This is a very useful site with a great list of different iPad applications sorted by subject areas and then these are broken down in to different categories. The applications are both free and paid subscription/purchase. For Example – Language Arts apps has sub categories for literacy reading practice hand writing spelling grammar graphical organisers [...]
In this update of on the wire we have resources available from MS Australia, the open library a cool school and much more. 1. Free Tools in the classroom – http://www.microsoft.com/australia/education/teachers/teachertools/free-tools.aspx- Applications and resources available through MS Australia. This is a good start and has links and resources for Autocollage Photosynth Moviemaker live Worth investigating [...]
Well I have to say the iPad has been interesting. I like the concept and for me as a single user the App Store is great. I think there is some work to be done before this engaging product can be rolled out to across a school. I would like to see some investigation in [...]
Well, it has taken me quite a while to catch up since our return from Nepal. However I have managed to collect a few interesting sites that are worth looking at. I would like to start with a quick plug for the Umbrella Foundation. This NGO provides a safe home for children orphaned, abandoned or [...]
Happy New Year, I hope the festive season has been good to you all as it has been to me. Here are some New Years websites that may be of interest. Something here for Humanities, digital citizenship, Music, science, technology 1. Protecting reputations online in plain English – http://www.commoncraft.com/protecting-reputations-video Lee LeFever and the team at [...]
This updates contains site for most curriculum areas. Including Science, Humanities, English, IT & ITGS 1. The interactive investigator – http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/Exhibitions/Myst/index.html – this site from the virtual museum of Canada is an introduction to the world of Forensics. Definitely worth a visit. It contains a database of relevant information, a timeline of key events and [...]
Here is what is on the wire this week. 1. Teen Content Creators - http://www.pewinternet.org/Presentations/2009/The-Power-of-Youth-Voice.aspx I posted about this rewcently. This is an excellent report from PewInternet. Wellworth reading and downloading. 2. Google Dictionary – http://www.google.com/dictionary is there nothing google isn’t doing. This is another tool in the already full google stable. 3.Brain Games. http://www.proprofs.com/games/ [...]
I found these resources in a post from Edutopia Web World: Online Language-Study Resources Go to these Web sites for information and resources about teaching and learning foreign languages: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages’s WebWatch Check this monthly list for the best Web sites on the subject. You’ll find online videos, language [...]
