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The Ministry of Education is the Government's lead advisor on the New Zealand education system, shaping direction for sector agencies and providers.

The Modern Taxonomy Wheel One of the readers here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learners"

This article compares the strengths and weaknessess of using the internet as an educational resource. Good to use for the internet essay.

Mr. K.V.Deore concludes that:  Internet is a most powerful educational tool for teaching Learning .  Internet is useful for self-study to student.  Internet gives to student a lot of information for student to achieve goal.  Internet could also be used for assignment and the progress of student.

"Unless explicitly stated, all YouTube videos (and other online videos) are under copyright. Unless the video is licensed for re-use under a Creative Commons licence , the videos may not be downloaded for use in the classroom unless the educational exemptions of the NZ Copyright Act apply ."

Cybersmart is a national cyber safety education program managed by the Australian Communications and Media Authority as part of Australian Governments commitment to cyber safety.

"This rubric is designed to inform the work of reviewers for courses being taught in connection with the California Community College Online Education Initiative. It is informed by the National Standards for Quality Online Courses by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)."

"Literature Survey The Importance of Community to Learning The concept of learning communities has been discussed for more than two decades (Caverly & McDonald, 2002). Research has clearly shown that functioning in a community can enhance the learning that occurs among community members (Hargis, 2005; Kember, 1987; Powers & Mitchell, 1997). While community has been defined in the education literature in many different ways (Boyer, 1995; Hill, 1996; McMillan & Chavis, 1986; Preece, 2000; Rogoff, 1994; Sergiovanni, 1994), below are elements of community frequently identified: 1) A sense of shared purpose 2) Establishment of boundaries defining who is a member and who is not 3) Establishment and enforcement of rules/policies regarding community behavior 4) Interaction among members, and 5) A level of trust, respect and support among community members"

Another good list of web 2.0 tools

I will definitely have to follow this as it is full of information suitable for my e learning  journey. 

A great unit on responsible and respectful online citizenship for primary school students called "Me and the world: Being responsible online". Easy to follow lesson plans that encourage the students to think about their own online behaviour and use.

Excellent resource - has an interactive story called the Inter-Yeti. Has valuable information for parents and educators about different topics such as cyber bullying, pornography, online grooming etc. Has a section for youth with links to a series about online safety.

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This looks good - thanks Leigh will investigate further!