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Henry Jenkins and collaborators present in this paper ideas in how to "shift the focus of the digital-divide discourse from questions of technological access to opportunities for participation and the development of cultural competencies and social skills needed for full involvement". (Jenkins et al., 2009)

This is a website about technology and the future of it in classrooms http://tvoparents.tvo.org/article/technology-future-classroom

ideas for just about everything to do with the classroom

Learn for free about math, art, computer programming, economics, physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, finance, history, and more. Khan Academy is a nonprofit with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.

It is used in our school!

You might be interested reading Evaluating the Khan Academy at http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/evaluating-khan-academy?cid=EXT_TWBN_D_EXT giving a summary and reference to the Research on the Use of Khan Academy in Schools report.

A wealth of categorised tools!

Thanx for sharing this lins, i find it very useful. Well-organized site, i took much helpful inforrmation from it.

You name it you have it there.

A collection of web links and PDFs about e-readiness in various countries across the world. Most seem to be at least 5 years old, but have some background interest.

effective

I didn't know what a DM was! Now I know. Interesting to see what we need

Thank you for this link - really helpful! I have a lot of colleagues who do not feel confident about their use of ICT in the classroom and in school - I am going to show them this to support their skills that they already have!

Common Sense Media improves the lives of kids and families by providing independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.

Our class teachers use these resources with the tech coach (me!) very successfully as part of our digital citizenship curriculum. We also shared some of the ideas with parents at a recent training session.

Create your own superhero with Marvel's Superhero Avatar Creator! Name your superhero, mix and match costumes of all your favorite Marvel characters, including Spider-Man, Iron Man and Wolverine, customize face, hair, and other features, and then post ...

Superheroes were the topic earlier in the year, for a number of schools we support. This would have been a great site for children to create their own superheroes. I'll bookmark for next time :)

I agree this is a great tool for the beginner. I am using it for the MOOC being run by the Smithsonian about Superheroes and Comics. really great

Bring comics to the classroom with educational software that helps students create, share and collaborate on comics - without drawing a line. Use Bitstrips for Schools to teach reading comprehension, writing and digital literacy.

I have read good reviews about bitstrips earlier too, seems a good tool for primary students, a nice way to introduce them to writing stories. Will try it!!!!!

super heros and super powers as well as evil characters are a good way to teach values to chilren and develop storytelling, focuss ideas, etc. I find visual thinking very good for early learning and being able to make comics is great. Thanks for sharing.

Our story last week about the connection between ADHD, movement and thinking struck a nerve with readers. We reported on a small study in which students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder performed better on memory tasks when they were allowed to spin and move around in a swiveling chair.

I have seen a few of these ideas work with preschoolers. Love the swivel chair idea. Great was to allow movement while attention to table work is needed.

Fantastic Case Study of using an interesting tool to deliver design thinking and the bases for game design for kids.

Thanks Rodrigo. I am passionate about Design Thinking & Visual Thinking.

You'll probably love it :) Join the worldwide community of educators who are passionate about ensuring learners are prepared to thrive in the global economy.

Yeah indeed it is among the great resources an educator can find.

A interesting site with fichas de trabajo (work sheets) about topics in the mexican curriculum for primary.