Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

Not long now until the final installment of the Harry Potter saga.  The official trailer:

Official description:

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ opens nationwide on July 15th, 2011.

 ”Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2,” is the final adventure in the Harry Potter film series. “In the epic finale, the battle between the good and evil forces of the wizarding world escalates into an all-out war. The stakes have never been higher and no one is safe. But it is Harry Potter who may be called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice as he draws closer to the climactic showdown with Lord Voldemort. It all ends here.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 Trailer Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

And..if you have not had time to read all of the books before the film is released there is this ..

Have  a look at this site created by Lucy Knisley. She has created one-page comic versions of the first five books to help speed up the process.

The posters are available for sale here and are $10 (US) and I am tempted to get them for a July display.

Useful sites (weekly)

  by  kyteacher  

• Improving Education with Web 2.0 | Tech-Tweak ”Education is becoming more dynamic, networked and increasingly electronic. For a teacher, the task today is not only to provide students with the knowledge in accordance with the approved curriculum, but to teach them the methodology of learning and self-education. To teach them the necessary skills to work with information, ability to interact effectively with colleagues, through modern IT, and the ability to constantly evolve and learn independently.”

• Nik’s Learning Technology Blog: Create Video Questionnaires Nik Peachey’s blog post ‘Create video questionnaires’ and get students speaking 

• Top 10 Online Note Taking Applications Post from Mashable (2008) detailing their top ten of the note taking online applications available.  

• Teaching with Google Docs: Ten Truths About Teaching with Technology       

• Education News: Professional Development Articles:100+ Google Tricks for Teachers Education News : Professional Development Articles. About what is on offer in the Google World – from super-effective search tricks to Google tools that are specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.    

• The End of Education Is the Dawn of Learning | Co.Design @Will Richardson: “Regions and communities throughout the world are embracing and developing new “ingredients” of learning: superclasses of 90 to 120 students; vertical learning groups; stage not age; schools within schools or “Home Bases;” [all education concepts Stephen talks about more later] project-based work; exhibition-based assessments; collaborative learning teams; mixed-age mentoring; children as teachers; teachers as learners; and so much more. Obviously, in a world where every culture, context and community is unique there will be no one-size-fits-all solution, however enlightened that solution might be.” How to design schools that can help change the face of education? A conversation with Stephen Heppell, one of the world’s leading education reformers.   

• Amazon Media Room: News Release   

• Four Ways to Celebrate Shakespeare with Your Child | Education.com     

• Kindle Library Lending and OverDrive – What it means for libraries and schools Amazon and OverDrive announced the Kindle Library Lending program, which will enable Kindle customers to borrow and enjoy eBooks from our library, school, and college partners in the United States. The program is scheduled for launch later this year, and will significantly increase the value of the investments that libraries have made in OverDrive-powered eBook catalogs   

• E-book Readers & Managers – Best of With books, magazines and newspapers becoming more obsolete, it’s no wonder we have so many eBook readers and managers on the market now. Many libraries even offer electronic borrowing via an eReading device or an application on your computer.   

• John Munro High Reliability Literacy Teaching Procedures    

• Digital Citizenship A site from the NSW Department of Education and Training: Resources for Digital Citizenship, cyber-safety and social networking. The site includes lessons and instructions on internet safety, understanding privacy and the dangers and pitfalls of over-sharing personal information. All the information and interactive activities are designed to make students aware about good digital citizenship.   

• Five Alternative Devices To Replace The Now-Dead Flip Cam – 10,000 Words Here are a five alternative tools to the Flip camera that can get the job done.  

• PISA 2009 at a Glance ”PISA 2009 at a Glance is a companion publication to PISA 2009 Results, the six-volume report on the 2009 survey conducted by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA assesses the extent to which students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in modern societies. Its triennial assessments of 15-year-olds focus on reading, mathematics and science.”   

• One Year Later: Assessing the Impact of iPads on Education – iPads in Education ”This post is a copy of an article written for a World Bank sponsored site on education in developing nations.”  

• Click2Map, the professional geoweb solution, make maps online using Google Maps ”Online map creation application. Create your maps and add your own points of interest in just a few clicks free of charge. Download your maps and publish them on your website free of charge” 

• Will’s Snips – Random. Required. Reading.  

• home The website of James Humberstone – composer educator, technology specialist. Contains music and educational resources he has written  

• The diary of Samuel Pepys: Telling a complex story online on Huffduffer  For ten years, Phil Gyford has been republishing Samuel Pepys’s diaries online in one-entry-per-day chunks. On the way, he and a growing community of others have annotated these accounts of life in 17th century London.   

• Site News (Pepys’ Diary) For ten years, Phil Gyford has been republishing Samuel Pepys’s diaries online in one-entry-per-day chunks. On the way, he and a growing community of others have annotated these accounts of life in 17th century London. tags: Samuel Pepys diary London history 17th century   

• The Diary of Samuel Pepys, by Phil Gyford, at Skillswap Brighton For ten years, Phil Gyford has been republishing Samuel Pepys’s diaries online in one-entry-per-day chunks. On the way, he and a growing community of others have annotated these accounts of life in 17th century London. In this presentation, Phil walks us through the most surprising and interesting moments in his decade of Pepysianism, tags: Samuel Pepys diary London history  

• kindlebility – Sending articles to your Kindle, one click at a time! A tool for sending articles to your Kindle, one click at a time!     

• How the iPad 2 Will Revolutionize Education | Gadmodo News Investigating new applications is educational in itself. Tech-happy students will be eager to explore new ways of using tablets and sharing their discoveries with the world.   

• Museum Box Homepage Museum Box provides you with the tools to showcase descriptions of an event, person, historical period of time, or anything you can imagine into a virtual box. Museum Box allows students to present their research, their case (for or against), and their opinions about various topics.  

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

Kindlebility: send web pages to your kindle

This looks really good. I love the idea of being able to information on  a webpage or article and be able to set it up to read later by sending it to my Kindle. The tool is free and only works with the  Kindle. Kindlebility is a tool that will allow you to send articles on the web to your Kindle, needing your Kindle email address (yourusername@kindle.com). It does not store your Kindle address or use it for anything else.

You need to install the Kindlebility bookmarklet in your browser to send an article to your Kindle for reading later. Click here to get started by entering in your Kindle email address and then drag the bookmarklet link to your Bookmarks Bar in your browser. When you find an article you are interested in, click the bookmark and it is sent direct to the Kindle, reformatting as necessary.

There is a good how-to and why page worth looking at before starting.  

kindlebility from Daniel Huckstep on Vimeo.

Corporate maths

This provided me with a laugh as I was looking up business management information. The corporate world (office) broken down mathematically.

Useful sites (weekly)

  by  ransomtech 

•  HechingerEd Blog | What video games can teach us about the educational process Article: “Looking for a new model of education that could eliminate the need for traditional testing while also encouraging problem-solving and guaranteeing that students will be fluent by the time they finish their lessons?” Video games can lead the way.  

• 10 Cool Video Search Engines for More Effective Video Searches – Tech the Plunge A list that takes a look at search engines that are aimed at searching for videos.   

• Digitising videos, such as old VHS tapes | Ask Jack | Technology | guardian.co.uk BM has a large collection of videos that he wants to transfer to his iMac. What’s the best way to do it?   

• Librarians: Masters of the info universe – CNN.com  

• 7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives – 10,000 Words Why spend money on expensive multimedia tools when you can use comparable alternatives for free? They may not be an exact replacement, but how can you argue with the price?    

• Education Article :: How to Use Cell Phones as Learning Tools An interesting article from Tom Whitby (tomwhitby)

• Incompetent Research Skills Curb Users’ Problem Solving (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) A good short piece about how users search, and the importance of teaching information literacy in schools. One problem with search engines is that they are too good at finding information. The users see them as “answer engines” but the users may then do less critical analysis and rely on simple strategies only.  

• Getting Started with Google Cloud Print ”Google Cloud Print is built on the idea that printing can be more intuitive, accessible, and useful. Using Google Cloud Print you can make your printers available to you from any Google Cloud Print enabled web, desktop or mobile app. To get started printing using Google Cloud Print, connect a printer to your account. Google supports both cloud ready and classic printers: “  

• Using Facebook in the Classroom These tips on using Facebook safely and effectively as a teacher are pitched at school settings but are mostly applicable at all levels. They are also indicators for all SNS.   

• Venice Backstage | How does Venice work? Venice Backstage is an interesting seventeen minute video about how the city of Venice works. The video, produced by the municipality of Venice, shows viewers how the water is contained, how the buildings stay upright, and how residents of Venice travel about the city. The website Venice Backstage offers additional articles and graphics to support the information presented in the video.   

• Anatomy Arcade Anatomy Arcade is a collection of games about human body systems. The collection is categorized by both body system and game type. The games most frequently appearing in the Anatomy Arcade are jigsaw puzzles, matching games, and crossword puzzles. There are also a few interactive games. The Anatomy Arcade was developed by a science and physical education teacher in Melbourne, Australia.    

• Through the Wild Web Woods – A game by the Council of Europe based on the Internet Literacy Handbook In an effort to teach children about potential dangers online and how to avoid them, the Council of Europe has offers a game called Through the Wild Web Woods. Through the Wild Web Woods is designed for students ages seven through ten to learn how to spot danger on the Internet and what to do when they do spot danger on the Internet. The game is available in twenty-four languages.   

• GeoGames: The New Way to Teach GeoGraphy The GeoGames from Reach the World feature an interactive map which students drag and drop onto different elements. The beginner level games asks has student place continents and the poles in the correct position. As the games levels progress students have to place countries and capitals in their proper positions. In the Build Planet Earth section students have to place continents, oceans, mountains, and rivers in their proper positions.   

• 70+ Google Forms for the Classroom | edte.ch Google Forms offers a range of useful tools. The author of this post has created example forms for each of the different topics,. You can follow the links in each of the ten sections   

• 40 Stunning Fantasy Wallpapers | Webdesigner Depot A collection of 40 outstanding fantasy wallpapers

• Can teachers play DVDs they have purchased overseas from different DVD zones? – Find an Answer – Australian Copyright Council   

• Is the Future eBooks or Apps? « Educational Publishing Article from edpublishing.wordpress. “For publishers, content is king, and most educational publishers are taking their content and producing it in a variety of media from print to eBooks to whiteboards. Nicholas Callaway, founder of Callaway Arts and Entertainment, though, believes that the future is all about the app.”

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