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"An interest twist on the online timeline creator. Create an interactive multimedia timeline to embed or share with a url by changing a Google Document template. Great for quickly creating timelines around a common format or asking pupils to adapt from a timeline you create."

"A useful site for creating metro maps. Use it in creating writing to map out a character's travels, make Monopoly-like games or make classroom posters showing connected words, names, ideas or topics."

Our learners will never now a world where Digital Technologies are not the norm. Using solutions developed within this space and with this mindset is already their normal. Unless they are to be slaves to this technology we must also empower them to be creators of digital solutions. To do this we must begin with recognising the challenges that a curriculum built around mastery of Digital Technologies brings to our teachers and seek to understand the supports they require.

As learning moves online and educators and learners look to use and share materials, there are issues regarding copyright and educational exemptions that both groups need to consider. What is legal to use in a classroom often is not legal to make available to the wider internet, despite an educational use or context. If you want to share something you've created as an educator - you might not be able to do so legally. Creative Commons, an international movement to create licenses that allow creators to freely share their works online, is one way of lessening the confusion. MCEETYA (the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs) and Creative Commons Australia are teaming up to help educators thread their way through the maze - so they can advise learners and model best practice. In this episode, we talk with Delia Browne, National Copyright Director for MCEETYA and Jessica Coates, Project Manager, Creative Commons Clinic, Queensland University of Technology.

An intuitive online book creator - write, draw, add images and share. The site has a bank of backgrounds to choose from and a range of tools to draw items into the books.

"Design an avatar to use in creative writing or class name cards for students with this avatar creator."

An easy to use, online presentation creator. Embed videos, images and links. You can save your presentations online and sharing them is simple. A great alternative to Powerpoint. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A nice presentation creator where you add images and text to the sections and the site makes stylish slides for you. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This tool for creating your own cloze tests allows you to focus on every nth word, words you chose, or a variety of other automated options including: articles, auxiliaries, modals, prepositions, quantifiers, link words, and wh- words. Thanks to EnglishCentral for pointing it out in Teacher Tips for Making a Transcript.

A safe FREE solution for blogging.  Perfect for the elementary school.  Haiku is missing a full fledged blogging tool, this will fill that gap for teachers.

This site offers a simple way to make animated GIF images. Just upload your images, choose the speed and size and then download. Easy! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Create a multimedia presentation in just a few seconds and embed it on your blog, website or wiki!

We teachers like to shake things up a bit and how better to begin than by adding a little randomness into your lessons. This is a great site that creates custom cubes which you can use as dice in class. They are easy to create and great for children make for a range of subjects and activities. Give it a roll. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

This site offers an interesting twist on the online presentation creator genre. Drop and drag a range of quirky cartoon images, patterns and backgrounds to make fab looking slideshows. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Build a simple 3D city with this easy to use tool. Drag and drop your buildings into place. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Make printable worksheets of reflecting shapes in four quadrants with coordinates. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

This is an amazing download for creating beautiful calendars. There are lots of styles to choose from including with and without photos. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools