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My book on ABC-CLIO

Short animated videos on the changes to social media and technology from Australia's ABC.

a new world-class education website for Australia packed with hundreds of videos, audio clips and games 100% free to watch and play at home and in school See volcanos erupt and microbats fly. Investigate fossils, megafires and worm farms. Meet fairytale monsters. Unwrap an Ancient Egyptian mummy and explore the Great Barrier Reef without getting wet!

Renee Jain's blog post lays out a clear, simple model for understanding resilience. What makes the difference between responses to adversity (hint: our beliefs)

ABC "From Paddock to Plate" Teacher resource

Educational games site from the Australian Broadcasting Network. They include puzzle/quiz, sport, action, adventure and others. I played the Wallace and Grommit games under "Puzzle/Quiz" which was very entertaining.

Australian broadcaster's education site and has been revamped.

A wonderful picture site where designers must spell the items they want to include in their picture. If you can't spell it, you can't have it! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

"The selfie stick, dubbed the "wand of narcissism", is now an essential carry-on item for many travellers. But Simon Tatz wonders why tourists find their own faces more fascinating than the wonders they behold."

An ABC news clip about year-round school that discusses how parents and teachers feel about children attending school year -round. The clip discusses how some believe that year-round school is not beneficial and more expensive. They each have their own view on how the extra days help or hurt the students. There is also a short newspaper article accompanying the four minute clip.

"Art lovers will be able to stroll through some of the world's most famous galleries at the click of a mouse after Google put the venues online using Street View technology. In a collaboration with 17 leading galleries in nine countries, the US internet giant took equipment from the cars it used to map cities and recorded the galleries so they can now be enjoyed by anyone with web access."

Virtual art tours by Google

Again, incredible before and after pictures of the Japanese Earthquake

A VERY COOL interactive pictorial page of the BEFORE and AFTER satellite images of the devastation in Japan. Great to put on a whiteboard.