Educational Origami

Wow, four days off visiting family. Its so nice to have some downtime, but boy was my RSS reader full. Here are some interesting sites and resources I have found “on the wire”.

1. Storybird – http://storybird.com/ This is a collaborative digital story creation tool. worth a visit.

2. Multitasking research. This is some interesting research out of Stanford university. Not suprising but interesting – two links here

• http://news.stanford.edu/news/2009/august24/multitask-research-study-082409.html
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8219212.stm

3. Horizon report – Australia & New Zealand edition. http://horizon.nmc.org/australia/Main_Page

I had the privilage of being a contributor to this report. Its a great read, looking at the trends in education for the next 5 years. Myself and Derek Wenmoth were the NZ contingent of this report.

4. Seven things you should know about series. These are great info sheets produced by Educause. There are two links here

• 7 things you should know about telepresence http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutTelep/179124
• 7 things you should know about Data visualisation http://www.educause.edu/Resources/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutDataV/176803

5. The Principles of Good web design - this is a three part series looking at good web design. A useful set of resources for teachers, students and web publishers alike.

• http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-principles-of-good-web-design-part-1-layout/
• http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-principles-of-good-web-design-part-2-navigation/
• http://inspectelement.com/articles/the-principles-of-good-web-design-part-3-colour/

6. Monster Fact Site – http://www.factmonster.com/ This is a great site for kids who love facts

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