thinking 2.0 http://taspd.edublogs.org Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:40:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://edublogs.org/?v=3.5.1 Portal to Media Literacy http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/09/24/portal-to-media-literacy/ http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/09/24/portal-to-media-literacy/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 15:37:47 +0000 msbarnsley http://taspd.edublogs.org/?p=267

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Watch BBC — The Romantics — Episode 3 — Eternity in Educational |  View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com

]]> http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/the-romantics/feed/ 0 Stick figure Hamlet http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/stick-figure-hamlet/ http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/05/12/stick-figure-hamlet/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 01:31:39 +0000 msbarnsley http://taspd.edublogs.org/?p=264 As the title says, Hamlet in stick figures. This is awesome!

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The Ditigal Narrative has heaps of resources and links to other websites that explore digital storytelling and new media.

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“MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables — cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?”

http://www.ted.com

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Ireland-based, American comedian Des Bishop’s Australian History rap, which includes key moments in the past 200 years of Australian history in three minutes. Performed at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2009.

]]> http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/australian-history-rap/feed/ 1 Vocab games http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/vocab-games/ http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/vocab-games/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:30:20 +0000 msbarnsley http://taspd.edublogs.org/?p=256

Merriam-Webster Word Central has a number of fun vocab games, including Robo-Bee (“Will your language skills blossom or wilt? It’s up to you as you control the flight of the Robo-Bee through a garden of synonyms, antonyms, spelling, and usage puzzles!”), spelling game Alpha-Bot and others.

]]> http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/vocab-games/feed/ 0 Cool science sites http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/cool-science-sites/ http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/cool-science-sites/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 06:15:36 +0000 msbarnsley http://taspd.edublogs.org/?p=254

Hunkin’s Experiments has some cool science acitivites aimed at primary school age students.

“Cool cartoons that will have you experimenting with food, light, sound, clothes, and a whole lot more!! Hundreds of cartoon experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster and engineer Tim Hunkin.”

My personal fave: How to make a camera out of a baked bean tin

Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Science by Email is a weekly email newsletter featuring science news and activities.

Science by Email delivers the world’s best science direct to your inbox. It contains:

  • the latest science news
  • fun activities and experiments
  • environmental insights
  • a quiz
  • SCOPE TV previews
  • the best science websites
  • occasional competitions
  • upcoming events.

Another science site for kids is Toys from Trash

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]]> http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/philosophy-for-kids/feed/ 0 PicLits http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/piclits/ http://taspd.edublogs.org/2009/04/19/piclits/#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 05:29:41 +0000 msbarnsley http://taspd.edublogs.org/?p=250 What is PicLits.com?

PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

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