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Copyright-Friendly Resources

October 11, 2009 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

copyA collection of copyright-friendly images and sounds for use in media projects and web pages.

Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them when publishing on the Web for educational purposes, you should cite or attribute these images to their creators unless otherwise notified!

KS3 Digital Literacy Resource

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Through the development of digital literacy, pupils move from learning that is entirely teacher directed to learning that is more self directed, an essential shift required for lifelong learning and employability. 

Commissioned by Becta, NWLG have developed a Key Stage 3 resource focusing on the knowledge and skills related to accessing, understanding and evaluating digital information. Learners can navigate their own way intuitively around the resource and make independent choices based upon personal preference and interests. They are then encouraged to question their knowledge, understanding and behaviours through the use of magazine style quizzes providing them with feedback on their internet ‘personality’.

Wallwisher

Wallwisher is an online noticeboard maker.

  • It’s easy – not user registration needed, click-write-post, that’s it!
  • It’s effective – link to images, music, video and web pages
  • It’s intuitive – works like a real notice board; drag, drop, re-arrange

Crickweb Flash Activities

February 12, 2009 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

crickFree interactive Flash resources to use with your interactive whiteboard. Activities for all key stages and covering subjects such as maths, english, science, history, geography as well as French and Spanish.

Blabberize!

November 8, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

blabberBlabberize is great fun! Upload photo, select the mouth area and record or upload audio.

blabThe mouth movement is synchronised with the audio. Share by copying and pasting the code anywhere that takes html.

Twiddla

November 6, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

twiddlaTwiddla is a free, no set-up, web-based meeting playground.

Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your friends or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins or downloads – it’s all here, ready to go when you are.

Studiyo

October 26, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

Studiyo is a great way to create online tests and quizzes. It’s easy to use, you can include multimedia, and others can add questions (that are moderated before they appear).

Maps

October 26, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

Create maps without registering. ZeeMaps lets you insert images in addition to writing.

offers the ability to “draw” lines on your map between various markers. You can write in the markers, and also write a general description of your map. Then, you’re given an embed code as well as a unique url address. And you don’t even have to register to use it!

Soundzabound

October 25, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

Soundzabound is a source for royalty-free music that students can use in presentations, websites, and elsewhere. Most of the music requires the purchase of a licensing agreement from Soundzabound although there are some free 30 second loops that you can download.

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360 Cities – Panoramic images of cities of the world

October 25, 2008 Chris Beedham Leave a comment

360 Cities provides extremely clear panoramic imagery of places around the world. The bulk of the images are of places in Europe, but there is also some great imagery from North America, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Images on 360 Cities can be explored online using the Google Map provided on the 360 Cities website or you can view the imagery in Google Earth.