LINKS FOR LEADERS
Principals' Digests
For informative material for assemblies, newsletters,
staff meetings, parents and speeches. Visit the site to download a free sample of the material they offer.
TED: Ideas worth spreading
TED is devoted to giving millions of knowledge-seekers around the globe direct access to the world's greatest thinkers and teachers.
Educational Leaders
Educational Leaders is the New Zealand Ministry of Education’s website for school leadership.
The New Zealand Curriculum Online
This site offers information, resources, news, advice and guidance,
inspiring school stories, practical ideas, research reports, how to get
support and much, much more.
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LINKS FOR TEACHERS
Alternative To
Free versions of software or PC versions of Mac software.
Certificate Street
Easy to create certificates for your students. The templatesare set up for you, free with no registration required.
Countdown Timer
A countdown timer for managing time in the classroom, but instead of an
alarm, it plays a youtube video at the end. You can choose the video. A great way to get the kids back on the mat fast.
Topmarks
Downloadable games that work great on a touch screen e.g. interactive boards or tablet computers.
Storyline Online
Stories read to the kids by famous actors.
Handwriting for Kids
A site with demonstrations of how to form letters. Pick a letter and the students can watch how it should be written. Includes downloadable worksheets for handwriting & Maths.
Ideas to Inspire
Mini presentations on integrating webcams, cameras, ipods/pads IWB etc.
Puzzle Maker
Make word-finds and crossword puzzles online.
The Teachers Cafe
This site offers teachers a free resource information directory. It has Teacher website links, worksheets, lesson plans, activities, assessments, as well as numeracy, literacy and audio books..
Free Typing Game
Typing lessons, tests, interactive games. Print certificates for the kids here.
Visuwords
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An online graphic dictionary. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net.
Where Good Ideas Come From
An animated video in exhilarating style by Steve Johnson
Achieving Techno-Literacy
A realist's viewpoint on the role ICT
can play in our student's future learning.
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LINKS FOR STUDENTS
20Q
A game of twenty questions, but the computer has to guess your object. Work on your own questioning skills.
Brain Teasers
Daily brain teasers- a place to grow your knowledge.
Build Your Wild Self
A fun, creative site where students can 'build themselves' using aspects of different animals.
Kisstunes.com
Use your keyboard as a piano. Create your own music, save and share it.
Physics Games
A fun filled website with lots of physics based challenges.
The Why Files
Discover the science behind the news.
Text Twist
Race against the clock and expand your vocabulary. The highest score by an eTime child so far is 9000. Can you beat it?
BBC Build a Robot
Use your logical mathematical intelligence to build a robot online.
BBC Prehistoric Life
Links to several games and quizzes you can play to test your knowledge.
Rainforestmaths
For interactive and fun math games.
Christchurch City Libraries
The children's library section with lots of interesting links, activities and things to read.
Fact Monster
Information about people, sports, the world, science, and more.
Girls Go Tech
A great site for girls OR boys with excellent creative activities.
Scholastic
Grow and share your writing skills and see previews of new books.
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