GDITE - The Internet as an Educational Resource

Lots of practical ideas for teachers -using Web2 tools

PDF book explores reflective practice

Course design tips using Moodle

Excellent examples

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

"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"

"WISE 2013 Spotlight: An Online Learning Platform to Gain Employability Skills, by Mike Feerick"

Web 2.0 is about revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. It's also about ease of use. There's no need to download, and teachers and students can master many of these tools in minutes. Technology has never been easier or more accessible to all.

"http://www.hectorsworld.com/island/index.html#HOMEPAGE"

It's on there forever and can be used to trace back to you at any time. Keep track of who you interact with on the internet. Some people may not be who they seem to be. Know that privacy is just an illusion. Even personal information on social networks can be easily recovered by anyone.

Great application for teaching the fundamentals of programming logic. Scratch has a "drop and drag" interface and "code" is created in the Scripts panel and allows a beginner to use more complex structures such as loops and if statements without actually having to know the "how's". I use this tool in the first 4 hours of teaching programming to beginners by teaching students how to make a simple fish game and then once they have these basic concepts understood, then build on their previous knowledge by teaching them how to make their own version of Pacman. So a highly recommended tool for all levels of students.

Edutopia resource on Inquiry

Excellent thanks Leigh :)