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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."

An interesting article about a small k12 school in Scotland who went from a 24 mac school, to a 1:1 iPad school. Shares some information about how they are managing the iPads, their approach to using them and some of the school's thoughts on their use. Worth a read. 

Use this link to book school seminars. This is the third year that we have had ACMA run seminars for our Stage 3 students at St Michael's. Seminars are highly informative and have a great impact on students.

Top 10 Videos for 21st Century Schools - there's some good ones in here

Greg Whitby's view on 21st Century Pedagogy in schools. In the video he expresses the need for educators to develop a new pedagogical DNA for schooling in todays world. Compelling viewing. Perhaps a good video to start a PD session with...

Poses some questions to think about when planning all technology purchases for your school. Especially relevant to IWBs. The linked articles are also worth a look. One presents a very anti-IWB viewpoint however it does present some interesting ideas that may be worth considering when trying to ensure the success of you technology program.

The second biggest search engine in the world and a massive collection of movies. Create a channel for your school or class and use it to publish student movies and keep parents involved in whats happening at school. Use the playlist function to direct students to the movies that you want them to watch.

A handy spreadsheet for people starting to look at ipod apps for education like me.

None yet. We are in the process of planning the spending of a large IT loan we are taking out at the moment. The ipods will be part of the mix which will include laptops, ipods and perhaps ipads as well.

spreadsheet of tried apps with detailed descriptions. May be of help for schools looking for a starting point

Great word list and free online games for the first week of school

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

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.

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

Survey from JogNog reveals schools unprepared to support digital learning - EdTech Times

Sleepover Planet is a complete online toolkit which takes the teacher and students step by step through the process of staging a school musical.

"examples of social media with potential for use in schools"

Make your own sound scape

It is critical that our schools are professionally developing our teachers in the area of cyber-safety. Click this link to book teacher professional development.

Ok this will be a very important site in the coming years. This will be where school data will be accessed to check NAPLAN scores for comparison against "like-school groups". PDFs with screen shots are available at the moment. Data will be entered in 2010. Note: I'm promoting awareness of the site but very wary of how it might be used...

Management and pedagogy of iPads in schools