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A beautifully design collaborative online whiteboard with a great range of tools and features.

API Integration services in Sydney - Sites Simply offers a range of best API Integration services including Paypal API, API for facebook, twitter, Google+, Flickr, Ebay, & Amazon web services, and Google ad words API.

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.

Custom and responsive Web Design - Sites Simply offers the best responsive web design services to business with varied business goals. We offer custom web designs that fit across all screens and help you to reach out to potential customers on a range of devices.

Math daily practice sites, videos, simulations, interactive activities... all organized by age ranges (Kindergarten to Grade 9) and Curriculum/Standard strands.  

My file converter of choice when I'm working online. Convert audio, video, images, documents and even ebooks files to a wide range of formats. The tool is easy to use and has some diverse options for advanced users. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

A HUGE range of resources for the World Cup in many languages

In a provocative article in this week's Science Magazine, the University of Maryland's Ben Shneiderman, one of the world's leading researchers and innovators in human-computer interaction, says it's time for the laboratory research that has defined science for the last 400 years to make room for a revolutionary new method of scientific discovery. He calls it Science 2.0., and it combines the hypothesis based inquiry of laboratory science with the methods of social science research to understand and improve the use of new human networks made possible by today's digital connectivity. Through Science 2.0, the societal potential of such networks can be realized for applications ranging from homeland security to medical care to the environment. Recently honored by the International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction for his leadership in bringing scientific methods to the study of human use of computers, Shneiderman points to the effect that the World Wide Web and cell phones have had on building human collaborations and influencing society.

"Schools these days are confronted with complex questions on whether and how to deal with cyberbullying, an imprecise label for online activities ranging from barrages of teasing texts to sexually harassing group sites."

ALISON, the free online learning website, offers a comprehensive introduction to two of the most popular applications on the web- Youtube and Skype. On completion of the courses, learners will be able to effortlessly share and discover video content on the web and communicate with friends and family over the internet for free. The courses are ideal for not only computer novices but those who would like to discover the full range of functionality on these essential web resources.

a list of 10 essential sites where you can find or in some cases contribute tips and how-to's on a wide range of topics.

Blogging is now a worldwide phenomenon with weblogs reaching a potential audience of hundreds of millions. Blogs have been described as the ultimate in publishing for the people and have been used to challenge governments and the press. Steve O'Hear, one of Britain's digital evangelists, explores how blogs can be used in schools. Steve finds some enthusiastic primary age bloggers and sees how it helps in literacy, ICT skills and a range of other subjects. He finds many of the benefits extend beyond the curriculum. Blogging can help pupils: * Develop confidence * Improve their self expression * Get a real sense of fulfilment from publishing their work In West Blatchington School in Hove, blogging is practised by everyone from the head down. Steve visits the school's after-school blogging club, a special bloggers' assembly and sees weblogs being used in the school's autistic unit.

Lead Differently: Digitally Informed School Leadership for the 21st Century - range of video links

Not blocked by the NSW Det. Panwapa, created by the educational experts behind Sesame Street, is a multimedia, global initiative that is designed to inspire and empower a new generation of children, ages four to seven, to be responsible global citizens. Research based materials come in a range of media platforms, including online, video, and print.

"Web 2.0" has become a catch-all buzzword that people use to describe a wide range of online activities and applications, some of which the Pew Internet & American Life Project has been tracking for years. As researchers, we instinctively reach for our spreadsheets to see if there is evidence to inform the hype about any online trend. This article provides a short history of the phrase, along with new traffic data from Hitwise to help frame the discussion.

A very interesting site where you can add speech bubbles into videos from a range of sites such as YouTube, Google Video etc This could be wonderful for digital storytelling!

The Open University's Creative Archive gives you access to exclusive rushes from OU course programmes covering a wide range of areas including science, technology and the environment as well as society and culture.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder (involving an extra copy of chromosome 21) that leads to moderate intellectual disability, as well as a range of physical and health problems. Screening for Down syndrome during pregnancy can be done in a number of ways. The religion and ethics program presents two different women and the tough decisions they had to make after screening their babies for Down Syndrome. Are their actions morally right? or ethically allowable? or religiously authorized?

We look at a class taught across two institutions in Korea and Dubai, illustrating how Sloodle can be used to enhance learning and teaching activities that are using Second Life®. Second Life (and Sloodle) formed only one component of the class - and we see how Second Life/Sloodle may be used alongside a range of other communications technologies in designing and supporting engaging learning experiences.

Get ready to have your brain tickled with ideas from around the world. The 2009 Building Learning Communities Conference is designed to have an immediate and long range impact on improving teaching and learning. What first started as a 'jam session' of ideas between friends and education colleagues has grown into something truly special. Each year at BLC, we welcome representatives from around the world along with some of the most prestigious leaders in the field of education technology. Our conference program features hands-on pre-conference workshops, keynotes and over 90 main session workshops.