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"Science Friday is a weekly science talk show, broadcast live over public radio stations nationwide from 2-4pm Eastern time as part of NPR's 'Talk of the Nation' programming. Each week, we focus on science topics that are in the news and try to bring an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand. Panels of expert guests join Science Friday's host, Ira Flatow, a veteran science journalist, to discuss science - and to take questions from listeners during the call-in portion of the program."

Wide range of resources including pod- and vodcasts (on iTunes & for download & available for mobile devices). The 'Talking Science' section has a section especially for Teachers which includes lesson plans & resources linked with video/audio material.

Blog post from techchef4u on how Infographics might be incorporated into classroom activities

"The Ri Channel forms part of the Royal Institution's mission to "connect people to the world of science". Watch the very best science videos from the Ri and across the web." from the Royal Institution (UK)

"CodingBat is a free site of live coding problems to build coding skill in Java, and now in Python (example problem), created by Nick Parlante who is computer science lecturer at Stanford. The coding problems give immediate feedback, so it's an opportunity to practice and solidify understanding of the concepts. The problems could be used as homework, or for self-study practice, or in a lab, or as live lecture examples."

"Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards. In one glance, Trello tells you what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process."

"More than just a to-do list or a task manager, Trello is anything you want it to be-a lesson planner, a community bulletin, a repository for inspiration. We support the way you think, not the other way around."

"Google understands the importance of finding the right information at the right time. We create tools to let you find the information you need, of the kind you need, when you need it. In most cases, a simple search works really well. But for more specialized questions, a bit of instruction in how to search improves all searcher--from middle school students to trained professionals--and lets you discover and use more, higher quality sources than ever before."

Welcome to these pages of resource links, rubrics, work samples and ideas for your tech integration and IB needs.

Great post detailing a glitch in Google

Teachers and students can use Gooru to search for rich collections of multimedia resources, digital textbooks, videos, games and quizzes created by educators in the Gooru community. Gooru is free (of cost and ads) and developed by a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to honor the human right to education. Search for the best multimedia resources on the web. Customize your favorite resources, collections and quizzes. Study from collections of resources created by teachers. Interact with the Gooru community of teachers and students. Practice with enhanced quizzes that provide instant feedback. Share your knowledge about topics you are passionate about.

An interesting piece on George Siemens and Connectivism. Good background to MOOC's and how the original concept is different from that offered by companies such as Coursera and edX.

"Swivl helps you stop losing the learning content your institution creates by making it easy to capture video while you teach."

New web-based course development with drag to the page interactive widgets. Free in beta. Fresh approach from a start-up.

Website with different tools to support teaching of civics and citizenship. US based but could be adapted to other settings. Interesting 'drafting board' tool which scaffolds students to write a persuasive piece.

by Terry Heick A little bit of technology doesn't change much. Can make things a little easier by automating them. It could make a lesson here or there gee-wiz flashy, or even engage hesitant students. Tacked-on learning technology can do this. But deep integration of technology-real at-the-marrow fusion of learning model, curriculum, and #edtech?