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Some neat tricks for using google in the classroom! 

A nice list of articles to have a read of...if you can find the time...

A fantastic example of what can happen when quality collaboration occurs. This page shares some fantastic crowd-sourced presentations on interesting ways to use various technology in your classroom. Well worth a look.

Iphone apps for education

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

An online community for schools using iPod Touches in the classroom. Has many schools registered from Australia and around the world and includes videos, photos, forums, groups, events and blogs.

"For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Here are 100 great tips for using the documents, presentations and spreadsheets in Google Docs."

"Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning Open source software can be used as we wish, without long-term commitments and with a community of professionals that extend and support them. This post is a post of the series "Free e-Learning Resources" and I am going to talk about free and open source text-to-speech tools for e-Learning. "

A fantastic collection of web-based math resources. Has a mini review for each site. 

Here is a great review of a new PBS website which allows you to create a habitat based on the needs to a fictional  character. Once the students have finished creating the habitat, they could download it as a JPEG. Has some great tips on ways it could be useful in the classroom, too!

Great IWB training vids and some printable 'help' sheets!

Here is a list of 20 interactive whiteboard resources and activities guaranteed to stimulate learning:

This is a neat website that lets students track missions as they are happening with the satellites that are collecting information about the Earth from space.  Students can learn about the earth by choosing a mission to follow, zoom in and out of the globe, view satellite paths, view city and location labels on the map, replace the sun with an "artificial light" and see the view from Earth's surface.  As students click on the satellite, they will be able to view and discover more information about the mission.  Students can choose to view the 3D Earth in real-time or speed up/slow down the Earth with a time control.

6 slideshows to get you started with Google+. If you dont have an invite yet send me an email and I will send you one. 

Great website which has recently been revamped. Has some innovative ways of integrating ICLT in the classroom. 

Example of how to create/run a QR Code Hunt!

I strongly recommend this read to all LT's - if this hasn't yet been a discussion at your school - I am sure it will be some time in the future. Recommend all primary and secondary staff to read this !

Great collection of free children's books available online. The books are available in a dozen different languages and available to download in PDF format. Well worth a look