Macquarie University School of Education

Working with statistics, probability and data sets

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.

"Welcome to My Place for Teachers. On this website you will find rich educational material to support primary and lower-secondary teachers using the My Place TV series in the classroom. Explore background information, aligned with the My Place stories, on events and people significant to Australia's history. Download clips and stills from the TV series, as well as teaching activities and student activity sheets that relate to current themes. Go behind the scenes with production information and interviews, or chat with other teachers and share stories in the teacher's forum."

Convert Latex Equations into Images to Embed in Documents Embed Equation in Web Page, Forum, Google Docs, Twitter Render Latex Math Equations into Plain Text ASCII Insert ASCII Eqn as comment in source-code or email Convert your email or address to image to avoid spam Supports (PNG, GIF, JPG, TIF, BMP, PNM, FIG, PS) Control Equation Font Family, Size, Color, and Opacity Unlimited Uploads, No Registration"

A slideshare demonstrating several online comic creators

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

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

Neat little web 2.0 tool which allows facial features to be dragged across to virtual canvas. Features are in the style of Picasso painting. Some graphics functionality i.e. increase and decrease size, add colour, rotate and order. Could be good for integrating Art and Maths (flip). Could create a character and capture through SMART Notebook and use as basis for writing, descriptions, etc.

Wow! Map of the world with placemarks for every newspaper. Provides options to translate the newspapers as well as to search. Colour coded in language. Click on the placemark and today's newspaper is displayed.

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!

Punya Mishra's TPACK newsletter. Mentions our project, Teaching Teachers for the Future http://www.altc.edu.au/ttf/

A wonderful example of how students can use PhotoStory to create a moving video profiling soldiers listed as missing following the battle of Fromelles. The students are from Year 9 at St Mary's Cathedral College.

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..."

"Think of Stixy as your online bulletin board. Create as many Stixyboards as you like, one for each project. Use Stixy to easily organize and share: * Your family's schedule * Projects at work * An upcoming holiday with your friends * Your photos from your last bike trip * Or share a file or two with a friend Only you set the limitations for how you want to use Stixy."

"What is BeFunky? BeFunky simplifies photo editing and effects for everyday people. Marvelous Photo Effects Choose from our constantly growing library of photo effects to turn your ordinary photos into extraordinary art with virtually no effort. Smart Photo Editing Photo editing made smart. Fix your common photo problems like bad lighting, digital noise, fuzzy colors and details with one click. Design Goodies Give your digital creations a whole lot of character with BeFunky Goodies. Add speech bubbles, frames and more..."

An online collaborative video editing program!

"First time here? Welcome! We have a lot of fun stuff to play with like our Motivational Poster maker, Magazine Cover maker, Warholizer, and much more! Play as much as you like-everything is free. We also sell awesome custom-made posters."

Create beautiful books online