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"@tesScience: Check out our Collections page! Primary and Secondary Science resources to save you hours - http://t.co/3dyJVHDh" #scichat

Nice compilation of science resources primary and secondary

library wiki (Google Site) for the primary library at the Dover campus

blog of the Primary Library

... the lecture is no longer the only way to transfer important information. "Ever since the Middle Ages, the primary vehicle for conveying information was the lecture," he said. "But this is the 21st century, and there are so many ways to convey information, it's not the necessity it once was." Students don't learn by listening, they learn by doing, 

Great blog post about a Grade 1 classroom and their first day of school. They connected with people in 3 different places around the world. Awesome stuff.

Computational Thinking and enrichment for primary aged students

Great Australian website be the dpt of education

The final report of the iPad Scotland Evaluation undertaken for schools and local authorities in Scotland was released by the Technology Enhanced Learning Group based in the Faculty of Education at the University of Hull in October. 8 primary and secondary schools were assigned to participate the research by local authorities, the approximate number of iPads in pilot is 365

Some of our successes include the Future School's 4Di Lab at Canberra primary school, Singapore, The immersive simulation lab at the 'Classroom of the Future' at the National Institute of Education, Singapore and the Mystery Matters online portal at the Centre for Learning Innovation, Department of Education and Training in New South Wales, Australia.

Minute of Listening is an exciting new creative learning initiative that promotes curious, engaged and reflective listening in the classroom.  Piloting in 70 primary schools around the UK from January to March 2012, Minute of Listening creates a daily opportunity for pupils and teachers to access and explore a huge range of music and sound as a stimulus for class discussion and imaginative enquiry.

Great info for Primary

a blog post that contains some interesting book-related writing prompts - I particularly like the idea of having students read some forewords to books and think how they would introduce a text that they love. Relevant to both primary and middle/high school teachers.

"The First World War Poetry Digital Archive is an online repository of over 7000 items of text, images, audio, and video for teaching, learning, and research. The heart of the archive consists of collections of highly valued primary material from major poets of the period, including Wilfred Owen, Isaac Rosenberg, Robert Graves, Vera Brittain, and Edward Thomas. This is supplemented by a comprehensive range of multimedia artefacts from the Imperial War Museum, a separate archive of over 6,500 items contributed by the general public, and a set of specially developed educational resources. These educational resources include an exciting new exhibition in the three-dimensional virtual world Second Life. Freely available to the public as well as the educational community, the First World War Poetry Digital Archive is a significant resource for studying the First World War and the literature it inspired."

This post is hard for me to read (my eyes don't like the white on black) but I think the premise could be interesting - how can we harness tech to raise writing and reading standards of boys (and girls) Part 2: Raising Standards in Boys' Writing using the iPad for Gaming: Outcomes and Ways Forward By Mr Williams

web site with some good graphic organisers for primary

Awesome video by Guardian open Journalism: 3 Little Pigs advert. Great for perspective, suitable for upper primary onwards. Covers the role social media can play in current events. Must watch!

HS and MS Science but interesting for Primary too