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An interesting post on digital footprint and blogging.

A great discussion about classroom blogs and how to get the most out of them.

Great blog post from Pernille Ripp where she argues that we need to give students the freedom to read so that they may want to read.

Great blog post from Pernille Ripp where she argues that we need to give students the freedom to read so that they may want to read.

A look at Creative Commons and Fair Use in media and blogging. An often ignored element when it comes to online publishing. Also includes some good links to sites containing free-to-use images.

A great outline of where to start in regards to texts and resources associated with digital literacies.

A great outline of where to start in regards to texts and resources associated with digital literacies.

Wylio is an image search engine designed to help bloggers and others quickly find, cite, and use Creative Commons licensed images. Wylio results only return images that are listed with a Creative Commons license. Wylio makes it easy to give proper attribution to the creator of the image by providing you with html code that includes attribution. All you have to do is copy the code and paste it into your blog post or webpage - Richard Byrne

An interesting reflection on formative assessment and some simple ideas of how to incorporate it into the classroom.

Adobe Voice & Adobe Premier Clip were the two apps a group of Year 4's at Brookside College in Caroline Springs (Melbourne) worked with on Monday 31st August, 2015 during a special 'Adobe Day'....

A great resource from Mozilla in regards to developing 'web literacy' and going beyond 'coding' from Doug Belshaw.

Edmodo recently released a new look for their website. Many times when a website changes there's a ton of confusion about old features, new feature, and where everything is now located. Not with Edmodo! The simple and clear design makes it easy to navigate between all of the tools. So there shouldn't be too much confusion for existing users, and teachers who want to learn how to use Edmodo for the first time are met with a sleek and simple interface. Here are a few videos on how to navigate the new Edmodo site, and how to use the basic features for anyone interested in learning to use Edmodo in the classroom.

A presentation on learning online from ICTEV12

An interesting list of 'rules' associated with writing fiction, including: - Show, don't tell. - Create three-dimensional characters. - Choose a point of view. - Give your characters motivations. - Write what you know. - No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader. - Revise, revise, revise. - Trust yourself.

Visual guides for grammar.

Some ideas and solutions how to connect an iPad to the projector.