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Summary via The Scout Report (May 2012): "Fashion Institute of Technology: Teaching & Learning Resources ---- Located in New York City, the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) is known for its excellent programs in fashion design, marketing, and related fields. What people may not know is that FIT also has a great collection of materials for teachers, courtesy of its Center for Excellence in Teaching. The site includes sections such as Printable Resources, Syllabus and Student Learning Outcomes, and Podcasts, Videos and Powerpoints. In the Printable Resources area, visitors can view 15 different handouts, including "Good Teaching Practices for Software" and "Classroom Feedback Questionnaire." Moving on, the Syllabus and Student Learning Outcomes area includes sample syllabi and information on evaluating student learning. Finally, the site also includes helpful videos titles "First-day Icebreakers" and "Tips for Teachers." [KMG]"

Information Literacy Resources from Alan November

"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."

"@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

Transformion describes the kind of classroom and learning culture I am striving for. Enhancement describes how a resource or change furthers the learning opportunity. Replacement describes how a new resource or change is used instead of, or alongside, an existing resource. The outcome is the same.

This pinterest board is the shizam of resources for twitter. 

"Powerful and Free Tools for Teachers and Students

Rushton Hurley's resources from the Google Apps for Edu Summit

Great list of various resources from one of the presenters at the Singapore Google Apps Summit Sep 2012

Resources used in the Google Apps For Education Summit at SAS.

Fantastic array of resources, ready made phonics etc very useful

This is a great list of resources for learning scratch for students who need challenges to extend their skills. 

Heather's fab resources for Visual Literacy.

Great resources from Alan November

OED Paddling instructor resources downloadable / blog / lesson plans

"From Singapore to Syonan-to: 1941 - 1945 -- This resource guide from the NLB aims to provide anyone interested in the Japanese Occupation of Singapore, a list of materials available from the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library."

"The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) houses the collective memory of Singapore. From government files, private memoirs, historical maps and photographs to oral history interviews and audio-visual materials, NAS is responsible for the collection, preservation and management of Singapore's public and private archival records, some of which date back to the early 19th century. One of the rich resources available for public access is our oral history interviews and archival materials relating to World War II and Japanese Occupation of Singapore."

SEN Teacher provides cost-free teaching & learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities

Jane Hart of the United Kingdom's Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies has been assembling a list of the best resources for the past five years. But these resources aren't just randomly organized by popularity or something, the order is decided by a crowdsourced vote. What could be better than that?

"What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social MediaThis page contains resources from the ASB Unplugged 2012 Leadership Institute in Mumbai, India. These materials are made available under a Creative Commons 3.0 attribution-share alike license, which means that you are both allowed and encouraged to use them! Please contact Drs. Scott McLeod or Jayson Richardson if you have any other questions about these resources."

Over 100 Incredible Infographic Tools and Resources (Categorized)

Even if you don't use Piktochart, this resource is great for people to go through the steps that will help design a great  info graphic.