Digital Learning Tools
This page lists lots of different sites you can use to create C21st assignments. Most of these sites require a log-in identity, but they are frree and will not share your details. As always, create a pseudonym (fake identity) that you will remember and don't post personal details or images. It's a good idea to use the same pseudonym and password for all these types of sites so you don't have too many passwords to remember, and to change all the passwords at the same time.
Free Audiobooks
- Librivox [https://librivox.org/] has thousands of free audiobooks read by volunteers.
- Better Reading [https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/better-reading-podcast-podcast/id1225214412] has a series of interviews with authors about their work available as free podcasts from itunes.
Classtools.net
Classtools.net [http://www.classtools.net/] is useful for teacher and students, especially at exam time when you need to summarise your notes. It includes many different graphic organisers: venn diagrams to show similarities and differences, fishbone diagrams to link similar points, timelines to create a historical perspective, pie charts to illustrate the causes or consequences of different ideas or events etc... It also includes many different arcade-style games to test yourself on course content. This is a free site, but advertises a "premium" membership. Ignore the ads unless you're a teacher creating a whole course on the site.
Creating Timelines
Dipity [http://www.dipity.com/] is a time line creatior that allows you to choose a scale (five centuries to five hours), locate events and upload images to create a timeline of your own. Don't just think about history assignments. You could also use this site to summarise your study notes - for example, uploading artworks in the correct dates to illustrate art movements, uploading different pictures of a mobile phone to show how communications technologies developped in Senior Science. More examples of timeline
To create a timeline in Excel - watch this tutorial
there are many other free timeline aps/software packages: Have a look at these links
To create a timeline in Excel - watch this tutorial
there are many other free timeline aps/software packages: Have a look at these links
Brain Games
Games for the Brain [http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/] has a range of games designed to develop your memory and critical thinking abilities.
Luminosity [http://www.lumosity.com/] requires a free log-in. Don't give away any details because their privacy poilcy ins't great. However, they do offer games tailor-made to build the exact skills you want to develop (memory, flexible thinking, attention, speed, problem solving).
Sharpbrains [http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/10/16/brain-teasers-and-games-for-adults-our-top-50/] has a list of IQ-types games for adults.
Luminosity [http://www.lumosity.com/] requires a free log-in. Don't give away any details because their privacy poilcy ins't great. However, they do offer games tailor-made to build the exact skills you want to develop (memory, flexible thinking, attention, speed, problem solving).
Sharpbrains [http://sharpbrains.com/blog/2007/10/16/brain-teasers-and-games-for-adults-our-top-50/] has a list of IQ-types games for adults.