Macquarie University School of Education

Jane Hart's 5th annual survey of learning tools that we have built based on the contributions of learning professionals worldwide. The 2011 list will be finalised on 13 November 2011.

audio podcasting via blogs

This is a great site from the Australian Flexible Learning Framework that has a range of helpful tips for a wide variety of technologies.

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. . .

A wonderful and growing database of information, photos and online resources about Sydney.

A wonderful example of an online multimodal resource. Audio and an excellent search facility.

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

" For over a decade, artists of all mediums - print, video, multimedia or the web - have known Bryce, the affordable 3D software for achieving breathtakingly realistic imagery. Top Reasons to Upgrade The latest incarnation, Bryce 6, will give those artists along with the new generation of creators the ability to work faster and create more realistic environments than ever before. Whether you are a professional designer, or a 3D graphics enthusiast, Bryce 6 provides you with the tools to literally create a world of your own."

Amazing 3D database technology from UNSW

Amazing 3D database technology from UNSW

"Educational electronic games can be utilized in a variety of teaching situations. This rubric will help you evaluate your electronic game in an educational setting. If a criteria rating falls between two levels of achievement, you may score it with a point value between the two levels. To calculate your total score online: enter your score for each criteria, then click the Calculate Totals button below the Total Score box."

National K-12 congress conference - looks excellent!

Rewind, relive and reconnect with the classroom experience through campus-wide lecture capture from Echo360.

Rewind, relive and reconnect with the classroom experience through campus-wide lecture capture from Echo360.

Web 2.0 in Higher Education JSIC report

Web 2.0 in Higher Education JSIC report

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

Multiple Networks Save your time and save your sanity. Manage multiple social networks through one client: HootSuite! Team Workflow Have a company or organization with more than one contributor? HootSuite makes it easy to manage multiple users over various social network accounts. Track Statistics Track Statistics Impress your friends, your boss or just yourself with our improved visualizations link statistics. Graphs show not only a summary but also individual message statistics!

Multiple Networks Save your time and save your sanity. Manage multiple social networks through one client: HootSuite! Team Workflow Have a company or organization with more than one contributor? HootSuite makes it easy to manage multiple users over various social network accounts. Track Statistics Track Statistics Impress your friends, your boss or just yourself with our improved visualizations link statistics. Graphs show not only a summary but also individual message statistics!

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 3.0.

WorldWide Telescope (WWT) enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world. Experience narrated guided tours from astronomers and educators featuring interesting places in the sky. A web-based version of WorldWide Telescope is also now available. This version enables seamless, guided explorations of the universe from within a web browser on PC and Intel Mac OS X by using the power of Microsoft Silverlight 3.0.

Story Stage is an interactive and highly creative puppet-based literacy resource. It encourages and facilitates groups or pairs of children working together around the computer to devise and create their own imaginative retellings of Traditional Stories.

Story Stage is an interactive and highly creative puppet-based literacy resource. It encourages and facilitates groups or pairs of children working together around the computer to devise and create their own imaginative retellings of Traditional Stories.

25 GB of free storage on Windows Live With SkyDrive, it's easy to store and share your files and photos with almost anyone.

25 GB of free storage on Windows Live With SkyDrive, it's easy to store and share your files and photos with almost anyone.

Allows users to upload pictures and create a 3D world based on the pictures

Allows users to upload pictures and create a 3D world based on the pictures