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An iOS based behaviour management app linked to an online service.

Edmodo offers various resources to help you get started, including security best practices, sample guidelines and a sample code of conduct for your students.

A comparison of 5 different free/cheap online video-conferencing tools. A possibility for online events or group collaboration.

Free web conference tool. I haven't trialed it yet with other people but it looks pretty simple to use and it's Free.

Password storage encryption site. free.

Marzano talks about the importance of setting clear time limits for tasks - this digital resource can help.

Collection of free math activities using Google Earth.

A free online course starting October 3rd looking at research about how Videogrames can help learning (and much more)

Richard Byrne's blog. "Coggle is a new, collaborative mind-mapping service that is very easy to use. To create a Coggle mind map just sign-in with your Google account and click the "+" icon to start your mind map. After entering the main idea of your mind map you can add branches by clicking the "+" icons that appear next to everything you type. To re-arrange elements just click on them and drag them around your screen. "

"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

Blog post describing some tools and approaches that can be used to scaffold student use of search engines

EDC3100 members. Clink on the google.docs link in this document. Feel free to add your graffiti to this document.

"Pre Service Teacher EdFest is a free national virtual conference which will be filmed and the live streamed right here from 11:00am-2:00pm AEST on July 30th. No registration is required to be part of the event, simply tune in below. We welcome your ideas and questions leading up to and during the event via twitter and the #PSTEdFest tag (shown at right of screen)."

A free course from Stanford University focused on how to learn mathematics as a student. The ICT connection is how they use ICTs to teach this Massive Online Open Course (MOOC). But beyond this, the course might be useful for those of you slightly phobic of maths and beyond that I'm sure there will be some interesting pedagogical suggestions you could pick up for your own teaching.

Reasons to use ICTs in our pedagogy. Feel free to add to, edit, bookmark and just generally scribble on. Cut and paste the link at the top of the document into a browser to edit.

Reasons to use ICTs in our pedagogy. EDC3100 members please feel free to add to, edit, annotate and just generally scribble on.

Free and paid social story resources

During the presentation on iPads we discussed the use of eBooks. Plenty here to explore.