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)
Way Cool Guitar lessons on youtube. Wish I had some more hours in the day. This could great for the aspiring guitar player in your class. This link is so going on the music blog
Great post covering the basics of google maps. Segue...I had a great session with grade 2 integrating their map reading and story writing. Planned out a map and dropped markers on various landmarks around melb. Students in pairs were then allocated a marker with corresponding landmark and then had to write their part of the story. Best explained here http://2bornot2b.global2.vic.edu.au/2012/03/23/a-google-map-journey/.
Interesting post from a prolific Ed blogger who has always written about Ed and the "bleeding edge" worth following and very readable. This post posits that if we are to introduce a non Americanised version of PBL then we should expect systematic change over a long period of time so that it becomes ingrained in the learning culture of the school. I particularly like this position because it takes into account the longevity of the teachers capacity not only to with stand the change but also to be part of the new paradigm.