This is a continuation of the thread on technology tools for Geo Education initiated in the previous post where I discussed Google Maps in the classroom. read more

Imagine a History assignment where a student must submit a write-up on Mughal Architecture (or the form it takes as an oft-asked question in exams - "the contributions of Shah Jahan to Indian Archtecture"). Or a "project" on the temples of India. Think of the way this is usually done - a hand-written write-up with pictures cut and pasted into the notebook. Or in schools where students have access to computers this would take the form of a Word document with text and images or perhaps a powerpoint presentation with text and images. read more

Another source for excellent videos that can be used in the classroom - this once specifically on videos of India.

indiavideo.org is a Video Encyclopedia on India created by Invis Multimedia in association with United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), New Delhi Office. read more

The next time you're planning an educational trip for your students, consider Auroville.

Auroville, near Pondicherry, "is a place in south India where, for 38 years now, an increasing number of people from all over the world have been quietly and painstakingly working on the construction of a new township, a new way of living, a new way of being. read more

All you music enthusiasts out there - who would love to play the keyboard or some other instrument but never had access to a teacher or the time to learn it when you were growing up...

 Did you know that youtube has a wealth of videos that teach you how to play music -- for free? I happened to check out several on learning to play the piano. See the site linked which teaches how to play 'Silent Night'. read more

BrainPop is an "Animated Educational Site for Kids for use in Science, Social Studies, English, Math, Arts & Music, Health, and Technology". [A recent addition - BrainPopJr. is aimed at children in grades K-3.]

There are scores of animations that can be shown to kids, each followed by a quiz (which tests the factual knowledge) based on the material covered in the animation.

Unfortunately, it is not all free (they do have about 10% of the animations in each category available for free), and one needs a paid subscription to view all the animations. read more

As children, all of us have inevitably played games which involved some form of role play, donning the part of varied characters – ranging from teachers to actors, and everything in between. This desire to transform into somebody else, to switch off reality – if only for a limited period of time, is what has made acting and actors such big business today.

But somewhere in the background, the scriptwriter is doing the groundwork for all this playacting. read more

I got this from a blog that I read (find the link in the related links section).

Here is a wonderful site to learn music online - KarNatik. Karnatik has an audio lessons section for beginners and they allow you to download all the lessons in PDF format and the audio lessons as a ZIP file so that you can learn and practice offline too.