On the wire – educause and common craft

Here are a couple of useful links that I have come across recently. 1. Educause  - 7 things you should know - http://www.educause.edu/ There are two recent updates in this useful series. The first is collaborative learning spaces and the second infographics tools. We are seeing across education a shift towards learning happening not just in [...]

On the wire – Resources from Microsoft & Panoramas

Here are a set of resources from Microsoft for working with Windows and MS office in the classroom. This is useful set of materials. accessibility in the classroom - http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/guides/Pages/Accessibility.aspx Mathematics 4.0 in the classroom _ http://www.microsoft.com/education/en-us/teachers/guides/Pages/Mathematics-guide.aspx – this includes a step by step guide, plus links to the download of the product as well Bing (Microsofts [...]

On The wire

In this update of on the wire we will look at the IAEA, some Biology, ITGS & Mathematics resources and more 1. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency – http://www.iaea.org/ This is an interesting site at the best of times, but in light of the tragedy unfolding in Fukushima this site provides unbiased and accurate information. [...]

On the wire – Math, science, biology, health and more

In this update of on the wire we have a number of useful sites for you viewing pleasure – these include sites for science, the environment, videos, chemistry, health & biology, mathematics and humanities 1. ChemEd DL – Chemistry Education Digital Library – http://www.chemeddl.org/ This is a digital repository for chemistry education resources. This is [...]

On the wire – Tools and videos

In this one the wire update I have found some great tools and tool sites to look at 1. Directory of e-learning tools – http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/instructional.html – This list comes from the scenter for learning and performance technologies – Well structured, detailed and very useful. 2. Encyclo-MEDIA http://www.encyclomedia.com/ This is a free online reference encyclopedia for [...]

Goggle Earth Resources

This is a very good resource site for Google earth. The site is called GELESSONS – http://www.gelessons.com/lessons/ with excellent links to videos, courses, resources etc. Well worth a visit