Quick Links for Term 3 Week 5

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….

http://tcsrm8.blogspot.co.nz/

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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

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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/

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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

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Blog site of a NZ quadblogging school --- Melville Int in Hamilton

http://melvilleroom8.blogspot.co.nz/?m=1

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Try dividing 1 by 998001. Always good for a discussion

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1%2f998001

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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/

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A selection of hand made slow motion science videos:

http://samhankin.co.uk/?portfolio=slow-motion-science/#4

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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/

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A guide to Free Image collections on the Web:

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/08/a-guide-to-the-webs-growing-set-of-free-image-collections/278655/?utm_source=buffer&utm_content=buffer1ba49

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Searching intelligently with Wolfram Alpha.

http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/10-surprising-things-you-didnt-know-wolfram-alpha-could-do/

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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/

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The future of learning. Interesting graphic….

http://www.knowledgeworks.org/sites/default/files/A-Glimpse-into-the-Future-of-Learning-Infographic_0.pdf

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