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"Strange as it may seem, we think field trips are more of a mindset and lifestyle than anything else. A mindset central to learning and design. When we go on field trips, we become students of the world--our awareness is heightened, our inspiration is fueled, and our understanding is deepened. Life is a series of really awesome field trips. "

'A recent article from UXMag.com, geared toward web design topics, caught my attention with the "User Experience Honeycomb" developed by Peter Morville to guide designers in the creation of "useful, usable, engaging content." With its seven related facets, it could be a helpful decision-making resource for instructional designers and instructors creating activities for online courses.'

Design tips for designing a more engaging syllabus

I really like your ideas! Somehow, changing my syllabus had not occurred to me - what program did you use to create yours?

Very easy, quick way to design your room arrangement. Able to quickly try several different designs before you start actually moving the furniture in your room

Fun way for students to design classroom.

Fun way for students to design or redesign the classroom.

Design a Gingerbread man with colourful sweets. Great fun. A lovely activity if you are looking at the story of the Gingerbread Man in KS1. Avoid if you are dieting! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art,+Craft+&+Design

"10 Tips For Designing mLearning And Support Apps"

Get the Math is a super website designed to provide teachers and students with Algebra-based mathematics challenges. Get the Math tries to put the challenges in the context of the "real world" scenarios of fashion design, video game design, and music production.

The Inquiry Design Model The Inquiry Design Model (IDM) is a distinctive approach to creating curriculum and instructional materials that honors teachers' knowledge and expertise, avoids overprescription, and focuses on the main elements of the instructional design process as envisioned in the Inquiry Arc of the College, Career, and Civic Life (C3) Framework for State …

Identifying what our children need to learn is one of the most important processes within education. For the teacher this is the question they engage with as they design their teaching and learning units. By no means is this an easy task and the teacher must balance multiple factors to ensure that the programmes they design provide their students with the learning they require. Even the most effective sequence of lessons is of little value if what it sets out to teach has little importance in the lives our learners are likely to lead. 

This page introduces some basic considerations to help you get started making your user interface design and visual design more accessible to people with disabilities. These tips are good practice to help you meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) requirements. Follow the links to the related WCAG requirements, detailed background in the "Understanding" document, guidance from Tutorials, user stories, and more.

This is a 'must try' iPad app where you can design a 3D creature. Tap, drag and pinch your creation until it is just right and then 'paint' it with the patterns you want. It's a great resource to use alongside creative writing or science work. If you have access to a 3D printer you can even fabricate your design. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/123d-creature/id594014056. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

This is a superb 3D designing site. Make your designs with cubes and other basic shapes. Pan around, change colours and use templates. Get building now! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Design a robot with this great flash site. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design

Job seekers and employers unite! Find and post creative jobs, graphic design jobs, freelance design jobs, web design jobs, and more! The power is in your hands!

Design and plan your classroom layout without lifting a thing with this easy to use, drag and drop classroom designer. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

Registered members of our website can now download the Game Design Tool Kit free of charge by clicking on the link to the left. Inquire about our Professional Development Inservice Training Sessions, Game Jams and Boot Camps…all built upon the foundation of the Game Design Tool Kit.

"The Stupski Foundation's Nelson Gonzalez talks about his session, "Program Design Collaboratives for Social Breakthroughs," which focused on the many facets of program design methods for grantmakers."

Make you own cartoon comic strip with this easy to use, click a drag resource. Just choose your scenes, charachers and add speech bubbles to create useful teaching resources for teachers and a wonderful to communicate ideas for students. If you can't find the character you are looking for, you can design your own using the character designing tool.

This is LEGO Digital Designer. The program that lets you build with LEGO bricks on your computer.

A downloadable 3D model maker from Lego. Designed for children and simple to use. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Va., the top school in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best High Schools rankings, is designed to challenge students. A course load of offerings that include DNA science, neurology, and quantum physics would seem to be more than enough to meet that goal. But students and the faculty felt those classes weren't enough, so they decided to tackle another big question: What are the social responsibilities of educated people? Over the course of the school year, students are exploring social responsibility through projects of their own design, ranging from getting school supplies for students with cerebral palsy in Shanghai to persuading their classmates to use handkerchiefs to reduce paper waste. The One Question project demonstrates the way "TJ," as it's referred to by students and teachers, encourages the wide-ranging interests of its students.