Sunaeon solar system online simulator

This website shows the solar system, and it's animated so your students can easily see what is going on with orbits etc. They can also click on planets to find out more about them.

 

http://www.sunaeon.com/#/solarsystem/

 

Blogs by NZ teachers

This page on the Interface is a collection of blogs by NZ teachers. Well worth a look for anyone keeping up with what is going on in NZ education, or planning to start a blog themselves.

Top Online Tools for Teachers

Top online tools for teachers from Desiree Caskey

 

Top online tools for teachers — Presentation Transcript

Top Online Tools for Teaching Presented by Desireé Caskey slideshare.net/caskeyd emergingt.blogspot.com

1.    Edmodo: Social network specifically for education• Evernote: Organizational tool to create notes from any device or computer• Dropbox: Store your files online - start with 2GB free...up to 16 GB for teachers• TED: Ideas worth Spreading• Google Tools: Online suite of tools too numerous to detail• Remind 101: Text your students or athletes reminders...they can’t text you back.• Weebly: Super easy way to build classroom web pages• VoiceThread: Online story creator...combines images and videos with narration• BrainFlips: A site to create online flashcards. Great for reviewing for a test.• SoundCloud or Audioboo: Create audio podcasts
 
2. Edmodo promotes anytime, anyplace learning. Functionally, it allows teachers topost messages, discuss classroom topics, assign and grade classwork, share contentand materials, and network and exchange ideas with their peers - but in reality, it isso much more.
3. Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device orplatform you find most convenient, and makes everything accessible and searchable at any time,from anywhere. Use Evernote to capture your ideas, snapshots, voice memos, things you see online,and just about anything else that you want to remember.
4. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhereand share them easily. Never email yourself a file again! You can access Dropboxfrom any platform or device that has Internet access. Carry your files with youeverywhere.
5. TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences formedto disseminate ideas by some of the most innovative and brilliant minds on theplanet. Each year, the information gets more and more fascinating.
6. Google Apps incorporates a variety of productivity and creation tools...all under one account. These tools also work together to provide a richer end product. Email,calendar, word processing, spreadsheets, drawing, web site design and more are all part of this free package for education.
7. Remind101 is a website that provides a safe way for teachers to text message oremail students and parents. Teachers never see students phone numbers. Students never see theirs. This simple to use tool keeps teachers, parents and students connected in a private, secure way.
8. Weebly - Simply simple website creation. This brilliant web building tool designedfor non-techies offers a step-by-step website developing process that allows you tocreate a professional looking website with little effort.
9. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images,documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via awebcam).
10. With BrainFlips, you can search for or create your own flash cards.You can work through the flashcards in three different modes; introduction, traditional or challenge mode.You can create flash card decks for any topic...timed, with pictures, videos or audio recordings as well.
11. Soundcloud is an audio recording tool.You can create audio recordings and savethem to a channel for playback.You can share your recordings in a number of ways; link, embed, email...are just a few ways, or just leave them on SoundCloud.

Registered Teacher Criteria and eLearning

Kill two birds with one stone .. using eLearning tools can support your meeting of the Registered Teacher Criteria .. remember that booklet full of criteria that you have to show that you meet next time your teaching certificate needs updating? Well using eLearning tools can help you meet these criteria. This wiki has lots of useful ideas and links.