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A curated Global Education site that will bring resources to educators to address global awareness, skills, literacies and competencies in their schools and classroom.

"Most of the world's high aptitude students are not privileged with the resources and opportunities necessary to reach their full potential. Brilliant provides a challenging intellectual environment to anyone with internet access and a passion for mathematics, science, or engineering. Brilliant aims to become a hub of the world's most promising minds, where motivated thinkers can connect to each other and to opportunities to apply their talents."

"The WikiEducator is an evolving community intended for the collaborative: planning of education projects linked with the development of free content development of free content on Wikieducator for e-learning work on building open education resources (OERs) on how to create OERs networking on funding proposals developed as free content "

Everything you might need to get started; from examples to instructions to resources.

From the National Film Board of Canada & the Guardian, this interactive resource explores many of the issues associated with digital citizenship through videos, stories and questions. NB Do check it for appropriateness before using with your students!

via @rmbyrne

"While parts of the Library's manuscript collections have already been published in print, microfilm and digital formats, we are now building a substantial online resource so that our collections can be much more accessible to students, researchers and the wider public."

In Pret homeworks, students practise, recall, extend and think. This homework template is versatile and adapatable. Typically you would follow up a Pret homework in class with a spelling, definition or memory test and a discussion about research findings. Craig Barton shares some ideas on how to use Pret homeworks in this 'Resource of the Week' post. Most of the homeworks on this website can be edited to suit your needs. There are homeworks suitable for Key Stage 2 up to A level.

Star Wars in the Classroom is a website for educators and fans alike that provides resources for transdisciplinary teaching and learning with the Star Wars saga.

Set of resources to assist in colour choice and use - RGBs, codes, palettes, picker, names etc

"In 2009, we shared our favorite tools for teachers on Twitter, with 100 resources for managing feeds, finding followers, and tackling classroom groups on the social media site. Since then, many tools have been revamped, replaced, or simply aren't available anymore. Clearly, an update is in order, so we're proud to present a new list for 2012, featuring the very best tools available to Twittering teachers today."

Comprehensive learning resources, generally around ICT with other topics covered.

Lots of tutorials. Learn computer literacy and software programs, banking and money, job search and interviewing, as well as other modern life skills. All free!

"In this guide you'll find directions for using the measurement tools in Google Maps, directions for creating your own maps, directions for sharing maps, and links to additional resources about using Google Maps in education."

"Here's how to create a digital textbook and strategies for involving the students in its development in three steps." Some other useful resources also mentioned by commenters

Wide range of downloadable posters illustrating environmental data - useful when discussing pollution, distribution of resources, 'green' issues etc.

Link supplied by Heath Mitchell

"Would any of my students turn down a 1:1 MacBook Pro? Of course not. Still, I believe there is great value in the limitations of resources. When we engage in Device Wars on twitter and the blogosphere, we all seem to exercise significant bias in equating the best classroom tool with the one that we find most productive in our personal or professional lives (I touched upon that in disagreeing with folks who contend that the iPad is not a creation tool). Do I have a vision of what technology I'd like in my class in the perfect scenario? Sure I do. Do my students and I really need that state of shiny utopia, especially when it is (in my view) impossible to achieve in an equitable fashion? I don't think so."

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thanks for sharing this one John. Appreciate it

A post that details some favorite digital tools to use with classes.