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List of websites that might be useful for learning about simple machines

GREAT series of interactive websites on simple machines (goes into some technical detail too)

GREAT series of interactive websites on simple machines (goes into some technical detail too)

Interactive site on simple and compound machines (It lists "gears" as a simple machine, which is the only place where I have seen this, as everywhere else just has the traditional 6 simple machines. Likewise, some of the examples of various machines are a bit tenuous, but it is a fun site, nonetheless)

This is a great site

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice, is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL).

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? 

image manipulator

If you are a teacher and want to keep your finger on the pulse of whats going on globally in education or even locally. Get tweeting. This blog posts explains twitter for educators and why its import to develop a Personal learning network

Widgets

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 

Another spelling list 

Spelling word repository great for extension words just copy and paste into your planner

awesome 

Huge variety of resources here

Useful resource if you want your kids to start creating animations

A useful collection of education videos 

For those who want to take a look at the advanced stuff of manipulating the ultranet templates. This will make life easier. 

What a great idea for a civics and citizenship unit.