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Matt has opened my eyes to view how education can change by the use of the cloud. His perception seems futuristic, but may be fulfilled in the near future. I have highlighted some information that I found interesting for people to view.

Jarrod (PE Geek) is a creator of numerous apps (and counting) to integrate ICT's into his PE classes. He also blogs and tweets about his practice and responds to queries from other teachers about their teaching or ICT's.

A blog of an Early Childhood teacher who uses differentiated instruction to develop fun learning activities to help develop fine motor skills in young children. This teacher uses a variety of fun art activities that help children learn site words and sounds, letter formation and recognition, word construction and learning to count and sort shapes, while also strengthening up the children's fine motor skills.

A great way to de-stress is listening to music. Here are music examples to play to unwind from a hard days work.

I found this article interesting as it reflects on the importance of embracing technology to benefit our students for the future.

Thanks for the article! I found this really interesting as I think as educators we do need to find that balance that works well in your classroom. There may be students that struggle with technology so I'm not sure if you would continue to use it as much as other classrooms...... Very interesting!!

This teacher shares and sells resources which are useful and inspiring. A blog I love to check out when I am looking for resources or inspiration for the groups of children I see at school

Erin Klein's blog post '3 Reasons to Use Bing in the Classroom' raises many issues of child safety on the Internet. One of her fears are what students will come across while independently researching Bing. She stresses that teachers not only need to teach students how to use ICT's but how to be 'digitally responsible'.

I found a great blog to follow. This teacher reviews children's books. A great way to find out about new books with a review so you can tell if it is what you are looking for.

An insightful and sometimes humorous blog of a former Biology/Physics teacher, and now curriculum director. Also includes loads of current biology resources!

Ramblings, musings, rants, and mumblings of a crazy science teacher.

It is always good to see that other teachers out there are a little crazy (and obsessed with ensuring students are learning to their potential). Have a read and see what you think.

Brief blog post talking about what is known about creating digital learnign spaces that produce student knowledge creation.

Announcement of 85,000 newsreel films covering events from 1896 through 1976 being released onto YouTube.

Found this and thought it was an amazing list. Has helped a lot with prac. What are the best apps for teachers? We asked TED-Ed Innovative Educators and the TED-Ed community. Below, 25 awesome apps recommended for teachers, by teachers. TED-Ed More than 250,000 teachers use TED education tools to spark student curiosity and explore presentation literacy skills. "TED-Ed is an outstanding resource in my classroom," says TED-Ed Innovative Educator Jennifer Hesseltine.

For those who have interests in apps for students with learning differences.