Group Link Post 08/12/2011
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Frog Palace – Place value game
A simple game were players drag bags of money to the correct places to practise place value.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths -
Stuck for a rhyme, it isn’t a crime, but if you take the time, and it won’t cost a dime. (So Sorry!)
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View Appendix – 21st Century Literacy
This is a list of free applications and tools that you can find online. Students can use these to create multimedia projects, collaborate with others, conduct research, and present their findings.
It is a long list, but by no means exhaustive. Please contact 21stcenturylit@gmail.com to suggest other tools to add to the list. -
Tonguetide is a social networking site for people looking to improve their foreign language skills. Find a language partner or use the site’s learning tools to help you.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages,+Culture+&+International+Projects -
A fabulous art creator. Make designs from virtual scraps and recycled materials.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+%26+Design -
Central.ly – Free website builder
A great site for building good looking websites in a matter of minutes. Embed media and web links using the simple tools.
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Camera Obscura – Pictures, More From National Geographic Magazine
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analyzes a user’s twitter profile to determine what they talk about frequently, how often they use twitter, and how often they are retweeted
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Using Synchronous Tools to Build Community in the Asynchronous Online Classroom | Faculty Focus
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Google+ set to become second only to Facebook – Computerworld
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AAAS – Project 2061 – Improving Technology Education Research on Cognition
The push to connect effect of technology on student learning. Hleps to layout issues and push thinking beyond teacher stories.
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A map and timeline of civisations of the old world. See when they appear and information about them.
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Poll Everywhere – A free/Cheap Alternative to Polling Hardware
A very cool free/cheap tool for in-class polling using cell phones or twitter!
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Students and Technology: an Infographic
Students today are using more tech in more places than even Popular Science imagined back in the atomic age. 98% of students own a gadget and 70% of them use a gadget in class–some for note-taking and study, some for poke wars on Facebook during lecture. And while the time spent online in a day might set off some warning bells, the good news is that a breakdown of that time shows much of it is spent learning.
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