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Welcome to award-winning games-based learning with What2Learn. The fun, FREE and effective way to learn. Play some of our 60,000 revision games, tests and quizzes or make your own. This could be used either as a class activity, in the lab or set as home learning! Make some of your homework fun

"Incorporating multiple intelligences in your teaching will ensure that you tap into your students' full potential for learning. By teaching in more "brain-compatible" ways, teachers can engage more learners and educate more authentically and fairly. "

Incorporating multiple intelligences in your teaching will ensure that you tap into your students' full potential for learning. By teaching in more "brain-compatible" ways, teachers can engage more learners and educate more authentically and fairly.

This online resource has been developed to support you, as a teacher, to explore how you can integrate the use of digital content, software, and other e-learning tools and contexts into your literacy teaching and learning.

"21st century educators are using more and more technology to enhance the teaching and learning in their classrooms, but the issue of online safety always remains. This article will help teachers find and create an internet safety curriculum to help guard against the pitfalls of online learning."

Useful list of sites to help teach cyber safety.

In contrast to the technology teachers' use in a classroom for their professional use, what is the technology (digital) footprint students' use in your classroom? When effectively integrated into teaching and student learning, technology has the power to transform a classroom into an influential learning community. Within this digital community students use technology tools to create collaborative and personal learning networks to support their learning. So what is the technology footprint? This is the digital toolbox containing offline and online technology tools and programs students select from as they complete assignments or projects. These digital tools may include and not limited to computers, iPod Touches, cell phones, online problem solving situations, blogs, podcasts, interactive websites, and other Web 2.0 tools. Read more at Suite101: What is the Technology Footprint in Your Classroom? http://www.suite101.com/content/what-is-the-technology-footprint-in-your-classroom-a339675#ixzz1CgBybnX5

"The brain training learning games at ProProfs are a great way to engage your students in some higher level thinking skills. Currently they have 26 games and they represent a good variety of the kind of skills you would expect in this genre of learning software. So, it's no wonder that ProProfs is often rated among the best online games for gifted children. The 60 Second Brain Game is an intense visual and audio test, while Double Bubble and Colour Balls are equally challenging, and get harder the more you play them. There are also a whole collection of other educational games on this site, so if you haven't been here before, you should definitely check it out, because there is a lot to like on this site."

Brain training games are a great way to promote higher level thinking skills in students, but finding the right activities to practice these skills can be difficult. So, if you are looking for the best brain training learning software programs online, you have come to the right place. Read more: http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/106947.aspx#ixzz1EGc7gHc5

Nice blog on learning and pyp

As a teacher, I enjoy looking for new ways to engage students. Some methods employed may be novel; I know their effectiveness will wear off over time. Other methods are structured around solid principles of learning and have lasting value. Striking a balance amongst both novel and lasting methods helps establish an evolving, engaging and enriched classroom experience.

worth a look! An Aussie site with reviews of some real gems for learning.

Teach a language? Don't we all? Have a look at this breakdown of how Flashcards for the 21st C can help our students.

"Since it never hurts to learn something new, especially a skill set like computer programming in different languages, we will go over some of the best channels that will introduce you to the world of programming. Let's look at which channels made the cut."

How to videos on youtube, so good for kids and teachers