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This is a MUST TRY site. It's not often that I'm amazed be an educational resource, but I am with this one. Pora Ora is a stunning educational virtual world for Primary school aged students. Play truely fun educational games which practise skills in English, maths and many other subjects. The graphics and useably is superb. Online safety is at the heart of this site. The parential admin account can set the student's account to free chat with everyone to completely locked down where they have the world to themselves and everything in between. The site has a language filter and users can report any incidents of trouble. Also, the first task requires the user to complete an online safety task. The site is free with a few premium features coming out later. You have got to try this one! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This is definitely something the Primary school should be looking into

18 Enlightening iPad Experiments in Education

"Education Transformation Through Collaborative Videos "

Google docs Spreadsheet containing Google+ educator URLs

Educational Origami is a blog , and a wiki, about 21st Century Learning and 21st Century Teaching. This is not just about the integration of technology into the classroom, though this is certainly a critical area. It is about shifting the entire paradigm of education. The world is not as simple as saying teachers are digital immigrants and students digital natives. We have to change how we teach, how we assess, what we teach, when we teach it, where we are teaching it, who we are teaching and with what. Its a tall order, but these are exciting times."

"This collection of links, chosen and maintained by Gutman Library Research Services staff, provides links to freely available sites of interest to educators. Click on a topic to view links to related websites."

Overwhelming really

iPads in Education "News, ideas and more on the use of iPads in the learning environment." Created and curated by John Evans John Evans curates this topic from blogs, tweets, videos and much more

" The Complete Dropbox for Educators"

We should take a closer look at this.

"1.5 Million Lessons And Growing: ShowMe App Emerges as Leader in iPad Digital Education Revolution"

"Connecting your class Education 2.0 social network for your class"

A great presentation on the roles of teachers and how they have changed.

"21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020 - THE DAILY RIFF"

This page is for sharing resources for teachers, tutors, and parents that are integrating iPads into education. Please share this if you find it helpful!

"Five Characteristics of an Effective 21st-Century Educator"

One of the wonderful things about Twitter is the way it brings people from all over the world together to share ideas, collaborate and work to make education better.  On this page I have included some educational chats.

Lego building links for educators

""In this age of copy-and-paste, digital cheating needs to be addressed on two fronts. First, we need to educate our students at an early age to respect and cite the work of others. Second, if all we ask is for our kids to regurgitate information, then we miss the mark. It is our responsibility as educators to craft assignments that require critical thinking, evaluation, and creation.""