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What it is: Boy's Life Magazine is a great place to reach those boys in your class that are reluctant readers or writers.  On the Boy's Life site, you will find a Comic Creator where students can create a comic strip.  The Comic Creator is easy to use, offering enough tools for boys to really customize their comics but not SO many that they get lost in the forever search of pictures.  A great balance! How to integrate Comic Creator into the classroom: The Boy's Life Comic Creator is a great little tool to help your boys connect with writing and story telling in a way that they enjoy and understand.  The tool is simple enough to use as a writing station/center on classroom computers.  The comic does need to be created in one sitting, there is no way to save and come back to a comic later.  Completed comics can be printed off and shared.

This is a very cool website which compares various measures of quality of life and standard of living compared to Australia. You just select the countries at the bottom of the page, then it will display various facts compared to Australia eg. use of electricity/oil, life expectancy, birth rates etc. 

Nice find Sam, that would be a great tool in many HSIE classrooms or when studying social justice.

Some interactive sites that you can use to teach about plants, the life cycle, and photosynthesis

Some ideas on how to use comic life in the classroom. A collaborative document, feel free to add your own suggestions and experiences as new slides!

Comic Life is now available for the iPad! 

Great article from the SMH- regarding the impact ipads have on students reading. Syd Diocese is running a trial of iPads in reading recovery.

Brings words to life with videos. 

And yet another great story of the iPad being a 'life changing' device for people with disabilities... please take the time to read- worth sharing with your staff and particularly of interest for students with special needs.

All you need is an iphone or ipad and some rather spectacular apps, and you can create a music creation> This is worth a look. Atomic Tom and Applegirl are great

This multimedia resource includes interactive math activities, print activities, learning strategies, and videos that illustrate how math is used in everyday life. The resource addresses the following mathematics topics: Fractions; Integers; Percentages; Rate/Ratio/Proportion; Square Roots; Exponents; Patterns; Algebra; Linear Equations; Polynomials; Angles; Circles; Surface Area and Volume; Area and Perimeter; Triangles; Pythagoras; Trigonometry; Similarity and Congruence; Transformations; Shape Classification; Data Display and Graphs; Central Tendency and Distribution; and Probability.

Something to dream about- this is something I hadn't even considered!

Wouldn't this be great!

Some high schools in Denmark are beginning to allow students access to the internet during exams. Exciting stuff, and fantastic to see countries looking into more open forms of assessment. I will be interested to see how quickly other nations follow Denmark's lead in this regard. Tools like Diigo would be a fantastic method of preparation for student's sitting these exams.

You pass through the long security line at the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. While the line of tourists streams forward into the Exhibition Hall, you turn right, and head to the Senate appointment desk. There, you sign in, get an ID badge, and are guided by a security officer to a large meeting room.

Interesting read!

"Cyberbullying 2010: What the Research Tells Us " Some good statistics and presentation.

Hey all - a beta you may be interested in ... You've probably already used 'Snag It' on a PC or other variations on a Mac - but this looks very user friendly ...

Pretty good....but i still love skitch :-).... Have you used it before? http://skitch.com/ Made by the same guys who make Comic Life etc...

A fantastic article worth reading that explores teacher vs student expertise in ICLT and it's implications with teaching an learning. The interview at the bottom is also worth a listen, it is an interview with Edith, a student in England speaking about ICLT in her learning. She recently spoke at a TeachMeet, and in the interview, explores many aspects of ICLT in the classroom, including wether ICLT should be treated as an integrated, or separate subject.

Voicethread is a powerful tool that allows you to share images, documents and videos . It also enables you to add a 'Voice' to your presentations and life to your stories.

Some great suggestions on how to use Mind mapping tools such as Mind Node to scaffold stories. Great composition tool.

Some more info on how a school district in the US is using QR codes in a high school setting.