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An excellent animation to promote reading, particularly for primary school boys.

Carolyn Knight, Teacher in the Library and colleagues at Amesbury School, a new Year 1-6 school in Churton Park, Wellington talk about how their school library supports literacy and student inquiry.

An excellent presentation to remind students how to build an online profile they will be proud to own.

An excellent video which shows how important it is to be careful about the information you post online.

Excellent high quality enthusiasts site about modern fantasy writing. Includes many reviews and a podcast.

Ever since Lifehacker turned me on to Dropbox, it's become one of the most essential pieces in my daily workflow. Sure it syncs files extremely well, but Dropbox is an excellent tool for so much more

"Diigo is one of the most useful Web 2.0 tools I've discovered in the last year. It's a virtual filing cabinet where I store all my useful links. A few months ago, I introduced this valuable tool to my grade 7/8 students. In a previous post I wrote, "Diigo is an excellent tool that enables students to bookmark, tag, highlight and annotate their online text, which can be accessed anywhere, anytime. This annotated text can be privately or publically shared with other students or groups, depending on their settings.""

"For quick sharing of content, including pictures, text and music, there's no better free tool than Animoto. Students can register for Animoto for free and add their own pictures and videos or those provided by Animoto. They can add music from Animoto's library; then Animoto will mix it all together into a spectacular video. Animoto is excellent for starting a school year. Have students introduce themselves with pictures, words and music. They are sure to love Animoto. "