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Some neat ideas to extend use of tech in class

Got an iphone, need educational apps? this is an amazing collection....imagine what a class could do with them.

Greg. Maybe something for the seniors to look at here! Productivity has to be priority number one when you're a student. Between class, study time, and extracurricular activities, there just aren't enough hours in the day. That's why free web apps exist. These no-cost products are specifically designed to make your life easier and less stressful. Some have been around for years and others are relatively new-but they will all do their part to boost your productivity.

Up to one million Central Africans do not have access to clean water and therefore are highly vulnerable to threat of deadly waterborne diseases because of the conflict threatening their country, United Nations relief agencies reported today.

Play this game to experience the challenges and excitement of international trade. See if you can get the best price for the goods you sell and the biggest bargains for the goods you buy. Watch how the global economy is doing: the prices you'll be able to get and the deals you can make depend on how healthy the global economy is.

How to do stuff..... like anything! tech. :)

Flickr based photo editing, great intro to online editing for students.

Wow, sometimes infographics are amazing, you set the indicators/countries and view how they are doing. cool

"Smokescreen is a cutting-edge game about life online. We all use Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and MSN to keep up with our mates - and we've all heard the stories about parties on Facebook being mobbed, or people getting stalked on MSN. The question is, what would you do if it happened to you?

Gotta love Google, good for the Japanese/chinese/korean kids when researching.

Do you need a new way for your students to express themselves or show what they know? Google Search Stories Video Creator may be the way. Students just type up to seven search terms and search types into a field. Then they choose the music and publish. The results are embeddable and linkable.

This is a list of books which I hope will be a useful resource for teachers and librarians for the Primary Years Programme of Inquiry of the International Baccalaureate. I have tried to choose books which do not have a narrow focus but which are trans-disciplinary in concept. Please contact me if you would like recommendations for books on specific subject areas, and at a particular age level. The list will gradually be added to and improved as I have time to add to it and as I get more feedback from teachers and librarians. I have divided the list into the six organizing themes (though I realise that there can be considerable overlap between various themes) and have made up separate lists for fiction and non-fiction titles. I have given an indication of reading levels to each of the titles. Titles newly included in this updated list are marked *

Excellent resource and info on blogging. Must read

A whole screed load of resources on Digi storytelling...Part of my "want to do better"list for 2011!

Quite a nice interactive graphic that takes kids through a research cycle/s

Ok, slept on this site! Over 2000 videos and 100 self paced exercises in almost everything, Stuck how to do something? or wanting kids to try something? have a look here.

Blogging etiquette, great for kids

Hmmm, seems neat but do you want that much info owned by someone else? Well some one other than Google, Facebook et al?!