Useful+Links

During my presentation I mentioned several different sites, as well as many different ways to connect with a global audience through the use of technology. On this page you will find links that I have found useful in my own personal learning journey. I have organised them into categories to, hopefully, make them easy to follow. Have a look around. Remember to keep checking back as these will be added to over time. You might even find some links of your own to contribute.

//**My Web Presence**//
[|Widgets,Wikis & Blogs...Oh My!] This is my education blog where I reflect on my use of technology in the classroom and share my discoveries. Feel free to leave a comment. Explore the widgets in the side bar - they lead to some pretty cool sites. [|my del.icio.us] These are my del.icio.us bookmarks. Feel free to explore. You might even decide to create your own account. If you decide to create one for your class I suggest you make it a separate one from your own one. Feel free to add me to your network/ join mine. [|Mrs McGhie's Class Google] This is my personalised search engine. I created it for my class to use. Google searches through only the websites I have uploaded and pre-approved, ensuring that the links are relevant and appropriate for my class. [|Our Classroom Blog] This is password protected and invitation only. I have done this in order to protect the privacy of my kids while I establish the blog. If you would like to follow my class blog as a teacher and/or with your class then email me at keamac@gmail.com and once approved, I will send you an invite to read our blog.

Teacher PD, PLN & Just For Fun
[|Ustream.TV - ISB Edu Stream] International school in Thailand weekly Unconference. [|Women of the Web 2.0] [|Twitter]

**Educator Blogs I Regularly Follow**
[|My Journey In ICT & Blogging] Check out Rachel's File Box widget in her sidebar. She has some fantastic downloads there including an example of a rubric for blogging and podcasting that you can use with your kids. T[|eachingsagittarian] [|Life Is Not A Race To Be First Finished] [|***ICT U Can!] [|Cool Cat Teacher Blog] [|Thinking Past The Square] [|edublogs] Ewan McIntosh's Blog [|Always Learning]

**Fabulous Examples of Class Blogs**
[|Moturoa's Blogmeister Blog] [|Moturoa's Web Log] [|Room 9 Nelson Central's Blog 2007] This class were 2007 winners of the Primary Class category for the [|NZ Net Guide Web Challege.]

Allanah's Podcasting Space Podcasting Project (Grades 3 - 5) [|*** ICT U Can Podcast]
 * Information About Podcasting**

Information About Blogs
[|Bling For Your Blog]

**Information About Wikis**
Wiki Workshop Room18TIS A class wiki. All the children contribute to the wiki.

[|Technospud Projects] [|Voices of the World] [|The 1001 Flat World Tales] [|Teddy Bears Around The World]
 * Online Collaborative Projects**

**Avatars**
[|Meez] This is where my avatar comes from. You can have head shots or body shots. They can be still or animated. [|Voki] This is where the talking avatar on my class blog came from.

[|VoiceThread for Educators] [|Google For Educators] Personalise google for your class. [|Hector's World] [|Quest Atlantis] [|Tell A Story In 5 Frames - Kids] [|Survey Monkey] [|Skype] [|Official Flat Stanley Project] [|Net Guide Web Challenge] Currently you can view 2007 winners. 2008 info will go up some time in Term 2 - keep checking. I usually make a start towards the end of term one. This means you have plenty of time to sort out any issues. Primary children enter as a class or in teams of 3. Intermediate kids can also do individual entries. [|Postcard Exchange] [|Keypals] [|Make Your Own Web Page] Several links here scroll down and explore. [|Web Quests] [|Using Flickr & Photography] This is a wiki created by an NZ teacher - she started the 5 Frame Story Telling for kids group on Flickr. This wiki shares ideas about digital story telling, digital photography and using Flickr in the classroom. Keep revisiting as she is adding more to it all the time.
 * Other Possibilities For Classroom Use**