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An evolving collection of innovative, interactive stories exploring the world - and our place in it -. Artists and storytellers of all sorts utilizing new technology, to explore new forms of creation, present distinct voices, strong points-of-view, and unique perspectives to provoke discussion, spur debate and challenge the way we think.

This site has curated resources for various subjects, and I have found it especially good for science activities.

Really interesting game based learning for cell science from Queen Mary University links in with research done at the university.

This site is an award winning, fun, interactive destination for kids to discover the exciting world of science through games and science tools.

This sixth K-12 edition describes annual findings from the NMC Horizon Project, an ongoing research project designed to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching, learning, and creative inquiry.

This looks like it could be interesting for Unit 5 of the ICT in Primary Education course, if you have the time!

Really useful site for getting stated with Raspberry Pi and more!

Project Noah was created to provide people of all ages with a simple, easy-to-use way to share their experiences with wildlife. It is intended to be a community for nature exploration and documentation.

Collection of free technologies for learning by categories - in Pearltrees

A very rich and interesting pearltree about technologies that can be used in schools

Coursera Course were we analyse examples from schools in different parts of the world, and bring professional teachers, headteachers and policymakers together to share their best ideas and inspiring stories. The materials in the course are based on studies carried out for the UNESCO Institute of IT in Education, Moscow.

Instructional Science promotes a deeper understanding of the nature, theory, and practice of the instructional process and resultant learning. Published papers represent a variety of perspectives from the learning sciences and cover learning by people of all ages, in all areas of the curriculum, and in informal and formal learning contexts.

Currently learning about different continents with my children and will definitely be using this tool.

Report by Erin Relly, Vanessa Vartabedian, Laurel J. Fert and Henry Jenkins which elaborates on the five principles of participatory learning (exercise creativity, co-learning, motivation and engagement, relevance and learning ecosystem) and shares insights from 11 teachers who oriented their classrooms according to these principles including triumphs and discoveries, challenges identified, and suggestions for fostering participatory learning environments.