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Good article outlining how technology may be used to increase engagement. While turning worksheets into games may not be as ambitious as I would like this could be a good starting point.

I used resources on this website for my WebQuest. They have audio instructions which is great for early childhood and special ed. Very educational, interactive and engaging.

Hi Michelle Thanks I will have to check it out. Last semester I used GoAnimate for the webquest, but found you were limited unless you paid. Bec.

As I research reasons for ICT integration in the classroom, I came across this article. ICT is a great use of the multi-sensory approach to learning. Particularly, I can see this in regards to literacy and numeracy. Activating parts of the brain that can help with this engagement is essential for students with Special needs

That is so cool! Imagine how much harder it would have been for teachers ten years ago, they probably wouldn't even have imagined this kind of thing would be possible. It makes you wonder what technology will be like in the next ten years! In the next five years even!! Maybe special education schools and units won't be necessary anymore because technology will enable all students to be integrated!

A real life example of how not to engage online.

A video doing the rounds in which a US high school student complains bitterly about the teaching approach used. i.e. hand out packets, read. He wants the teacher to teach, to engage the students. A lesson there about what's acceptable teaching strategies. But more broadly, there's a lesson here about the spread of smart phones with video. What happens in your classroom can be recorded and made public.  The classroom may not be as private as you think. A typical knee-jerk response may be to ban the use of device. What are the chances of that actually working? How well has it worked in schools today? What about using these tools as part of student learning?

Running a "History Harvest" seems one way to get students engaged with the local community.

One NSW school's plans for students to engage more as citizens.

Use this site to create, share, publish, and read digital books that engage and support diverse learners according to their individual needs, interests, and skills.

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.

A very high level overview.  It's not that engaging or interesting and remains focused on safety without extending into how to contribute to society, but has some useful resource links.  Including similar suggestions for kindegarten and year 2 (US context)

Great resource for use within the classroom. Great online activity for students to engage within. Found from scootle.com find link attached :)

Tunstall's Teaching Tidbits by Reagan Tunstall is a refreshing and inspirational teaching blog. Reagan shares "engaging and exciting educational materials". Check out the heading: Animal Research Creating an eBook ...

Suggestions on ways to provide engaging lessons that help develop students with ESL. Introducing music and excursions to the class to help with stimulation and understanding.

Journal article documenting how 31 student teachers used ICT in schools.

Empirical research into the effectiveness of "whiteboard animation" (Google that term to find out what it is). An example of empirical resarch.

Not exactly a web2.0 tool, however could be good to engage learners.  Novel approach to getting a topic for narrative writing.

Here a graduate teacher aims to use a variety of digital tools and resources to engage students and enrich their experience in attempting to answer the question 'Who are Indigenous Australians?' The teacher explores how a range of digital tools and resources can be used to collaboratively build students' knowledge of Indigenous cultures and histories in Australia and internationally.