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Mills says the workgroup was not futuristic enough - need to think about what would the study of history become in the future given all the technological changes in sources and publications - weak on recent advances in digital humanities and needed to press more about ehtics and copyright

includes history of Carnegie Unit - highlights the new competency-based learning pilots in measuring levels of acquired learning (instead of seat/clock time), Degree Qualifications Profile (DQP) and the Tuning USA initiative

Learn to play guitar with this beautifully designed site. Work through the lessons using your own guitar along with your computer's microphone so the site can interact with you as you play in real time. The site will even help you tune it. If you haven't got a guitar to hand, you can use the on-screen virtual guitar. The course is designed for beginners, but lessons progress quickly. The site seems to work best on Google Chrome. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

Take today's kindergartner and fast forward 5,000 days: Will that same child be a confident graduate prepared to tackle his or her dreams? Stay tuned as the 5,000 Days Project follows the lives of a diverse group of students as they progress through the Issaquah School District. The participants are being filmed each year, and their final video documentaries will be posted here as they graduate.

"Michael Grose explains how children and adults in resilient families tune into each other's needs, choosing situation-specific language, rather than simply regurgitating generalised 'feel good' or 'get on with it' platitudes."

You probably saw the title of this post and thought 'okay there's no friggin' way he's going to assemble a list of the best 50,000 education apps. But thanks to a partnership between Edudemic and FindTheBest, we've done just that. We've been working hard behind the scenes to build a robust directory of, as of this writing, about 56,000 education apps. But it's not just a list… it's a finely tuned directory capable of sorting out all the apps in ways not even available in the iTunes or Mac App stores. For example, you can now find out the average price of all education apps to see where your app falls. (Hint: the average price of an education app is $2.66)

A good music streaming site. Use the latest tunes in your classroom. Search for an artist to build a playlist. But don't dance in front of your students. No one wants to see that! http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

I know what you're thinking... How can I join my love of ABBA with Henry VIII? At this site two history teachers sing about history topics to the tunes of pop classics. See the lyrics, hear the songs and watch the YouTube videos - http://youtube.com/user/historyteachers. It's a quirky, fun way to introduce history topics. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

 Chrome Experiments of fun with html5 are meant to show off the clean and fast beauty of the new code.  Of  course Google wants you to see it in Chrome for full effect, and I would encourage that as Chrome is an easy and responsive browser, you try it out.  The Wilderness Downtown is a great example of an interactive and connected multimedia experience that mashes together Google Maps and Earth with a driving tune to blast you to your past.  Go in and enter your old address and feel the nostalgia of swooping over your childhood home with a soundtrack and pacing just for you. Students are making digital stories.  They may not be writing html5 apps, but they are accessing, or can access, many sources of media to deepen their message.  A showing of a story like what you help create with The Wilderness Downtown experiment can inspire students to consider how they can use everyday tools like Google Earth to connect with an audience. Just go to http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/ and type in your address. 

Great game - sci-Tunes A Human Body Adventure Click the Applaud button to vote.

to the tune of "I Gotta Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas

The great Google Chrome music composition app comes to the iPad

"Most logos aren't designed in fifteen minutes, but most designers aren't Aaron Draplin. .. Watch as he sketches, brings his ideas into Illustrator, and tests and tunes the different iterations. The logos Aaron creates prove design can elevate any company or brand. Along the way, he provides tips for freelancing, finding inspiration, and providing clients context for logos that won't just live in PDFs."

This musical site gives you a virtual synthesiser to create wonderful tunes and sound effects on. It's easy to use and versatile. You can play the middle octave with your computer keyboard or plot the music along a timeline for greater accuracy. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Music%2C+Sound+%26+Podcasts

"This is an amazing Windows, Mac and Raspberry Pi download which combines coding and composing music. Within a few minutes everyone can begin to make something tuneful and after a few lessons your students may even come up with a symphony or two."

A significant shift continues to occur within global education markets. It is signified by the manner in which it makes sense to speak of a global education market. It is driven by neo-liberalism and the expansion of markets into all aspects of our lives and it is made possible by manipulation of the third messaging system within the educational triad of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. It is a drive towards accountable, comparable and productive education systems fine-tuned to maximise the return on investment and provide industry with the workforce it desires. What must be asked is how does this trend impact students and are these the forces that should be driving change in our education systems?

A wonderful web toy where you can design your own  funky festive tunes by clicking on the robots. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Winter+%26+Christmas

"I loved reading @thatboycanteach's blog this morning about music and his classroom-based Youtube battles with a former colleague. It got me thinking about how I use music within my lessons. To jolly my Y8 students along, I play 3 minutes of Bennie Hill's theme music as a signal that they should clear away practical equipment and return to their seats. It's great to see the startled look on their faces as soon as they hear the tune and then remember that they need to completely pack away before the music ends."