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SCIENCE
http://www.sciencefair.org.nz/files/A%20Student%20Guide%20to%20the%20Science%20Fair1%20V3.pdf

INQUIRY LEARNING
NZ teacher has put this site together with a load of resources for Inquiry Learning. http://www.inquiringmind.co.nz/index.htm

WEB 2.0 TOOLS - WHICH ONE TO USE?
http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwebtools4u2use.wikispaces.com%2FFinding+the+Right+Tool?gname=diigoineducation http://gvccooltools.blogspot.com/ https://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.edrawsoft.com%2Ffreemind.php?gname=diigoineducation
 * Fabulous Mind Mapping tool.**

GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS.
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm Graphic organizers are an illustration of your thoughts on paper. They can help you brainstorm, organize, and visualize your ideas.

Click on a graphic organizer to download a PDF of it. Once you’ve downloaded an organizer, type in your comments and print it out.

Each graphic organizer below includes __[|Teaching Notes]__ with lessons and tips on how to use graphic organizers in the classroom.

This site is amazing for reluctant boys where reading & writing are concerned - students can create their own graphic novels, aimed for 11-14 year olds.
http://www.comicmaster.org.uk/

Interactive reading resources,
http://www.roythezebra.com/index.html

This site has book trailers - an incentive to get some reluctant readers going? Brigid
http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/Someone+Named+Eva+Book+Trailer toc

GENERAL
Many resources... [] [|http://popplet.com/app/#/home] [] [] [] Audio for your blog/wiki. []
 * __Internet Safety__**

**SCIENCE**
http://www.wwnorton.com/college/geo/geolab/animations.aspx [] Excellent site. Brigid. [] [] [] [] [] []
 * Geology Animations**

WRITING
A HUGE range of resources around digital story-tellin. http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-storytelling.html

**Interactive writing tool like pick-a-path**
http://www.inklestudios.com/inklewriter

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/fairytales/
 * Interactive Fractured Fairy Tales site - awesome!**

**A graphic resource showing how to use an apostrophe.**
http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

**A graphic resource showing how to use a semi colon.**
@http://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Ftheoatmeal.com%2Fcomics%2Fsemicolon?gname=diigoineducation **A site that has a lot of grammar in it. Brigid** http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/literacy2.htm http://superherosquad.marvel.com/squad __Digital Storytelling sites__ []
 * A great site for writing, especially for boys who are reluctant writers.**

__Spelling__ [] http://justcrosswords.com/ __Grammar__ [] __Punctuation__ [] __Writing dialogue.__ [] [|http://superherosquad.marvel.com] []

MATHS
Tree Diagrams - great for introducing probability https://www.diigo.com/bookmark/http%3A%2F%2Fnrich.maths.org%2F7288?gname=diigoineducation Maths Games. http://www.echalk.co.uk/Maths/PrimaryNationalStrategy_Yr6/DfES-MathsActivitiesforyear6/swimming.swf Prime numbers [] Excellent blog with resources for a range of maths activities. Brigid []

Maths instructional videos teaching fractions. Brigid
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Lots of great activities. Brigid
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Fractions activities - very good.
[] http://www.emaonline.org.uk/ema/client_files/resources_ftp/netmedia/digitwize/english/digit_wize.cfm Fractions to decimals. [] Percentage Claculator []

Great place value activity
[] http://teachertools.co.nz/lessons-more/ __**Algebra**__ [] [] __**Geometry**__ __**- SYMMETRY**__ [] [] [] [] 
 * Creating 3D shapes**
 * Measuring Angles**
 * Video teaching how to use a protractor**

- ROTATION AND REFLECTION [] __ GEOMETRY __ [] 2D & 3D shapes [] Symmetry [] Shape and grid generator to build various shapes

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=205

__ MEASUREMENT __ [] [] Area & Perimeter [] Interactive measurement resource

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PUBLISHING TOOLS
https://prezi.com How to use Prezi. http://thewikiman.org/blog/?p=1690

**Nota** Connect, collaborate, and co-create in real time! Nota, a dynamic whiteboard wiki, allows multiple users to write and integrate text, paste photos and maps, add video and audio to make brainstorms, presentations, and scrapbooks in a snap. **Aviary**

Create logos, web templates, screen captures, edit your photos and more at Aviary. This site is full of online creation tools, get ready to explore and create with these applications that can be used with your web browser.

Digital Storytelling
**PicLits**

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then let this site provide the picture to inspire your words. Choose a picture from the gallery, and add text. Word choices are available or use your own. There is also an introduction to writing poetry using this tool. **Zooburst**

Add a new dimension to storytelling, reports, and presentations with ZooBurst’s digital 3-D tool. In this safe and protected space, students create and customize pop-up stories; add their own voice to characters, upload artwork or items from a built-in database of over 10,000 free images and materials. **Myths and Legends**

A site for those who enjoy stories and storytelling. Read digital myths, folktales and legends about the British Isles. Students and teachers can add to the stories and there are thousands of stories to choose from.

Manage and Organize
**Spicy Nodes** Spicy Nodes is a concept map presentation tool that allows the users to link and embed pictures, websites, and more into the overall presentation. Easy to use and fun to show, Spicy Nodes is whole new way to present your information.

Content Resources
**Lingt Language**

Get your students speaking, in another language. Lingt Language allows students to practice their foreign language skills online by allowing teachers to build assignments online that use voice, video, images, and text with the Lingt online editor. Students can then interact with the assignments and respond. French Learning Site Resource. []