My StoryMaker

Rating 3.00 out of 5

Another from my pal, Danny Maas. My StoryMaker lets you control characters and objects – and creates sentences for you. Once you are done with your story, save it online or print it out in the Library. It would be a perfect tool to use with an interactive whiteboard [...]

OpenProj – Project Management Application

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List member Brian Shaw found this interesting application for those working with Project Management concepts. OpenProj is a free, open source project management solution. OpenProj is a replacement of Microsoft Project and other commercial project solutions.

The URL: http://openproj.org/openproj

SAM Animation

Rating 3.00 out of 5

I got this site from my friend, Steve Nyitrai. I haven’t tried it out but it looked very promising. SAM Animation is software designed to give students the power of making stop-action movies to share their ideas and understanding. The software is easy to use and provides a unique [...]

Great Source iWrite

Rating 3.00 out of 5

My friend and Melbourne transplant, Nic Ryan, found this site. A source for writing ideas, iWrite has tools to help students, teachers, and parents use the writing process in the classroom and at home.

The URL: http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/

Seth (Godin) on why the textbook industry deserves to die

Rating 3.00 out of 5

My pal, Shane Grundy sent this interesting article to me. What do you think about this? Does the text book industry need to change? Is it really the job of the teacher to create all the resources on their own? Are there limits to what teacher should [...]