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Google Australia - Google+ - Love LEGO bricks? Your favourite coloured bricks... - 1 views

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Love LEGO bricks? Your favourite coloured bricks are now in Chrome. Check out Build, the world's biggest LEGO set available on your browser. Over the last few months, we've been working with our friends at LEGO Australia on a new project to bring your favourite LEGO bricks to Chrome. Created downunder and exclusive to Australia and New Zealand, Build is our latest Chrome Experiment and uses the latest in browser technology in Chrome

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Love LEGO bricks? Your favourite coloured bricks are now in Chrome. Check out Build, the world's biggest LEGO set available on your browser. Over the last few months, we've been working with our friends at LEGO Australia on a new project to bring your favourite LEGO bricks to Chrome. Created downunder and exclusive to Australia and New Zealand, Build is our latest Chrome Experiment and uses the latest in browser technology in Chrome</div>

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FAPSA - Federation of Australasian Philosophy in Schools Associations Past co... - 2 views

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Thoughtful Classroom: Teaching to overcome educational disadvantage conference notes from presenters. This was a great conference with some amazing ideas. A couple of the presenters have shared there presentations here.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thoughtful Classroom: Teaching to overcome educational disadvantage conference notes from presenters. This was a great conference with some amazing ideas. A couple of the presenters have shared there presentations here. </div>

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Beens' Blog: Google Blockly - A Great Way to Introduce Basic CS Concepts - 1 views

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"@pbeens: I've just blogged about Google Blockly - A Great Way to Introduce Basic CS Concepts - http://t.co/0Z3f4bGY want to get into some coding. Check this out. Might see how it goes with some grade 2's

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"@pbeens: I've just blogged about Google Blockly - A Great Way to Introduce Basic CS Concepts - <a href="http://t.co/0Z3f4bGY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://t.co/0Z3f4bGY</a> want to get into some coding. Check this out. Might see how it goes with some grade 2's</div>

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3rd Grade Number Activities - 1 views

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Loads of ideas here.

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Free Online Time Games - Telling the time - 0 views

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Teaching time and want some time fillers ;-) Its all here

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Teaching time and want some time fillers ;-) Its all here</div>

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Best Free iPad App of the Week - The Design Museum Collection for iPad - iPad Insight - 0 views

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iPad app design

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This looks great and it's free. Could be useful for students and or teachers who are curious about design

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This looks great and it's free. Could be useful for students and or teachers who are curious about design</div>

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Learn about mathematics on instaGrok.com - 0 views

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For the advanced maths group. But if you are interested in knowing about certain mathematical terms check this out. The graph is funky!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For the advanced maths group. But if you are interested in knowing about certain mathematical terms check this out. The graph is funky!</div>

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Free Technology for Teachers: Seven YouTube Channels Not Named Khan Offering Math Lessons - 0 views

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Over the weekend I received an email from a reader asking me if I had a list of YouTube channels not named Khan Academy that offer mathematics lessons. I didn't have a list, but I said I would create one. Therefore, here is my short list of YouTube channels not named Khan Academy that offer mathematics lessons.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Over the weekend I received an email from a reader asking me if I had a list of YouTube channels not named Khan Academy that offer mathematics lessons. I didn't have a list, but I said I would create one. Therefore, here is my short list of YouTube channels not named Khan Academy that offer mathematics lessons. </div>

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Sequences - 0 views

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simple explanations of sequences, sets and series

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Driving Questions - 0 views

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Some more information on what a driving question is.

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9 Tools Students Can Use to Create Music Online - 0 views

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Another great list of online tools for creating music. These are worth exploring if not only to inform the students that they exist. Holiday challenge via a class blog perhaps?

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Another great list of online tools for creating music. These are worth exploring if not only to inform the students that they exist. Holiday challenge via a class blog perhaps? </div>

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How to Use Comic Life in the Classroom | Macinstruct - 0 views

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I love comic life kids do to. A good piece not just extolling the virtues of comic life but also discusses how comics are a great source of reading material and can be engaging

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">I love comic life kids do to. A good piece not just extolling the virtues of comic life but also discusses how comics are a great source of reading material and can be engaging </div>

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10 Comic & Cartoon Creators - 0 views

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Worth having a look if anything to inform students that they exist. They may want to use them perhaps for a literacy lesson.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Worth having a look if anything to inform students that they exist. They may want to use them perhaps for a literacy lesson. </div>

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GarageBand for iPad Tips | Midnight Music - 0 views

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A great list of less known tips re GarageBand for the iPad

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52 Great Google Docs Secrets for Students - Online Colleges - 0 views

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Google Docs is such an incredible tool for college students, offering collaboration, portability, ease of use, and widespread acceptance. But there are so many options, both hidden and obvious, that there's a good chance you're not using Google Docs to its fullest capability. We've discovered 52 great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Google Docs is such an incredible tool for college students, offering collaboration, portability, ease of use, and widespread acceptance. But there are so many options, both hidden and obvious, that there's a good chance you're not using Google Docs to its fullest capability. We've discovered 52 great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive. </div>

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Gulp. The making of. on Vimeo - 0 views

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This is great. A huge #stopmotionanimation made using a 8Mp smartphone camera mounted on a cherry picker and a bank of Apple Macs. The making http://vimeo.com/27019750 and the finished product http://vimeo.com/26877221

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This is great. A huge #stopmotionanimation made using a 8Mp smartphone camera mounted on a cherry picker and a bank of Apple Macs. The making <a href="http://vimeo.com/27019750" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/27019750</a> and the finished product <a href="http://vimeo.com/26877221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://vimeo.com/26877221</a> </div>

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PicMonkey - 1 views

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When a couple of former Picnik engineers and a monkey get together, you get PicMonkey! alternative to Picnik! Yay! I like this web app because its easy to use, free and no sign in or login required (for now)

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">When a couple of former Picnik engineers and a monkey get together, you get PicMonkey! alternative to Picnik! Yay! I like this web app because its easy to use, free and no sign in or login required (for now)</div>

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Ways to use QR Codes in the Elementary Classroom and Using Google Docs to Cre... - 0 views

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QR Codes

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Some interesting ideas for using qr codes.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Some interesting ideas for using qr codes. </div>

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Rethinking Reading: An Essay in Support of Teachers - 0 views

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A fantastic read, if not for the fascinating history of reading education in the US. However it totally applies to the Australian context too.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A fantastic read, if not for the fascinating history of reading education in the US. However it totally applies to the Australian context too.</div>

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Google Lat Long: Visit the Amazon on World Forest Day with Street View - 0 views

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Andrew Williamson on 31 Mar 12

This looks fantastic a must see for any class looking at water and or waterways.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This looks fantastic a must see for any class looking at water and or waterways. </div>

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