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From the site: Using Blooms Taxonomy in education is a highly effective way to scaffold learning for the students. With the recent popularity and pervasive nature of iOS devices in school districts it is essential for educators to understand how to implement Blooms in the classroom using the apps that are available. While this list is by no means fully comprehensive, it will assist educators in getting started when implementing iOS devices in the classroom. This site will change almost daily as it will be updated with new and exciting apps!

Excellent databank of Web 2.0 resources from Professional Development sessions run by Pip Cleaves

"Fake Mag Covers Created by Users"

"Welcome to Museum Box, This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others. More..."

"Wiki Rubric Karen Franker's rubric includes criteria for assessing individual and group Wiki contributions. Blog Rubric This rubric by Karen Franker may be used for assessing individual blog entries, including comments on peers' blogs. Twitter Rubric Karen Franker's rubric may be used to assess learning with Twitter during social networking instructional assignments."

Every hour, 10x10 scans the RSS feeds of several leading international news sources, and performs an elaborate process of weighted linguistic analysis on the text contained in their top news stories. After this process, conclusions are automatically drawn about the hour's most important words. The top 100 words are chosen, along with 100 corresponding images, culled from the source news stories. At the end of each day, month, and year, 10x10 looks back through its archives to conclude the top 100 words for the given time period. In this way, a constantly evolving record of our world is formed, based on prominent world events, without any human input. Sources. Currently, 10x10 gathers its data from the following news sources: * ABC * BBC * CNN * The Guardian * MSNBC * Reuters Photography. All photographs within 10x10 come from the aforementioned news sources, and full copyright ownership is maintained by those sources. 10x10 uses the images purely for artistic and educational purposes, and does not profit in any way from their use.

Range of literacy resources brought to us by the International Reading Association

" Share your photos, videos, and blog posts safely. Get your real friends and family discussing them. Shop online from one of the tens of thousands of sellers in the Multiply Marketplace. Easy, safe and secure. Sell your products and services by opening a free online store. Start earning income quickly, at no cost. "

getCITED is an online, member-controlled academic database, directory and discussion forum. Its contents are entered and edited by members of the academic community. by putting its content in the hands of its members, getCITED makes it possible to enter in and search for publications of all types. This means that, in addition to the books and articles accessible with other databases, book chapters, conference papers, working papers, reports, papers in conference proceedings, and other such research outlets can all be entered and then searched for within getCITED. In addition, getCITED makes it possible to link publications with all the publications in their bibliographies, thereby making possible a wide variety of publication and citation reports.

getCITED is an online, member-controlled academic database, directory and discussion forum. Its contents are entered and edited by members of the academic community. by putting its content in the hands of its members, getCITED makes it possible to enter in and search for publications of all types. This means that, in addition to the books and articles accessible with other databases, book chapters, conference papers, working papers, reports, papers in conference proceedings, and other such research outlets can all be entered and then searched for within getCITED. In addition, getCITED makes it possible to link publications with all the publications in their bibliographies, thereby making possible a wide variety of publication and citation reports.

An interactive film by Chris Milk built in HTML 5

An interactive film by Chris Milk built in HTML 5

"Student Response Network (SRN) is a powerful "virtual Clicker" student response system designed for use in school computer labs or with wireless laptop groups. It does away with the need for personal handheld "clicker" devices by providing a software-only solution for use with networked Windows desktops or laptops."

"The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a national organization that advocates for 21st century readiness for every student. As the United States continues to compete in a global economy that demands innovation, P21 and its members provide tools and resources to help the U.S. education system keep up by fusing the three Rs and four Cs (critical thinking and problem solving, communication, collaboration, and creativity and innovation). While leading districts and schools are already doing this, P21 advocates for local, state and federal policies that support this approach for every school"

The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) was today advised by an Expert Working Group that breakthroughs in the science of learning, including brain function, motivation and the practice of teaching, have the potential to transform how individual Australians acquire and retain knowledge throughout their lives.

The Prime Minister's Science, Engineering and Innovation Council (PMSEIC) was today advised by an Expert Working Group that breakthroughs in the science of learning, including brain function, motivation and the practice of teaching, have the potential to transform how individual Australians acquire and retain knowledge throughout their lives.

"Alfresco reduces your ECM costs by up to 96% compared to proprietary systems like Documentum, Open Text and SharePoint. It's as simple to use as a shared drive or SharePoint and does not lock you in to a proprietary stack."

"Microsoft Math gives students tools, tutorials and instructions, all in one place! Its large collection of tools, tutorials, and instructions helps students learn mathematical concepts, while quickly solving math and science problems. Students see how to solve problems step-by-step - instantly! Microsoft Math works for many grade levels, studying subjects from basic math to calculus."

Dr Julia Atkins work on Learning By Design. Looks good.

An up and coming blog on Games Design by Cathie Howe. Keep an eye on this one.

This site was suggested to me by a student in EDUC107. It combines links to a number of tools and examples of them in action

Technological networks have transformed prominent businesses sectors: music, television, financial, manufacturing. Social networks, driven by technological networks, have similarly transformed communication, news, and personal interactions. Education sits at the social/technological nexus of change. . .