Oct 04 2009
School 2.0 Bookmarks (weekly)
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Mr B’s List: searchable database of IWB resources
Really cool searchable database of IWB resources by subject/grade/reading levels
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The main objective of the Intergeo Project is to make digital content for mathematics teaching in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable.
Intergeo will…
* offer content in a searchable and metadata-tagged portal.
* enable users to use their software of choice by specifying a common file format based on open standards.
* test available material in the classroom. All stakeholders, software teams, resource authors, teachers and learners will be involved, in order to promote quality enhancement cycles. -
Motion: Elearning of today is essential for the important skills of tomorrow.
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A reference of web resources for educators
Wow great list
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Making Health Games Fun- Kids Nutrition and Exercise Games for Health
Health games don’t have to be boring. Download our gameplay guides, classroom activities, worksheets, and student assessments.
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Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators (eBook) (pdf)
This guide was written especially for educators, who want to teach 21st century skills, such as collaborating, communicating, and connecting, through digital storytelling.
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Interactive way to learn all the countries in africa
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PanAfrican Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Integration of ICTsSouth Africa Report - Zunia.org
This project places its emphasis on the pedagogic integration of ICTs, and has sought in particular to understand the development of people on the ground, often in poor and marginalized communities, where access to and the appropriate use information technology is governed by social, cultural and individual constraints and possibilities. They operate in classrooms and in schools, in relation to the former imperatives. South Africa, given its relatively recent transition to independence, and the huge wealth discrepancies that persist within the country, presents important case studies in this regard.
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Google Earth launches climate simulator
Google earth are launching a series of Google Earth layers and tours to allow you to explore the potential impacts of climate change on our planet and the solutions for managing it. Working with data from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), it shows on Google Earth the range of expected temperature and precipitation changes under different global emissions scenarios that could occur throughout the century.
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Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
The Center for Social Media is proud to announce the upcoming release of the Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education
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Free web filtering catching on in schools
As schools struggle with shrinking budgets and try to work around technology funding cuts, many are turning to OpenDNS, a free network security service that provides content filtering, anti-phishing security, and domain name system (DNS) resolution.
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List of Free Open Source Software
List of Free Open Source Software open source software.
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Resources and Conferences for Teaching Evolutionary Biology for teachers in the Western Cape
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Official Google Blog: Back to school with Google Docs
google has added a bunch of back to school features which should help students
- – post by unique16
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Searching for simalar pictures?
From Google Labs comes another handy service: searching for images using pictures instead of words. Let’s say you’re looking for a classic sports car. Start by typing in the search string “classic sports car”. Now scan the images. When you find one you like, click the “Similar images” link under the photo to view related pictures.
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The discovery of new Earths is imminent, UD astronomer says
What does the geography teachers think???
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