UWCSEA Teachers

a good example of prime numbers in nature -- and why they are important, e.g., for a kind of cicada which has a 13-year cycle... "Because 13 and 17 are both indivisible this gives the cicadas an evolutionary advantage as primes are helpful in avoiding other animals with periodic behaviour. Suppose for example that a predator appears every six years in the forest. Then a cicada with an eight or nine-year life cycle will coincide with the predator much more often than a cicada with a seven-year prime life cycle. These insects are tapping into the code of mathematics for their survival. The cicadas unwittingly discovered the primes using evolutionary tactics but humans have understood that these numbers not just the key to survival but are the very building blocks of the code of mathematics."

"Below you will find links to iPad applications that target the various levels of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy. I only included free apps that were "content-neutral" to make them usable across the curriculum. I also tried to include apps for the iPad only, but a few iPhone apps may have snuck in!"

Link from the New York readers workshop 

Could be used in the class or at home even though we don't use the series

Great video on Creative Commons which clearly explains the licences. 

Really like this-we should show this in week zero to all..

good PD could be useful for grades as professional learning for their planning

a Livebinder collection of links

interactive art you can make online.... for kids...

list of apps, resources etc for digital storytelling

includes list of educational apps used and a teacher blog

a tool from Wikipedia that summaries related entries (an interesting variation on the now-defunct Google WonderWheel) - use with students to help them find other articles/entries related to their research topic)

More tips for Google+ 

Good starting tips for Google+

funny poster showing the importance of commas....

found from link in twitter