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eLanguages - home - Welcome - 0 views

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    An awesome tool for connection with other classes globally in safe environment. 
Sam Elphick

Sitemap - Richard Byrne - 3 views

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    A sensational site from the person who makes  http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ - covers resources/websites available for all areas of web2.0 - a great resource if you're running PD in this area!
Sam Elphick

Toontastic for iPad on the iTunes App Store - 3 views

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    This looks like a great app for creating digital stories on the iPad. It allows you to draw characters or use pre-loaded ones, and then record a voiceover. Has some good reviews, too!
Sam Elphick

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » 17 Ways to Meet Individual Learning Needs ... - 5 views

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    A fantastic collection of web-based math resources. Has a mini review for each site. 
Sam Elphick

BTFA - Book Trailers For All | Bright ideas - 3 views

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    Another website sharing book trailers - breaks them in to grade levels and could be a good starting point for students. 
Sam Elphick

Animoto: A favourite of 2010 | Bright ideas - 3 views

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    This blog entry by the School Library Association of Victoria shares how Mooroopna Secondary College has been using Animoto to make book trailers, it also shares some hints on registering classes on the Animoto site to make videos. Could be useful for those who are participating in the Digital Literature Review Competition that is commencing soon! 
Sam Elphick

Rethinking Education: A New Michael Wesch Video | Open Culture - 2 views

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    A video sharing how technology is changing the way people learn, and how it is changing the education space in general. Well worth a look. 
Sam Elphick

Create iPad Stories with StoryPatch « Moving at the Speed of Creativity - 3 views

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    StoryPatch looks like a great app for the iPad for creating digital stories. The app has a library of filtered images for the students to use when creating their stories, and an option to email them once completed.
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    http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2011/02/10/options-for-recording-stories-on-the-ipad-story-patch-with-story-robe-sonic-pics-story-kit/ some additional information and recommendations regarding digital story-telling on the iPad
Sam Elphick

The Education Technology Blog: Tech Tools for Teachers - The Education Technology Blog - 3 views

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    An interesting post regarding the use of iPod Touch apps for puzzle and problem solving games. Does anyone use their iPod touches in this fashion, and if so, do you have any app recommendations? 
Sam Elphick

10 Finger Friendly Web Sites | The Whiteboard Blog - 2 views

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    Some great interactive websites to try with your class on the SMARTBoard. 
Sam Elphick

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Resources for Teaching & Learning Web Safety - 4 views

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    Some nice CyberSafety resources/websites for those of you who teach Cyber-Safety in your school
Sam Elphick

Clay Yourself! | Hotels.com - 3 views

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    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. 
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IfItWereMyHome.com - 4 views

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    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. 
Sam Elphick

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Health & Phys Ed Resources to Try in 2011 - 4 views

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    Some great web-based resources for your PD/H/PE lessons
Sam Elphick

An iPad for every child | Tablets | Macworld - 1 views

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    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. 
Sam Elphick

SyncSpace is a collaborative whiteboard for iPad | Business | iOS Central | Macworld - 3 views

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    This looks like an interesting application for collaboration on the iPad. You can collaborate with an unlimited amount of students/teachers/experts on the one pad and it is all in real-time, some fantastic potential uses for this app...
Sam Elphick

Smories - new stories for children, read by children - 3 views

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    This is an interesting website which allows children to hear other children their age reading stories, some would be familiar, whilst others might be new. The stories are written by several authors who contribute to the site, and all the videos are screened before they are uploaded. Many of the videos include captions in other languages, so it may be a good tool for language learning, too. 
Sam Elphick

Free Technology for Teachers: 11 Science Resources to Try in 2011 - 3 views

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    Some great science online resources for primary and high school classes
Sam Elphick

The Best Sites For Learning About The Australian Floods | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of ... - 2 views

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    This American ESL Teacher has created a list of re best sites for learning about the Australian floods. The list will be updated as he finds new resources and articles, and may be useful for your class?
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    I am experiencing the floods first hand - am trapped in Toowoomba at present and taking lots of pictures/video....scary stuff...
Sam Elphick

Free Technology for Teachers: Holiday Edition: 11 Techy Things for Teachers to Try This... - 8 views

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    Here are some great things you should consider trying with your classes next year! Some of them will sound familiar, others might be new to you, they are all great tools which can improve teaching and learning
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