuss the use and potential of Scoop.it in education. Learn how to create a scoopit and why it is an increasingly popular topic centred media. http://www.learncentral.org/event/168252

Here is an example of a scoop.it on visual literacy

ACTION RESEARCH IN EDUCATION (Host Your Own Webinar Series)
Wed 10 Aug 09:30PM New York / Thu 11 Aug 01:30AM GMT / Thu 11 Aug 11:30AM Sydney
Hery The. Topics covered in this presentation are: 1) What is action research? 2) How do teachers implement the action research? 3) What are the benefit of doing an action research?
http://www.learncentral.org/event/167412

RESPONDING TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES ON YOUR CAMPUS: LEGAL ISSUES AND PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS (Host Your Own Webinar Series)
Thu 11 Aug 01:00PM New York / Thu 11 Aug 05:00PM GMT / Fri 12 Aug 03:00AM Sydney
Jana Colter. This webinar will provide an overview of the ADA and Section 504 and the still uncertain impact of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. Everyone knows the law, but the devil is in the details regarding institutional obligations to meet the needs of student with physical and/or psychological disabilities on your campus.
http://www.learncentral.org/event/167392

ALAN BLANKSTEIN ON IMPROVING INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS (Future of Education Series)
Thu 11 Aug 08:00PM New York / Fri 12 Aug 12:00AM GMT / Fri 12 Aug 10:00AM Sydney
Steve Hargadon. Steve interviews Alan Blankstein on his latest book, The Answer Is in the Room: How Effective Schools Scale Up Student Success. Citing wisdom from top educational experts and building on what is already working, Blankstein offers tools for finding excellence in schools, scaling these practices across learning communities, and transforming low-performing schools into high-performing schools.
http://www.learncentral.org/event/168282

CLASSROOM 2.0 LIVE (Classroom 2.0 LIVE)
Sat 13 Aug 12:00PM New York / Sat 13 Aug 04:00PM GMT / Sun 14 Aug 02:00AM Sydney
Kim Caise, Lorna Costantini and Peggy George. Join this webinar to talk about technology tools and resources used in the classroom.
http://www.learncentral.org/event/168280

We hope you will consider hosting your own public webinars using the free LearnCentral public room--instructions are available by joining the "Host Your Own Webinar" group on the main announcement tab (http://www.learncentral.org/group/3432/host-your-own-webinars).

Do you use photoshop? Need some help with the features?

2011-08-08T01:56:00.000-07:00

Try Photoshop Users TVMany tutorials to help support you and ensure you build your proficiency.

What a great library quiz!

2011-08-08T00:27:00.000-07:00

ProProfs Quiz Maker

Dragon Library Rules and Procedures User s License » Create quiz software

I love the look and presentation of this software.

The w w w: 2 decades on

2011-08-07T06:36:00.000-07:00

The WWW just turned 20.

Happy birthday

Exactly 20 Years Ago, The World Logged Online For The First Time: Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary ....

On August 6, 1991, Tim Berners-Lee posted the first website, and the world wide web became publicly available.
For more information on the early Internet and how it all works, check out What The Heck Is The Internet

Check out what the very first page of the internet looked like in 1992 (There were no screen shots taken before then.)

How has it changed life for you and your family in that time?

Thinglink has much to offer....

2011-08-07T05:25:00.000-07:00

ENJOY PHOTOS MORE with Thinglink

Give photos new life with sound, voice, video, social, and other fun links.

Thinglink is easy to set up for all major web publishing and blogging platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr andDrupal.

Here is an example:

Do you often shake your head when you see ICT terms?

2011-07-30T05:15:00.000-07:00

Try this computer dictionary...it is for kids but I find it very helpful.

Shark Week starts on Sunday 31 July

2011-07-27T21:53:00.000-07:00

Shark Week is coming. These days there are so many stimulating resources for our kids to immerse themselves in. Here are but a few examples:
Have fun with this video mixer:
Shark Week colouring sheets
Enjoy this collection of shark pictures

Explore:
Top 100 shark facts

Big Universe Reader(tm) - Sharks

Bull Sharks Video -- National Geographic

Take a Virtual Tour - Sydney Aquarium Australia

Shark Facts

Submarine, Ocean and Water World: K-SUB 1. Only on KBears.com; Discover the world of the deep

Sharks Say Grrrrrr

Help students with their writing.

2011-07-15T22:24:00.000-07:00

Is it time to inspire the writers in your class?

There are so many posters available to stimulate, motivate, inspire, remind, reinforce.......

Source: simplecomplication.com
Try these spelling hints and tips posters

Get your students to communicate with posters

How do writers get ideas for writing?

Here's some posters to get our ideas flowing!

Great advice here from:

Poster Street is a collection of free posters for classroom and office display.All of the posters can be downloaded for free fromPoster Street. Try Easy Poster Printer to print the posters from Poster Street in large sizes.

Teacher Posters

Kids Posters

Teen Posters

Writing posters -some free

Kids exploring their world through literature-Google Lit Trips

2011-07-15T22:00:00.000-07:00

A Whole New Way to Appreciate Great Literature! Discover the latest updates and news at

Welcome to Google Lit Trips!

To help you get the idea of the concept of Goolgle Lit there is

Basics of Viewing a Google Lit Trip.pdf (application/pdf Object)

GLT Overview: Animation Demo from GoogleLitTrips on Vimeo.
This video gives a brief example of the "look and feel" of Google Lit Trips.
One of our very own Aussie teacher librarians has created her own Google Lit Trip.

GLT Preview: Going Home from GoogleLitTrips on Vimeo

View the range of Google Lit Trips that are available for download

So much more than just wonderful on-line stories.

2011-07-11T02:35:00.000-07:00

This site, Big Universe, offers so much for students that I feel that I must highlight it to you. For the full features I feel it would work well for classrooms but I would also love to see it available though our library.

Big Universe received a positive review from SLJ.

To find out more watch this video.

Check out these samples from BigUniverse

by clicking on the book cover.

Has your school started to subscribe to any e-book sites yet?

Can you see a place for them in your classroom?

You can apply for a Free 14-Day Trial

I have no connection with this company and will not receive any financial incentives for promoting it to you.

I am not the only one that loves their iPad.

2011-06-20T03:31:00.000-07:00

Explore some of these links and where they lead go to develop an appreciation of why so many love the iPad.

# Apple iPad 2 presentation from Stu Hasic (high interest for NSWDEC teachers)

# Apps in education

# Class Research on iPads - How Well Does It Work? - iPads in Education

# 12 iPad Apps for Storytelling in the Classroom

# Unlock the Potential of Your iPad Keyboard

# Explore CREATING DIGITAL COMICS WITH COMIC LIFE FOR IPAD

AND PLENTY MORE INTERESTING POSTS FROM:

DigMo! is tech-ed site covering mini discoveries, tips, apps, and website finds.

# Best Children's Books for the iPad

# Put a thousand books from the British Library on your iPad for free

# Apps for Special Needs Students-

One minute previews of StoryBooks for the iPad.

# How will iPad picture books affect young reader’s literacy? | The Digital Media Diet

Having fun with creating avatars 4 students.

2011-06-19T04:47:00.000-07:00

Creating Characters

View more presentations from S. Hendy
Enjoy some of my creations: Test them out for yourself...

WeeWorld - avatar builder

Doppelme

Create your own avatar:build your wildself.

Voki is an application that lets you create personalized avatars to use on your wikis, blogs or websites. Read: Voki Talking Avatars post for more details.

My Avatar Editor

It is a "dream avatar!"

Gaia Dream AvatarCheck out some Aussie Gaia Dream Avatars

Turn yourself into a cartoon! Click on the various choices in the glogster.

Portrait Illustrator Maker- no sign up

GrabbaBeast

New digital age picture cards for special needs kids. kids

2011-06-18T02:08:00.000-07:00

An iPad app for Autism, Special Needs

The See.Touch.Learn™ App

Brain Parade’s See.Touch.Learn™ app combines the effectiveness of picture cards with the power and interactivity of the iPad. Create custom exercises and lessons, automatically track performance, and carry your entire library collection with you at all times.

Available as a FREE download from the Apple iTunes store

Includes a starter set of stunning, high-quality images and lessons created by a certified behaviour analyst.

Special price for Father's Day- All picture card libraries are only 0.99 USD each

Hurry-don't miss out!

For support see the Brain Parade instructional videos

Further Useful Links for your special needs child (Brain Parade)

10 Revolutionary iPad Apps to Help Autistic Children | Gadgets DNA

Autism Speaks Resource Guide – Autism Apps – Autism Speaks maintains a list of Autism Resources. One category of resources is Autism apps. Check out their list of apps.

Squidalicious – Shannon Des Roches Rosa maintains a great blog and she was featured in the Apple iPad 2 launch video. She also has a spreadsheet that lists over 60 apps for people with autism and contains links to other iPad related resources..

Apps for Children with Special Needs - Gary James at A4CWSN.com maintains a lengthy list of educational apps for children with special needs. The great thing about Gary’s site is that he reviews the apps and posts video of him using the app so that you can see what each one is all about before spending money to purchase them.

iAutism.info – Francesc Sistach and Susana Vila, parents of a child with autism, along with Ivan write wonderful detailed reviews of apps for people with autism. The reviews and the entire website are available in English and Spanish. As of March 10, 2011 they list 173 apps and have written more than 20 app reviews!

More ways to search with google

2011-06-16T06:11:00.000-07:00

Google:Search by Image

Now you can explore the web in an entirely new way by beginning your Google search with an image. Learn more about images on the web and your own photos.

There are three ways to search by image:

* Drag and drop

* Upload an image

* Copy and paste the URL for an image

"After a photo is added to the search box, Google delivers relevant results related to it. So, if a person drops a picture of a location in the search box, for example, Google will return information about the place, as well as any Web results on the same topic."

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20071058-17/google-announces-host-of-search-improvements/#ixzz1PRfzTYvy

It will take several days for Search by Image to be available to everyone. When you see the camera icon in the images.google.com search bar, that means that Search by Image is available to you.

To search by image even faster, download the Chrome extension or the Firefox extension. With the extension installed, simply right-click an image on the web to search Google with that image.

Use 21C tools with E's ....5e's

2011-06-16T05:34:00.000-07:00

e5 presentation

View more presentations from Britt Gow

"Our Choice" -a digital text well worth exploring!

2011-06-09T03:34:00.000-07:00

Check out why you just have to download this e-book: Our Choice by Al Gore

★ Winner of the 2011 Apple Design Award ★

"I was totally blown away by what I saw!" Dr Therese Keane, Lecturer/Developer, Educational Technologies, Faculty of ICT

Push Pop Press has released it’s first full featured iPad book / application called “Our Choice” by non other than Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Academy Award Winner and past Vice-President Al Gore.

In this interactive app, Al Gore surveys the causes of global warming and presents groundbreaking insights and solutions already under study and underway that can help stop the unfolding disaster of global warming.

Software developer Mike Matas talks about demos the first full-length interactive book for the iPad with clever, swipeable video and graphics and some very cool data visualizations to play with.

100% of Al Gore's earnings from Our Choice will be donated

to the nonprofit Alliance for Climate Protection
These are some of the features:

• A groundbreaking multi-touch interface
• A visual table of contents for quick and easy navigation
• More than 250 stunning full-screen images
• Explore every photo's location on an interactive map
• More than one hour of documentary footage
• More than 30 original interactive infographics and animations
• Original audio commentary by Al Gore throughout
• An interactive 3D book cover• Read on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.

INTRODUCTION
WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN
WHERE OUR ENERGY COMES FROM
AND WHERE IT GOES
ELECTRICITY FROM THE SUN
HARVESTING THE WIND
SOAKING UP GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
GROWING FUEL
CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION
THE NUCLEAR OPTION
FORESTS
SOIL
POPULATION
LESS IS MORE
THE SUPER GRID
CHANGING THE WAY WE THINK
THE TRUE COST OF CARBON
POLITICAL OBSTACLES
THE POWER OF INFORMATION
OUR CHOICE This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad- $4.99

Dr Therese Keane is excitied: "Imagine having textbooks like this that would bring any subject to life like this!!" Matas stated that Push Pop Press engineers are building a tool to make it easy for publishers to create similar "apps." The Future of the Book blogger, Charlene Chausis, says: "Let's hope it's one that educators can use too!"

Create a book to last a childhood and beyond....

2011-06-04T04:37:00.000-07:00

"Student created books are always something kids treasure and look back on as they grow older." from: http://kbkonnected.tumblr.com/

Check out the available tutorials for support.

These books can be used for….

Poetry
Stories (any genre)
Autobiographies
Autographs
Artwork
Journal
Vacation Journal
Holiday Books
Comic Book
Book of Movie Reviews
Photo Book
Memory book

Free Scrapbook Album Instructions and Templates

Kids need to have fun in the sun..... Can you help?

2011-06-03T05:16:00.000-07:00

"The Fresh Air Fund" needs host families...
We may not been close to the source but I have been asked to promote The Fresh Air Fund.

The Fresh Air Fund is in need of 1200 host families for this summer. Host families are volunteers who open their hearts and homes to children from the city to give them a Fresh Air experience that can change lives. If you could help to get the word out, it would help us place these wonderful children into a loving host family for an experience that could change their lives forever.

Use new web tools familiar to students to present projects and their work.

2011-05-14T05:44:00.000-07:00

* Have your students create their very own wikipedia page. More details from TechToolsForSchools

* The Facebook Project is one that can be done instead of a traditional report. The subject does not necessarily need to be a person, it could be any person, place, or thing. Students will combine information from their own research with the PPT template (below) to create a ppt that is hyperlinked from slide to slide to enable it to perform just like a web page.

* Shakespeare SMS/Twitter project...

* Outlook email project:

Shape Collage-So simple to use yet so effective!!

2011-04-27T02:31:00.000-07:00

Shape Collage - Free Automatic Photo Collage Maker

You can join or just check out the Shape Collage flickr group

Flamingo Collage

It's a fair collage

Download Shape Collage at http://www.shapecollage.com/

For those who want more....Shape Collage + Gimp

For those who want even more...Shape Collage + After Effects

Search engines for kids

2011-04-27T02:28:00.000-07:00

GoGooligans pops up a page to help you organise your notes when searching.

Study Search

Ask Kids

Yahoo

Boolify

Boolify: Basic Operation video

Meta search engine. GO FETCH!!

Dogpile

Graphics and what graphic artists can produce amaze me.

2011-04-26T03:58:00.000-07:00

The Face of 7 billion: 7,000 human figures each representing 1,000,000 people from National Geographic

It is a work that took more than ten years

Click on the link to zoom in and see what the graphic is made up of.

What is 7 billion? video by National Geographic

"Solving the challenges presented by a population of seven billion will take collaboration on a global scale."

Next generation textbook with inbuilt provision for assistance....

2011-04-26T03:57:00.000-07:00

Inkling from Bulent Keles on Vimeo.
Inkling is the next generation textbook technology built on apple platform for the iPad, a learning network that combines social platforms with learning capabilities.

Crocodoc is a free tool worth investigating.....

2011-04-26T02:28:00.000-07:00

"Crocodoc makes it easy to view and comment on PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations." Crunch Base

View and comment on any document

Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image,
and more... All with Crocodoc, all online, all for free.

View sample document

Crocodoc video

Crocodoc intro

Using Crocodoc for collaborative homework marking -NikPeachey -

This video shows how Crocodoc can be used to mark up and correct students' written work. This can be done collaboratively live online with the students or by two or more students working together.

With Crocodoc you can:

View PDFs, Office Docs, & Images

Documents display beautifully in your browser. No Flash or plugins required.

Add Comments & Markups

Add comments, highlights, drawings, and other markups to documents and images

Share and Embed Anywhere

Invite others to collaborate in real-time or embed documents on your website or blog

For more info:

CrocoDoc: Read, Annotate, Share, and Collaborate on PDF Files Online provides many helpful howtos and guides.

Crocodoc’s new viewer aims to banish Acrobat from the office Venturebeat

Crocodoc Launches HTML5-Based Document Viewer With Annotations, Embeds, And Its Own API

2/16/11 by Jason Kincaid

Crocodoc Closes Angel Round, Launches Revamped Document Collaboration Tools

7/14/10 by Jason Kincaid

Crocodoc Sets Its Sights On Adobe Acrobat With New Update

3/19/10 by Jason Kincaid

YC-Funded Crocodoc Makes It A Snap To Share And Mark Up Documents

2/25/10 by Jason Kincaid

Great advancement!! Help with attribution is on its way!!

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Creative Commons
To be a responsible digital citizen requires a person to be informed of their rights and responsibilities.
One of the rights is that no-one is allowed to copy your work without your permission.
That is "copyright".
Even if you give your permission for someone to use your work they must give you recognition as the owner of the work. That is called "attribution". In creative commons there are choices to be made by the owner of the work.
What is Creative commons?

There are other licensing agencies to investigate as well:  Viscopy,
     APRA/AMCOS and the
     Australian Copyright Council.

Watch the video below to understand more about this concept called "creative commons".

Visit Judy O'Connell's blog Digital Citizenship for Schools-
In her Greasemonkey for flickr post Judy writes:
"Alan Levine has written a Flickr Attribution Helper – a browser script that embeds easy to copy attribution text to creative commons licensed flickr images. Greasemonkey is an add-on for Firefox browser. Once Greasemonkey is installed, you have the ability to add all sorts of magical things to the functionality of your browser."

Livebinders are a great collection and organisation tool.

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Livebinders
I have created a number of livebinders to help support teachers
Some of them include: Persuasive texts
   Phonics
   Book Trailers
   Kids book trailers
   New Teachers" survival kit
   Glogster
   Quest Atlantis
   blogED and blogging tools
   Copyright
   Online Stories
   Tooth Tally
   Grammar
     Livebinders4teachers : This workspace was created for educators to share and categorize livebinders by subject, grade-level, and whatever else makes sense. Please feel free to add binders, pages, and new sections.
Livebinders Tips and Tricks

Searching for information using pictures- so easy- so useful!!

2011-04-07T01:23:00.000-07:00

Google Goggles is a downloadable image recognition application.
Google Goggles lets you use pictures taken with your mobile phone to search the web. It's ideal for things that aren't easy to describe in words.

OPEN

SNAP

WAIT

Try taking pictures of books & DVDs, landmarks, barcodes & QR codes, logos, contact info, artwork, businesses, products, or text; it can recognize up to three items at a time. Google Goggles is a fantastic tool for tourists, art gallery enthusiasts, people who love to read good books...

The best position to take pictures of images is the left landscape.

Future uses from Wikipedia

Google is currently working to make the system able to recognise different plants and leaves, which can aid curious persons, those wishing to avoid toxic plants, and botanists and environmentalists searching for rare plants.

Khan Academy shares thousands of videos for your students.

2011-04-02T21:37:00.000-07:00

Khan Academy now have on the order of 2,200 videos covering everything from basic arithmetic all the way to vector calculus . They have a million students a month using the site, watching on the order of 100 to 200,000 videos a day.
These resources can be very effective as revision or reinforcement tasks, a backup for students who miss a lesson or for students who need further input to fully understand certain concepts.

Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com

See what is available:Browse the library

Start at the very beginning. The software will build your streak. It builds profiency with unlimited problems until you get 10 in a row, in a game like framework. Students can earn badges to encourage and motivate them.There are hint facilities available and the software allows students to work at their own pace. There is plenty of feedback for teachers and parents to view. These resources should be used as part of a balanced course.

Film Making-Green screen

2011-03-17T01:59:00.000-07:00

If you are looking to create films try these 22 filmmaking apps from iPhone and iPad

Teach Yourself to Teach with Tech: The first 10 | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

2011-03-07T03:05:00.000-08:00

Teach Yourself to Teach with Tech: The first 10 | TeachingEnglish | British Council | BBC

The beginning of a series Nik Peachey is writing. Check out his blog address at the bottom of the page.

iPad proves to be a very helpful educational tool, especially for autistic children.

2011-03-05T16:45:00.000-08:00

The iPad was shown in use at the Center for Communication Enhancement at Children's Hospital Boston, where it has been used to assist children with autism.

The video also highlighted how the iPad has been put to use in education, allowing students to interact with content in a new and unique way.

Your child can build their own story with ease.

2011-03-05T15:56:00.000-08:00

Little Bird Tales

allows a child to upload their own art work, sketches, drawings, photos and add their own voice to create a story. They can then share this with their friends and family.

Encourages creativity and self expression
Helps reinforce reading and writing skills
A GREEN alternative to books
NO ads, NO merchandising, NO external links
Made with kids in mind!
It's Fun and it's FREE for everyone!

Digital Media -New Learners of the 21st Century

2011-03-04T16:39:00.000-08:00

Featuring the foremost thought leaders, innovators and practitioners in the field,

Digital Media is a startling preview of a 21st Century education revolution.

Watch the full episode. See more Digital Media - New Learners Of The 21st Century.

3rd graders leave comments as if they are a rain forest animal!

2011-03-04T16:21:00.000-08:00

This lesson is presents a great example of a persuasive text for young ones to experience and next provides a research task and then the students are expected to post a comment on the class blog as their animal persuading the loggers to save the tree.

from: Mrs. Yollis' Classroom Blog

First runner up in the 2010 Edublog Awards for

Best Class Blogs

The Great Kapok Tree

The story takes place in the rain forest of the Amazon. Throughout the story, rain forest animals try to persuade a logger to leave the kapok tree. The kids will love hearing about all the animals trying to convince the logger to save the tree.

This review is from: The Great Kapok Tree: A Tale of the Amazon Rain Forest (Hardcover)

This is a beautifully illustrated fable of interdependence in the rain forest. As a teacher, I use this story to teach about ecosystems here at home. Even though it is appropriate for younger children, I read it to my outdoor school students (5th-6th grade) on the day we study ecosystems to help them understand the inter-relationships we see and study in the field. I like to bring the story to life by giving the animals special voices (lots of hissssing for the snake, chattering for the monkeys, squawking for the birds, etc.) At first the students laugh and are amused by the voices, but when the tree frogs talk about ruined lives and being left homeless, they begin to get more serious, and by the time the sloth asks "How much is beauty worth? Can you live without it?" they are fully engrossed. After reading the story, I send the students out to find a "magic spot" to do a writing assignment: write their own story of "The Great ______"..

Try this special browser!! I love it! So user-friendly!

2011-03-03T04:32:00.000-08:00

Zac Browser is a totally free software package. ZAC-Zone for Autistic Children. It is the first Internet browser developed specifically for children living with autism. It includes:

• A drawing board

• New sites

• New videos

• Compatible with the latest Flash

• Increased speed of the videos

• Color changes of the Browser

• "Smiley" in another category

• Added "Zac Crash Recovery"

• Shortcut to The Autism News

• Shortcut to our new forum

You will find a mass of important information along with the latest discoveries and open discussion on the autism spectrum.

Welcome to the official Zac Browser site – Zone..

What is it all about? Audacity??

2011-02-20T02:57:00.000-08:00

Audacity is free pc recording software available on the web. It contains many features and allows you to make high quality audio recordings.

Audacity Tip Sheet Audacity Tutorial

DigiGogy by Mike Fisher

2011-02-16T03:46:00.000-08:00

A new digital pedagogy: DigiGogy from Mike Fisher:

Digigogy is a paradigm shift.

Where pedagogy is about methods to instruct, Digigogy is about those methods, but with a technological frame.

Fisher states: "The Digigogy Collaborative is dedicated to the development of 21st Century Fluencies within a strong pedagogical framework to enhance professional practice and to ultimately do what is in the best interest of students.

This certainly includes a multitude of cutting edge technologies, with an emphasis on collaboration, conversation, critical thinking, and global connectivity."

Explore Mike's version of Digital Bloom's Visual

Record what you say and write with a Smartpen .

2011-01-31T02:37:00.000-08:00

Image via CrunchBaseTeaching and Learning with Livescribe Pens

Writing in Math Goes to the Movies

Echo vs Pulse Smartpens and the core differences.

12 Ways Educators & Students Are Using the Pen Today

-Watch some fabulous videos to demonstrate each of the strategies

Livescribe Echo vs Pulse Smartpen includes information about Livescribe Paper and other Livescribe Accessories.

Image by fishgirl7 via Flickr

Only thirty years old and already considered very old!

2011-01-31T02:29:00.000-08:00

Can you remember using these technologies? Maybe you were even excited to learn about these technologies when they were new....

Prepare powerful presentations.

2011-01-17T00:05:00.000-08:00

You may be sharing at your SDD or keynoting at a conference. You may be enlightening your class or your peers. Whatever the presentation: Present with "punch!"

Open publication - Free publishing - More education

For those of you into QR codes - here are some fabulous supporting resources

2010-12-12T12:20:00.000-08:00

Make some kindy rings

How to make QR Codes with Google

Larry Anderson's List: QR Codes

These are a few of my favourite web tools.

Free photos for bloggers-PhotoPin

For the newbies using Web 2.0

Could Doceri be an IWB Killer??

We all love a freebie!! Enjoy these :)

Welcome to Primary Treasure Chest

We are NOW a FREE teaching resource website!

Happy 2012!! Make it a fabulous one for all!!

Check out http://historytech.wordpress.com

Six Great Ways to Publish Student Work

Get the drop on Dropbox.....

Publish writing to iDevice Using Smashwords and Bluefire Reader.

Apps, apps, apps.....however, not all apps are educationally sound.....

Time to understand Prezi, the presentation tool?

The Pursuit of Technology Integration Happiness: Prezi Theme Wizard

Play your favourite tune as you countdown!!!

Struggle with Word 2010 no more.

Downloadable, Short, Free, and Australian. What more could you ask for?

Reflection on My Digital Pedagogy by Steph

Works like magic!! Kerpoof.

Story Starter

Genre Writing

Reading Comprehension

Did you miss RSCON3 the free online conference?

Music Count Us In ......Register your school.

His website:The Fischbowl: It's a Thirsty World

This week free on Learn Central.

Do you use photoshop? Need some help with the features?

What a great library quiz!

The w w w: 2 decades on

Thinglink has much to offer....

Give photos new life with sound, voice, video, social, and other fun links.

Do you often shake your head when you see ICT terms?

Shark Week starts on Sunday 31 July

Help students with their writing.

Kids exploring their world through literature-Google Lit Trips

So much more than just wonderful on-line stories.

I am not the only one that loves their iPad.

Explore some of these links and where they lead go to develop an appreciation of why so many love the iPad.

# Apple iPad 2 presentation from Stu Hasic (high interest for NSWDEC teachers)

# Apps in education

# 12 iPad Apps for Storytelling in the Classroom# Unlock the Potential of Your iPad Keyboard

# 12 iPad Apps for Storytelling in the Classroom

# Explore CREATING DIGITAL COMICS WITH COMIC LIFE FOR IPAD

AND PLENTY MORE INTERESTING POSTS FROM:

# Best Children's Books for the iPad

# Put a thousand books from the British Library on your iPad for free

One minute previews of StoryBooks for the iPad.

# How will iPad picture books affect young reader’s literacy? | The Digital Media Diet

Having fun with creating avatars 4 students.

Turn yourself into a cartoon! Click on the various choices in the glogster.

New digital age picture cards for special needs kids. kids

The See.Touch.Learn™ App

For support see the Brain Parade instructional videos

More ways to search with google

Google:Search by Image

* Copy and paste the URL for an image

Use 21C tools with E's ....5e's

"Our Choice" -a digital text well worth exploring!

Create a book to last a childhood and beyond....

Kids need to have fun in the sun..... Can you help?

Use new web tools familiar to students to present projects and their work.

* Shakespeare SMS/Twitter project...

Shape Collage-So simple to use yet so effective!!

Shape Collage - Free Automatic Photo Collage Maker

Search engines for kids

Meta search engine. GO FETCH!!

Graphics and what graphic artists can produce amaze me.

Next generation textbook with inbuilt provision for assistance....

Crocodoc is a free tool worth investigating.....

"Crocodoc makes it easy to view and comment on PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint presentations." Crunch Base

View and comment on any document

Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image,and more... All with Crocodoc, all online, all for free.

Using Crocodoc for collaborative homework marking -NikPeachey -

This video shows how Crocodoc can be used to mark up and correct students' written work. This can be done collaboratively live online with the students or by two or more students working together.

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# 12 iPad Apps for Storytelling in the Classroom

# Unlock the Potential of Your iPad Keyboard

Review a Word document, fill out a PDF form, mark up an image,
and more... All with Crocodoc, all online, all for free.