Resources

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Some excellent PD videos available. From the UK. Need to register. http://www.teachers.tv/


**JING - [|www.jingproject.com]** This free download allows you to

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make podcasts/screencasts of your computer. It records everything that is happening on the screen and your voice as go along. Great for making little "How to" files. These are saved on you computer but are too big to email. They can be uploaded and stored on line - teacher tube is good for this - we subscribe to an online storage spot at [|www.screencast.com] we only have a few - but feel free to check them out. http://www.screencast.com/users/smrultranet======

http://www.gapminder.org/ -amazing!!! statistics of the world made super accessible and easily presentible. Fab for students to research education, wealth, etc across the world and over time.

Do we believe everything we see on the internet? http://www.rythospital.com/2008/ looks authentic but is it. http://zapatopi.net/treeoctopus/ such a fun site for kids http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=SyUvNnmFtgI spagetti tree video

3d text - create fabulous text that moves for your website [|http://www.3dtextmaker.com] ning - these social networking pages can be used educationally for collaborative learning. see -[|http://excellentenglish.ning.com] which is mine, or [|http://www.ning.com]  Cloud Computing **-this was an interesting show on Background Briefing on Radio National. Unfortunately there is not a podcast to download, only a transcript. However there are a series of resources listed. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/backgroundbriefing/stories/2008/2359128.htm

Tech review on Cloud Computing http://www.abc.net.au/rn/breakfast/stories/2008/2405211.htm**

http://www.diigo.com/ A research tool and knowledge community Here is Louise's Diigo, feel free to have a look through the groups and communities http://www.diigo.com/dashboard/loremipsem

Wordle - beautiful word clouds!! interesting use of word clouds for visual people. [|http://www.wordle.net/**]

Geocaching - find the hidden treasure from online clues. A world-wide treasure hunt!!! [|www.geocaching.com]

Create an animated avatar including your voice [|www.voki.com]

A site where you can create your own animations. http://goanimate.com/go/

http://www.colourlovers.com/

Create an pnline survey http://www.surveymonkey.com/

Create an online poster using Glogster [|www.glogster.com] An example of glogster in a wikifolio http://jesseportfolio.wikispaces.com/

Download these fun teacher tools - The Hat for pulling out individual or pairs of names from a hat - very dramatic The Timer - very useful tool especially if you have speaker attached to your computer. [|www.harmonyhollow.net]

The Backward Design Process - Wiggan & McTighe - some readings

Placemat Activity