ABCICT

"One of the hardest thing with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas."

super hyper spider typer- a fun way of improving typing speed- game format and free no sign up required

Just for fun or to practice typing skills

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."

"Learn Essential Skills with the Microsoft Digital Literacy Curriculum "

"Where are we going & why are we in this handbasket " A blog by a teacher who was suspended due to blog posts.

Interesting

RSA Animate - Changing Education Paradigms Another inspiring RSA Animate taken from a speech given at the RSA by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education expert and recipient of the RSA Benjamin Franklin award. "

This is worth watching, but it is also a really interesting form of video making.

"How Students Use Technology to Cheat"

"Parent Engagement"

"Google Teacher Academy"

"Participation and Pedagogy: Connecting the Social Web to ACRL Learning Outcomes" a University at Albany, Albany, NY This article examines the connection between ACRL information literacy standards and constructivist pedagogy. This connection is used to support use of Web 2.0 tools for information literacy instruction. Sample exercises using these tools are provided for each ACRL learning outcome, and the tools' suitability for the constructivist approach is reasserted."

"A 14 year old web designer & developer's blog. 20 hours ago (182 notes) The iPad is 99% more open than any other computer"

"Could Google Earth Murals Be The New Billboards? "

"ClockingIT is a free hosted application, keeping track of all your tasks and the time you spend on them. Extensive features Project Management, Collaboration and Time Tracking "

a blog of ideas for improving the presentation skills of learners.

"Teaching to the Text Message" Ways in which a college professor teaches kids to write concisely.

"Technology has changed a great deal in the last 5-6 years and the skills we need have changed along with it. Although no one would use all of these technologies, we should be knowledgeable in what each of them is and how it could be/might be used in a classroom."

"159 stories of 137 internationalized U.S. schools connecting with 98 countries."

Practice work online