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"When I first started blogging with my class, I simply used text and images in blog posts. As my skills and confidence grew, I started using different forms of media to make the blog posts more interesting and interactive. Using a range of online tools is a great way to showcase student work."

The Spatialworlds blog is a repository of teaching resources, images, commentary and website links for those interested in spatial education, spatial technology and geography in schools.

A fantastic idea to combine Book Week and Science Week!

"A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging."

"You want some great ed tech tools to use in your classroom? You got em'-50, to be exact! This article from Edudemic features an extensive list of some of the most awesome technological tools you can find for teaching and learning. There's lots to explore here, so have fun!""

"Project-based learning (PBL) is a method used to cultivate learning and teach students 21st century skills. The idea is "built upon authentic learning activities that engage student interest and motivation," and "generally reflect the types of learning and work people do in everyday world outside the classroom" (pbl-online.org). During project-based learning, students are approached with a complex question, problem, or challenge, which they respond to through a lengthy process of analysis and reflection. These projects are carefully planned, managed, and evaluated-and in the end students have created a high-quality, meaningful product."

50 favourite novelists with a bit of a blurb on each. Many children's & young adult writers included.

No! You can't just take it! No! You can't take it, because you found it on Google! No! You can't just right click>save>use, just because you can! No! You can't just pretend that you created it! No! You can't make money off my work that I shared FREELY under certain conditions! No! You can't just take it…even in the name of education! No! You can't just take it… even if AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE you are a teacher!

"A primary school teacher sharing resources, practical ideas and thoughts on blogging, global collaboration and technology integration."

Use slideshare to share your presentations, and to embedd onto your blog or website

Use slideshare to share your presentations, and to embedd onto your blog or website

visual literacy ◾A data visualization must have a beginning, middle, and end links to tools to create infographics, blogs and tutorials

Finally! The secret ingredient to writing a good book has been revealed. Plot Lines, the infographic from Delayed Gratification, the slow journalism magazine, shows the dominant themes in last year's books nominated for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  An interactive, zooming viewer available on the original landing page.

What could be worse than a poorly designed infographic? A poorly sourced one.

Learn how to make your PPT presentations more relevant for elearning.

A flowchart for determining whether or not you can use other people's work for educational purposes.

"Here's a list of videos to help you navigate the murky waters of copyright law in educational settings"