29 September 2013

Interactive - The Right to food

Interactive - The Right to food


The Right to Food is an interactive story about the challenges of feeding the world's people. 
The story, produced by feedingminds.org, takes students to eight locations around the world. 
At each location students read about how people get food and the challenges that people
can face in getting adequate food for themselves and their families.
Very good!!



3D Animations of Simple Machines

3D Animations of Simple Machines



Explain 3D is a free site that offers a small of collection of 3D animations of simple machines. 
While the animations are free to view, you do have to register in order to see them. 
The animations use the Unity web player which enables viewers to zoom-in, zoom-out, 
and rotate animations 360 degrees.
Very cool!!



23 September 2013

21 September 2013

Research It Right

Research It Right


Research It Right walks students through the process of 
forming a research question through the actual research steps.


Catching Killer

Catching Killer



Catching Killers is a Smithsonian Channel production. 
The show examines (in sometimes gruesome detail)
 how science can be used to solve crime mysteries. 
The Catching Killers game asks players to try to 
catch a serial murderer on the loose. 
The murderer can be caught by generating leads, 
correctly following up on leads, and correctly 
analyzing evidence. Catching Killers is not something 
I would use with students younger than high school age. 
I say that not because the game is particularly gruesome
 in detail (it's not) but because some of the video clips
 that are on the rest of the site could be inappropriate
 for students younger than high school age.




CSI Web Adventures

CSI Web Adventures


Rice University partnered with CBS, the American Academy of Forensic Sciences,
 and the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History to produce educational web 
adventures based on the CSI television series. The web adventures are designed 
to teach students the process of forensic investigation and problem solving. 
There are five cases of increasing difficulty in the CSI web adventures. 
The web adventures are available in English, Spanish, and German. 
Very coo!!!


20 September 2013

Ken Robinson on Passion

Ken Robinson on Passion



This is absolutely brilliant!!
It is 50 minutes long and he talks about Passion.

Story Toolz

Story Toolz


This is really a nice website.  You are able to easily click on story ideas, 
check for cliche's in text, as well as analyze the text.
Very useful for older learners!!




Scholastic Story Starters

Scholastic Story Starters


This is REALLY AWESOME!!!
It is perfect for Foundation and senior primary school.
Choose a topic and then use the levers and get a story starter!!


There is also a very nice teachers guide!!


Picadilo

Picadilo



Picadilo is a free image editing service that offers a lot of useful tools. 
To use Picadilo you do not have to create an account on the service. 
To get started just upload a picture and start editing. 
After your image is uploaded you can re-size it, crop it, 
add filters, touch-it up, add text, and put digital frames around your pictures. 
When you're happy with your edited image you can download it and or share it on Facebook.
Very cool!!

19 September 2013

Silk Slides

Silk Slides


This is really easy to use.
They are a great way to upload presentations online free of charge and share them.


photos8

photos8



There are ads at the top of each page that you have to scroll past, 
but the quantity and quality of the photos make the resource worth investigating.  
Keywords have not been accurately assigned in all cases.
This is a very nice resource though!!


17 September 2013

What does your handwriting say about you!

What does your handwriting say about you! 

Take a look at your writing, and then check out what the 
infographic has to say about what each item means!

16 September 2013

SEVEN STEPS TO THE PERFECT STORY

SEVEN STEPS TO THE PERFECT STORY


From structure and plot to heroes and characters, your story must have everything in place 
if it's to connect with the reader. Follow the guide above to storytelling success.

Technology in the Classroom

Technology in the Classroom


How do you feel about technology in your class?

15 September 2013

The Complete Guide to Classroom Blogging

The Complete Guide to Classroom Blogging


This is a really good book on how to use blogs in your classroom.
Have a read below.
The file is 12MB big


Blogging in the classroom

Blogging in the classroom


Here is a four step guide on how you could be using a blog in your class.
Very good!

14 September 2013

If the World were 100 PEOPLE:

If the World were 100 PEOPLE


50 would be female
50 would be male

26 would be children
There would be 74 adults,
8 of whom would be 65 and older

There would be:
60 Asians
15 Africans
14 people from the Americas
11 Europeans

33 Christians
22 Muslims
14 Hindus
7 Buddhists
12 people who practice other religions
12 people who would not be aligned with a religion

12 would speak Chinese
5 would speak Spanish
5 would speak English
3 would speak Arabic
3 would speak Hindi
3 would speak Bengali
3 would speak Portuguese
2 would speak Russian
2 would speak Japanese
62 would speak other languages

83 would be able to read and write; 17 would not

7 would have a college degree
22 would own or share a computer

77 people would have a place to shelter them
from the wind and the rain, but 23 would not

1 would be dying of starvation
15 would be undernourished
21 would be overweight

87 would have access to safe drinking water
13 people would have no clean, safe water to drink

X Y and Z generation Kids

X Y and Z generation Kids


This is really interesting!! 

13 September 2013

Adobe Youth voices Program guide

Adobe Youth voices Program guide



This is the Adobe Youth Voices Program guide.
Have a look through this for excellent ideas.
There are also excellent worksheets on outcomes, 
skills, planning, lesson plans, collaboating, etc
This file is 11MB big


Tips to beat the Cyberbully

Tips to beat the Cyberbully


This is a really good book!!
It is only 9 pages long and definitely to be read by parents, teachers and  learners!!

The file is 9MB big

The Ipads Do and Dont's

The Ipads Do and Dont's


Although this is aimed at Ipads, it is true for using any technology.
Very useful!

What is the difference between using ICT and ICT integration?

What is the difference between using ICT and ICT integration?


This is really good and should be printed and placed in your classroom!!
Click below for the full picture.
It is 2.5 MB big




Primary School ICT

Primary School ICT


This is a great place to start internet sessions for kids / pupils and teachers. 
Internet searches are filtered and appropriate content is displayed 
more often than a standard internet search. 
The search is powered by Google Custom Search.

Google Drive - a Complete User Guide

Google Drive - a Complete User Guide


This is a 16 and a half minute YouTube video about how to use Google Drive,
creation, sharing, collaboration and communication.
Very good!!

A teachers guide on how to use videos

A teachers guide on how to use videos


This is a really useful book.
It gives you sites, how to make good videos, etc