UWCSEA Teachers

Brushes app - has great examples of what is possible using the Brushes app on the iPad

NY times article showing the art of David Kassan - AMAZING - using brushes on the iPad

David Kassan's website featuring his fantastic art using the iPad app Brushes

good list of resources/links

app for iPad, allows you to record sound as you draw on the iPad

lots of ideas and videos, resources etc

A video about 3rd Culture Kids - seems a little dark - would love to see another with a more positive perspective!

John Larkin's comprehensive iPad site. A wealth of info.

Randomly interesting - the origins of computer symbols we are all familiar with today.

Fantastically funny kinetic typography example showing why spelling matters. I love it.

Awesome prezi example - best one I've seen

Handouts etc from the NESA conference for literacy coaches

a series of blog posts, videos, etc. from The Big Think -- all re Shakespeare for the month of April

Huge range of resources for your own learning of a language

Radiolab is a science podcast series from National Public Radio in the States that I totally recommend.... addictive listening...

Example of a tool called Crocdoc that allows you to upload PDFs and collaboratively annotate them

Fanastic little video (child voice) explaining how to make this comic strip on Bit strips. Lots of potential G1 upwards really as it has enormous creative potential.

""Vanished" is a two-month-long game, which debuted the week of April 4 and stems from an initial scenario revealed in recent video messages on the site. The premise is that people living in the future have contacted us in the present, to answer a question: What event occurred between our time and theirs that led to the loss of civilization's historical records? Students must decode clues in hidden messages, and in response find and provide information about Earth's current condition, such as temperature and species data, to help people in the future deduce what wound up happening. "

". a free and simple online service for people who manage their time using a Google Calendar. Log in using your Google account, approve our access to your calendar and you immediately get a simple dedicated web page that lets your customers/students/colleagues see when you are free. Then, with just a couple of clicks, they can book you. Add your logo at the top of the page, and a few words of instruction, and you have a simple booking web-presence in a few minutes. Alternatively, grab the emebed code to include the calendar on your blog or website." NB: must be turned on by the administrator for GAPPS accounts

"MUSIC & EAR TRAINING GAMES Train your ear with fun music games Sharpen your sense of pitch and tone Unlock the hidden patterns in music Strengthen your music theory skills