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

I love the articles they provide on digital citizenship.

I really like the digital passport resources - I wonder if anyone knows about a similar resource a digital passport for teachers??

The Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST) Technology in Education (formerly NCTE) promotes the integration of ICT in learning and teaching in first & second level schools in Ireland. With effect from 1st June 2012, the role and functions of the National Centre for Technology in Education (NCTE) come under the remit of the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). Existing programmes and services are being maintained and all contact details remain the same. External Links NCTE - National Centre for Technology in Education Webwise - Webwise Internet Safety and Advice Scoilnet - Ireland's National Education Portal PDST - Professional Development Service for Teachers

Musopen is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, our mission is to set music free.

Little Bird Tales was created to help nurture children's creativity and imagination while simultaneously creating one of-a-kind digital stories that can easily be shared.

A creative visual learning platform that allows the creation of posters in a collaborative way.

A very powerful tool!

I can confirm. I use it very often in my class. Pupils love it :)

If you are thinking about moving to a 1:1 computing strategy or are considering Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies then you need to know what technology your pupils have access to. The Your Own Technology Survey (YOTS) is a free tool to help schools and researchers better understand the digital technology available to their students at home, whether they are willing, able and allowed to bring it to school on a regular basis, and how that technology might be utilized to enhance educational outcomes.

Discover an endless library of free books, picture books, & poetry or use simple tools to create books in minutes. Storybird is a creative community where readers & writers celebrate storytelling.

I like this site and the beautiful art work there.

Storybird is one of my favorites.

A French language report on the current situation and future outlook for digital technologies in schools in Wallonia, the French-speaking region of Belgium.

This is just one of the multitude of highly interactive phone applications available for use by teachers and students. It also looks fun and colourful!

The blurb says: "Toondoo lets you create comic strips and cartoons easily with just a few clicks, drags and drops". I started using it in newsletters for parents as a way of grabbing their attention for key piece of information. It struck me how useful this would be as a way for children to summarise concepts, learning etc in one frame. Quite sure this is a site everyone is very familiar with already, but just in case...

You can also try Pixton for comics and domo animate for animations :)

This website allows you to create create their own comic strips andcomic books using the templates provided also using your own pictures..

It is always good to know that you can find out information about your country that you did not know exist. The information gathered here I would use to see if the Government is on track with what they say they would do with regards to ICT in the country.

"The very tool designed to level the playing field is, in fact, un-leveling it," they wrote in a 2012 book based on their Philadelphia library study. With the spread of educational technology, they predicted, "the not-so-small disparities in skills for children of affluence and children of poverty are about to get even larger."

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

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.

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.

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.

Educade transforms the way students learn by integrating fun and interactive learning methods with 21st century tools, such as apps, games and maker kits. The site celebrates teachers' expertise and first-hand knowledge of students, and equips them with the tools and community support to maximize their impact on student learning.

A great resource that can be used to discuss online safety and social media as well as exploring English topics by basing profiles on characters from stories that you are currently looking at.

Intriguing study on how children's interactions with artificial intelligence affect their perceptions of intelligence -- it would be interesting to see this study done with a larger group of students.

hello every one i hope that source cane be help and i am here to learn more about ICT thank you for reading