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The Shrine of Remembrance is the National War Memorial of Victoria, a monument dedicated to all those who have served in the armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations in which Australia has participated

A great collection of videos from a range of picture book artists as a part of the Look! exhibition. "

A great investigation of the differences and benefits between formative and summative assessment

A great resource in regards to discussions surrounding education administration.

15 different images with advice from a range of authors.

15 different images with advice from a range of famous authors.

A great app for doing writing differently, especially in regards to dialogue. Also makes the writing into a multimedia piece.

A great app for doing writing differently, especially in regards to dialogue. Also makes the writing into a multimedia piece.

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.

A great overview of the front pages of the different newspapers associated with the 2013 Australian Election. Amazing to look back at them all in one big collection.

A great overview of the front pages of the different newspapers associated with the 2013 Australian Election. Amazing to look back at them all in one big collection.

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.

A great website for creating collages, posters and different types of images. Added bonus, no login required.

This is a collection of resources that can be used by educators or students regarding the issue of digital citizenship. Note: the questions used here are targeted primarily at high school students, but many of these questions apply to anyone new to the topic

An interesting post from Steve Wheeler associated with 'Safer Internet Day' and how we can help children today.

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

A great post from Kath Murdoch in which she outlines how inquiry teacher teach. What I really liked about it is that even if you don't 'do inquiry' you can still take some of the facets of an inquiry teacher.

Using thinking tools is one way to "make thinking visible" and help our students explain their thoughts in a simple and explicit way. As the team from Project Zero themselves say "Visible Thinking includes a large number of classroom routines, easily and flexibly integrated with content learning, and representing areas of thinking such as understanding, truth and evidence, fairness and moral reasoning, creativity, self-management, and decision making. It also provides tools for integrating the arts with subject-matter content. Finally, it includes a practical framework for how to create "cultures of thinking" in individual classrooms and within an entire school."

A presentation on learning online from ICTEV12

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.