E-Literacy

What is an avatar? This is Rose's avatar, think about how you could use this in your teaching. Click on the arrow to play and listen to my message delivered in an Aussie/American accent.

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These are some online sites for making an avatar. Voki is the only one I found which is animated and with voice. The Simpsons avatars were not available when I tried them.

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The Big 6 information Literacy model []

[|Pay Attention] video highlighting the importance of incorporating ICT in the classroom to prepare and engage today's students

[|The invisible web]describes how to improve your web searching

[|34 interesting ways to use search engines] A google docs presentation by Tom Barrett is great Links from this presentation are below
 * [|Tag Galaxy] searches for images using galaxy metaphor. Images displayed on sphere || [|Google][| in French] Google can be searched in many languages. || [|Boolify] This is a visual method of showing students how to use AND, OR and NOT in searching ||
 * [|BUBL] A search system based on the Dewey Decimal Library system || [|KidsClick] Designed for students offers 10 ways of searching || [|Quintura] Search a word and a cloud of related ideas is formed around it. ||
 * [|123People] Searches for people (Biographies). It found me!!!! || [|PIPL] Also finds people and things about them || [|COOLIRIS] A free download plugin for browsers that displays images on a 3D wall ||
 * Search in [|google] click **show options** and select **Wonderwheel** to see a clickable concept map derived from your search || Search in [|google] click **show options** and select **Timeline**to see a clickable timeline derived from your search || [|VISUWORDS] visual dictionary search for word or phrase and related ideas are connected Ideas for use ||
 * [|SOUNDFX] growing list of shareware and freeware SoundFX for download. || [|FINDSOUNDS] Search the web for sounds not necessarily copyright free || [|FREESOUNDS]a collaborative database of [|Creative Commons] licensed sounds ||
 * [|SOUNGLE] Finds sounds || [|Google Posters] Downloadable PDF posters about searching also [|Google cheatsheet] || [|Noodle Tools] Assistance with refining your search [|Choose your engine] ||
 * [|Google Alerts] can be used to send updated information as it occurs to your email || [|EyePlorer]Another visual relationship maker from key word or phrase || [|Google custom search] Allows you to set up a search of specific sites ||
 * [|SEARCHCUBE] Displays screeshots of found sites on rotable cube || [|SPEZIFY] Displays visuals from search sites in engaging ways || [|WolframAlpha] is a computational search engine looks for facts and figures ||
 * [|WatchNow] A collection of educational videos || [|DearComputer] Finds full size images || [|Creative commons] search only for free, usable copyright free sources ||
 * [|DiscoverEd] Finds opensource creative commons educational resources || [|Compfight] Finds images with creative commons filter (If you want) || [|10X10] displays 100 images of breaking news updated hourly ||
 * [|KidRex] Search engine for very young kids || [|Google squared] Builds a matrix (grid) of data for the searched item ||  ||

[|Challenge Based learning] an inquiry model supported by Apple.

[|Write Out Loud seventh grade blog] is a good example fo how a teacher is using a blog to develop writing.

[|Classroom 2.0] A wiki with thousands of members developing E-learning

ICT Tool kit A wiki developed by Victorian Ultranet Coaches to develop E-learning

[|FUSE] Find Use Share Education is DEECD new beta release for digital content searching and using. Login as with edumail

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