An article describing a project aiming to build a $30 spectrometer that can be connected to an ipad/iphone to allow anyone analyse the components of materials. Imagine having your students use one of these to analyse the contents of tap water, tank water and beyond.
The Practicum Resources Wiki is a collection or database of online information resources you can use while you are on practicum in the school environment. Generally, all these resources are freely available. Material is selected from world-wide resources with an emphasis on Australian resources where available.
Contains thousands of classroom activities for scaffolding student learning and higher order thinking, covering a wide range of topics across all KLAs.
A blog that shares different representations of the world based on prevalence of countries contribution. e.g. how many gold medals won in the olympics and paralympics, global spaces for food production etc. Useful visualisations of quantitative information
This article is a part of a recent increase in interest in the difference between trolling and abuse in online forums. A potential good opportunity to explore some questions of digital citizenship.