Useful sites (weekly)

• 22 Filmmaking Apps for the iPad & iPhone A filmmaking site with a good range of resources relating to screenwriting, production etc.

• Video: Eoin Colfer on Artemis Fowl | Books | guardian.co.uk  The creator of Artemis Fowl, Eoin Colfer, talks about living with a criminal child genius, comparisons with JK Rowling and bringing down the curtain on the character who made his name

• Eoin Colfer to bid farewell to Artemis Fowl | Books | guardian.co.uk  In an interview Eoin Colfer says he will write one more book featuring the child criminal mastermind, and reveals rough storyline for his final adventure

• Electronic reading devices are transforming the concept of a book – latimes.com  Electronic reading devices are transforming the concept of the book and reading experiences. Digital tools can now go beyond screens that merely talk and play videos and can connect readers to authors and online fan communities.

• Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age – NYTimes.com  NYT article on “unwitting” student plagiarism from online sources Many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.

• Schools Online Thesaurus  The Schools Online Thesaurus (ScOT) provides a controlled vocabulary of terms used in Australian and New Zealand schools. Revamped site

• Top Ten Social Media Competencies for Teachers – Home – Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog  This list of Social Media Competencies for Teachers was based on a list for Librarians 

• Steam-Driven Dreams: The Wondrously Whimsical World of Steampunk  Image gallery from Wired that shows some interesting steampunk gadgets, ideas and themes

• Twiducate.com – Social Networking For Schools  An instant social networking site for schools -students, teachers and administrators. Allows you to share links, resources, questions, ideas, reflections, etc. with students.

• Parent Advice – Improve YouTube’s Safety With One Click – Common Sense Media  Video clip showing how to enable YouTube’s own safety mode. A good one to use with parents.

• Book Trailers for Readers – home  A good book trailer site. Information on how to make videos to recommend books and shows student made book trailers

• only2clicks – Bing  A  simple and visually appealing startpage that allows you to find and then organize your favorite websites onto one tab-supported page. .

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.