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Blog post describing Math Trail - virtual tours through Google maps with embedded clues and math questions

These maps are interactive - you can add layers to them to show, for eg, population, temperature etc, you can search for individual locations, the "flag" icon on the left provides information on the country - a great resource!

Beebot maps

Real-time web-based collaborative open source mind mapping

Evidence of the value of visualisation to awareness and learning

"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

Concept map showing a range of learning theories. Via @palbion

Somewhat interactive timeline that shows the various generations mapped against technical developments (e.g. when the term "blog" was coined, when the Mosaic browser was developed).

Concept Maps

American project looking at developing mathematic assessments that move beyond traditional methods.

This is a link to PKM in detail that I found very helpful when creating my concept map for Assignment 1

I got this from a website I am subscribed to - Gizmo freeware. We think that Google is the way to always find stuff, but try this and see what you get. You type in what you want to know, and a mind map opens up on the topic. You can then click on each bubble and it extends! Fantastic.

Similar to a webquest-\In the school setting, an integrated teacher dashboard allows teachers to monitor the progess of each student, view their research activity, and view/comment on students' journals.

Great concept map displaying, in simplified form, concepts included in 21st century pedagogy

Firstly, a Unit Plan what's this? In education this basically encompasses weekly lesson plans (what is taught on a day to day basis) into an overarching idea say of Mapping in the Maths curriculum. A unit plan can run for a few weeks or can be extended over many weeks when teaching a very detailed subject area.

Using comic strips to teach narratives. Idea for struggling readers and ESL students.

Inspiration Software provides programs to enable teachers and students to create visual learning aids through many methods. Under each tab, the benefits of each visual aid and suggestions of how to use the aids in a classroom environment are offered.

Newspaper article about how the new Apple Watch is opening up a range of new possibilities, in particular for a deaf and blind woman. Mentions the Apple Watch's haptic capability - the ability for the device to give feedback via touch. Likely to be the first widely used example of haptics.