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A collection of photos of classrooms - and the students in those classrooms - from around the world. Drawn from a broader collection. I only skimmed through the images, but the thing that struck me was how serious all the students were.

"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

Collection of stories by teachers about "how to start" a digital/ICT journey

Collection of lesson plans around digital citizenship.  Perhaps useful for generating ideas.

A collection of blog, articles and software based on Universal Design and supporting all learners

Collection of resources curated by a US-based group

Picture Books Online is a collection of classic picture books from Era Publications. Watch your favourite characters, stories and imagination come to life through Picture Books Online. Excellent

Biology teacher's collection of resources on her blog

Collection of resources on game-based learning, focused on explaining/supporting why it works

An online lecture (slides+audio) from Prof Peter Albion (from USQ) for use in the course EDP4130.  In 20 minutes or so Peter gives some background to the changes in society, information availability etc that is - at least for some - suggesting a need for new approaches to knowledge, learning and teaching.  

There are so many great ways that you can make ICT integral to learning in your Early Phase maths program.    To help you get started, we've compiled a collection of resources around the theme 'ICTs You Can Count On'.   These resources relate to the concepts covered in the five strands of the Years 1 - 10 Mathematics Syllabus.   We encourage you to explore them and to learn more about the applications, websites and learning objects that can be used to engage learners in your Early Phase classroom.

Collection of video lessons from teachers.

Collection of resources around assessment for an Australian context

A collection of theory-based principles for creating instructional videos

Collection of photos illustrating "bad maths"

Collection of self-directed learning resources to help teachers develop skills with particular technologies. Some of these will be very useful for Assignment 1. Most will be useful more broadly. -- Original shared by Lisa Stewart

Australian teachers collective blog site on all topics

A collection of 384 resources found to support the National Safe Schools Framework (a bit broader than just digital citizenship)

Collection of information on different cyber safety issues.

EduApps consists of eight useful software collections that are free for you to download and use. The EduApps Family covers a range of user requirements to support teaching and learning, so just choose the one that's right for you.