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Teaching and Learning Resources

The resources in the Teaching and Learning Resources Directory are supplied primarily for use by teachers as a way to supplement course learning. For more structured course work have a look at the GCSN Moodle site.

Pinterest Pinterest seems to be everywhere you look at the moment! It is a Virtual Pinboard. Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. You can browse pinboards... > Read More, View/Add Comments	KidRex Google custom search. Safe search engine for kids. > Read More, View/Add Comments	PhotoPeach Using PhotoPeach you can create a slideshow in seconds. You can also include background music, captions, and comments so you can elaborate on your story further. Embed your slideshow in blog, website... > Read More, View/Add Comments
APPitic - iPad Apps APPitic is a directory of apps for education by Apple Distinguished Educators (ADEs) to help you transform teaching and learning. These apps have been tested in a variety of different grade levels,... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Learn Direct Wonderful interactive website. You can manipulate parts and characters of a story and play a engaging learning game. Some parts of the site do take a little time to load so you would want to use it... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Weebly - Website & Blog My favourite website creator! Weebly is perfect for creating classroom websites, student e-portfolios, and websites for assigned projects. It has a drag & drop website editor is stunningly... > Read More, View/Add Comments
TVO Kids First impression of this site you think it is a 'Disney' type site with activities with very little educational benefit. No offence Disney! But, spend time on it and it is full of fun and engaging... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Edheads Edheads creates unique, free web experiences designed to make hard-to-teach science, technology, engineering, and math concepts understandable. Content has been developed by Edheads and also... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Primary Pad PrimaryPad is fun, simple, fast and user friendly web-based word processor designed for schools. It allows pupils and teachers to work together in real-time and is useful for getting ideas... > Read More, View/Add Comments
Go2Web20 Go2web20 is one of the biggest web2.0 directories on the web. Great site to visit regularly to stay up to date with new online Web 2.0 resources. Effective cross-referencing search feature on the... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Storynory Storynory is an online treasure-trove of free audio stories. A mixture of original stories, fairytales, and specially adapted myths and histories. A new audio story every week. > Read More, View/Add Comments	Maths Charts Free printable maths charts or math posters suitable for interactive whiteboards, classroom displays, math walls, display boards, student handouts, homework help, concept introduction and... > Read More, View/Add Comments
Maths Dictionary A maths dictionary for kids.....a wondeful resource for explaining maths words! > Read More, View/Add Comments	Discovery Education Discovery Education brings the world of Discovery into classrooms to ignite students' natural curiosity. The sites include videos, lesson plans, interactives and acitivities for teachers, children... > Read More, View/Add Comments	NetSafe NetSafe is an independent non-profit organisation that promotes confident, safe, and responsible use of online technologies. They promote cybersafety and champion digital citizenship by... > Read More, View/Add Comments
Infoblitz This website has been developed by a librarian from a NZ Primary School. The focus audience is NZ Primary School students, teachers and librarians. The key purpose is educational and the priority... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Crisscross Applesauce A first grade teacher's blog full of wonderful ideas for displays, resources and links for learning in the first grade. > Read More, View/Add Comments	Cool Apps for Schools A new site that is brought to us by Lenva Shearing. Lenva is a Deputy Principal at Bucklands Beach Intermediate School in Auckland. This site is very well organised, easy to navigate and full of... > Read More, View/Add Comments
Cool Tools for Schools One of my absolute favourites! One of the wikis brought to us by Lenva Shearing. Lenva is a Deputy Principal at Bucklands Beach Intermediate School in Auckland. This site is very well organised... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Big Huge Labs We all take lots of digital photos in our teaching. This site allows you and your chlidren to use the photos in so many creative ways.....mosiacs, magazine covers, cubes, calendars, posters, CD cover... > Read More, View/Add Comments	Phonics - You Tube You Tube is such a wonderful resource for all areas of the curriculum. Almost anything you want to share, teach, inspire.....you will find it on You Tube. This channel is songs for children... > Read More, View/Add Comments