Literacy with ICT

Some motivational videos that support the shift we need to see in education.

Collaborative technology developer PBwiki has launched two new grant programs for education offering free upgrades to the company's hosted wiki service and other awards.

New Teachers Online We invite all new teachers - whether you are brand new, relatively new, or constantly seeking new assignments, ideas, and experiences

"Changing the Culture of Schools: Creating Conditions that Promote Student Achievement"

Reading Efficiently by Reading Intelligently Good reading strategies help you to read in a very efficient way. Using them, you aim to get the maximum benefit from your reading with the minimum effort. This section will show you how to use six different strategies to read intelligently.

Principles for Evaluating WebsitesBy Stephen Downes How do you know whether something you read on the web is true? You can't know, at least, not for sure. This makes it important to read carefully and to evaluate what you read. This guide will tell you how.

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Tips for teachers as we start back to school for another year.

As I look back at this first day in years past, I remember their excitement and anticipation. I still find myself asking the question-What happens? School becomes just that: a "have-to" not a "get-to".

Search results from Edutopia magazine with resulting articles on wikis.

A simple, cheap technology with a funny name will become an even more powerful portal into creative teaching and learning this year. Educators, if you haven't already, meet the wiki.

Students learn how to think creatively as Web researchers.

This paper focuses on the discussion of the digital literacy skills that are considered necessary for effective and mindful learning in the emerging digital environments. To date, the discourse on this important subject has been practice-oriented, and lacks a sound integrative framework and theoretical foundation.

SnagFilms.com is a website where you can watch full-length documentary films for free, but we're also a platform that lets you "snag" a film and put it anywhere on the web. With a library of 250 films, and rapidly growing, you're bound to find films that resonate with your interests. We make it easy for you to find a film that shines a light on a cause you care about. You can then open a virtual movie theater on any web site, so any one can watch your favorite SnagFilms for free. SnagFilms can be summed up in four words: Find. Watch. Snag. Support.