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 * Welcome!** This wiki is to support the Independent Schools Area 6 ICT meeting at Bilton Grange on 23 April 2009. The hope is that by providing a place to pull threads together, further collaboration and conversation can take place. Feel free to edit any existing pages and add any that you believe need creating! :-)

= = =**//'A Journey to the Clouds - an overview of the 21st Century Learning Landscape'//**=
 * [[image:drew_buddie.jpg]]Drew Buddie:** [|Twitter] / [|Blog] [[image:doug_belshaw2.jpg]]**Doug Belshaw:** [|Twitter] / [|Blog]

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**Drew's session (pupil-focused)**
>> Competition: [|http://mixable.co.uk] >> Puresolo.com - professional backing tracks, etc. ([])
 * **Aviary** - creative image editing suite (http://aviary.com/home)
 * **Glogster** - interactive online poster-making app. (http://glogster.com)
 * **GoAnimate!** - create animations quickly and easily (http://goanimate.com)
 * **Google Docs** - collaborative document/spreadsheet/presentation creation ([|http://docs.google.com])
 * **Indispensable Tools Wiki** - Crowd-sourced list of tools ([|http://indispensabletools.pbwiki.com])
 * **Kerpoof** - Disney-owned way to create images and animations ([|http://kerpoof.com])
 * **Moviestorm** - 3D animation software ([|http://www.moviestorm.co.uk])
 * **Powerleagues** - Interesting visual survey tool to provoke debate - (http://[|www.powerleague.org.uk])
 * **Samorost** - point & click puzzle adventure ([])
 * **Slideshare** - share slideshows online ([|http://www.slideshare.com])
 * **Toondoo** - create comic strips (http://toondoo.com)
 * **VoiceThread** - online conversations around various media (http://voicethread.com)
 * **Wikispaces** - create wikis like this one ([|http://wikispaces.com])
 * **Wordle** - create Word pictures to illustrate texts ([|http://www.wordle.net])
 * **Xtranormal** - text-to-movie app. ([|http://xtranormal.com])
 * **Ideas to Inspire**- collection of collaborative classroom ideas using web 2.0 and other ICT tools- []

**Doug's session (teacher-focused)**

 * **Animoto** - very easy-to-use video-creation from images app. (http://animoto.com)
 * **Delicious** - social bookmarking website (http://delicious.com)
 * **Edmodo** - way to interact with students in VLE-like environment (http://edmodo.com)
 * **Flickr** - photo-sharing community website (http://flickr.com)
 * **Google Apps Team Edition** - collaborate online with colleagues and students (http://www.google.com/apps/edu/index.html)
 * **Google Earth/Maps** - use the Earth as a blank canvas! (http://earth.google.com / http://maps.google.co.uk)
 * **Google Reader** - RSS feed reader (http://google.com/reader)
 * **PortableApps** - take free applications with you, installed on your memory stick (http://portableapps.com)
 * **Posterous** - very easy-to-use and 'intelligent' blog-by-email platform (http://posterous.com)
 * **Prezi** - interactive 'zooming' presentation tool (http://prezi.com)
 * **Vixy** - YouTube video conversion ([|http://vixy.net])
 * **Voki** - animated characters speak your text or recorded voice! (http://voki.com)
 * **Zamzar** - YouTube video conversion (http://zamzar.com)



Relevant guides from elearnr.org

 * [|How ‘microblogging’ sites such as Twitter can be used in education]
 * [|Podcasting: a 3-step guide]
 * [|Alternative ways of presenting content and information to pupils]
 * [|Ways to find great resources and ideas for lessons]
 * [|How to use Google Earth more effectively]
 * [|Glogs - create interactive and rich media web pages quickly and easily!]
 * [|Give your students a voice with VoiceThread]
 * [|Take your computer with you with PortableApps!]
 * [|How to create engaging video starters without any creative talent using Animoto]
 * [|Never lose a document again: how Google Docs can change the way you and your department work!]
 * [|Creating a homework blog in 3 simple steps using email]
 * [|How to find and download YouTube videos for use in the classroom]
 * [|How to use your interactive whiteboard more effectively]