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Is only one iPad in a classroom worth it? This question keeps reappearing on the EC Ning and in other blog spaces. The answer is easy: YES, especially if the teacher has access to a Mac desktop or (preferably) laptop and a wifi network in the classroom. It is an even larger YES if the Mac device has the most current operating system. Having a computer to which the iPad can sync is not absolutely necessary, but it is a Best Idea. If you are not feeling confident, get your IT person or another teacher to help you out with setup. I am focused here on apps to install for MS and HS - and then what to do with them.

A great idea and a good resource which uses a projector and a webcam to make an interactive wall or floor display. The webcam 'watches' what the children are doing to the display and the animations react. There are a limited number of activities in the free version. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

The cut-off marks for SNAP 2013 will be declared during the result of the exam. Each participating institute will declare their individual SNAP 2013 cut-offs. Since this year the SNAP 2013 Cut-off marks have not been declared yet, we will give you the last year's SNAP cut-offs so that you can get an idea about the SNAP 2013 Cut-off and what to expect this year.  

Meet the extraordinary creator of the prestigious TED Conferences which he chaired it for more than a decade, Richard Saul Wurman. Other conferences he created and chaired are California 101, TEDSELL, TEDNYC, TED4Kobe in Japan, TEDMED and TEDCity in Toronto. He founded and chaired TEDMED which was eventually sold for millions of dollars. "Leadership is having an idea". To read more about Richard Saul Wurman visit www.thextraordinary.org

There is a vast range of social media platforms where you can share news, ideas, and important information associated with your company or brand. While Facebook, Google+, Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest are the top social networks, still each one has its own appeal, style and audience.

". "You have to pick up a pen and write regularly for specific periods of time," she instructs, and put into words what you most need to say. The product, Goldberg contends, is not as important as the process. Ultimately, she says, writing is "a way to help you penetrate your life and become sane." "

I quite like this idea, which is an adaptation of the way Google works, applied in a school context.

What: EdCamp Citrus is an unconference devoted to K-12 Education issues and ideas. Where: Citrus High School, Inverness, FL When: December 4, 2010 Cost: FREE!

The idea is that instead of (or in addition to) running story pages that embed individual CoverItLive live blogs, a site can maintain one blog page with a perpetual live blog window. It will come alive with content when writers are participating in a live blog. A big advantage, for writers, is that they don't have to get an embed code from the CoverItLive system and then create a story to include the code in. They just start writing in the CoverItLive tool (which is simple).

an nice blog from Lolamento in Spain. Lots of ideas. http://eflclassroom.ning.com/profile/Lolamento

"Getting IT Right" is for folks who have no clue about Information Technology and its ability in bettering our day-to-day lives. It introduces novices into the world of IT and helps in knowing what's in store by becoming computer savvy. This book serves as a primer and makes the reader aware of what IT can do and how much can be accomplished by harnessing its power. Learning IT is not that tough as it is being made out. Mind you, without IT skills you are nowhere in today's workplace. This book would help you form an idea what IT is all about and prepare you to pick up the rudiments of IT.

The Internet provides unique opportunities for educators to access, use, modify, and share educational materials. Open Educational Resources (OER), as these free materials are called, can include "full courses, textbooks, streaming videos, exams, software, and any other materials or techniques supporting learning"http://www.hewlett.org/oer . The OER movement shows considerable potential to reduce cost, improve quality and widen access to educational opportunities. WikiEducator was launched in 2006 to turn tomorrow's promise for OER into today's reality for teachers, lecturers, and trainers around the world. WikiEducator is an international community of educators committed to the development of OER at all levels of the education system. WikiEducators are returning to the core value of education, namely to share knoweldge freely. In this session, experienced WikiEducators will share what the concept of "OER" and explore ideas on how to get the most from this rewarding project.

The AppGap is a blog and resource on the future of work and how new tools are addressing age-old challenges of organization, collaboration, and creation. But it is also an idea: that there remains a gap between the toolset that exists and what's needed.

Settlers of the shift is an open map of experts, organizations and ideas that are scattered around the globe. It's for people whose work is shifting us towards a better tomorrow - a New World Order 2.0. This map aims to encourage people to connect across sectors and enable you to tie partnerships with like-minded individuals.

I will analyze three common strands of current thought about education and the Internet. First is the idea that the instant availability of information online makes the memorization of facts unnecessary or less necessary. Second is the celebration of the virtues of collaborative learning as superior to outmoded individual learning. And third is the insistence that lengthy, complex books, which constitute a single, static, one-way conversation with an individual, are inferior to knowledge co-constructed by members of a group

A great site for teaching students how to search online effectively. Get a daily complex and convoluted question which you will probably only find an answer to if you have access to the web. A great way of learning how to find a particular piece of information. Adapt and differentiate the idea by making your own search riddles for younger students. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

While every child deserves an individual school report, it is nice to have some ideas to get the writing started. This is a wonderful UK based site to help teachers of Primary and Secondary write reports for subjects across the curriculum. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

An interesting site showing useful world data as distorted world maps. Great for showing different data and ideas in a visual way. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

Whether you own a local business, an e-commerce business or a retail store, you can get new customers, increase your sales and improve customer satisfaction level through internet marketing strategies.

The Google Docs Presentation is well-suited for use as a starting point to help teachers begin to break the barriers of traditional methods of tech integration and design student driven learning experiences that require students to construct knowledge as they create, an idea supported by the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)