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An interest article to read; Why Aren't More Schools Using Free, Open Tools? http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/why-arent-more-schools-using-free-open-education-resources/
This is a diigo group created as part of the MOOC "ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum" (https://www.coursera.org/course/ictinprimary). You are encouraged to contribute, sharing additional resources (web pages, links to publications, ...). You need to (i) Join Diigo and (ii) Add new bookmarks clicking on "Bookmark", adding a url, then click "Next" (and fill in the details for Title, Comment, Tags) and finally click "Post".
An interest article to read; Why Aren't More Schools Using Free, Open Tools? http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/06/why-arent-more-schools-using-free-open-education-resources/
http://www.toporopa.eu/it/ This website is very "interactive" and full of geo-games.I am glad is in Italian too.
This site is really good. It follows the level of each student and offers him/her what suits his/her needs. My students use it! www.readingeggs.com
Agree Maureen, Weebly is really easy to use to set up a website. Some of the teachers that I support are using it to communicate with students and parents. Here are some examples: http://msalison...
I do create this: www.facebook.com/ictmanagementineducation :)
I have found the following websites useful in a Canadian classroom: Math: - ixl.ca - sumdog.com - prodigygame.com Blogging with excellent privacy settings: - kidblog.org
Thank you! The first site I use it quite a lot! Students enjoy games very much.
Nearpod is really a handy tool for the iPad. You do need a good internet connection for it to work well.
Found this useful for students http://www.sumopaint.com/ Can also try Tuxpaint. My grade 1 to 5 absolutely love this too
I just found this site and it looks very easy to use. I will definitely use it next fall. http://www.socrative.com
I agree! It is so important to be aware of the possible dangers online.
www.gamesmozer.com/download/sebran-s-abc.html Sebran's ABC is software that teaches kids a variety of elementary skills and helps them in making learning fun and easier.
Not many found so far for Primary school http://online.scuola.zanichelli.it/ideelim/: a bit basic http://www.bibliolab.it/lim_web/lim_index.htm: a bit boring (secondary school) http://www.starta...
Here are some good web pages, http://www.marthabeesmusic.com/ http://lessonplanspage.com/music/elementary-school/ http://makingmusicfun.net/htm/mmf_music_library_the_lesson_zone_index.htm http://s...
This is nice. Also, www.prezi.com is lovely.for presentation.
21st century kids play differently... http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/21594937.2012.698461?journalCode=rijp20#.U47CYHKSySo
I checked this link and thought that it would be helpful for teachers. It is a language arts reference tool and comprehensive search for words.
Hey all -- I found this out when taking a grad class and we had to do a presentation. Glogster.com -- a lot nicer than powerpoint! You can use with all ages.