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The BBC Primary Mandarin site is a wonderful place to begin learning Mandarin Chinese with videos and other resources. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Mandarin+%26+Chinese+culture

An online Dr Who adventure game from the BBC. Solve the mystery to save the day. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Educational+Games

A great maths interactive videos and game about how to convert fractions to decimals. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

A fun futuristic maths game where you need to save the world with your knowledge of number patterns. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Good news from Finland!

The US Congress has given the go-ahead for a new centre to explore ways advanced computer and communications technologies can improve learning.

Concise how to videos- Cooking with British chefs

"25 August 2011 Last updated at 02:17 GMT Help People who are deaf or hard of hearing have long complained that going to watch a film can be an unsatisfactory experience, with subtitled films on at unsociable times and often suffering from technical problems. But a solution could soon available in the form of special glasses which allow the wearer to see subtitles directly in front of their eyes, giving them the freedom of choice afforded to hearing people. Graham Satchell reports."

09 DECEMBER, 2010 How Music Works by Maria Popova "What Stanley Kubrick has to do with Medieval harmonies and universal lullabies. Music. It's hard to imagine life without it. How flat would a world be where films have no scores, birthdays no 'Happy Birthday,' Christmas no carols, gym workouts no playlists? Music is so ubiquitous and affects us so deeply, so powerfully. But how much do we really know about it? How well do we understand its emotional hold on our brains? How Music Works, a fascinating program from BBC4 (the same folks who brought us The End of God?: A Horizon Guide to Science and Religion), explores just that. Composer Howard Goodall takes us on a journey into music's underbelly, examining the four basic elements that make it work: Melody, rhythm, harmony and bass."

Save Our Sounds audio map - preserving sounds for future generations.

This is an important issue. Google will be the first to let you designate what happens to your data when you die. This is a great move and something important but can be misused if it isn't handled properly

What is really happening in schools around the world? How many are being attacked? Why do people attack schools? If you want to understand the true nobility of teaching -- see this article. We are viewed as symbols of progress and community leadership. Attack us and you attack a community. It is heartbreaking but also at the same time, cognizant of the true leadership of teachers in our world today.

rhyme time

An English, Maths and Science resource hosted by Viral Vinnie. Choose a category and answer the multiple choice questions. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Cross+Curricular

This company is suing @phonedog (name since changed) since he left the company and changed his userid keeping the twitter followers (some 17k he had accumulated.) Expect increasing scrutiny and debates on who owns the followers of people tweeting on behalf of companies.