Educause has released there monthly briefing paper on a technology. This time the timely and informative paper is looking at SECOND LIFE.
The paper is a download in PDF format - Click here.
You need to see the others to they are brilliant resources for teaching and Learning. Click Here
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This is an excellent collection of tools that have been categorised under three headings - Visual Learners, Auditory Learners and Kinestheic learners. This is a modified VARK format.
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/10/100-helpful-web-tools-for-every-kind-of-learner/
Its an excellent post and one I will be using to update my own resource materials on VARK.
The thing that excites me the most is that not [...]
One of my current blog topics is 21st Century teaching and learning. I have written a number of posts on this topic.
I believe there are three factors or areas that key to 21st century teaching and learning:
The 21st Century teacher and learner
The 21st Century Learning space
Facilitating 21st Century learning by changing
resourcing
teaching skills
the curriculum
I have combined [...]
http://www.commoncraft.com/socialmedia
These guys are great. Another video from the Commoncraft Show.
I would have to say that these are some of the best professional development resources about. Simple, straight forwarded and fun.
Here is the blurb on the latest offering
“This video focuses on basics of social media: new technology that makes everyone a producer and tools that give [...]
www.aniboom.com
This is a useful site for animation. The site has two different animation tools that you can use. Shapeshifter and MicroSmotion
MicroSmotion, uses you web camera to make simple animations. Its simple and straight forward. It creates you movie as an animated GIF.
Shapeshifter, does not require a web camera. Instead you make your object and then [...]
I have long been a fan of Google Earth, its a brilliant tool that has a number of uses in the classroom.
For those of use who have had a play with this tool you will have encountered the Layers tab. This tab allows the user to overlay a variety of layers on the base map. [...]
I found this site from Ewen Del.icio.us post on his blog. Its a game produced by the Federation of American Scientists. This is a good resource for teachers of science, biology and health. The game is played witha 3d simulation where you control a robot within the body.
Here is their blurb…
“The Federation of American Scientists [...]
Multi touch interfaces are going to make a difference to how we teach and integrate technology.
Educause has released there latest installment in the “7 things you should know” series - Multi-touch interfaces - click here for the site and here for the PDF version.
If you want to watch a great video (Its a TED [...]
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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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 [...]
