I got an email from BrainPop yesterday. "As schools prepare for the possibilities of illness-related absences and disruptions to studies, (from H1N1), we'd like to help. We're offering all schools two weeks of complimentary remote access to all BrainPOP resources during school hours (7 am-5:30 pm local time)." Follow this link if you would like to take advantage of this offer. It includes BrainPop and BrainPop Jr.

Angela Maiers has two interesting links. One is to Creaza which has a cartoon, movie and audio editor suite online. A truly useful selection of tools that are all in one place. And, speaking of useful tools, she also links to a wiki called indespensible tools - and it does exactly what it says on the tin! Another wiki list of tools for educators to use or add to.

The Kent ICT Blog has a link to a new technology e-saftey checklist from BECTA that you may want to use in your class. It also has a parents guide to using the internet from Vodafone.

Larry Ferlazzo links to HowToons, a site that has how-to guides in cartoon and video format. They are an offshoot of the popular Instructables website.

Finally, the always useful MakeUseOf.com has two good posts for educators. First up are The Best Websites for Free Clipart Downloads. Also useful is The 5 Best Websites for Space and Astronomy, especially if you are doing any space related topics in Science.