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Google Apps for Education Training Center Welcome to the Google Apps for Education Training Center. This is an online learning environment dedicated for educators and students to learn how to effectively use Google Apps in an educational context.

Nice find Mark - some great resources here.

Over 7,000,000 educational videos. WatchKnow website for finding educational videos for the classroom. This is also a great place to locate videos that you may want to download and incorporate into a Notebook lesson file. This site is maintained by the users and organized in a way that can really help teachers find relevant videos for the classroom. I also like the rating system that is used to help teachers make a educated decision on what videos to review.

iPad has made such a radical change in education with more and more school districts  adopting it as a learning tool inside the classroom. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning  has been helping teachers all along the way with reviews and tutorials on how to get started using iPad in education. We have reviewed more than 500 apps and we are planning to do more reviews this year.

This is a FREE conference open to ANYONE by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A goal of the conference (among several) is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.

If you want to take part in a google wave about the K-12 Conference email me or Mark Woolley and we will setup an invite for you. You could also visit http://thebigquestion.edublogs.org/ for more info.

Apps in Education One of the hardest things with using the iPad in the classroom is finding the time to go through all of the apps in the iTunes Store listed under the education banner. We have started to list some of the apps we've found under each of the Key Learning Areas.  Very Good!

"What every techie should know about education" 

Some great pointers on how to best evaluate Education Apps for the iPad/iPod touch. 

 APPitic is a directory of apps a collection of 1,300 + apps for learning.for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels, instructional strategies and classroom settings

Some video tutorials on how to use Apple's operating system geared towards the education market. Worth a look for teachers + students. 

Iphone apps for education

Classic Brad I just embedded it on my blog I liked it so much. Very comprehensive.

Welcome to the Victorian Government iPads for Learning website This website is for educators who want to learn about using iPads in education. Here you will find information about the Victorian school iPads for Learning trial including the specially selected apps, classroom ideas and technical tips.

Top 10 Sites for Educational Games - some great ones in here!

ThinkB4U is a new series of web safety videos and tutorials from Google and its partners. Using the "choose your own adventure" aspect of YouTube video editing, ThinkB4U offers interactive videos to educate viewers about things like protecting online reputations, avoiding scams, research and critical thinking, and responsible text messaging. ThinkB4U is divided into three basic sections; students, parents, and educators. Each section addresses nine different topics related to safe and responsible use of the Internet and cell phones. The sections include short videos about the topics, a short written lesson, and some interactive games on the topics of responsible use of the Internet and of cell phones.

Resources for Creating Classroom Website

MinecraftEdu is a school-ready remix of the original smash hit game Minecraft. Minecraft Education Edition - Bring Minecraft to the Classroom! We provide discounted Minecraft licenses to educational institutions, a custom edition of the game with features designed especially for classroom use, and a hosting service to let users connect and play together.

interesting take on the currrent state of education by a student.

really enjoyed this- so thought provoking!!! Good discussion point

"Free Educational Software We find and review high-quality free learning software and websites - mostly for kids, but also for grown-ups". Most of the software is for PC but the sites work. Worth a look, choose a category at the top

A video sharing how technology is changing the way people learn, and how it is changing the education space in general. Well worth a look. 

A list of useful internet resources for educational use

Hi Steve Nice one, I like the monthly archive and obviously the writer has a bit of a languages focus. A nice box of tricks.