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For a bit of fun Educational Jargon Generator Here's a fun one: This Flash game will emulate the making of The Bayeux (or any town/city) Tapestry! Students can create a story for their own town and create a tapestry version of it online... - The URL: http://www.adgame-wonderland.de/type/bayeux.php SUMOpaint - possibly the greatest online “cloud” paint program. This not only has a great array of brushes but layering too. SUMO Paint is a free image editing softare that gives you the opportunity to create, edit and comment images online with powerful tools and layer support. The URL: http://www.sumo.fi/platform/ COMPUTER SABOTAGE - A LESSON PLAN Kelowna teacher, Sharon Affeld, discovered an interesting approach to computer glitches. When computer teacher Tom Guy found his students coming to him with every minor glitch that occurred in the computers in his lab, he decided to give the kids a "crash course" by sabotaging a computer each day and putting the students on the case. The URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson141.shtml Peter Mackay who runs The Teacher ListI says that he has "shamelessy lifted this one from 180 Technology Tips. MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content. OCW is open and available to the world and is a permanent MIT activity. You won't get a degree from them, but you can take in all the same content!" The URL: http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/about/about/index.htm Planet Slayer: This is your lifestyle http://www.abc.net.au/science/planetslayer/tiyl.htm Planet Slayer is an interactive environmental website that provides information about how the environment is affected by the way we live and what we buy. The site includes a greenhouse calculator and online games. Museum Box http://museumbox.e2bn.org/ This site provides the tools for users to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. Lesson guidance and instructions for use are available in the teachers' area. Electrocity http://electrocity.co.nz/ Electrocity is an online game which involves students building and managing their own virtual towns and cities, making important decisions and learning about energy generation and environmental management. Build your wild self http://www.buildyourwildself.com Create an avatar using a mix of human and animal body parts, whilst learning about the structure and function of the different animal parts. The finished avatar can be saved as wallpaper or emailed to friends.

ACADEMICINFO AcademicInfo is an online education resource center with extensive subject guides and distance learning information. Our mission is to provide free, independent and accurate information and resources for prospective and current students (and other researchers). http://www.academicinfo.net/educational-resources 12 Google Shortcuts Geared towards travellers, this site has uses for the classroom too. Did you know the plain ol’ Google search box you use every day is good for a whole lot more than you’re likely asking of it? Check it out below... The URL: http://www.vagabondish.com/12-google-shortcuts-every-traveler-should-know/ FIREFOX SHORTCUTS Is similar to the Google shortcuts above , here are some interesting Firefox ones that I didn't know.  If you're not using Firefox yet, I'd suggest giving it a try - you can Google it for the download... The URL: http://www.jeetblog.com/incredible-firefox-keyboard-shortcuts/ RELATIONAL AGGRESSION IN GIRLS - professional article The author studies relational aggression in girls. Unlike other types of bullying, relational aggression is not as overt, or noticeable as physical aggression. However, the effects can be long lasting. The URL: http://www.spsk12.net/departments/specialed/Relational%20Aggression.htm INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD RESOURCES edna’s interactive whiteboard theme page presents a collection of information and research on the use of interactive whiteboards in the classroom, as well as links to interactive curriculum resources. These resources are available at: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/pid/544 International Children's Digital Library http://www.childrenslibrary.org/ The International Children's Digital Library Foundation provides a digital library of children's books from around the world. Free Poverty http://www.freepoverty.com/ Free Poverty is an online game in which players are required to locate various places on an interactive map. The game allows everyone to contribute in donating water to people from all over the world living in extreme poverty. Based on the accuracy of answers, Free Poverty will determine how many cups of water will be donated on their behalf. iIPODS IN THE CLASSROOM Who knew all the ways you can use an iPod as a teaching tool? http://www.southwest-home-education.com/ipodforlearning.html Don't have Photoshop? Can't adjust, resize, fix your digital photos? Try Picnik.com - its free! This is a stupidly easy photo editor that allows you to fix exposures, resize, crop, and deal with photos on all platforms and all online. I'm already thinking of how teachers can use this in the classroom every day! The URL: http://www.picnik.com/ POWERPOINT TV SHOW GAMES Here is a great collection of PowerPoint templates that emulate various gameshows. Download the templates and modify the games to fit your curriculum needs. The URL: http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games