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What purposes does education serve? What needs of humanity does education serve? What might the product of our labours be like and how might our efforts contribute to the greater good? These are questions we have long struggled with but with but it seems that in the current times we might need to rethink how we answer these questions.

Contains I can… talk about how I use the internet, that internet takes me to far away paces and people, that staying safe on internet is like staying safe in real life, I understand what info is private and how to keep it that way.

I keep circling back to this question of what do we need to know, or to learn. It comes up so often in conversations around education and is closely connected to what we hope to achieve for our students. It is a question whose answer shapes not only what we teach but how we teach and what we assess. It strikes at the heart of how we perceive the role of education in society and the way we answer it reveals much about our personal philosophy of education. 

I'm a so-so fan of Skype. I've used it on an infrequent basis and have had more than a few dropped calls. Audio and video alike. However, it's a cheap way to make long distance calls and seems to work better over wi-fi and the video quality is improving on a regular basis. So therefore it's probably a great tool for the classroom. But how can you use Skype to do more than just make calls? Well, there's a pantload of interesting ways! Check out these fun ideas: Collaborate! Meet with other classrooms: One of the most common projects educators utilize Skype for is setting up exchanges with classrooms around the world, usually for cultural exchange purposes or working together on a common assignment. The program's official site provides some great opportunities to meet up with like-minded teachers and students sharing the same goals. Practice a foreign language: Connect with individual learners or classrooms hailing from a different native tongue can use a Skype collaboration to sharpen grammar and pronunciation skills through conversation. Peace One Day: Far beyond classroom collaborations, the Peace One Day initiative teamed up with Skype itself and educators across the globe to teach kids about the importance of ending violence, war, and other social ills. Around the World with 80 Schools: This challenge asks participating schools to hook up with 80 worldwide and report back what all they've learned about other cultures and languages. Talk about the weather: One popular Skype project sees participants from different regions make note of the weather patterns for a specified period of time, with students comparing and contrasting the results. Collaborative poetry: In this assignment, connected classrooms pen poetic pieces together and share them via video conferencing. Practice interviews: The education system frequently receives criticism for its failure to prepare students for the real world, but using Skype to help them run through mock-up

Ever wondered what the internet looks like? Well, not like this site, but it does provide a stunning visual representation of thousands of the biggest websites and how they are connected geographically on the network. This is a great way to start student thinking about web and how we are all connected. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

A wonderful primary history site from the BBC about the Romans. See how they lived and how they fought to protect their empire. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/History

This infographic provides information about how different types of technologies help students to learn and teachers to teach more and more efficiently.

There are several techniques to teach creativity, here are some great examples.

30 Creative Ways Google Glass Can Be Used In Education Infographic Australia-based online learning service Open Colleges compiled the How Google Glass Can Be Used In Education infographic detailing how Google Glass could be used to help facilitate learning in the future. http://elearninginfographics.com/google-glass-in-education-infographic/ #googleglass #education #edtech

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The PISA 2012 Results Infographic How OECD countries scored at the PISA's 2012 results? How does your country compare for reading, maths, and science? http://elearninginfographics.com/the-pisa-2012-results-infographic/ #pisa #oecd #education #results #reading #math #science #infographic

Making time lapse videos is a wonderfully educational experience and changing how we view the world gives us valuable insight. This Apple and Android app can make stunning time lapse videos with just a few clicks. Set how long between taking each image and leave the app to it. You can even use it for create stop frame animations. You can upload your video directly to YouTube and link to the usual social media sites. There is a 'paid for' version for extra features. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

Here's how parents can best use Khan Academy.

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This report gauges how organizations perceive the scale and importance of the legislation and predicts how organizations in France, Germany and the UK are most likely to prepare themselves for compliance.