Emerging Technologies in Education
See this blog post for more information: Personal learning networks - an emerging technology in education.
Social Bookmarking
How to use social bookmarking to find, organise and share websites with your students.
Setting up RSS Feeds
See our RSS page at our Online Reference Centre.
Wikis
- Exemplary Classroom WikispacesThis site contains an extensive number of links to wikis created by teachers. While many of them are for primary classes, there are also others that are useful for older students - or they can give you ideas for creating your own.
Text to Voice
- NaturalReaderNaturalReader is a Text to Speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy to use software can convert any written text such as MS Word, Webpage, PDF files, and Emails into spoken words. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV for your CD player or iPod.
Safeshare TV
The Safest Way To Share YouTube videos
Not only does SafeShare.TV remove distracting and offensive elements around YouTube videos, but it also allows you to crop videos before sharing them.
Cool Tools for Schools Wiki
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
An amazing array of Web 2.0 tools to browse for use in your classroom.
EDTE.CH - Interesting Ways Series
Click on these links to get an idea of how other teachers are using different tools in their classrooms.
Interesting Ways to…
Use Google Forms in the Classroom
Use a Learning Platform in the Classroom
Support Spelling in the Classroom
Teach Reading Comprehension in the Classroom
Use Web Conferencing in the Classroom
Make Your Classroom a Sparkly Place to Learn
Use Wallwisher in the Classroom
Support Writing in the Classroom
Use an iPod Touch in the Classroom
Use a Visualizer in the Classroom
Use Your Pocket Video Camera in the Classroom
Use Google Docs in the Classroom
Use Google Earth in the Classroom
Use a Nintendo DS in the Classroom
Use Search Engines in the Classroom
Use Your Interactive Whiteboard in the Classroom
Use Voicethread in the Classroom
Use Google Search in the Classroom
Use Google Maps in the Classroom
from Tom Barrett's EDTE.CH website.
How to Use Podcasts
Use this guide for ideas for using podcasting with your students. See also Podcasting in Plain English by Commoncraft.
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