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Read how technology is giving power to students " Mary's Meals. Together we've raised £131,666.79 so far and I know the total is going to jump because last week I got told that Lidl are donating £7500 as part of the Young Fundraiser award and there's a big lump from my book! Keep an eye on the total to see how much it jumps! "

Published on Jun 27, 2014 Results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) An international look at teaching and learning. Long, but worth your time.

You are most likely using most of these apps, you may find one or two new ones.

Fun quizzes on a variety of topics. Certainly tested my mouse skills. You lose a mile for every mile your answer is from the correct answer.

This is a project that a coach from Pontiac, MI was/is involved in with her students. It is an example of using technology to do something you couldn't do before technology.

Google now has introduce a coding site for girls

We see ourselves as trying to raise the level of English from the pre-mobile days," said Ginger CEO Maoz Schact in an interview with VentureBeat. "We're able to make you look good on your mobile with minimal effort. Might be a good app for students using tablets in the classroom.

15 Essential Netiquette Guidelines to Share with Your Students June 11, 2014 Netiquette ( net + etiquette) is the code of proper conduct applied to virtual online spaces.

Keyboarding games.

Allows you to share your screen with up to 7 people. Might be useful in helping others with technology use.

"Promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, primarily pro-con format." Thanks to Marsia for sharing this in your resource.

The handy infographic below takes a look at 10 blended learning trends that are showing up in today's classrooms. The graphic could be broken into slides for discussion.

Some of these I had never heard about before this list. Earlier this week, we asked you which mind mapping tools you thought were the best. We tallied up your nominations, and now we're back to highlight the top five.

Some of these are free some have a $$ For iPad or iPhone

The article is for elementary school. It is somewhat basic, but it might be a conversation starter for a staff meeting. Also, it has links to other resources. (Make sure you go to page 2.) "These are the new citizenship skills for our students. While we shouldn't stop teaching children how to say "please" and "thank you," and bullies will still exist in the face-to-face world, it is vital that we treat online safety and digital citizenship with the same amount of seriousness and attention."

Amy Stasak Walled Lake Consolidated Schools was kind enough to share here professional web site. It contains a lot of resources and ideas. Thanks Amy.

Motivation Category 8: Provide Rewards and Recognition for Virtual Learning Participation and Success. This fits into the teaching strategies that work. You can get all of the tips by filling in a form. (not sure about spam)