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Edublogs now has a directory to make it easier to find/follow blogs of a particular category... 

TPACK iPad Project In Schools (TIPS) Dr Jenny Lane - Edith Cowan University Some good resources, very current and active 

Many of the Web tools out there are restricted to users 13 and over. To save others at school some time,John Pearce has compiled a list of popular/well known Web tools that can and can't be used by children under 13 - 1), so we are legally covered in what we are allowing our students to use and 2), so they know what is available. Please note that generally the sites that allow for under 13s still ask for parental permission ( even Edmodo if you haven't read the Terms of Use) so a solid school user agreement is needed to use these tools. Some of the sites are not US based so are not bound by COPPA and CIPA regulations. It still requires schools to carefully check out what can be viewed on these sites to ensure they are appropriate to access."

Michael Carr Gregg's 5 Reasons why Cyberbullying Policies are Ineffective.

This blog entry links to an article which promotes the use of webcams for improving children's reading fluency etc. Interesting stuff! Link to article here: http://educationresearchreport.blogspot.com/2010/11/webcam-research-helps-kids-improve.html

Some fantastic thoughts/suggestions on using/integrating/promoting the use of ICLT in the classroom - well worth a read.

Blog of the Lighthouse Learning Technologies Course

google maps in maths

Nice one Mark!!

A great article outlining some essential skills that we may take for granted, but that every student/teacher should know (but might not). Do any schools have a list like the one discussed in this blog entry?

This American ESL Teacher has created a list of re best sites for learning about the Australian floods. The list will be updated as he finds new resources and articles, and may be useful for your class?

With so much of the Northeastern Australian floods dominating the news at present- this site would be great for you to share with students when you begin the school year- some fantastic images to generating discussions around such a hot topic,

I am experiencing the floods first hand - am trapped in Toowoomba at present and taking lots of pictures/video....scary stuff...

An interesting post on the effective use of SMART Boards that challenges the cynics

Some interesting websites on this list for consuming the news in various visual formats - worth a look!

The support blog for the Primary Learning Technologies Network

An excellent collection of short presentations sharing ideas on how to use various ICLT tools in your classroom. Page is being updated regularly with additional presentations. Has presentations relating to many of the tools covered at the Term 4 Learning Technologies Network

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.

A very active primary blog, worth a look. 

Great resources on the timely topic of Osama bin Laden