This document provides summaries and recommendations for several educational websites. It summarizes the purpose and features of sites for math games, classroom management, collaborative drawing, special education resources, social media for schools, interactive books, game design, editing websites, foreign language activities, exploring the solar system, mind mapping, and starting a class blog. It encourages using Twitter for professional development and taking control of a school website.

1. Find thousands more links at
http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
By Martin Burrett
@ICTmagic

2. Find thousands more links at
http://sumdog.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Sign up
your whole
school in
minutes.
Control
everything
from your
teacher’s
account

3. Find thousands more links at
http://sumdog.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Sign up
your whole
school in
minutes.
Control
everything
from your
teacher’s
account

4. Find thousands more links at
http://sumdog.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Set
challenges
and choose
a topic for
the games.
Games are
really fun
and load
quickly.

5. Find thousands more links at
http://poraora.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
An exciting
3D world
for kids to
learn and
explore.
E-safety
credentials
of the site
are superb.

6. Find thousands more links at
http://poraora.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Site is new
and
teacher
accounts
are coming
soon.
Play maths
and other
fun games
to boost
classroom
skills.

7. Find thousands more links at
http://poraora.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Site is new
and
teacher
accounts
are coming
soon.
Play maths
and other
fun games
to boost
classroom
skills.

8. Find thousands more links at
http://classdojo.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A superb
site to help
you
manage
your class’
behaviour.
Award and
take away
points for
whatever
you wish.

9. Find thousands more links at
http://classdojo.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Use your
smart
phone as a
remote to
award
points.
Email
parents
easily with
a child’s
behaviour
report.

10. Find thousands more links at
http://awwapp.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Write and
draw with
others from
anywhere
on the
internet in
real time.
Also good
for working
with others
within your
school.

11. Find thousands more links at
http://senteacher.org http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Great site
for finding
all sorts of
worksheets
and aids
that have
been
designed
for children
with special
need.
Many good
things for
all
teachers.

12. Find thousands more links at
http://senteacher.org http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Make
customised
sheets and
there are
some
excellent
interactive
resources.

13. Find thousands more links at
http://nightzookeeper.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A great site
to inspire
writing and
drawing.
Design an
animal to
go into the
night zoo.
Then tell
the animal’s
story and
explain how
it lives.

14. Find thousands more links at
http://nightzookeeper.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A great site
to inspire
writing and
drawing.
Design an
animal to
go into the
night zoo.
Then tell
the animal’s
story and
explain how
it lives.

15. Find thousands more links at
http://twiducate.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A social
networking
site for
schools. It
looks
similar to
Twitter, but
users can
embed
images,
sounds and
videos into
the
timeline.

16. Find thousands more links at
http://twiducate.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Sign up
your class
and get
them to
collaborate
on projects
and help
each other.
An email is
send to the
teacher
each time a
post is
made.

17. Find thousands more links at
http://edu.symbaloo.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Great
bookmark
site with I
have as my
class
homepage.
It’s easy to
set up. Just
type the link
and choose
and image
for the icon.

18. Find thousands more links at
http://zooburst.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Make 3D
virtual
popup
books by
adding text
and
uploading
images.
Personal
accounts are
free.

19. Find thousands more links at
http://zooburst.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Once the
story is
finished you
can embed
it into your
class site.
The site
has a
interesting
augmented
reality
feature.

20. Find thousands more links at
http://solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A beautiful
flash site.
Users can
fly around
the solar
system and
explore the
planets.

21. Find thousands more links at
http://solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Click the
control
panel to
see the
night sky
and the star
from Earth.

22. Find thousands more links at
http://fuse.microsoft.com/page/kodu http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
An amazing
game
designing
programme
from
Microsoft.
Download
the
software
and work
through the
tutorials.

23. Find thousands more links at
http://fuse.microsoft.com/page/kodu http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
An amazing
game
designing
programme
from
Microsoft.
Download
the
software
and work
through the
tutorials.

24. Find thousands more links at
http://fuse.microsoft.com/page/kodu http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Design
huge game
landscapes
.
Programme
the game
commands
by slotting
pieces
together.

25. Find thousands more links at
http://bo.lt http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Edit any
live website
and add
notes.
Generate a
link to
share with
your class.
A great way
of removing
adverts
from
otherwise
good sites.

26. Find thousands more links at
http://bo.lt http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Edit any
live website
and add
notes.
Generate a
link to
share with
your class.
A great way
of removing
adverts
from
otherwise
good sites.

27. Find thousands more links at
http://education.vic.gov.au/languag
http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
esonline/games/cartoon/index.htm
Designed
as a MFL
resource,
this
programme
is a superb
download
for setting
up of sorts
of lesson
prompts.
Add text
and audio
to a slide.

28. Find thousands more links at
http://stencyl.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Design and
play games
with this
great site.
Make flash
games and
games for
Apple
devices.
The site
has lots of
ready-
made
games to
play.

29. Find thousands more links at
http://popplet.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A wonderful
online mind
map creator.
Collaborate
making a
mind map in
real time.
Changes
appear
instantly on
everyone’s
screen. A
great way
for your
class to pull
their ideas
together.

30. Find thousands more links at
http://sumopaint.com/app http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
A great
online
drawing and
art site. It
has a
wonderful
set of tools
and lots of
fun things
for children
to try.

31. Find thousands more links at
http://qwiki.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Make an
instant video
presentation
on almost
any topic by
searching
for it on
Qwiki.
You can
watch it on
the Qwiki
site or
embed it on
your own.

32. Find thousands more links at
http://qwiki.com http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
The site
uses
information
from
Wikipedia
and images
from the
web, then
uses a voice
synthesiser
to add
speech.

33. Find thousands more links at
And finally… http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
Start a class blog with a site
like http://kidblog.org
Get on Twitter for the best CPD on the
web. Find thousands of educators there
who swap resources and ideas. Start
building your personal learning network
at http://twitter.com
Take control of your school
website. They are usually under
use and can save a school time
and money. Plus, they can be a
wonderful way to engage with
parents and the community.