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Clipart resource

http://hcmc.uvic.ca/clipart/
This is a clipart resource of about 3000 images designed for teaching languages. I found these image when I went to half baked softwares website to look for an update to Hot Potatoes.
Here is what they say about themselves…
“This library consists of about 3000 images which we hope will be useful in the teaching [...]

Teaching resources

Educational Technology Clearinghouse
http://etc.usf.edu/
This is a interesting site that is worth a visit. It has a variety of resources and materials for a wide range of subjects These are further broken down into year levels:

Arts: Dance
Arts: Music
Arts: Theatre
Arts: Visual Art
Career & Technology
Foreign Language
Health
Language Arts
Mathematics
Physical Education
Science
Social Studies

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SmartBoard Resources

This was twittered this recently by Helen Otway. Smart Board Resources in the classroom.
This is quite a neat site the page lists a series of smartboard resources for various subject areas. Its worth a visit and a forage through the selection. The resources range across the school spectrum from K to 13 and cover the [...]

Google Literature trips

http://www.googlelittrips.org/
This is an interesting approach to a virtual field trip. Using Google Earth, a browser and your internet connection you are able to take a literature trip on your favourite story (well from the selection they have available) .
This one is Homer’s Odyssey Submitted by Matthew Hart, Granada High School, Livermore, CA.
Here is what [...]

Free Full Textbooks

http://www.fullbooks.com/
How cool - this site allows you to access full versions of many many books. This site publishes the texts within the page rather than the Gutenberg projects download. You have to scroll down past the advertising at the top but after that is the text.
between this site and the Gutenberg project, we have [...]

Learning Object Collections

This is a neat little find. this is a directory of learning object repositories. It covers a variety of learning areas and ages. Well worth having a look and a forage… Its hosted by The University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Here are the links:

http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/LO_collections.html  - Collections
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/LO_global.html - Global Studies
http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/CIE/AOP/LO_other.html - Other Learning Objects

Some very useful links [...]

Comic Generation Tools

Having just found another online comic generator, I feel its time to refresh the list.
http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/Comic+Tools
These are brilliant tools for the visual and kinesthetic learner. Students across all the levels I teach enjoy creating comics, even the least motivated take care and apply their imagination.  They take pride and this pride is reflected in the focus [...]

Web sites of the day

Here are a selection of sites and resources from various sources that may be of interest
English

Website http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/
This is a site for students on how to write and structure a story - a good resource for English. Its flash based with Audio content.
It wanders through the writing process with interactives using the Cinderella story as the [...]

Historic Tale Construction Kit

http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php
This is a fun tool. This site allows you to create historic tale cartoons or comics. The images are set in medievil times, the text is archaic and the process simple

Its really neat and fun. Guaranteed to motivate and captivate students and to get the creative juices running as they write tales of [...]