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A definite must read. Might need to edit his 5 literacies for kid consumption.

About as clear a piece as i have read on why we need to make our l;earning spaces alive and vibrant. LOVE IT

Nice use of an epub builder to give students info/videos on a subject.

Integrating podcasts into your classroom engages students and brings new life into seasoned lesson plans. We at SimpleK12 want to show you that not only is podcasting in the classroom a great idea, but that it's quick, easy, and more often than not, FREE!

Excellent Larry ferrazzo article on how to improve the classroom by looking at how you interact with it.

How cool, let you capture the kids work as they do it, see the process not just the product!

Excellent post, anyone thinking about how to get kids "voices"out there should have a read.

How to integrate Bloom's Taxonomy of apps into the classroom: Bloom's Taxonomy is by no means the best or only way to categorize websites, apps or other educational tools. However, I often find that for my purposes, it is a really nice way to organize tools so that I can find them later. It also keeps me (and my students) thinking about the learning process and keeps us all from getting stuck in a one-type-of-learning rut. Bloom's is also extraordinarily handy for categorizing apps that don't fit neatly into a subject matter or that fall into several different subject categories. In the apps, I have given you a little guide. If an app cost money, I've added a $$ on the app. The others are free. The free apps are just as wonderful as some of the paid!

I'm no audio engineer. And odds are that neither are you. So I won't get into all of the nitty gritty details of audio editing. If you want more details, one of the community MVPs shared some tips on how to improve your audio quality. It's a good post and worthy reading.

Comic Book Effect transforms a photo into a comic book drawing. It is simple to do and can be very entertaining. I will show you how to get from left picture to right picture using Adobe Photoshop in only five steps.

So you want to create a web page but don't have any idea how to do it? Well, that's what this article is all about. We'll start from the basics and work up to some of the more advanced techniques.

I love using online tools and apps which allow students to customise and develop their creativity. There are many avatar makers and creature creators available. I have updated this presentation to include a few new ones I have found. I have also included a few ideas on how to use them in the classroom.

Forget Math homework and "showing working!" What is Wolfram Alpha? It is a supercomputing brain. It provides calculates and provides comprehensive answers to most any science or math question. Unlike other search sources, you and your students can ask questions in plain language or various forms of abbreviated notation. Contrary to popular belief, Wolfram Alpha is not a search engine. Unlike popular search engines, which simply retrieve documents based on keyword searches, Wolfram computes answers based on known models of human knowledge. It provides answers which are complete with data and algorithms, representing real-world knowledge.

How to share kids work online.

If you want to know how to use web2.0, this is the place to find the help you need! Good vids as well!

Greg, this could be a way to cover video and web ettiquette with grade 7-8's?(Video - Social Studies Project) Students discussed how technology has changed over time and the ways that some people use it in an inappropriate manner. Students created short movies to address particular behaviors, emphasizing the importance of correcting those behaviors. This video is a compilation of their work to educate everyone on technology etiquette.