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Some great links to virtual excursions/e-tours that could be used across various subject areas - worth a look. A good blog to follow, too.

This blog entry shares some neat virtual musical instruments for use on the SMARTBoard

Great site for virtual excursions- has user-submitted videos from around the world. 

world's greatest landmarks, national parks, and historical significance. In addition they are virtual eyes that allow students to study animal behavior patterns and habitats.

Screencasts for integrating technology into the classroom. Great resource.

Screencasts for integrating technology into the classroom. Great resource.

The Art Project powered by Google features interior tours of seventeen world famous art museums. Select a museum from the list on the homepage and you can virtually tour it using the same interface style you experience in Google Maps Streetview. Inside the museum just double click to zoom to a location. You can also open a floor plan overview and click on a room to navigate to that part of the museum.

Clay yourself is another website you can use for creating virtual avatars, with a twist. Using this website, you not only can create your Avatars, but you can also record a 'script' which will prompt the students to enter vowels, adjectives, nouns etc to make a funny story which they can then record and share it in a gallery. 

A cool idea for creating virtual flowers. The Black Eyed Peas have created/endorsed a site called Planting My Ideas. You can use music, images, and words to create your own flower, which is then be posted in the site's gallery. You can also post the link on a student or teacher's website/blog, and have students write about it as a language development activity.

eLearningFuture provides comprehensive information about the design, development, deployment and evaluation of eLearning using today's and tomorrow's innovative emerging technologies. The site is quite academic but has some great articles especially the current ones on Virtual World learning

Upload any image and it can be turned into a jig saw! Very useful for all KLA's, all levels.

Conversations and podcasts by leading teachers about technology in the classroom. Some great ideas!