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early childhood ideas inside and outdoor activities

I follow this group on Facebook and love seeing all,of their post. They post ideas and believes that should just be second nature to all childhood teachers though sadly are not. Play really does hold such an important role in the learning of young children, whether it is using the natural environment or ICT resources, allow children to be children and enjoy their childhood and let them learn naturally not through over processed activities designed by teachers that just need to meet paper work requirements.

This blog is full of fantastic ideas, resources and creativity for early childhood teachers, and pre service teachers.

A fantastic spec ed blog with tips, information, supports, videos and lectures designed to motivate, teach and create a community of like minded educators

A fantastic teacher blog with a Primary school focus. It offers ideas for using technology and some free resources

Melinda Crean is a Perth primary school educator who shares ideas and resources in her blog: Top Notch Teaching, on how to better classroom practice. She shares different ideas and resources on topics such as classroom management, lesson ideas, reflective teaching, Specific Learning Disability (SLD) and much more.

Primary school teacher and dyslexia specialist, reflects and supports through her own blog for other teachers. She has some great resources and tips to help us out.

Here is a great example of a class blog using lots of technology.

The first post in a series describing 50 learning theorists. A useful theoretical backdrop.

Great up to date blog to follow! I will be teaching Grade 1 students for placement and this website will be great for assignment 1.

This blog is written by a year 6 teacher in Sydney. She uses this blog to explore, reflect and share her experiences of incorporating various ICTs in the classroom.

Blog contains tabs which allow you to look at specific topics. The topics are News, Teaching, Inspiration, Personal Development, Tech Tips and Social Media Savvy 

Ms Cassidy's Classroom blog- involves the blogs of what specific activities her class of six year olds get up to on a daily bases. This class is inviting the world into their classroom by sharing their thoughts and ideas to us all. I believe Ms Cassidy is a teacher that wants to show her students the difference between schools and what they do as a class.

"The Benefits of Educational Blogging"

"One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. Just as every student grows and develops at different rates, they learn in different ways and at different speeds. Technology makes it possible to pace lessons appropriately for each student's learning level and can be used to promote learning in the multiple intelligences. Below you will find website suggestions that address the different learning styles in your classroom with the help of technology: Verbal-Linguistic These learners enjoy learning through speaking, writing, reading, and listening. In the classroom setting these students shine when given tasks such as taking notes, researching, listening, reading for information, and writing. Websites to encourage learning for Verbal-Linguistic students: 1. http://wordle.net Allow students to express themselves creatively with words 2. http://ed.voicethread.com Capture student voices with audio, text, pictures , and video 3. http://zoho.com- A free online word processor, and presentation tool 4. http://gcast.com- Students can podcast (voice recording) online. 5. http://kerpoof.com - Students can create stories or mini- movies 6. http://www2.shidonni.com- Students create animated stories 7. http://tickatok.com Students can create stories and turn them into a book 8. http://pbskids.org/wordworld A world where words come alive 9. http://readwritethink.org 52 interactive activities related to reading, writing, and speaking 10. http://speakaboos.com Students can read stories online, record their own story and play literacy games Logical-Mathematical These learners love numbers, reasoning, and problem solving. These students enjoy measuring, calculating, and organizing data. In the classroom students will shine when given tasks such as collecting data, conducting experiments, solving proble

blog ideas. How to use them.

This is the blog of Linda Parnello a special education teacher in America. This is a current/active blog with a lot of classroom hints and tips for special education. There's not a lot of ICT but there is a lot about working with parents.

This is the Blog of Leanora Donnelly a special education teacher with whom I have had the pleasure of working. She is passionate about inclusion and differentiation, interests I also share. Whilst this blog focuses on popular culture it does talk about how the inclusion of pop culture through the use of ICTs can enrich the educational experiences of students and teachers and even the playing field for students with disability and other diverse learners.

This blog post discusses the educational value of video games and is written by Andria Ballschmieter, a special education teacher in a rural high school in south East Queensland.

This is a blog about ICT in the classroom with a particular focus on iPads in the classroom.

A teachers blog about her life as a teacher. It's quite humorous and she talks about the life of a teacher from a great perspective. 

Blog site combining ICT with Special Ed needs