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A good introduction to the different social media formats, including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram. Induces discussion of what each provides.

An awesome introduction into Google Apps for Education from Anthony Speranza, which includes a really good presentation. Covers everything.

An interesting application that helps grade writing based on complexity and difficulty.

Cool website where you can upload your writing and see which words you use the most as each time the word occurs, it becomes more prominent.

A website to assist in creating a story using pictures

A great teacher resource to search all concepts across the curriculum

Easy searching, no sign-up, engaging games in all curriculum areas

Free printable ESL flashcards, worksheets, coloring pages, alphabets for teachers, parents and children.

Phonics based reading with engaging graphics and child friendly activities.

Students can go and read a number of online books at different levels.

This is good for reading activities. Students choose from 3 blends/digraphs and have to click the right one before than android hits.

It's like Wordle - it is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and colour schemes. This one gives you more options for different layouts.

A great resource to create surveys, polls and quizzes as formative/summative tests

Visual images to use in classroom. Especially useful for ESL or SEN students and as behaviour management tool.

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.

An interesting set of strategies associated with reading: 1. Preview - If It's Long and Hard 2. Skim - If It's Short and Simple 3. Cluster - to Increase Speed AND Comprehension

An interesting set of strategies associated with reading: 1. Preview - If It's Long and Hard 2. Skim - If It's Short and Simple 3. Cluster - to Increase Speed AND Comprehension

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard. Definitely gets you thinking. 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

An interesting collection of tips associated with the art of writing from Elmore Leonard: 1. Never open a book with weather. 2. Avoid prologues. 3. Never use a verb other than ''said'' to carry dialogue. 4. Never use an adverb to modify the verb ''said'' . . . 5. Keep your exclamation points under control. 6. Never use the words ''suddenly'' or ''all hell broke loose.'' 7. Use regional dialect, patois, sparingly. 8. Avoid detailed descriptions of characters. 9. Don't go into great detail describing places and things. 10. Try to leave out the part that readers tend to skip. 11. If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.

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.

Margaret Atwood talks to about her approach to building future worlds: - GROUND YOUR WORLD IN THE POSSIBLE. - WHEN IMAGINING THE FUTURE--START WITH BREAKFAST AND EXTRAPOLATE. - PAY ATTENTION TO BOTH ANIMAL AND HUMAN NATURE. - BE CAREFUL NOT TO VEER INTO FARCE TERRITORY. - FOLLOW YOUR SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY.

Margaret Atwood talks to about her approach to building future worlds: - GROUND YOUR WORLD IN THE POSSIBLE. - WHEN IMAGINING THE FUTURE--START WITH BREAKFAST AND EXTRAPOLATE. - PAY ATTENTION TO BOTH ANIMAL AND HUMAN NATURE. - BE CAREFUL NOT TO VEER INTO FARCE TERRITORY. - FOLLOW YOUR SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITY.

Freebies galore, great for comprehension resources!

Useful links for Speech Therapy and Phonological Awareness