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what a fabulous school library resource- and quite valuable to educators word wide!

"Learn it in 5 is a powerful library of how-to videos, produced by technology teachers, for the purpose of helping teachers and students create classroom strategies for today's 21st century's digital classroom. These step-by-step how-to videos walk teachers through Web 2.0 technology, demonstrating how to use Web 2.0 applications like blogs, social networks, podcasts, interactive videos, wikis, slidesharing and much more."

"Scratch is a visual programming environment that allows students to easily learn the constructs of computer programming that the environment provides. It comes with an extensive library of programs that can be deconstructed to allow the relativly rapid uptake of a basic understanding of programming."

Interesting programming outline by Mike from ECAWA, Western Australia.

"This is a generic version of a class "Computer Programming for Information Management" that I taught twice a year at the School of Library and Information Science, Indiana University Bloomington. The materials in this course are mostly self-explanatory and can be used for self study."

Osterweil, research director of MIT's Education Arcade, is one of the masterminds behind a new science game made for the Smithsonian Institution. The game is a National Science Foundation-funded experiment in "alternative science education."

From Boise State University a live binder "Read all about QR Codes! What they are, how they work, and how you can create your own."

"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.

"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