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

Historypin is an innovative way to explore and share historical photos across the globe and through time. It is designed to be an intergenerational project, connecting families and communities.

"If you're visiting this site, chances are you were a participant in one of my sessions at a Google Summit event. I've included a bunch of resources here for you to follow up or review. There are links, videos and other stuff to help refresh your memory or just to help you go exploring on your own. "

"Pinterest is straightforward and doesn't require a lot of technological experience to get started. Educators should review their school district's policies to make sure they are in compliance before opening a Pinterest account as it is a public site and any ideas that are "pinned" may be re-pinned to another user's site. In order to create a Pinterest group for a course you are teaching, you will need to do the following:"

"Similar to Facebook, you must be 13 or older to sign up for Goodreads, which helps to explain why it's a useful tool for recommending books to young adults. It's also a great way to stay in touch during the summer, because students can see what their librarians or teachers are reading. And since kids can write reviews for the site, it also offers them opportunities to offer an in-depth analysis of the titles they've read."

Mostly primary, some secondary. At this point in time "Dreamtime" is not available from the App Store.

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

"The question people need to ask themselves is what is their personal brand and that is a 24/7 brand."

"Video games are increasingly being used to educate children both inside and outside the classroom. Steam thought they'd jump on the bandwagon too, but they haven't created a new game. Oh no, kids will soon be able to play Portal in the classroom. Steam have created "Teach with Portals", a website that allows educators to sign up to gain access to an educational version of Portal 2 and the Portal 2 puzzle maker. The software uses realistic physics (just like the other Portal games) and inspires teachers and students to create their own puzzles, explore different worlds, and share custom lesson plans."