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Explore world history through movies using this useful guide. Search by country or time period. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

"Podcasts app is the easiest way to discover, subscribe to and play your favorite podcasts on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Explore hundreds of thousands of free audio and video podcasts from the Podcasts Catalog, and play the most popular podcasts, organized for you by topic, with the all-new Top Stations feature."

A beautifully made flash resource which explores polyhedrons 3D shapes. See their properties, nets and rotate the shape. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

explores the pros and cons of MOOCs.

Explore brain neuroplasticity and it's application to learning. The prefrontal cortex(PFC) is the cognitive,reflective center for making long term memory networks out of learning. Boredom and/or frustration block this area from performing. Therefore,long term learning is slowed. What can be offered to the student to increase brain powered learning?

This site provides writing stimulus and advice for young writers. It explores a range of methods and thinking activities to help develop writing ideas. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

Great weekly Podcast that covers new features in Google Apps as well as interviews, current features and an app exploration. 

In this post, PikiFriends suggest: "Schools have always had the responsibility of keeping learners safe. While the current surge of interest in elearning has presented new challenges to these responsibilities, being vigilant and following these safety guidelines can help ensure that all participants are safer and more aware of the various risks" (Conclusion, ¶1, 2011.12.12). This post provides Website Safety Guidelines, and lists: + important questions for teachers and learners to ask, + anti-surveillance plugins for Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers; & + news articles about Internet surveillance "in no particular order" (Press articles on internet surveillance issues, ¶1, 2011.12.12).

A great set of interactive space resources. Learn about day and night, orbits, phases of the moon and more. Choose a topic from the menu and explore with your class. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

A fun, simple flash game exploring symmetry of shapes. Choose from three levels of difficulty. Play full screen at http://www.fuelthebrain.com/Game/swfs/patternBlockSymmetry.swf http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

With Tinkercad you can design real things that come out of the 3D printer, into your life. You don't need any previous design expertise. Just open the browser and start creating! Share your designs with friends and explore things made by other makers. 3D print things on your own printer or order things delivered to your doorstep by high quality 3D printing services.

A fascinating site that explores endangered languages. Read information and the demographics of the remaining speakers and watch video clips of some phrases. Why not try something different for your 'language of the week'. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects

Student 2.0 is a network for learners to connect independently with other learners and with mentors from around the world, and to have educational experiences across cultural and geographic boundaries. We encourage you to explore passionate interests, to find people to help you, and to build professional competencies--creating your own virtual "Personal Learning Network" (PLN). You must be 13 to join the Student 2.0, and both content and communications on this network must be appropriate. Please report anything inappropriate or uncomfortable, and please watch our introductory video on personal safety online. Mentors and experts are also encouraged to join and participate, but spamming or inappropriate remarks will result in immediate banning.

"In a previous post I looked at iPad applications that support student writing. This post explores applications that support editing that writing once they have got their ideas down."

A breathtaking online space resource. Users explore the International Space Station from the outside in a realistic 3D space walk simulator. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

The 4th Era - Exploration of the new era in human history marked by invention on the Internet

awesome blog with loads of resources on web 2.0 applications; focus on exploring 21st century literacy

In this segment Michelle Norris explored "...arguments on both sides regarding the merits of these so-called 'high stakes' tests" with "Monty Neill, executive director of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, and Paul Reville, a professor at Harvard's Graduate School of Education" (All Things Considered, December 10, 2002; retrieved March 5, 2012).

A UK site which encourages exploration and outdoor activities by setting missions ranging from finding or photographing things from nature to going pond dipping to write reports about a location. Earn points for each mission completed. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental