Super Maths World is good resource offering differentiated math practice. The activities offered on Super Maths World are suitable for students in primary and high school. The progress tracker is a good way for self-directed learners to measure their progress. The progress tracker and scores could also be used by teachers as a means of measuring a student's development. Worth a look!
A combination of the CIA world factbook data which is then moved into a visual representation in google earth. A really powerful way to visually represent data from countries around the world.
A great video to introduce K-2 to certain aspects of Internet Safety. The video makes some comparisons between the real world, and the online world, and at the end sets some rules to follow. Worth a look.
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...
this is a pretty cool site made by google which has video tutorials for mac and PC on basic skills, world wide web, communication, media and finding information. Is designed for parents, but would be useful for students, too!
A Different Way to Read Great Literature!
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!
This is just very interesting- A great way to introduce Famous People- It is a well known famous painting of World renown famous people with a mouse over capability that takes you to Wikepedia.
A good activity to do with students stage 4-6
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.
The mission of MY HERO is to use media and technology to celebrate the best of humanity and to empower young people to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world.
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.
Cybersmart provides activities, resources and practical advice to help young kids, kids, teens and parents safely enjoy the online world.
Cybersmart also offers training and resources for schools and materials for library staff.
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
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.