Fantastic range of free resources.
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PBL Pilot: Matching PBL With Traditional Grading | Edutopia
"Editor's Note: Matt Weyers and co-author Jen Dole, teachers at Byron Middle School in Byron, Minnesota, present the fifth installment in a year-long series documenting their experience of launching a PBL pilot program."
Tags: assessment, collaboration, education, Edutopia, learning, methodology, middle schools, PBL, project-based learning, self-reporting, teaching, teaching practices
An augmented reality Apple & Android app which allows you to explore human anatomy.
Tags: biology, anatomy, science, app, Android, Apple
A site that collects pop-culture video clips of single words which you type. Use it for an interesting twist to giving instructions or a learning objective.
Tags: video, video clips, words
casdsage - Extension Menu - Math
Resource of math extension menus by concept. Menus provided for grades 3, 4, and 5.
Tags: math, extension, menu, resources
A superb time lapse video creator app from Instagram. It uses your device’s positioning system to produce a stunningly smooth image and you can change the speed of your videos in post-production. It’s a ‘must try’ tool for both educators and students.
A great site for learning Mandarin with fun games. Some of the instructions are in Chinese.
Tags: Chinese, Mandarin, mfl, languages
An amazing maths Apple, Windows Phone and (soon) Android app which works out equations by taking a photo of them.
Tags: maths, math, app, Apple App