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This is a great app for idea mapping, one of the easiest to use around.

"Big Huge Thesaurus Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline resources for writers.)"

There are numerous sites that are now offering Tutorials and how-to guides for creating ebooks in iBook Author. As teachers are now comfortable with the idea of creating their own e-textbooks more and more people are looking for resources to learn how to build touch enabled books that take full advantage of the iPad capabilities. Inserting video and high resolution photographs is one thing but how about inserting 3D manipulatives and models that are touch sensitive. Here is a list of some of the resources online. If you know of other good ones please add them in the comments section and we will update the list.

A good interactive video English resource from the BBC about how to deduce ideas from texts.

Different ideas for using apple's free iBooks Author

Lissa Davies 31 Jan 12 03:28:44 The idea behind the site is to introduce students to a variety of books and form classroom book groups. How does Extreme Speed Booking work? A whole lot like speed dating. Students spend a little time with each book and then rate them accordingly with "I want to read more", "Interesting", "Not for me", or "I've already read". Students can also make a note of how interested they are in reading the book (maybe a 1-10 scale)? This process introduces students to a variety of books, genres and authors. Students may come across titles and authors they wouldn't otherwise find. It also helps teachers form classroom book groups that are of high-interest and investment to students because they had input. iLearn Technology

Some ideas for working with Shakespeare on ipads.

With Fiction Express, ebook chapters are released every Friday at 3:00. The readers vote on what should happen next and the author writes the next chapter. What a cool idea!

"Big Huge Thesaurus Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (oh my!) (Also blog post ideas and story plot/logline resources for writers.)"

Europeana enables people to explore the digital resources of Europe's museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. It promotes discovery and networking opportunities in a multilingual space where users can engage, share in and be inspired by the rich diversity of Europe's cultural and scientific heritage. Ideas and inspiration can be found within the more than 15 million items on Europeana. These objects include: * Images - paintings, drawings, maps, photos and pictures of museum objects * Texts - books, newspapers, letters, diaries and archival papers * Sounds - music and spoken word from cylinders, tapes, discs and radio broadcasts * Videos - films, newsreels and TV broadcasts"

A list of activities that world language teachers could do with EtherPad: