Article discusses how to assess 21st century skills 

Interesting article about how to use minecraft in an educational setting. 

Persuasive Writing Techniques 

Awesome maths starter problems

Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animations If you've been looking for a crash course in basic logic - or just want to explain to a friend exactly what a logical fallacy is - turn your attention to these simple, easy-to-understand videos, which lay out the basics of critical thinking. Creative solutions agency Bridge 8 created these animations to offer a basic overview of critical thinking. The videos were designed for an audience of kids (Edit: Australian grades, not ages) 8-10, but they're handy for anyone who wants to brush up on their logic. The first video (up top), provides an introduction to critical thinking and how we form judgments and opinions.

Interesting article about how classroom funiture effects learning  

Blog post with ideas about keeping students moving during Project Based tasks and encouraging students to collaborate and share 

Lots of great multimedia and links between literacy and art 

Create online newspapers 

Useful website, contains lesson plans with enlargable examples for projection.  

A good resource for all ages, contains examples/working out and also questions and problems for students to solve. Has a wide variety of topics and activities. 

Interesting puzzle based game in which students progress towards an ultimate goal. More of a long-term game that could be used over an extended period of time.  Aimed at middle school. Needs password and login. Is free to obtain.     

Lots of good Internet based games: e.g Algebra puzzles which could be used to form the basis for a lesson or also could be used as an intro warm up or early finishers activity.  Most activities would suit upper primary, however some extension students would benefit from playing the games.   Has a good selection of logic games e.g. factory balls and popular games, such as battleships.  Has a good selection of instructional maths videos, which look very useful. 

Such great ideas about blogging - practical and useful ideas 

An alternative to big books for the early years 

Create chose your own adventure videos - sounds like fun!!

An interesting blog about web tools used for building games