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Neurologist and teacher Judy Willis will be presenting a 4-part series on how young brains develop neurologically; she'll also offer some research-based classroom strategies to teach critical thinking and other 21st century skills.

TED: Ray Kurzweil: Get ready for hybrid thinking - Ray Kurzweil (2014) http://t.co/9nOGl6FHOT

Learning - Thinking - Playing

World clouds have become very popular. Thanks to the Wordle javascript (www.wordle.net) anyone can make a beautiful picture with words. There are however some drawbacks, such as the Wordle picture can not be saved (directly) and because of copyright modifications or alterations of the Wordle application is out of the question. Word clouds are playful and it is very attractive way to show text. Here we offer yet another application to the list of our creativity tools: Wordaizer. This new application offer the possibility to tune, shape, create, print and save any word cloud that you can think of.

Lesson plans, videos, and classroom resources all about recycling and other environmental topics

Latest update 11th March 2011 - These are some of the best free internet resources for education. This page is constantly updated; every time I come across a new piece of software or an exciting website, I list it here. You might also want to take a look at my Diigo or Delicious accounts for more links. This list is not exhaustive in any way. In fact, if you think there is a tool or application for use in education that should be added to this list, please don't hesitate to get in touch and suggest it!

As you watch this video, think about what could happen in schools if  adults got out of the way. 

Evaluating web pages skillfully requires you to do two things at once: Train your eye and your fingers to employ a series of techniques that help you quickly find what you need to know about web pages; Train your mind to think critically, even suspiciously, by asking a series of questions that will help you decide how much a web page is to be trusted. This page is organized to combine the two techniques into a process that begins with looking at your search results from a search engine or other source, follows through by investigating the content of page, and extends beyond the page to what others may say about the page or its author(s).