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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.

Teachers are taking advantage of mobile devices for "m-learning," putting those mini computers in kids' backpacks and pockets to use. Here are 10 lesson ideas for BYOD and m-learning in the classroom.

Use SideVibesto build interactive lessons on top of your favourite Web pages.

What a great concept. I hope we see more of these schools emerging across the world in the near future.

Professional development--PD--can be dry. But jazzing it up can invigorate administrators and educators.

Professional development--PD--can be dry. But jazzing it up can invigorate administrators and educators.

"Although most homes have video games there's been a lot of resistance to them entering the classroom, but that's changing as teachers recognise their educational benefits."

A really good discussion about things to consider when introducing new programs into the classroom around privacy and the ability to remove data.

A collection of interesting podcasts from Royan Lee.

"Open Textbooks Adapted and Created by BC Faculty"

An interesting look at ICT in Australian education and the influence of professional development and conferences.

The Gamification Guide for Teachers. This site offers gamification guides for teachers to use. It includes a variety of instructional strategies that can be implemented through games in order to develop students learning and build their skills with some specific content in mind.

"A list of the top 50 K-12 ed tech blogs special, putting a spotlight to some of the biggest conversation starters in educational technology today. These bloggers represent nearly all aspects of K-12 education, from teachers and administrators, to strategists and technicians. Through their influential work and their blogs, these thought-leaders have garnered . Some were nominated by our readers, and some are veterans of last year's list that have stayed on top of our charts."

"The interactive guide looks at the 50 examples of innovative approaches to professional learning and performance and development profiled in the Global Trends in Professional Learning and Performance and Development report."

"A list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher's tech tool arsenal, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. They are listed under the categories: social learning, learning content, lesson planning and useful tools"