This is a great site for PD - Learning Circles, a "how to" of ideas to use with staff to develop interactive
discussions and build on collaborative learning. http://www.iearn.org/circles/lcguide/
Check this site out for integrating ICT with Literacy and Numeracy

Register for marvin for your school - www.Marvin.com

Check out this resource from Lane Clarke - she was a Keynote speaker at U-Learn ChCh 2010. She has been exrensively involved in working alongside students and schools in Canada / NZ / Australia to develop Inquiry based learning.



Sites very worthwhile and easy to use in the classroom - All Free sites


Animoto for education (creates 30second videos) - can post straight on posterous.com
Make sure you go onto Animoto/education - if you go to Animoto it will cost

Wall wisher
-online notice board
-pre and post assessments
-questions
-add pictures/videos/links - embed on blogs

Into the book- on line reading comprehension resource

Prezi
-presentation tool

Math Zone - collection of online games

Story Jumper
Create e books - upload art, easy to use, motivates reluctant readers - print in colour

Writing fun
Use as modelling for writing - shows text types, examples of writing level -6, good at the start of a writing unit

Tutpup
Like mathletics but FREE
- maths, spelling, typing, students can play against each other
login for class and students can register

Type with me / Dance Mat Typing - BBC - learn typing skills the easy way

Chrome - awesome screen shot, down load chrome, persevere with this programme, once you become familiar with this you will love it, takes photos from the internet page and highlights, can use arrows to direct students to a specific part of the web page

Toolbox.wikispaces.com

Math Playground

Wordle - Wonderful for brainstorming / evaluations

Game aquarium - lots of games

Bubbl.com - great mind mapping / graphic presentation tool