Podcast number 66 – October 28th 2008
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Websites of interest:
Alternate LMS’s – get your stuff available 24/7
http://www.edu20.org/
http://hotchalk.com/
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/curriculum/socs/otls.html
http://yacapaca.com/
http://www.parishdata.com/chalksite/
An alternative to pageflakes that has recently popped up: Symbaloo
http://www.symbaloo.com/au/
Avairy is out of beta…
http://a.viary.com/home
Media Literacy
http://www.slideshare.net/reneehobbs
http://mediaeducationlab.com/
Cool Tools Wiki
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
Enclyopedia News
http://schools-wikipedia.org/
Interactive Encyclopedia
http://www.globio.org/glossopedia/default.aspx
Glossopedia™, is a free, safe, multimedia online interactive encyclopedia, connecting kids to the world by supporting explorations of nature, animals, science, and culture.
Is surfing the Internet altering your brain?
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE49Q2YW20081027
A link provided by ITTech – from the makers of kidspiration:
http://www.mywebspiration.com/
Some links provided by Tom March:
Oxford University Podcast:
http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk/
Article – Putting technology in Place
http://lessonplans.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/putting-technology-in-its-place/?th&emc=th
SMART Table
http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/22/smart-pulls-the-cloth-off-multitouch-table-for-school-kids/