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"The oz-Teachernet has been working with and for teachers since 1995. It is an award-winning non-profit community service managed and maintained by academics at the Queensland University of Technology. We believe it to be one of the longest running communities of its kind in the world. Our professional discussion lists currently have a membership of around 1500 people, mostly in Australia, who are educators and education system leaders."

Great Australian PLN for educators and teachers.

"Togetherville is a new type of online community specifically designed for kids 6 to 10. However, any kid under 13 can join. Kids play and connect with real-life friends and family in a safe, child-friendly place with parents and trusted adults close by, just like in a real neighborhood. The site mimics the experience of adult social networking sites, but it's age-appropriate and parent-monitored. "

"we have reached the tipping point for e-textbooks, and the Xplana predicts that in the next five years digital textbook sales will surpass 25% of sales for the higher education and career education markets."

Interesting to read the move to make core college materials available on the web for minimal cost.

"Windows Enthusiasts like to spin Apple's support for Exchange on the iPhone and in Snow Leopard as endorsement of Microsoft in the server space. From another angle, Apple is reducing its dependance upon Microsoft's client software, weakening Microsoft's ability to hold back and dumb down its Mac offerings at Apple's expense."

Interesting breakdown comparing Exchange services from Apple and Microsoft.

"There are many teacher contributed resources which you can search in a number of ways: keyword, popular resources, new resources, cloud tag, or category. Members may wish to share a resource by clicking on the "add a resource button" and filling the details. You may also help others with their selection by commenting on the value of the resource to your teaching and learning. Members must be logged in to access resources."

VITTA eKnowledge resource portal

"Apple introduced AirPrint feature in iOS 4.2 which allows you to print your documents, photos, emails, web-pages etc wirelessly (over a Wifi connection) with your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Apple removed AirPrint support in Mac OS X 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard) at the last stage before its launch because of some technical or patent issues. Following guide will allow you to activate AirPrint feature on OS X 10.6.5 for using shared printing on your iOS device."

How to enable wi-fi printing with Airprint from an iPad with Apple OSX.

"Using games in the classroom - This is a presentation to pre-service teachers about the affordability and importance of game-play. Low-end."

"One of Google Chrome's best features is its minimalist interface. The browser also already has many built-in features that satisfy even the most advanced web users. In order to keep Chrome's uncluttered user interface, it's best to avoid installing too many extensions. Here are the five essential Chrome extensions you should use for a better browsing experience."

While the Lewisville school district still restricts regular cellphone use in the classroom, the policy is being loosened to allow the program to be used by the school's teachers when they feel that technology would enhance learning.

"In the last 10 years I have learnt a lot about the DEECD Notebooks for Teachers and Principals' Program [NTPP]. In no particular order is a summary of my learnings."

"Facebook has quietly expanded the availability of technology to automatically identify people in photos, renewing concerns about the privacy practices of the world's top social networking service."

"In June 2010, a computer virus called Stuxnet was discovered lurking in the data banks of power plants, traffic control systems and factories around the world. Pandora's box has been opened; on the new battlefield the aggressors are anonymous, the shots are fired without starting wars and the foot soldiers can pull their triggers without leaving their desks."

The wife of an Australian security expert has been targeted by another security expert in a Facebook privacy vulnerability test demonstrated at a security conference in Queensland. The privacy vulnerability, which can affect all Facebook users if a hacker has enough time, allows for privacy-protected photos to be accessed without being the user's "friend".

"Collaborative schooling is a model where the school collaborates with, and provides direction and support for its homes and community. It recognizes the profound impact the home has upon education and that in most of the students' homes and communities there is a vast, largely untapped 'teaching' capacity. It therefore seeks to integrate the efforts of the home and the school. The school has already recognized the opportunities the network and digital technologies provide for the school to network and work collaboratively with their homes and desired parts of their school community. This is seen in the following:"

The book has been out of print for a while, but now here it is. The programs are written in Atari Logo by a collection of Logo enthusiasts who hung out at the Atari Cambridge Research Lab. Except for the animation projects most of the programs will run in current versions of Logo. The book is divided into six sections: Wordplay Stories Games Turtle Geometry Music Programming Ideas

"Being able to solve everyday complex problems through communication and cooporation with others are the skills that students need to learn and practice to prepare for the future. Communicating effectively and efficiently with diverse audiences and solving everyday problems are important in a society that is moving at a rapid pace in a Global Market. The ability to solve everyday complex problems is an important and necessary skill for students today. Problem based learning (PBL) provides a learning environment students require to resolve everyday problems while applying previous and learning new knowledge. Cooperative learning, as a part of PBL, allows students the opportunity to communicate ideas and knowledege. As a teacher it is also important to communicate effectively with students to guide the learning process as well as model how to question and reason through a problem. The web-enhanced 3 part seminar series is designed to review and apply the basics of PBL to allow you to create a PBL unit to use within your own classroom."

"This site will provide you with links, ideas, tips, and much more for supporting the use of infographics as an assessment option in the classroom. The site has three informational pages, linked on the right. The first page provides a list of links to support my infographics presentation. The second page includes a Google Form for you to add your own ideas, practices, or links to information you have found. The third page provides contact information for me, in case you have ideas, suggestions, criticisms, witticisms, or just want to chat!"

"Project-based learning is centered on the learner and affords learners the opportunity for in-depth investigations of worthy topics. The learners are more autonomous as they construct personally-meaningful artifacts that are representations of their learning. This article examines the theoretical foundations of project-based learning, particularly constructivism and constructionism, and notes the similarities and differences among implementations, including project-based science (Blulmenfeld et al., 1991), disciplined inquiry (Levstik & Barton, 2001) and WebQuests (Dodge, 1995). In addition, an anatomy of a model case will be considered using a WebQuest example developed by the author, describing seven characteristics common among the various implementations of project-based learning. Finally, practical advice and recommendations for project-based learning are discussed, including beginning slowly with the implementation, teaching students to negotiate cooperative/collaborative groups and establishing multiple forms of performance assessments."

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