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How many Presidents do you recognize? There are over 4000 K-12 games for teachers and students on http://www.bubbabrain.com

A great introduction to Makey Makey is and some of the potentials.

It is rare for the Democrats and Republicans in the South Carolina legislature to support the same cause with equal enthusiasm, but that happened recently, when both parties supported the merger of MUSC (the Medical University of South Carolina) and College of Charleston to form a single entity called Charleston University.

"This post is inspired by the Xmas end of year podcast by the EdTech Crew." Another great resource of thoughts and ideas to add to the discussion about eLearning leadership.

A year in…reflections on a my first year as an eLearning Coordinator .. So here a few things that I have learnt from my first year in the role…

Assemble and share curriculum materials. Create courses. New visual layout. Search for open source course modules.

Points teachers to new apps and tools. Good Scoop.it too.

for discussion - what are the skills required?

This would be a great start for anyone with Chromebooks or just using the Chrome browser to get the most out of the experience

Not sure if you have already seen this in the past, but this has been a lifesaver for me over the past 2 years. You upload a file, set the width, height, printing, downloading and privacy options and then copy the code the site generates for you. This then allows you to embed the code into any other website as HTML. Once embedded, you can zoom in and out, print and download. My favourite feature is the 'Full screen' button in the bottom right hand corner which enlarges the document so even the weariest of eyes can read it online. You should never really have to print them out at all. Running a Learning Management System means you want to be able to share documents, PDFs, etc but not necessarily have to download them and then open them. This has helped keep our parent community happy as it cuts out another two steps when accessing their newsletter online, and it has come in really handy for ePortfolios. With the release of the Ultranet in all Victorian schools, this type of tool will become even more valuable.

Embedit.in allows you to upload documents and gives you the embed code to put it into a website.

Video primers on distance learning from IU

Video talks by Curt Bonk share advice about making the switch to online teaching. Best practices.

A collection of storyboard templates

web2.0 and ideas of how you can use them in the classroom