I have thrown together some resources that I have found useful while studying Technology Education.

http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/digital_rev/libraries/toolkit/index.htm
 Excellent resource tools for creating, by far one of the best resources i have found yet.

http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
This site has some very useful tools for e-citizenship, bloom's taxonomy, and ICT

http://ictbyteachers.weebly.com/
Tools for all sorts of applications like communication, creation, eLearning platforms

http://lifehacker.com/five-best-mind-mapping-tools-476534555
Tools for Mind Mapping. I have viewed a few on YouTube and found that Coogle is free to you and is linked in with your Google account. 

http://my.plane.edu.au/skillsnacks
PLANE is a network for teachers to share ideas and information, but also provides "how to's" and refresher short courses to brush up on skills and learn new ones.

http://www.adelaide.edu.au/myuni/staff/resources/tutorials/content/Differences_between_Discussion_Boards__Blogs_and_Wikis.html
What are the main differences between a Blog, Forum and Wiki?

http://edublogs.org/
Blogs written by students, teachers, schools and universities. A fantastic way to share and connect with other like minded people.

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  1. Unknown21 March 2014 at 23:32

    This is very useful, thanks Dan!

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  2. Unknown29 March 2014 at 02:46

    Sir Ken Robinson gave a Talk for a conference that was posted on TED about creativity being killed off in schools. The quote that hit me in all of this was along the lines of " if you are afraid to make a mistake, you will never come u[p with any material that is original". It is quite funny and well worth a watch.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&feature=player_embedded

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  3. Unknown29 March 2014 at 02:48

    Here is another website loaded with great resources: http://kewpd.wikispaces.com/21st+century+learners this site talks about different ways of cognition and defines 21st century Pedogies.

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