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A great website which teaches kids how to Animate using paper and/or technology

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

What it is: Me On the Web is a new tool from Google.  Announced just today, Me On the Web is part of the Google Dashboard that allows you to set up custom Google Alerts for your name in news articles.  This was always possible with Google Alerts but now those alerts are coupled with tips and resources for helping students manage their online identities.  Now everything can be tracked from one central location instead of scattered around in different places.  Me On the Web is easy to set up, just visit your Google Dashboard to get started. How to integrate Me on the Web into the classroom: There was a day when you could get away with not knowing and following your digital identity, that day is no more.  We all carry digital footprints, and now more than ever it is vital for us (and our students) to know how to manage those digital footprints.  Teaching students about their digital identity is the first step, Google's Me on the Web takes that a step further by helping students manage their online identities through Google Alerts and helpful tips.  Students must have an account with Google to fully utilize the Me on the Web features.  After students have their account set up, they can create a set of Google Alerts related to them.  This could be their name, email address, a sports team that they play on, the name of the school they attend, etc.  Students will quickly see just how big a memory the Internet has and get a first hand look at their digital footprint and learn some strategies to take care of it.

Some good resources to teach students how to prepare for emergencies/natural disasters

Another great site for teaching typing skills!

The Flipped Classroom Infographic A new method of teaching is turning the traditional classroom on its head. What's a flipped classroom - and why now? Worth a look

A network of teachers committed the purposeful use of learning technologies to enhance learning and teaching. We plan to build a rich community of learners who will work to develop their professional currency and relevance.

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.

An amazing site from the University of Utah, great resources for teaching and learning about genetics

A wonderful collection of websites designed to teach teachers technology skills with the use of video tutorials. Definitely worth a look!

Great teaching tools

Science images

An interesting ipad article, via Wayne Marshall 

Listing of apps driven by learning outcomes e.g.  'I want my students to...'

A great blog entry sharing apps for use on the iPad for various uses - worth a look!

An excellent collection of Web 2.0 tools to share with your students & staff, sorted into categories. Comments section also has some excellent sites to view/use.