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This tool is another presentation tool for educators. It works in such a way that it instantly transforms your layouts into a zooming presentation. Has both free and "pro" options.

"This is a weekly series of 30 min live education broadcasts from Australia. hosted by Amanda Rablin and Roland Gesthuizen. The shows are recorded live each Monday evening (9pm EST Brisbane Melbourne, 7pm Perth, 12 am Auckland) and feature an international pannel of guests. The archive for each show can be viewed here."

"The classroom environment truly is The Third Teacher. There are those who make a considerable effort to consider an holistic view of classroom design. Physical space, classroom displays, learning opportunities, student preferences, movement of people - all contribute to an engaging learning environment and a positive learning climate"

This paper addresses the competences needed in 21st century life especially in relation to civic participation, and the educational requirements to foster them in young people. New technologies are widely used by young people for informal social interaction, video game-playing and giving voice to their views. Incorporation of these practices into the classroom has been fairly slow, despite their manifest potential for promoting agency and civic engagement. The paper argues that this is in part due to the need for a cultural shift in education to accommodate them. Currently, many competences young people will need for the future world of interactive technology and 'bottom-up' information, communication and democracy are mainly being developed through informal practices. These competences, which include adaptability, managing ambiguity, and agency are discussed in relation to civic participation. 

 A lot of sites mentioned. Organised under headings: Writing Prompts and Starters; Grammar; Reading & Writing; Poetry; Literature; Shakespeare; Spelling; Vocabulary English as a Second Language (ESL); Other ELA Resources; Blogging & Website Creation; Citation; Web 2.0 Tools - Material Creation; Web 2.0 Tools - File Sharing, Hosting, Viewing and Collaborating; Web 2.0 Tools - Gathering Feedback/Creating Quizzes; Web 2.0 Tools - Document Annotation; Free eBooks and Audio Books

While the field has grown over the past decade, the central concern of new literacies research remains the same; researchers scrutinize and analyze how the rapid development of new tools and technologies are shaping language and literacy practices. In this special themed issue of Digital Culture and Education (DCE), we begin a conversation that compliments how we think about conceptualizing, viewing and talking about "new" literacies.

This is a simple tool that strips YouTube viewing of all of the distractions of related videos, comments, and promoted videos. To use it, copy the link of a video into the "purifier," click purify, and your video will be displayed on a blank white background. You can also install the View Pure bookmarklet to accomplish the same goal.

Really great little introduction to Mahara and Mahara views.

Animated Explanations is a website "full of animated movies, interactive tutorials and instructional videos, all free for you to view and to embed in your website".

This review provides a rich vision ofthe current and potential futuredevelopments in this area. It movesaway from the dominant view of mobilelearning as an isolated activity to exploremobile learning as a rich, collaborativeand conversational experience, whetherin classrooms, homes or the streets ofa city. It asks how we might draw onexisting theories of learning to help usevaluate the most relevant applicationsof mobile technologies in education. Itdescribes outstanding projects currentlyunder development in the UK and aroundthe world and it explores what the futuremight hold for learning with mobiletechnologies.

A teacher created these for her classroom so that she could share Bloom's with her kids in different ways that would make their classroom fun, but also give them a different way of viewing the information. Here she is sharing her Bloomin' Tree. As she started making her Bloom's re-imagines, students started coming to her with ideas of how to display the information. The tree was a student idea and the boy underneath is Lance, who made the suggestion.

Google SketchUp is great free software that can be used across the curriculum. This page from RoboHelp contains links to numerous project ideas using the software. For each project shown below, you can view project details in HTML or PDF format.

"I would just like to know how 'it' works, what the benefits are, how complicated it is and what costs are involved? I wish there was someone who could give us a quick overview, a birds-eye view tour... " Using Skype you are taken on 45 minute tours of a range of software portals. Interesting

"There are any number of ways to look at cloud computing. Three infographics illustrate how differentt the subject is viewed. The works demonstrate the diversity of the communities interested in cloud computing. All three appeal to people with little or no knowledge about the topic."

This Pictures Collection focuses on Australian people, places and events. You can now view more than 100 500 of these items online.

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Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework from NZ.

Mahara is an open source e-portfolio system with a flexible display framework from NZ. Mahara, meaning 'think' or 'thought' in Te Reo Māori, is user centred environment with a permissions framework that enables different views of an e-portfolio to be easily managed. Mahara also features a weblog, resume builder and social networking system, connecting users and creating online learner communities.

Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool from Inspiration.

Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents whether working individually or collaboratively. With integrated diagram and outline views you can think visually, structure your work effectively and express your ideas in the ways that communicate best.

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Welcome to the new Media That Matters Film Festival website-watch the newest collection, browse by issue below, or view the festival archives through the dropdown menu above.