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EarthViewer

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This is a superb iPad app where students can learn about the 4.5 billion year history of the Earth, looking at climatic changes, continental drift and much more. View explanations about how the Earth works and add layers to an interactive globe. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/earthviewer/id590208430?mt=8

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Lessons from Africa

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This is a wonderful site which has a large set of lesson ideas that will bring Africa into your school. The activities range from KS1-4 and are spread across the curriculum.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

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The Great Brain Experiment

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This is a fun Android and Apple app from University College London were players complete a range of games to exercise the brain cells and provide researchers with real, but anonymous data to use in their study.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

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uSpeak Spanish

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Learning a new language is richly rewarding, especially when it is fun. Learn Spanish by playing games and word puzzles with this great Apple app. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/learn-spanish-uspeak-hd/id551980236


http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Languages%2C+Culture+%26+International+Projects

 

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IntoWords

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This is a superb notepad for iPads which has a text to voice function and advanced predictive text which is designed to help dyslexic and all readers and writers access text easily. The voice speed can be adjusted and the used can select a single word or the entire document to be read out. It is a great SEN resource. Found via http://twitter.com/@mathsdey. Download the English version at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/intowords/id593475776

 

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Snapshot Serengeti

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This is a wonderful citizen science project where users are asked to classify animals on the Serengeti from camera traps to help real scientists survey and track populations of important and endangered wildlife.

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

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GCF Learn English

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This is a beautifully designed resource for learning English through the learner's native language. Because the resources teach the same English, it is ideal for using with English classes with learners from all over the world. The flash resources are great and the lessons are arranged in categories.

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English+As+An+Additional+Language

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AppShed

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This is a superb site for creating mobile browser apps online. The builder is quick and easy to use with lots of functions to include. You can continue to update and tweak your app. It's a great way for your class to begin making apps before they move on to full coding.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

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SwerveBall

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A great flash game where players must shoot a ball into a hole and use the magnets to help you. There is lots of science to learn in this game including about magnets, gravity and the orbits of space objects.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

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Times tables test

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A simple multiplication practise site where learners can choose from 6 difficulty levels and answer all the questions as quickly as they can. Players answer the questions using changing buttons, which means no typing is needed, making it idea to use on interactive whiteboards. Because it is designed using html the site also works on most tablets and smart phones.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

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Me & My Dinosaur

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A wonderful story site for younger children where the readers play a platform game with Rex the dinosaur to follow the storyline.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/English

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Phrase It

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A useful site for quickly adding speech bubbles to photos. Upload your photos from your computer and drag the bubble into place. Then download or share the link online. It's a great tool for making comic books or story boards frames with your class.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Photos+%26+Images

 

 

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, February 10, 1:40 AM

Add speech bubbles.

Sarah Backhouse-Smith's curator insight, March 3, 1:49 AM

Creating comics

Samantha Davis's curator insight, May 20, 8:23 AM

Good for annotating photos, diagrams, and cartoons????

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Calculation Nation

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This is a superb maths site with flash games on perimeter, area, factors, fraction, multiples and many more. Play against the computer or challenge your friends. A free sign up is required.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

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Enercities

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This is a superb environmental game which is reminiscent of the early SimCity games. Build a wonderful town, manage your fossil fuels wisely and keep the inhabitants happy. A free sign up is required.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

Delmai George's curator insight, April 18, 11:59 PM

Looks interesting,especially the sustainability side.

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Marble Math: Multiplication

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Start your students on a roll with this fun multiplication game iPad app. Roll the virtual marble to the correct answers to complete the level.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

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rvl.io

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Rvl offers an interesting twist on the online presenter genre... literally. The presentation can roll in many directions like a virtual cube allowing multi-track presentations. The site uses html5, so it works on most computers and devices. Editing is simple and you can share or embed your creations easily.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools

 

 

Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 11, 8:01 PM

Present online in multi directions.

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Area Tool

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This is a wonderful resource for teacher the area of 2D shapes. Move and resize the shapes to change the values. It's a great resource to use on an interactive whiteboard.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

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Wideo

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This is an easy to use animation tool. Choose your objects from the bank on the site or upload your own. Then drag your items into place and select a point on the timeline and move the object again to set how the animation moves. You can include photos, shapes and text. Your creations can be published and shared or embedded online.

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Video%2C+animation%2C+film+%26+Webcams

 

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ICTmagic Show March 2013

ICTmagic Show March 2013 | ICTmagic | Scoop.it

March edition of the ICTmagic Show magazine - showing the best educational links for teachers from the ICTmagic wiki page.

 

See the archive at http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/%2AICTmagic+Show

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GPS Essentials

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This is a fabulous GPS and mapping Android app that gives you everything you need to go geocaching and exploring the great outdoors. There are location, compass, photo and tracking tools which should ensure you can always find your way... until your battery runs out! Download the app at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mictale.gpsessentials

 

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/PSHE%2C+RE%2C+Citizenship%2C+Geography+%26+Environmental

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Learn Maths with Beluga

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This is a 'must try' maths iPad app. Play fun, useful and beautifully designed games for every numeracy topic. Adding to algebra! The more you play, the more levels that get unlocked. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/learn-maths-with-beluga/id594402201

 

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

Jacq's curator insight, February 24, 6:40 AM

This looks good

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SoundingBoard

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This is a useful choosing board Apple app to help with communication. Make your boards using the preloaded images or take photos to make your own. Record a word or phrase which is played as each button is pushed. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/soundingboard/id390532167.

 

http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Special+Educational+Needs

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GoClass

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This is a wonderful site for designing lesson plans and collating resources to push out to an iPad app for students to access and interact with. You can put together websites, videos, audio, documents, images and instructions. You can make quizzes for your students to answer to provide you with instant feedback about how they are doing. Your students can make their own notes about the lesson from within the app. Download the app at https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/id467088232


http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Planning+%26+Assessment

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DreamBox Teacher Tools

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A beautifully designed set of 20+ maths whiteboard resources aimed at primary aged students. There are resources about addition, multiplying fractions, number lines and more.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Maths

 

 

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SciShow

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This is a fabulous and fascinating YouTube channel where all sorts of science ideas are explored and explained in a friendly and engaging way. The topics range from near Earth Asteroid to dung beetles. The videos often cover science stories that are currently in the news.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Science

 

 

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