First of a number. I get a lot of interesting stuff through my personal learning network. Here’s a quick sample which you can access through this email or through the ICT and Learning Blog
Great little blog from Tahatai Coast School Year 2 Class. There are some interesting Ipad apps used here….
Pounamu is a free, online NZ game set in a future world. Register now to play Pounamu on the 29th and 30th August
http://macdiarmid.ac.nz/newsroom/events/hub/2013/science-savvy-2023
http://blog.core-ed.org/derek/2013/08/using-science-to-create-nzs-future.html
Anyone using rubric generators? These 3 Rubric Makers That Will Save You Time And Stress
http://www.edudemic.com/2013/08/time-saving-rubric-makers/
Do rubrics stifle creativity?
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-to-use-a-rubric-without-stifling-creativity/
Use the free Flickr photo storage site and the free photo editing tools embedded in the site.
http://lauragilchrist.blogspot.co.nz/2013/08/start-flexing-your-photo-muscle-in.html#.Uh0-z_kweSp
Blog site of a NZ quadblogging school --- Melville Int in Hamilton
http://melvilleroom8.blogspot.co.nz/?m=1
Try dividing 1 by 998001. Always good for a discussion
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2f998001
Learning with Minecraft. here are some ways you could integrate Minecraft into your classroom planning
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/how-to-use-a-rubric-without-stifling-creativity/
A selection of hand made slow motion science videos:
http://samhankin.co.uk/?portfolio=slow-motion-science/#4
Visual Poetry: Creating word clouds using an Ipad
http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/08/16/visual-poetry-create-word-clouds-on-your-ipad/
Ipad animator:
http://ipadapps4school.com/2013/08/09/create-animations-on-your-ipad-with-abcya-animate/
A guide to Free Image collections on the Web:
Searching intelligently with Wolfram Alpha.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-surprising-things-you-didnt-know-wolfram-alpha-could-do/
Web Tool of the week – Pinterest – 20 ways it can be used in a library
http://www.edudemic.com/2012/03/20-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterest-right-now/
The future of learning. Interesting graphic….
