Technology Links I have found!

Morton Subotnick's Creating Music

2011-12-21T09:14:00.000-08:00

A very easy and fun way to let your students play with sound. Morton Subotnick's Creating Music:

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Pinterest / Home

2011-11-22T08:45:00.000-08:00

Another really nice curation tool. this one allows you to gather topics and "pin" them to a board. It is very visual (what isn't on the web) and my daughter uses it to gather crafting and baby websites. You name your boards, there is a little applet you add to your browser and yo can then "pin" sites that relate to your board onto that board. I love webcuration, it is an extension of the social bookmarking apps I have used for a long time. I like this because of the visual aspects.

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Popplet | Collect, curate and share your ideas, inspirations, and projects!

2011-11-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

I have been looking at a lot of web based curation tools recently. They have many different uses and work in a lot of different ways. This one works much like Glogster and Inspiration combined. It is a really nice way to gather and present resources and information. There is also an iPad app for Popplet

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UsefulCharts.com | Quick & Easy Study Charts

2011-11-18T09:05:00.000-08:00

Another interesting and fun site. Charts detailing all kinds of information. These could be used to help students visualize a concept, they could be used to relay information but mostly they could be used to start and advance a discussion. The charts cover a number of topics and would make a great beginning point for a research project or debate! (Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo!)

UsefulCharts.com | Quick & Easy Study Charts:

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7 Free Tools for Creating Your Own Fonts

2011-11-17T10:13:00.000-08:00

This is just fun, create your own font and use it. I mean how cool is that!!! 7 Free Tools for Creating Your Own Fonts:

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Nik's Learning Technology Blog: 10 Tools for Increasing Engagement in Online Courses

2011-11-08T11:59:00.000-08:00

With the increase in the number of online offerings for learning, and the dubious quality of many of them, I thought this was a timely blog. I am familiar with online learning, having taken many courses that way, and I can tell you some of them were not very engaging and took a great deal of effort to stay involved. Learning in those conditions is difficult at best.

This seems like a good place for online teachers and content providers to begin to explore ways to make the courses more engaging and by doing that provide a more educationally rich experience!

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A GeekyMomma's Blog: Bullying's Everlasting Scars

2011-11-07T06:22:00.000-08:00

Everyone worries about bullying but it is very difficult to make children see the effects of their actions. This seemed like a really great activity to bring home the long term affects of bullying.

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APPitic - 1,300+ EDUapps

2011-11-04T06:47:00.000-07:00

This site has a directory of apps for education by the Apple Distinguished Educators. There are a large number of apps here that have been tested already.APPitic - 1,300+ EDUapps:

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Reading Bear - learn to read for free!

2011-11-04T06:44:00.000-07:00

I have only played with this a little but it does look like a good place to take early readers. It introduces phonics principles and helps to teach vocabulary.Reading Bear - learn to read for free!:

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Free Technology for Teachers: Typing Adventure - A Fun Little Typing Game

2011-11-04T06:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a new keyboarding site from Free technology for Teachers. It is a quick game that lets them practice.Free Technology for Teachers: Typing Adventure - A Fun Little Typing Game:

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iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Word Dynamo: Vocabulary made fun

2011-11-03T06:39:00.000-07:00

This blog from iLearn Technology introduces a website called Word Dynamo. It explains the purpose of the site and how it can be used in the classroom really well. Do take a look Work Dynamo is a great way to help your students develop their vocabulary skills in a fun way!

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The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual | SpyreStudios

2011-11-02T07:43:00.000-07:00

Since I posted already about creating infographics I thought I would post this article about the parts of an infographic. The Anatomy Of An Infographic: 5 Steps To Create A Powerful Visual | SpyreStudios:

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Also if you look at some of my earlier blogs you will find a post about a blog from Langwitches with info about using infographics as a tool with students. I wanted to include it here again in case someone is interested in looking into this further.

Creating Infographics with Students

Infographics & Data Visualizations - Visual.ly

2011-11-02T06:54:00.000-07:00

I am reading a lot about infographics lately. Some of them are really easy to read and understand and some are not but it does seem like a really cool way to not only present info to students and to help them present data. I am still working on the basics of learning to make an infographic, this sort of thing is not my strong suit. This site features lots of infographics already created and allows you to create your own. I found this from Edgalaxy, which is a great blog to follow. If you want to know more about creating one just search Google, you will find a wealth of information to help you. This site is a great place to see what can be done!

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Free Online Graph Paper / Plain

2011-10-31T11:19:00.000-07:00

Print out your own graph paper. This site features several different types of graph paper with a number of settings to let you customize the graph paper to fit your needs.
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MakeMeZombie.com - Turn Yourself into a Zombie for Halloween

2011-10-31T10:18:00.000-07:00

I wish I had found this before, I got it from Larry Ferlazzo's blog and it is so much fun!!! Give it a try. No, it is not in any way educational but fun can be a good thing too.

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BioDigital Human: Explore the Body in 3D!

2011-10-25T08:23:00.000-07:00

This is such a cool site! You can look at a 3D image of the human body systems. Turn the systems on and off so you can view them alone or with the other systems. You can click on any part of the system to see more information about it including common conditions that affect that part. Very interactive!
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teachers's Channel - YouTube

2011-10-11T09:04:00.000-07:00

My teachers want YouTube, they hate that it is blocked and want to be able to access it with their students. We can set them up to bypass our filter on their own laptops but there is no way the district is going to unblock YouTube for students. Evidently YouTube is developing an education section to their site that can be unblocked by schools filters and allow access to some the education videos available. Take a look here as a start (it was blocked by my filter, you will need to make sure that it is listed in your schools filter as a site that is unblocked.) teachers's Channel - YouTube:

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Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers

2011-09-30T07:59:00.000-07:00

I love screen capture tools, especially free ones! This is a great way to demonstrate how to do something to your students or colleagues!

Free Technology for Teachers: 7 Good Screen Capture Tools for Teachers:

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Youngzine | News and more for the Young

2011-09-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

This looks really great, it is a news site for elementary students. Lots of different articles on a variety of topics. Give it a try.

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BBC Dimensions: How Many Really?

2011-09-23T06:57:00.000-07:00

How Many Really and How Many Really from BBC are a great way to show students what some of the numbers mean. It does link to Facebook and Twitter which are blocked in many schools but if you can the site will show how the numbers relate to people you know.

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Free Technology for Teachers: 12 Useful YouTube Accessories for Teachers and Students

2011-09-15T06:52:00.000-07:00

I love this blog, I find some of the best resources here. Youtube is blocked in our school. There are some great resources here to help my teachers show some of the great videos they find on YouTube!

Free Technology for Teachers: 12 Useful YouTube Accessories for Teachers and Students:

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WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students

2011-09-15T06:30:00.000-07:00

Great list of online videos. Many topics, help students with tutoring, if they have missed a lesson, or just to enhance your own lessons!

WatchKnowLearn - Free Educational Videos for K-12 Students:

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Free online teleprompter.

2011-09-15T06:29:00.000-07:00

Simple tool but really nice. Online teleprompter! Help students with recorded presentations or even presentations in front of the class. Free online teleprompter.:

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iPads in the Classroom

2011-09-15T05:48:00.000-07:00

Starting to use iPads in your school? Many schools purchase them without a really clear idea of what they are trying to accomplish with them. A clear plan for use is essential for a successful implementation of any technology in the classroom. Take a look at Kathy Schrock's site for iPads. Lots of ideas and great links to help you plan for your schools iPad implementation!

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400 Free Teaching Teamplates for Microsoft Office - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.

2011-09-09T10:01:00.000-07:00

Great stuff from Microsoft for education!

400 Free Teaching Teamplates for Microsoft Office - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.:

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Make your own Digital fashcards - HOME - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet.

2011-09-09T09:59:00.000-07:00

I may have blogged about this before, if so it bears repeating. This blog explains how you can use the Silverlight web app to create them. You can find a deck already made or make your own.

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Creating Infographics with Students | Langwitches Blog

2011-09-09T07:14:00.000-07:00

I have seen a lot lately about infographics and this is a really good blog explaining what they are and why you would want to use them in your classroom. I love Langwitches, it is a blog that provides a lot of great information and resources.

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Thinking Blocks - Model and Solve Math Word Problems

2011-09-06T08:45:00.000-07:00

Really nice modeling for Word problems. Helps students break down thinking so they can see the relationships between the numbers.

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- Top 10 iPad Tips & Tricks by David Kapuler

2011-09-02T06:09:00.000-07:00

Really great tips for your iPad, I definitely learned some new things.

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DROPitTOme - Securely receive files from anyone to your Dropbox

2011-08-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

I don't know how many of you use Dropbox but I love it. If you haven't tried it do take a look. I use that now instead of a flash drive. Okay, I washed 3 or 4 flash drives before I realized that maybe it was not a good answer for me to transport files. Then I found Dropbox. That has made my life so much easier!

Dropbox

Once you have that then you need this. It gives you a link so that students or others can put files in your Dropbox without being able to see what you have in it! What a great addition to an already really good feature!

DROPitTOme - Securely receive files from anyone to your Dropbox

SPENT

2011-08-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

Try this game with your high school students. They take a job working at or just above minimum wage and are met with common expenses through the month. See if they can get through the whole month with any money or if they run out before it is up.

SPENT

Top 100 little-known sites Everyone should know about | The Best Article Every day

2011-08-19T06:41:00.000-07:00

There are some great sites here. There are free online courses from MIT, video tutorials, conversion sites and just about anything you could think of. This is a really fun list to go through, it has some silly things and some very serious ones. I think there is something for just about everyone. Not for youngsters although adults may find things to use with them. Take some time and explore, it is worth the effort to click through many of these sites.

Top 100 little-known sites Everyone should know about | The Best Article Every day

Free Website Builder for Teachers - EducatorPages.com™ Teacher Websites

2011-08-18T06:05:00.000-07:00

Take a look at this resource for creating your own page. One of my teachers used it this summer and found it simple to use.

Free Website Builder for Teachers - EducatorPages.com™ Teacher Websites

Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century | Langwitches Blog

2011-07-22T05:57:00.000-07:00

Want to make your KWL chart more 21st century? This blog from Langwiches explains two different approaches to this. Upgrade your KWL Chart to the 21st Century | Langwitches Blog

Pegby: Peg it up, Move it Around, Get it Done.

2011-07-22T05:47:00.000-07:00

Need a peg board handy? Want to post notes during a meeting to save and compare ideas. Just need a place to post and view all of the great thoughts everyone is sharing. Take a look at Pegby. It is online, free and easy to sign up for.

Pegby: Peg it up, Move it Around, Get it Done.

: PBS LearningMedia

2011-07-22T05:45:00.000-07:00

PBS has always had great resources for educators, this is a link to a site full of learning medea. There are over 14,000 resources tied to national standards for teachers to access. You can download them, save them and then use them with your students. It is free to sign up so take a look at this great resource!

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BBC - GCSE Bitesize - Games index

2011-06-15T15:02:00.000-07:00

I love BBC, they have the best games for students! You do have to watch the language a bit, sometimes words are used or spelled differently and the accent can cause US students slight problems but any of that is more than made up with the quality of the activities here. This is another BBC game site for your students. Games for English, Math and Science, just click the one you want.

BBC - GCSE Bitesize - Games index

Then there is this pick your own adventure site from BBC. This one is primary take a look.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/primaryhistory/indus_valley/

2011-06-13T11:45:00.000-07:00

Okay, 2nd post today, this is also from iLearn Technology, it is a Free Online game site with interactive activities for PreK - 1st grade. The games are engaging and fun, it would be a great site to share with parents for home practice.

http://www.gudli.com/

Web 2.0 Library

2011-06-13T11:32:00.000-07:00

I just found this through iLearn Technology, a really awesome blog for resources. Anyway this has lots of great Web 2.0 sites you can check out and explore for your classroom. For those of you who are off now for summer or other break this would be a great time to find some new tools to use with your students. Those of you not on a break, it presents a great chance to try these out with your students now! In fact you can let others know about what you find!!!

http://www.hccweb2.org/web2/

Confessions of a Cookbook Queen: Etna/Denning Arkansas Tornado

2011-05-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

This is not a link for educators, not an educational posting but I am from MO and my mom's family is originally from Arkansas and I just love this part of the country. Joplin (where i went to middle school) has been in the news and I know there have been huge outpourings of assistance, they need it but this blog is about very small communities and they will not necessarily get news coverage. I have huddled with my kids during tornado warnings with the town sirens blaring. It is so scary! If you can find it in your heart to donate $5 to these communities that would be awesome. Think what a difference all of the people who share this great internet can make!!

Confessions of a Cookbook Queen: Etna/Denning Arkansas Tornado

Free Technology for Teachers: Making Videos on the Web - Updated for 2011

2011-05-26T06:45:00.000-07:00

Okay, Free Technology for Teachers is making a major appearance today! I really needed to feature this blog because of the tools and the ebook. Video making has always been a really great way to engage students. Even in the long ago dark ages when I was in middle school we used video to present and idea about current events and we were so into it. At that time we could not even approach the creativity today's students have. We could use a piece of video and add audio over it with a record player. We could do a limited amount with the tools available and even then it was very engaging. Using video to help students present ideas an opinions often gives them added motivation to express themselves. It is a lot of work but with the tools presented in blogs like the one featured here you can help your students become film makers and free yourself up from reading endless essays!!!

Free Technology for Teachers: Making Videos on the Web - Updated for 2011

Free Technology for Teachers: Stop Blaming the Technology

2011-05-26T06:40:00.000-07:00

This was an interesting post by Richard Byrne in his Free Technology for Teachers blog. With all of the content out there and all of the people blogging I suppose this goes on all the time. I try to attibute everything I get but I know that I am a bit lax in this area. After reading this blog I will work more diligently to be sure that I give credit where it is due. I don't use an autoblogger, I usually write whatever is in my blog myself linking to the blog or site I want to feature. But I often get these sites from all of these wonderful bloggers, Richard Byrne being one, and don't always remember to say hey, this came from...

I would hope that none of us directly copy or claim anyone else's writing. Now the way I write I don't think I have a huge problem!

Free Technology for Teachers: Stop Blaming the Technology

Free Audio Books - Download an audio book in mp3 or iPod format today!

2011-05-26T06:23:00.000-07:00

From iLearn Technology - Download free audio books. Lots of classic literature for students to download and listen to. Free Audio Books - Download an audio book in mp3 or iPod format today!

The Innovative Educator: Sites for Using iPads in Education

2011-05-19T06:10:00.000-07:00

Blog post from The Innovative Educator with a number of sites for using the iPad. If your school is starting to use these or already have them it pays to check out these resources so you get the best use of these devices that you can.

The Innovative Educator: Sites for Using iPads in Education

Math Games - from Mangahigh.com

2011-05-19T06:08:00.000-07:00

Math Games - from Mangahigh.com

Home | JOG THE WEB

2011-05-17T11:42:00.000-07:00

This is a new tool I just found, it allows you to create and share what they call a WebBook. You use your own content, web pages, videos, graphics to create a website with page turning to move you through the lesson or experience. Very nice tool for teachers to help students move through a project. You can find the resources you want students to use, move them through the material in an orderly manner. This is very cool!

Home | JOG THE WEB

High School iPad Apps

2011-05-16T07:04:00.000-07:00

A lot of apps blogs focus on elementary programs, this blog is all about high school. There is a lot here if you are planning on using iPads in your high school.

High School iPad Apps

teachwithyouripad - home

2011-05-16T07:02:00.000-07:00

New to iPads? Want to know what the heck to do with this thing? This is a nice little wiki that can help answer some of the questions you may have, help you get it set up and begin to use your iPad. I know I love mine but there was a lot here for me to learn. teachwithyouripad - home

iPad Apps: How can you learn to organize yourself, be productive and not forget what you need to do everyday?

2011-05-16T07:00:00.000-07:00

Apps to help you be more productive. What I like about these is they are useful for both students and teachers and everyone else. Using your iPad as an input device to help you remember and organize!! iPad Apps: How can you learn to organize yourself, be productive and not forget what you need to do everyday?

Apps Lists

2011-05-16T06:59:00.000-07:00

Lots of great apps to explore!

Apps Lists

QUICK and EASY – Photo Albums in PowerPoint!

2011-05-16T06:57:00.000-07:00

Use PowerPoint to create a photo album! QUICK and EASY – Photo Albums in PowerPoint!

Technology Fridge: The Fridge's Weekly Bookmarks (weekly)

2011-05-16T05:48:00.000-07:00

Thinking about iPads in your school? Take a look at some of the links here, lots of apps that can be used in education. This BTW is just the tip of the iceberg. There are so many good blogs out there now featuring iPads and the ways they can be used in education, just search and ye shall find!

Technology Fridge: The Fridge's Weekly Bookmarks (weekly)

Science on the Simpsons

2011-05-10T06:13:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for sharing this site. Videos from the Simpsons TV show help students learn science concepts. The videos cannot be streamed, they must be downloaded. These are funny and educational, who would have thought you could learn science from the Simpsons!!!

Science on the Simpsons

p2pu | Learning for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything

2011-05-09T07:08:00.000-07:00

Wow, lots of free courses for programming in a variety of languages!!! If you are curious, feel you would benefit from more programming knowledge then these sites could help you get started. These are not the only sites but they are really good so do take a look.

p2pu | Learning for everyone, by everyone, about almost anything

http://webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.php

http://code.google.com/edu/courses.html#ajax_programming

http://search.mit.edu/search?site=ocw&client=mit&getfields=*&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=http%3A%2F%2Focw.mit.edu%2Fsearch%2Fgoogle-ocw.xsl&proxyreload=1&as_dt=i&oe=utf-8&departmentName=web&filter=0&courseName=&q=programming&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0

I can't believe all the free resources, no there will be no face to face instructor to help you but there are so many people on the web to help you solve the problems you come up against, just do a google search and you will certainly find an answer to your problem.

Online Reading Tests | Reading Worksheets

2011-05-09T06:52:00.000-07:00

I found this reading resource from Edugalaxy - a really good educators blog. You can have your students take online quizzes for reading and then they can print out their results, or not if you are trying to save a tree or two. The quizzes are graded automatically which is great for you. This resource is completely free! Take a look and give it a try!

Online Reading Tests | Reading Worksheets

Official Google Blog: Google moms share tech tips for your family

2011-05-07T10:41:00.000-07:00

Great ideas and tips for moms, and teachers to use many of the features Google offers to document and share events and special occasions!

Official Google Blog: Google moms share tech tips for your family

Waterbear

2011-05-03T16:06:00.000-07:00

Really interesting blog about a Scratch like program for Javascript.

http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/05/waterbear-is-like-scratch-but.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

f | The Official Google Blog ★ 1

2011-05-02T10:52:00.000-07:00

this is a blog about the Yad Vashem holocaust collection that Google has helped to facilitate with its technology.

f | The Official Google Blog ★ 1

The Financial Literacy Toolkit

2011-05-02T08:31:00.000-07:00

This blog is a really great financial blog and this particular entry would be a really good one to share with high school students who are beginning to learn about money. Not all of the items here will be useful but many of them are!

The Financial Literacy Toolkit

Storynory Free Audio Stories For Kids

2011-04-28T09:25:00.000-07:00

What a fun site, you can download audio files of the stories posted here. There are a variety of stories available.

Storynory Free Audio Stories For Kids

Free Technology for Teachers: Google Tutorials

2011-04-26T12:14:00.000-07:00

Are you curious about Google for Educators, want to learn more. Take a look at this great blog at free Technology for Teachers. There are a number of tutorials that can help explain the tools available and how you can use them in your educational environment!

Free Technology for Teachers: Google Tutorials

iPads for Learning - Getting Started

2011-04-25T05:56:00.000-07:00

Thinking about buying iPads for your school? Take a look at this beginners book posted on the web. Lucy Gray spends a lot of time searching for great technology resources and she has focused on iPads recently so I knew this had to be a good resource when I saw it listed in her Apple of My Eye blog post. She also included a couple of other links that might be useful, a resource to help you find apps and a list of apps she has found useful. I am including those links here also.

iPads for Learning - Getting Started

New Google Custom Search Engine and handouts

Homepage | Livebrush & the Livebrush Project

2011-04-19T09:07:00.000-07:00

I had to post about this software if only because it was so much fun to play with. It allows you to create graphics using a variety of different brushes. I am sure that in the hands of a real artist this would produce wonderful graphics, I am not an artist but I still had a wonderful time using the tools. Art teachers and other crafty types take a look because you will I am sure find some great uses in art curriculum for this tool

Homepage | Livebrush & the Livebrush Project

BBC - Dimensions

2011-04-18T12:57:00.000-07:00

What a neat site, you can look at the impact of many events by using a map. the maps have overlays to show the impact of floods, man made disasters, the depths of the ocean, and many other interesting maps. Take a look and explore your own zip code! BBC - Dimensions

Create Screencast! | Screencast-O-Matic - Free online screen recorder for instant screen capture video sharing.

2011-04-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

Use this great online tool to create your own screen casts for instruction. Get 15 minutes with the free version and then download your file to share.

Create Screencast! | Screencast-O-Matic - Free online screen recorder for instant screen capture video sharing.

Home » You Are What You Read

2011-04-11T11:05:00.000-07:00

A site for students to share the books they are reading and what they think of them. This is a Social Networking site set up by Scholastic that allows your students to network about books with other students in a safe environment. Home » You Are What You Read

GO2WEB20 Blog: The Best Free 22 Educational iPad Apps for Kids

2011-04-11T10:58:00.000-07:00

Check out this blog of free education iPad apps for children. Aps for 1-2 up to 6-7 year olds. GO2WEB20 Blog: The Best Free 22 Educational iPad Apps for Kids

How Much Data is That? (Infographic)

2011-04-08T07:32:00.000-07:00

How Much Data is That? (Infographic) Wonder what those MB and GB and on and on mean, what by the way is a Yottabyte? Check out this infographic and find out! Great tool for a computer science teacher.

Petfundango | Lesson Plans

2011-04-08T07:31:00.000-07:00

Petfundango | Lesson Plans Do you have a classroom pet? This site has lesson plans available so you can incorporate that pet into your curriculum!!

Flubaroo Overview - Welcome to Flubaroo

2011-03-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

Hate grading papers, or are you trying to develop a paperless classroom? Take a look at this website created by a teacher. It allows you to use the Google Forms part of Google Docs to create your quiz and then when you install this add on it will grade your papers for you. No need to pass out papers, no need to sit and mark them. (Also from A Whole New Diane)Flubaroo Overview - Welcome to Flubaroo

If you don't follow Diane's blog it is linked here on this blog under the blogs I follow so take a look! The resources are great!

Zunal WebQuest Maker

2011-03-23T05:38:00.000-07:00

Zunal WebQuest Maker From A Whole New Diane, here is a website that lets you create webquests for free! Give it a try or explore the webquests that have already been created. You may find one that is just perfect for your curriculum!!!

Knoword | Expand your vocabulary!

2011-03-21T13:46:00.000-07:00

Test your vocabulary, you are given the first letter of the word and the definition, guess the word correctly and you get more time!

Knoword | Expand your vocabulary!

How to Cite an Online Image | eHow.com

2011-03-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Citing is becoming more complicated given all of the resources we can now use to write and present. eHow explains so many things and this is one more example of that. Take a look!

How to Cite an Online Image | eHow.com

Turn Your iPad 1 or 2 into an Interactive Whiteboard (Practical Practice)

2011-03-21T13:41:00.000-07:00

I don't know if this will work or not, we are still in the talking phase of getting iPads in my school but if this does work how cool would that be!!! I do have an iPad at home, maybe I will use my own and check it out. If any of you out there try this please let me know how it worked for you. IWBs are quite expensive and not going to be a reality for my school in the near future.

Turn Your iPad 1 or 2 into an Interactive Whiteboard (Practical Practice)

TeachingBooks.net | Book Readings

2011-03-21T13:37:00.000-07:00

Listen to authors read, explore a wide variety of author websites and read book guides, you can do all of this a more with Teaching books. Take a look at this engaging website for all ages. TeachingBooks.net | Book Readings

Dabbleboard - Online whiteboard for drawing & team collaboration - Interactive whiteboard software

2011-03-17T11:51:00.000-07:00

Web based collaboration tool. Teachers and students can draw, organize and map thoughts online together!

Dabbleboard - Online whiteboard for drawing & team collaboration - Interactive whiteboard software

Little Bird Tales - Home

2011-02-16T05:35:00.000-08:00

A great tool for writing and digital storytelling for younger students. Students can upload their artwork and then record their stories. Would be fun for a class room project or for individual stories to share with family and friends. this site is free!

Little Bird Tales - Home: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Science Monster

2011-01-24T09:45:00.000-08:00

Science Monster Fun lessons with activities to help reinforce your science lessons! Plants, Chemistry, Physics, the Solar System and more are available.

New Sims - PhET Simulations

2011-01-24T09:32:00.000-08:00

New Sims - PhET Simulations Interactive Science simulations for the University of Colorado at boulder (thnx Lucy Gray)

Science Explorer

2011-01-24T09:31:00.000-08:00

Science Explorer :Lots of fun, hands on, science activities for students of all ages.

Elmwood Technology

2011-01-14T07:06:00.000-08:00

This is the blog of a teacher I work with, he has some really great links here for 1 - 6 grades. There are links for almost all curriculum topics.

Elmwood Technology: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Computer Kiddos Wiki / Scratch Animals on the move

2011-01-14T07:04:00.000-08:00

For those of you who use Scratch or those who would like to. If you have never heard of Scratch then you need to look here. MIT created this great software to teach students about programming and it does that and so much more. Lots of great how tos, videos and activities for teaching scratch to your students. This program is a great way to teach those higher order thinking skills. Scratch encourages thinking, planning and problem solving skills. This can also be used to reinforce science and math learning. Great tool for geometry!!! It is actually great fun to play with for adults too!

Computer Kiddos Wiki / Scratch Animals on the move: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Drupal

2010-12-29T09:30:00.000-08:00

We use Drupal for our school district website. It was quite a learning curve! We are still in Drupal 5 largely because of that learning curve and the modules we need, but can now upgrade to Drupal 6. We will be working on our theme so that it will be compatible and then do the final upgrade. The site I want to feature today is Drupal Garden, it allows you to create a website using Drupal 7, and it is awesome. I do know a bit about using Drupal.so was able to get around pretty easily but I do love the management features and getting a look at how Drupal 7 might function. You can actually create your site and then export it so that you can host it yourself. If your district is looking at a Content Management System, Drupal is one of the biggest, but for those who are accustom to using FrontPage or DreamWeaver to create websites it is a very new kind of environment. This would be a good way to get a look at that environment before making the move. We are still novices and sometimes call in an outside consultant to help us when we are trying out very new things but it has been interesting!

Take a look at Drupal Gardens

10 Alternatives To Delicious.com Bookmarking

2010-12-17T09:27:00.000-08:00

I used Delicious for a long time, I switched a couple of years ago to Diigo but kept my Delicious account. Now Delicious is being shut down so here are alternative sites for those of you who are using it. Delicious was a really good service but I am sure you can find something you will like. Remember to export you Delicious bookmarks so you don't lose them.

10 Alternatives To Delicious.com Bookmarking

2010-12-16T07:30:00.001-08:00

Take a look at this great website with easy to use games tools. You and your students can design fun learning games to help them review for tests, reinforce key concepts and just make learning a fun experience!
Super Teacher Tools

Free Online Games | Free Games | Online Games | Pogo Games

2010-12-07T06:24:00.000-08:00

Lots of fun, free online versions of the board games so many adults are familiar with. Scrabble is one of my own favorites!!! Free Online Games | Free Games | Online Games | Pogo Games

Mission US | THIRTEEN

2010-12-07T06:22:00.000-08:00

A video game for US history. Students become a young person during the revolutionary war. they have to make decisions about their own involvement ex. do they support the empire or do they side with the revolutionaries. Students can save progress and come back to finish the game! Mission US | THIRTEEN

Wix.com advent created by ktenkely based on Kindergarten

2010-12-01T07:47:00.000-08:00

This is a fun Christmas gift for all of you teachers out there. Click on a link each day for advent and discover a new Web 2.0 tool to use with your students! Another truly clever idea for iLearn Technology. You could do something similar with your own students to make an advent calendar!!!

Wix.com advent created by ktenkely based on Kindergarten

Simple Timer + Clocks :: Add-ons for Firefox

2010-12-01T07:01:00.000-08:00

Simple Timer + Clocks :: Add-ons for Firefox

Add a timer and clocks to FireFox.

YouTube videos in School Tube

2010-11-18T12:29:00.000-08:00

I love this, you can use School Tube to make some of those great YouTube videos available to your students. Sign up for School Tube and become a moderator for your school. Then, once you have been approved you click the Upload Video button in your School Tube account and import a video from the web. Copy and paste the URL from the video you want. It will take a few minutes (sometimes longer) for your video to be accepted (it will be approved if you are a moderator), you will get an email with the link to your video. Here is an adorable video on the Butterfly Life Cycle done by a Kindergarten class. I found this on YouTube (which is blocked by my district) and uploaded it to School Tube, I can't wait to share this with my 1st grade teachers.

f | iLearn Technology ★ 1

2010-10-27T05:28:00.000-07:00

Use this site to organize resources on the web, blogs and other online tools into an easy to use web site for students. Topics can be organized by subject, and made available to other teachers, parents and students. This site was created for educators.f | iLearn Technology ★ 1

WebList - The Place To Find The Best List On The Web

2010-10-27T05:26:00.000-07:00

Really nice site for teachers to create a list of web resources for students.
WebList - The Place To Find The Best List On The Web

Read free books online • Short stories • Poems • Novels • And more...

2010-09-27T05:46:00.000-07:00

Read free books online • Short stories • Poems • Novels • And more...

2010-07-13T12:45:00.000-07:00

I found this website that looks very cool.It is called
Answer Garden You post a question and people have the chance to type in a short 2 or 3 word answer. What a great way to start a conversation with students! You will see the answers appear below you question and if you put your cursor on an answer you will see how many times that was entered. The site has lots of examples, an Answer Garden is very easy to create and embeds easily into your blog or wiki! Give it a try in the example below.

How do you feel about wikis... at AnswerGarden.ch.

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard

2010-07-02T08:22:00.000-07:00

Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

Here is a great resource of videos to teach you how to use an amazing array of tools. Curious about Tweeting? Want to blog? Check out the videos here

Aviary Education - Home

2010-06-28T12:07:00.001-07:00

Aviary Education - Home

tags: education, aviary, tools, music, audio, technology, web2.0

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Development for Beginners | Kid's Corner | MSDN

2010-06-25T06:10:00.001-07:00

What a fun site from Microsoft. An fun and easy intro to programming for kids (and grownups who want to learn!!) A great way to introduce kids to one of the STEM areas. Lots of lessons, links to other resources and videos. This would be a great addition to teachers and students who are learning Squeak, Scratch or Alice as it adds another dimension to that kind of programming. There are a host of other resources here for young people and adults who want to explore the world of programming from apps for desktop, phone to Web Applications and databases.

Kid's Corner | Learning Computers and Development on MSDN

tags: kid, programming

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Untitled

2010-06-23T09:30:00.001-07:00

Great blog from David Kapuler highlighting 10 sites for creating digital art.

http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2010/06/top-10-sites-for-creating-digital-art.html

2010-06-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

I have looked at several "free" sources for productivity software for our schools recently. I had looked at Zoho sometime ago but had occasion to revisit it when I saw a blog about Zoho Challenge, an application that allows teachers to create tests online. I created a test (not one you will be able to answer, it is specific to my school) but I wanted to take a "test drive" so to speak. It seems to be very cool and relatively easy to use, and, in my book, the best part is it is free. Yes there are premium features you can pay for but I really love the free stuff!!! Take a look at my very small quiz and then sign up for an account to test it out yourself.

test

Zoho Challenge

Curriculumbits.com Online Interactive ELearning Teaching Resources

2010-06-08T11:28:00.001-07:00

Curriculumbits.com Online Interactive ELearning Teaching Resources

tags: curriculum, interactive, resources, education

This seems to be a great resource to add to curriculum topics.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.