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The Kid Should See This. There's just so much science, nature, music, arts, technology, storytelling and assorted good stuff out there that my kids (and maybe your kids) haven't seen. It's most likely not stuff that was made for them... But we don't underestimate kids around here.

ZaneEducation.com is an ondemand educational video subscription website providing over 1,000 online videos to cater for the requirements of the K12 curriculum. All videos are subtitled to aid in the improvement of each students reading literacy level. Each video is accompanied by am interactive quiz to test the student on what they have learnt from the video they have watched. This website provides an excellent resource for homeschooling and homeschool students and will save money on the amount that homeschoolers often have to spend on textbooks. The K12 curriculum subjects subjects catered for include Art, Music, Literature, Maths, History, Geography, Science, Biology, Social Sciences, Library Skills, Health and Religious Studies. Zane is a name well established in the education market having previously published over 250 CD-ROM titles which are in use in schools and homeschools across the country. Their online service at www.zaneeducation.com now supercedes their PowerCD CD-ROM titles and offers great value for money.

"MORE THAN 800 BOOKS STRONG - IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND CHINESE! MightyBook is a powerhouse of learning that's helping kids around the world read and speak English. With more than 800 animated stories, songs, games and puzzles - plus lesson plans and online quizzes -- MightyBook is one of the best values in education. "

If you think that iPods are used just for listening to music, you obviously haven't been keeping up with the latest technology. The Apple-developed music player now features all kinds of accessories to help you study better, and now other companies are in

To find out about the many different ways you can transform your iPod into a learning device, check out our list below.

"Providing the latest tools in technology, and a social interactive networking environment, has enabled teens to explore, create, and share with others. A result of pulling these two key online arenas together into one solution has enabled FreshBrain to attract teens comfortable with technology and communicating online. Creations from FreshBrain users range from music videos to logo designs." "FreshBrain is a public charity - a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit. As a result, the use of the website is FREE. We are not talking about a free trial or free for the basic version."

The bomb-diggity learning resource for teachers and students! KlabLab feature songs and music videos about all sorts of topics. Very good stuff, definitely worth exploring. 

Lodge created this piece of music for DEN LC symposium 2010.

NOT FREE

With a huge range of new features and functionality, including one-click upload to YouTube (with support for YouTube HD), instant file conversion, Video Credits and Text, automatic crossfading for quick mixes, collaging (Picture-in-Picture), and support for all popular file formats (MPEG-4 / H.264, AAC, MP3 etc.), trakAxPC is the only multimedia application you'll need.

Wiggio is a completely free, online toolkit that makes it easy to work in groups. With Wiggio you can: - keep shared calendar (with text message reminders) - poll group in real-time - send mass text messages - store files in one common folder - setup group conference call - many others! When you need to work in groups at school, Wiggio is the best FREE tool on the web to help you organize groups like: - Academic project groups - Clubs, organizations, committees - Fraternities and sororities - Housemates and dormmates - TA sections - Sports teams - Musical and dance groups

TimeRime.com is an online community that allows people to create, compare and upload information by creating timelines, and to view information uploaded by others. Information can be uploaded by individuals, as well as companies or (public) institutions. The subjects of the timelines can be anything which relates to time. For instance, one can create a timeline about ones favorite pop star, or one can create a timeline about a scientific subject, like history. But also timelines about company histories, individuals as yourself, your favorite summer melodies, your favorite car, all these timelines can be created on TimeRime.com. The TimeRime timelines can be characterized as interactive and multimedia. The timelines can be filled with text, music, YouTube movies et cetera, which makes TimeRime.com a platform that combines popular communities and other internet applications in one new portal.

the smartest and easiest way to manage your growing collection of digital photos, music or videos - no matter where you keep it. Joggle lets you simply see and arrange everything on one screen without having to click through multiple folders or login to multiple sites

Wiki created by Mary Frazier in collaboration with Aimee Stoffel and Tanya Szanto from the KS DEN LC.  Create music videos teaching your curriculum. 

Get the Math is a multimedia project about algebra in the real world. See how professionals working in fashion, videogame design, and music production use algebraic thinking. Then take on interactive challenges related to those careers.

Great resource on working with students in creating their own digital storytelling project using video, green screen, and music.