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Have found an excellent site called wikiHow. Embracing the wiki concept of creative commons, this site is an online DIY manual that anyone can contribute to and edit.. It has approximately 39 000 articles. These range from practical tips like maintaining your bicycle gears to more abstract issues like learning styles. Indeed there is a whole section on memorisation skil.ls, which I am going to pilot with my S1 c.lasses over the next two weeks.

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Here is a sample of the many blogs and wikis out there, mostly relating to Scottish education.

General learning and teaching/use of ICT in teaching:

Ewan McIntosh, LT Scotland http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs

LT Scotland list of blogs: http://ltsblogs.org.uk/

Biology:

Tessa Watson; http://edubuzz.org/blogs/tessawatson/

English:

Neil Winton, PT Perth Academy: http://nwinton.wordpress.com/

Geography:

Ollie Bray, Depute Head, Musselbrough Grammar http://olliebray.typepad.com/

Val Vannett, PT Geography, High School of Dundee http://www.gmpay.blogspot.com/

Music

Alan Coady, East Lothian:http://edubuzz.org/blogs/alancoady/

Physics

http://www.mrhood.co.uk/pub/

Technology:

Stuart Meldrum: http://stuartmeldrum.co.uk/blog/

School/class blogs & wikis

http://www.innerleithen.tv/blog/2007/12/04/Natural_Heritage_Improvement_Project_at_St_Ronans_Primary

http://eastdunbarton.wikispaces.com/Blogging+Project

Everyday Geographies http://primarygeogblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.sandaigprimary.co.uk/pivot/eco.php

Independent Schools Council blog:

http://blog.isc.co.uk/

Perspective of a Director of Education:

Don Ledingham, East Lothian http://edubuzz.org/blogs/donsblog/

Perspective of a Quality Improvement Officer

Andrea Reid http://andreareid.wordpress.com

A wiki on wikis:

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources