American Heritage Dictionary site. This is kind of like a word cloud but makes a portrait with words. It originally came from the OZ/NZ educators diigo group. Another great tool!
A bit more technical, but the Dynamic Feed Control is the tool used on the Study Desk to display updates to the EDC3100 Diigo group and eventually student blogs and the twitter feed.
A blog post that describes the process for creating a music video parody reflecting on how digital technology has changed us.
Cool tools used, a description of the process and a great end result.
A survey from the Safe Schools Hub intended to help review/audit the policies and practices a school has undertaken to create a safe school environment. An idea that extends beyond just the safe, responsible and ethical use of digital technologies into areas of behaviour management etc.
ICT's can and should be used across all Learning Areas. There are many interesting and informative tools and applications to be accessed using technology and therefore using these broadens the students mind and moves away from the limitations that common applications such as Microsoft Office provide.
In all 3 of my pracs I have seen the Smartboard utilised very well as a teaching tool.Most teachers allowed the students to participate in lessons on the board.The kids helped me use it!