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Fun, great to view, some people have time on their hands!  These experiments were created by designers and programmers from around the world using the latest open standards, including HTML5, Canvas, SVG, and more. Their work is making the web faster, more fun, and more open - the same spirit in which we built Google Chrome.

great video using googles six vid technology

This looks very interesting. The potential is huge for students to develop apps for the Android platform. How can apple beat this one if they have locked down their apps store? The great thing about App inventor is that it looks like it has been modelled on Scratch 'Blocks' of building scripts. My Grade 5 and 6's (some whiz kids lower) would love to get their hands on this. The potential for them to develop their own apps for perhaps an Android tablet or smart phone is enormous. Rich and authentic possibilities for learning. Have DEECD made a wrong choice in going with the ipad? 

Everyone should be using dropbox. Its the best way to back up your important data. No excuses for loosing your soooooo important Literacy and numeracy data now ;-) From a student point of view... Most should and would be using google docs for any finished work but because they have an email account they might want to set a drop box account up to save any personal data etc 

Read it, Google anything you don't understand, discuss. Great conversation starter for any maths lesson... Ok so maybe upper primary and above....

These are great template for some of the thinking routines from the "Making Thinking Visible" book from project zero. Team leaders all have a copy. 

Great ideas on how to use ICT in Project Based Learning Tasks

Not sure the teacher intervention is necessary for upper kids but could be useful for lower

Looking at this for carnevale 

A critique of connectivism worth a read. 

On June 21 2012, the Government released a discussion paper which states its vision for the improvement of the teaching profession. The 'New Directions for School Leadership and the Teaching Profession,' aims to stimulate and inform discussion on the future of the teaching profession and school leadership.  As a collective of grass roots teachers, who are not currently being asked to participate in educational debates and discussion, we see this as an opportunity to enable teachers' voice.   Teachers: A great, yet untapped, source for policy makers.

For Grade 2 teachers and Khamal, you might want to add somethings to this. Just email Tom Barret if you want to contribute. He has many of these 'interesting ways' presentations. Great source of classroom ideas

For those that are using ipod touch in the classroom

creative stuff on the internet

Great site full of resources. Check out the creative commons page for images for blogs this could be very useful

A whole new way to appreciate great literature - good ideas to use in all classrooms 

A website which links ipod apps to Blooms Taxonomy - some great suggestions