links for 2010-10-06

• BBC – Scotland – Pinball
  PINBALL is here to help you kick start new ideas, to get your thoughts flowing freely, and to develop your creative talents. Bounce your ideas around by using these fun and simple tools, and who knows what ideas might pop up.
  (tags: mindmapping brainstorming tools mindmaps pinball ideas writing)
• KinderArt – Art Lessons – Art Education: The largest collection of free art lessons and art education information on the Internet. Over 800 free art and craft lessons, activities and plans for K-12
  Launchpad to inspiration for art in the classroom
  (tags: education lessons crafts kids activities educational lessonplans kinderart)
• Free Educational Songs – Flocabulary
  We provide a free song from each of our titles in Vocabulary, Literature, Social Studies, Math and Science. You can find these samples by clicking on the subject heading above. We've produced videos for some of these songs (scroll down). We've also created a handful of free songs that don't correspond to any particular album. Feel free to use these songs in your classroom, download them and share them.
  (tags: vocabulary songs flocabulary music hiphop reading hip-hop resources)
• McKinsey report: How the world's best performing school systems come out on top – ITQ
  McKinsey published a study in which 25 school systems, including the 10 top performing school systems, are compared. The study identifies aspects that make the top systems come out on top.
  (tags: report mckinsey education world teaching)
• plus.maths.org
  Plus magazine opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport. You can read the latest mathematical news on the site every week, browse our blog, listen to our podcasts and subscribe to our fortnightly email newsletter.
  (tags: math puzzles education resources maths Magazine mathematics plus)
• The Best Educational iPad Apps for Teachers
  This article has ten of the best educational iPad apps to use in the classroom. Most were designed specifically for the iPad platform, but all of them have educational uses for the classroom. There is something for everyone here, from preschool all the way to high school.
  (tags: ipad apps educational teachers technology students education)
• acrosstheglobe – About our Project
  This is a global collaborative project that has connected three school across the globe. First, we have the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan. Next, we have St. Dominic Savio in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. And finally, we have Gyeonggi Suwon International School in Suwon, South Korea.
  (tags: project acrosstheglobe reading)
• 10 ways to assess learning without tests… « What Ed Said
  The arts can be integrated across other disciplines and can add another powerful layer to learning, be it history, maths, literature or bible! (but that can be another post). For now, why not replace some traditional testing with opportunities for creative expression? I’ve included some such options in my list of alternative assessments.
  (tags: test assessment learning education assess education_technology web2.0)
• REMIX-to-RIO
  REMIX-to-RIO is a one hour documentary about young people making a difference. The film follows Canada’s most innovative youth outreach organization, The Remix Project, to the toughest favelas in Rio de Janeiro as they test their revolutionary outreach model on some of today’s most “unreachable” youth.
  (tags: remix outreach youth)
• Spotlight: Share Your Covers | Inside Flipboard
  One thing we absolutely love about Flipboard is seeing all the different covers people create with it.  We share ours with each other in the office all the time.  Even better, we are seeing people in the community sharing their covers with each other, and this is great!
  (tags: share spotlight flipboard)
• GOOD.is | Technology Enhances Learning (OpenZoom Viewer)
  How technology enhances learning
  (tags: technology learning)
• 5 Apps That Connect Your Internet Devices
  As different Internet-connected devices become scattered around your home – laptop, smartphone, iPad, netbook, Internet TV box, and more – it's useful to have apps that connect them together and sync data when necessary. Below we look at 5 products that do this. Ultimately, they help you take control of your multiple devices!
  (tags: apps internet connect ipad iphone)