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From another Diigo group - this is a suite of fun tools from the BBC for organising ideas and generating new ideas. In Pinball you will find tools for creating mind maps, outlines, and simple slideshows. Pinball also has tools to help you brainstorm and generate new ideas.

Interactive whiteboard games allow the whole class to engage in a learning activity at the same time. Cooperation and collaboration between the students and the teacher is used to explore problem sole, share ideas and achieve answers. In this blog I have attached a website that links to interactive whiteboard games for kindergarten to year nine.

Initial post summarising a unit on digital citizenship being undertaken by a Year 5 class from Melbourne. Includes a call for potential collaborators.

This is a bit of a perpetual cycle. Technology itself doesn't guarantee an education revolution but it certainly is the driving force for needing one. 

A summary of work done by a World Bank supported group. Attempts to summarise what is known about the use of ICT in education -- original shared by Lisa Stewart

what do we know about successful pedagogical strategies?

SLIC - holistic lesson to increase motivation and engagement, helping to teach multiple levels of learners and different learning styles, fostering collaboration and helping students focus on specific tasks

Richard Byrne's blog again! "Create drawings and documents on your tablet. You can create using free-hand drawing tools, using typing tools, or a combination of the two tool sets. Your drawings and documents can be sent to and synced with other users so that they can comment and edit your drawings and documents." From another Diigo group.

Advantages There is a reason that many people are attracted to wikis for learning. Wikis can be private or public. You can get wiki software at no cost or at a very low cost. They only require basic programming skills for installation, setup and maintenance. Contributors create content independently of each other, so that multiple people can be working on the site at the same time. Wikis can be applied to just about any content area. Users find them easy to search and navigate.

I'm planning on integrating the use of a wiki into my unit plan for assignment 2. I remember teaching myself and creating one a few years back and loved it! I think it's a great tool.

This is what I want my learners to be-connected! I want them to be creators,publishers,movie makers,editors,journalists..... I want them to feel engaged,excited,creative,enthusiastic,successful,

ePals Global Community where learners connect

Technological tools to help enhance students' learning! Great ideas for iPad apps. i loovee ipad apps :)

A blog about embracing digital technology in the classroom. Has some interesting comments about teacher attitudes to technology and new ways of learning. May be something to consider in reasons for using ICTs in the classroom

"Building Global Partnerships - Part 2: Taking the Time"

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. "

Glenn Hervieux posted this on 07 May 13 This is a helpful look at the stages many go through as they begin the journey of building a PLN.

In a world-first, physicist and cosmologist, Professor Stephen Hawking, appeared at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on April 25 and 26 via DVEtelepresence Holographic Live Stage technology.