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Links to App reviews for education

Great apps for the Primary iPad classroom

Copy sections up to 50 words from your essay or report in the following box, and you will see if you are plagiarizing someone else's work online. Try it a few times with different sections of your text.

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Evernote is a clever online note taking service that keeps your note synchronised across all of your devices. You can include text, audio, pictures and much more. Notes are fully searchable and you can also save web pages and articles to your account. Explore how to get started with our guide.

In a recent webinar, more than 90% of school leaders responded that they were leading an innovative school as a result of the implementation of technology. At the end of the webinar, when polled again, only one leader claimed to be leading an innovative school. The complete reversal was due to a presentation of the Six Questions that you will read about in this article.   This list of questions was developed to help educators be clear about the unique added value of a digital learning environment.

Fascinating. And very helpful. Thanks Cally.

I will be passing this on to my curriculum coordinator and learning technologies teachers to think about. Thanks, the e newsletter subscription looks good.

A great overview of some of the different blogs posted during Connected Educator Month from Smartblogs

An interesting collection of ideas for what parents can do at home to support the life-long learning of science

"Why good teachers leave teaching"

Interesting article. I have over thirty-five years' continuous experience as a teacher and librarian and am unemployable - I am simply "too expensive" to hire. Why spend $80,000+ on me when you can hire a graduate for tens of thousands less? I have knowledge, experience and skills that would be needed and valued by any school, but the Almighty Dollar rules nowadays. So this "good teacher" has left teaching, even though I still think I have much to offer. I am now studying in a field well away from education and planning a career in my new field. It's a shame that I have left education in this negative fashion, but I'm moving on, hopefully to bigger and better things.

A great collection of quotes that incorporate visualisations to carry across the message. A little bit different.

Thi site provides information on an online "P2PU Copyright 4 Educators Course." The course is of 7 weeks duration.

Facebook can retain unpublished posts that you never intended to share. It is called self-censorship and it is done via your browser.

An interesting application that helps grade writing based on complexity and difficulty.

A fantastic how-to for Twitter, a great introduction for those who are too afraid to dip in.