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Some great activities on this website. I tried the Digital picture book and thought it was great. Check out my blog for the result. http://mrspoulter.edublogs.org

No problems Tamara.

I tried the book too. It was easy and fun. An excellent resource for early childhood and special needs fields. Thanks for sharing.

This website is set up for Early Childhood educators to make life easier. Its quote is "We all need to work together to make the Early Years Framework a reality". It contains links to interactive ICT websites and advice on the following topics: Being, Belonging, Becoming Reggio Emilia Learning through Play Social & Emotional Development Communication Skills Learning Literacy Learning Numeracy Equal Access for All Consistent Curriculum Smooth Transition Partnerships Quality assurance Activities for Little Kids ICT for Littlies Australian Early Years Framework Regulation Videos Other Early Years Links Recipes safe for kids

Its great to hear people say that we need to work together. I remember years ago a friend of mine (who was a Grade 6 teacher) told me of her frustration when she would encourage her students and they were alive with excitement to learn and explore and the work they handed in was exceptional from her point of view. However, six months into the next year she would be so disappointed because the grades of the Year 7 students would be declining and their attitude was one of apathy. What she wanted to do was to work with the Year 7 teacher so with a combined effort they could assist the students to continue their positive attitude throughout their time at upper primary school. The Year 7 teacher felt threatened and the sad cycle continued. When I read http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/blog-early-blog-often-the-secret-to-making-boys-write-properly-2211232.html as well as http://www.letthechildrenplay.net I was thrilled to hear what great progress is being made by teachers/schools when they collaborate. Thanks for the info.

THis is really interesting. Children will learn about Supreme Court through this website. 

The traditional art of letter writing is dying out as growing numbers of children turn to email, text messages and social networking websites, research suggests.

Links to apps, websites, technologies that can be used in Middle School. 

More music sites

Listen to any website

Interactive website about Gallipoli. Fantastic and very educational.

I think art is like technology, it allows students to create and manipulate tools, this website has managed to combine the power of both

this website uses smart boards but could also be used in composite classes.

Stumbled across this website while trying to find out how to integrate ICTs with only an interactive whiteboard in the classroom. Looks like some good reading

The Internet archive is attempting to provide "universal access to all knowledge". i.e it is storing as much information as it possibly can. You can find movies, audio, books, even websites via the Internet archive.

A development version of a website aiming to help "players, parents and educators share learning experiences in games'. i.e. it helps you identify what games might be useful for learning and what they might help with.

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.

ABC Splash is a new education website for Australia, packed with 100s of videos, audio clips and games. Totally free to watch and play at home and in school.

A brief introduction to Diigo and some examples of how teachers and stud ents can use it for learning.

Creative Commons Photo courtesy of Michael Surran Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License Diigo is a powerful information capturing, storing, recalling and sharing tool. Here are just a few of the possibilities with Diigo: Save important websites and access them on any computer. Categorize websites by titles, notes, keyword tags, lists and groups.

Useful information about using Diigo in the classroom.