We've now been running Stuff4Teaching for close to 6 months and in that time we've had people visit us from over 100 different countries. So to all our visitors from English speaking countries, we'd like to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

For those of you for whom English is not your first language, here's my best shot of translating the same message into your native tongue, thanks to Omniglot.  (Couldn't quite manage every language, sorry!)

¡Feliz Navidad y próspero año nuevo!
नये साल की हार्दिक शुभकामनायें   (Naye sāl kī hārdik śubhkāmnayeṅ)
Buon Natale e felice anno nuovo
Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr
Geseënde Kersfees en 'n gelukkige nuwe jaar
Joyeux Noël et bonne année
İyi Noeller ve Mutlu Yıllar
Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Ετος
Bon Nadal i feliç any nou
聖誕節同新年快樂
Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!
메리 크리스마스 잘 지내고 새해 복 많이 받으세요
С Рождеством Христовым и С наступающим Новым Годом
ਕਰਿਸਮ ਤੇ ਨਵਾੰ ਸਾਲ ਖੁਸ਼ਿਯਾੰਵਾਲਾ ਹੋਵੇ
Selamat Hari Natal Selamat Tahun Baru
Feliz Natal e próspero ano novo
メリークリスマス
کرسمَس مبارک
Crăciun fericit şi un an nou fericit
Selamat Hari Natal dan Tahun Baru
Kellemes karácsonyt és boldog új évet
Veselé vánoce a šťastný nový rok
Sretan Božić! Sretna Nova godina!
สุขสันต์วันคริสต์มาส และสวัสดีปีใหม่
Il-Milied Ħieni u s-Sena t-Tajba
God jul og godt nytt år
Vesel božič in Srečno novo leto
Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta
Срећна Нова Година
Glædelig jul og godt nytår
Chúc Giáng Sinh Vui Vẻ và Chúc Năm Mới Tốt Lành
क्रस्मसको शुभकामना तथा नयाँ वर्षको शुभकामना
Sretan Božić! Sretna Nova godina!
חג מולד שמח ושנה טובה
Priecīgus Ziemassvētkus un laimīgu Jauno gadu
Gleðileg jól og farsælt komandi ár
Շնորհաւոր Նոր Տարի եւ Սուրբ Ծնունդ:

Why don't you Twitter this?

We've been running Stuff4Teaching for nearly 5 months, and in that time we've had plenty of teachers sign-up for both the 3 month and 12 month options. The 12 month one proving to be the most popular so far, probably because it works out at less than 5 pence per day!

When we launched Stuff4Teaching, we weren't too sure how many people would take up the service, which is aimed at early years, key stage 1 (KS1) and key stage 2 (KS2) teachers. Therefore we decided to set-up peoples accounts on a manual basis. We've now got to the point where it's impractical, due to the number of sign-ups we’re getting, so we've now automated the whole process.

So, why not sign-up and select your own account details and you will be only seconds away from accessing thousands of quality teaching resources that we've tried and tested.

Why don't you Twitter this?

Today BBC's Blue Peter celebrates it's 50th Birthday in style with a tea party at Buckingham Palace arranged by the Queen. Presenters past and present have been invited, as well as four lucky viewers who won a competition to attend the event.

Generations of us have grown up with the programme that aims to keep children informed. It has a successful mixture of exciting and interesting stories that both teach and educate as well as entertain our children.

So congratulations Blue Peter, on being the worlds longest running TV programme, and let's hope the programme continues to achieve those objectives for the next 50 years, ever changing with the times to stay current and relevant to each new generation of child viewers.

Martin Handford, the famous children's author and illustrator,  creator of the Where's Wally series of books has created a special 50th Birthday picture with the famous Wally character hidden in the scene. You can download a free colour copy of the picture in a pdf file from the Blue Peter website. Something for your primary class to do in a wet playtime perhaps, or for use as a group discussion activity?

The British Red Cross have set up the the Humanitarian Citizens Award's to recognize the contributions that special young people sometimes make to the lives of others.

The awards are for children or young people under the age of 25, and can be awarded to a group or an individual. Young people can make a difference to society in all sorts of ways, including; fundraising, campaigning, befriending or helping other people.

If you know of a child or young person who has made a significant or unusual contribution to society or the local community, or to an individual, you can nominate them on the online form.  Nominations are open now and close on the 26th September 2008.

Or you can find out more information by visiting the Red Cross Website.

Although Stuff4Teaching was originally designed and intended for teachers, parents will find it a boon for helping their children with all things educational.

Our teaching resources are sorted by age group, then subject and topic, and then they are sorted into the type of resource they are, e.g. worksheet, PowerPoint presentation and so on. The categories that parents will find most useful are ‘Worksheet’ and ‘PC’.  (Personal computer). Resources filed under PC are suitable for children to use independently at the computer. They may be games or interactive activities or in some cases pages written with a child’s audience in mind, but all checked out by teachers for their suitability.

So, if your child has an interest in a particular topic or you know there is and aspect of learning they are struggling with, you can choose resources suitable for them to use. Save them in your Stuff4Teaching ‘Favourites’ page, and your child can access activities that you want them to be doing, from whichever computer they use, at home or away. They will get straight through to the activity without having to search around and get distracted by unsuitable internet material.  Great for rainy days indoors, homework help or just supporting learning on a day to day basis.

KillerStartups, the user driven Internet startups community has just reviewed Stuff4Teaching.

KillerStartups wants to be the first to spot "the next big thing" and provides investors with possible Internet businesses that they should invest in. Not that we need or want investment at this point in time.

So what did KillerStartups have to say about us? Here's a snippet.

"The classroom just got a bit more interesting with Stuff4Teaching.com."

"The resources posted have been teacher tried and tested to ensure they are up to par. Aside from the numerous activities to use in school, Stuff4Teaching also offers supplemental activities that can be used to enhance students’ learning at home."

To see what else they had to say, as well being able to vote on whether you think we'll Bomb, Survive, Be Bought, Get VC $ or Go IPO, then why not head over to KillerStartups!