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Alanna Mitchell, a Toronto-based writer and journalist who specializes in global science issues, spent much of the past year investigating the controversial push to use brain science to improve education. She travelled to England, France, Australia and the U.S. as part of her 2008 Atkinson Fellowship in Public Policy.

Your Brain on Books: Scientific American

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Engaging Students with Engaging Tools (EDUCAUSE Quarterly) | EDUCAUSE

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25 Awesome Virtual Learning Experiences Online - Virtual Education Websites | AceOnlineSchools.com - Online Education

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Just because you’re online doesn’t mean that you can’t experience the world first-hand — or as close to first-hand as possible. Here are websites that feature virtual learning experiences, exposing online visitors to everything from history to geography, astronomy to anatomy, literature to government.

18 Dec 09

YouAreHere - where kids learn to be smarter consumers!

You are welcome to use the resources and activities on this site to teach kids about today’s marketplace. The site is intended for students in 5th through 8th grade and can be used to complement lessons in critical thinking, writing, language arts, media literacy, business, civics, and social studies.

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25 BEST Sites for Free Educational Videos

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Getting Started - 1 to 1 Schools

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English Companion - Where English teachers meet to help each other

Winner 2009 Edublog Awards for Best Use of Social Networking Site

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17 Dec 09

Stu’s Quiz Boxes (for Windows) might remind people of the TV gameshow, Jeopardy!, but it’s not that, it’s much better than that. You can use it to make an exciting, interactive and educational computer-based gameshow available to everybody. It can be used in so many different situations – in schools and colleges, at conferences and parties.