A roundup of ideas for the authentic use of ICT in education.

2. Online Tools - Blogs For celebrating student achievement Publishing Writing and Giving Feedback (written and oral) http://room23writing.blogspot.com/2008/04/oter.html http://tamakips.blogspot.com / Blogging Advice Wiki Be a Safe and Responsible Blogger

3. Online Tools - Blogs Sharing from the Classroom http://area4randwickschool.blogspot.com/2008/04/student-of-week-emma.html Student of the Week Teach a Language http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/samoan-lesson-2.html

4. Online Tools - Blogs For recounts from trips and events Japanese Visitor http://room1maungaraki.blogspot.com/2008/04/learning-japanese.html http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/node/399#comments Note the way comments allowed for teacher/child interaction Gardening Recount

5. Online Tools - Blogs Sharing Learning Intentions and Outcomes Use of Digital Camera http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blog_id=582215&mode=comment&blogger_id=162000 http://woodlandrm3.blogspot.com/2006/04/learning-log-for-april.html Mrs Wagner’s Class A teacher reflects on the power of blogging in his classroom

6. Online Tools - Blogs Children as authors Learning Logs http://rm23learninglog.blogspot.com/2008/05/great-start-to-term-two.html http://mreamesblog.blogspot.com/2006/11/ideas-and-opinion_03.html Feeding in ideas on a Topic

7. Online Tools - Blogs For Reflection http://areallydifferentplace.org/node/922#comment http://room9reflects.blogspot.com / Writing with Comment Reflection Posts that Reflect on Learning Great blog post on encouraging reflection

8. Online Tools - Blogs For Reflection http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com / Teacher and Student Reflection http://annesmith9h.blogspot.com/2006/09/act-2-questions-continued.html Analyse a Text

9. Online Tools - Blogs For Keeping the Community Informed Principal Updates http://birdseyeblog.blogspot.com/2008/04/care.html http://tamakitoday.blogspot.com/2008/04/girls-rugby-at-tamaki-intermediate-in.html Sports Team Notices

10. Online Tools - Blogs Dialogue Through Comments Advice to Student http://itc.blogs.com/patrick/2005/02/5th_grade.html#comments http://kingsroad.learningspaces.net/homework/year4/maths/fractions Maths Homework

11. Online Tools - Blogs Teacher Professional Development Blog4Educators http://blog4educators.blogspot.com/2007/12/week-one-personal-reflections.html EdTech Mag http://www.edtechmag.com/k12/issues/november-december-2006/blog-rules.html An online blogging course you can work through

12. Online Tools - Wikis For Collaborative Projects New wonders of the World http://new7wonders.wikispaces.com / Guidelines for working on a wiki Voices of the World http://votw.wikispaces.com /

13. Online Tools - Wikis For Collaborative Projects Horizon Project http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/Teams http://monsonclassroom.wikispaces.com / Thousands Project

14. Online Tools - Wikis For Planning and Development of Staff Ideas Wolf River Unit http://techiewikis.wikispaces.com/ http://priestsicprimaryschool.wikispaces.com / Developing School Policies

15. Online Tools - Wikis Collaborative Writing Projects http://collaborativetales.wikispaces.com / The Hypnotiser http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com / Choose Your Own Adventure

16. Online Tools - Wikis Webquests Hauora - Health and Well-being http://hauora.pbwiki.com / http://wilfordmidsyn.wikispaces.com / Forces Find ready made webquests at Quest Garden

17. Online Tools - Wikis As a Classroom Website and Resource http://miss-fagaloa.wikispaces.com/Maths http://mrpollitt.pbwiki.com / Take a look at the online journals

18. Online Tools - Wikis To Build Resource Sites on Topics http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com / Educational Software and Web 2.0 Teacher Portal http://teacherportal.wikispaces.com /

19. Online Tools - VoiceThread Literacy Development Publishing Writing in Oral Form http://zerototwo.wikispaces.com/ICT+Ideas+for+Juniors http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com / Poetry Anthologies/ Book Reviews http://seventoeight.wikispaces.com/Yr+7and8+The+Arts+Ideas

20. Online Tools - VoiceThread Literacy Development Choose your own Adventure Story How to Run a Reading Group http://voicethread.com/#q+minilegends.b4973.i38883 http://voicethread.com/#q+reading.b29665.i160448

21. Online Tools - VoiceThread Thinking around a Topic Commentary on Social Issues http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/#q.b90817.i462095 Summarising Class Discussion/ Research

22. Online Tools - VoiceThread Using the Doodle Feature Maths Casts http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/#q+doodler.b711.i61849 Tutorial for Doodler

23. Online Tools - VoiceThread Collaborative Projects Learning Languages http://voicethread.com/#q+how+to.b37780.i197680 http://voicethread.com/#q+collaboration.b88636.i546921 How do you celebrate?

24. Online Tools - VoiceThread Showcasing and Evaluating Work Art Gallery http://seventoeight.wikispaces.com/Yr+7and8+The+Arts+Ideas Solar System Models http://voicethread.com/#q+video.b105675.i593393

25. Online Tools - VoiceThread Student Voice Digital Portfolios and Goal Setting This is my mock-up of how I might do it http://voicethread.com/#q+goals.b125539 Note: You can now download VoiceThreads as videos to keep a permanent record on disk.

26. Online Tools - Flickr To add information into images Mihi (Maori word for telling others about your heritage) http://flickr.com/photos/24760305@N05/sets/72157604433275330/ Created in Comic Life and then notes added in Flickr http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/234233755/ Art History and Response

27. Online Tools - Flickr To add information into images Publishing Stories - Point England School http://www.flickr.com/photos/16798445@N00/2404627825/ Created in Comic Life and then notes added in Flickr

28. Online Tools - Flickr To add information into images Labeling http://flickr.com/photos/14679250@N08/sets/72157602294134350/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/16798445@N00/222465999/

29. Online Tools - Flickr Digital Storytelling Story in 5 Frames http://flickr.com/groups/tellyourstorykids/ http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

30. Online Tools - Big Huge Labs Using Flickr Images http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/ Motivational Posters Magazine Covers Both were created from my own Flickr images taken in Vietnam

31. Comic Life Visual Literacy http://www.classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=162000&new_display_count=1000 Phonetic Knowledge

32. Comic Life Visual Literacy Instructional Writing

33. Comic Life Presenting Information http://barrowblog.ethink.org.uk/2007/03/

34. Comic Life Digital Storytelling http://flickr.com/photos/18396722@N00/542222144/ Cat Class http://flickr.com/photos/anieteke/29903648/ Tiring Learning Tip - Search for comiclife in Flickr for more examples

35. Email For developing writing Bear Email Exchange Character Email Exchange http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=h0R4xeIFaCg Persuasive Writing

36. Games To capture imaginations Problem solving and creative writing - Samorost http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2/ http://jayisgames.com/archives/2005/12/samorost_2.php#walkthrough For Help http://blogs.ibo.org/opls/2007/11/16/web-based-games-and-creative-writing-in-the-primary-years/ Ideas http://bluewyverntea.blogspot.com/2005/07/six-cool-samorost-style-games.html Similar Games

37. Games To capture imaginations Creative Writing with Myst (game can be purchased) http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=X5xFMmK5Ujs

38. Games Games & Walkthroughs: THE BAR: http://www.gotmail.jp/apps/bar_e.html THE BAR walkthrough: http://www.kahsoon.com/2006/02/16/the-bar-walkthrough/ GROW CUBE: http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/cube/ MOTAS (Mystery of Time and Space): http://www.albartus.com/motas/ MOTAS walkthrough : http://finalgrunt.free.fr/MOTAS/index.html NESQUIK: http://www.nesquik.com/games/nesquikQuest.aspx SAMAROST 1: http://www.samorost.net/samorost1/ SAMAROST 2: http://www.samorost.net/samorost2/ SAMAROST 2 walkthrough: http://www.kahsoon.com/2005/12/09/samorost-2-walkthrough/ QUEST FOR THE REST: http://www.questfortherest.com / Yet More Games Taken from: http://evogaming.wikispaces.com/AdaptingOnlineComputerGamesfortheClassroom

39. Using Online Movies Exploring Global Issues http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=KFZz6ICzpjI Teenage Affluenza The Most Terrifying Movie You Will Ever See (global warming) http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=AE6Kdo1AQmY&e

40. Using Online Movies Exploring concepts through Stories http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr64NI33qUo The Piano Reminiscence Kiwi Dreams/ Sacrifice http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

41. Using Online Movies Exploring concepts through Stories Dangle Curiosity and Consequences http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=X6KRUWlVhqI&e http://www.teachers.tv/video/23174 Ideas Hedgehog in the Fog Imagination/ Traditional tales http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=dRsXU4Q6a0Q

42. Using Online Movies Non-Fiction Subjects http://nz.youtube.com/user/NationalGeographic National Geographic YouTube Channel http://nz.youtube.com/user/NASAexplorer NASA YouTube Channel

43. Using Online Movies Teacher Professional Development http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5284044166540920440&q=digital+storytelling&ei=rPkgSJ2sApb0qgOX9JXCAQ You’ll need an account with Teacher TV (free) Teacher TV - Fractions What is digital storytelling? http://www.teachers.tv/video/140

44. Making Movies http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=7d18ca5ebcc8b402b63a Sharing Learning and Information PE Skills (goals drawn in Kidpix) Science Projects http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7749216259391341053&q=toilet+paper+science&ei=ROwgSIzlFIPoqgPBwoXBAQ

45. Making Movies Teaching a Skill Animating in Kidpix http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=AK3MK6QdvWk Persuasive Writing Video http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=ktdwS9R4M7I

46. Making Movies Digital Storytelling http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=pwn4hWJFko0 Animations/Claymation Exploring an idea/ concept http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=g9oL7JbbL0M

47. Making Movies Recounts School Camp http://teacherportal.wikispaces.com/Classroom+based+videos Museum Trip http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=128e473726ccda5f91ba

48. Podcasting Comprehension and Oral Language http://kpetv.blogspot.com / http://www.apple.com/nz/education/k13/success/ptengland/ Book Reviews (Vidcast in blog) http://sanantonio.podcastpeople.com/posts/15384 The Language of Advertising (Podcastpeople) Directory of Educational Podcasts

49. Podcasting Sharing Between Classes/ Cultures Skype Exchange http://allanah.podomatic.com / http://allanah.wikispaces.com/Podcasting?f=print http://www.downsfm.com / Podcast for French Partner Class

50. Podcasting Interviewing School Bus Driver http://allanah.podomatic.com/player/2007-11-19T13_11_32-08_00?src=http%3A%2F%2Fallanah.podOmatic.com%2Fenclosure%2F2007-11-19T13_11_32-08_00.m4a&flv=0 Well Known Author http://www.podkids.com.au/index.php?post_id=251469

51. Podcasting Recounts Swimming Gala http://glenbraeschool08.blogspot.com/2008/05/melelangi-has-fun-at-swimming-gala.html http://www.learning2goblog.org/2007/12/04/westcroft-activity-week/ Activity Week

52. Podcasting General Class Podcasts Coulee Kids Buzz Words http://www.sdlax.net/longfellow/sc/ck/index.htm http://gmsbuzzwords.libsyn.com /

53. Podcasting Teaching Others/ Recording Concepts What is Podcasting? Ask a Ninja - Podcasting http://scottydog.podomatic.com/entry/2007-06-01T07_12_27-07_00 http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=OEmss2lg-ug

54. Podcasting Performances Piano Piece Story Reading http://podcasts.learningspaces.net/kings_road_primary_school/Class_JF9/Entries/2008/5/1_The_Calm_Sea_by_Jake.html http://room33bedtimestories.blogspot.com /

55. Podcasting Cross-curricula based around a topic Space Themed Podcast http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/shows/Willowcast02.html Interesting Volcanoes http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/shows/Willowcast29.html

56. Podcasting Teacher Professional Development Gone Google http://web.mac.com/cheryl_davis/iWeb/Site/Welcome/Welcome.html Teacher 2.0 http://thecleversheep.libsyn.com /

57. Podcasting Challenges or Puzzles Where in the World Are We? http://web.mac.com/kbauernm/iWeb/Site/Joy%20in%20Learning%20Podcast/68775FB9-52B4-42D1-BE32-B7CF248FC93A.html http://portableradio.edublogs.org/2008/04/27/episode-14-season-2-1230/ Mystery Student

58. Blue Screening/ Layering Putting kids ‘in the picture’ http://www.flickr.com/photos/7948107@N07/tags/2007/ This can be easily done in Keynote (Mac) or Umajin (both platforms)

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