Archive for September, 2008

Sites I bookmarked 09/27/2008

Saturday, September 27th, 2008

Teaching the Civil War with Technology
tags: socialstudies, civilwar, history, americancivilwar, americanhistory, SocialStudiesLessons, socialstudieslessonsplans

websafety4kids
tags: internetsafety

Sites I bookmarked 09/26/2008

Friday, September 26th, 2008

GeoCaching
tags: geocache, geocaching, gps, gpslessons

Cool Timer
tags: timer, tools, timers, stopwatch, alarmclock, alarm, countdown

Free printable lined writing paper with fancy decorated borders.
Border paper
tags: borders, paper, math, science, borderpaper, border

Free Printable Graphic Organizers for School Teachers
Several literature printables
tags: organizers, graphicorganizers, printables, reading, writing, graphicorganier, plot, literature

Teacher Printables
Free Printable Teaching Resources
tags: printables, graphicorganiers, graphicorganizers, certificate, certificates, writingpaper, paper, [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/24/2008

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

Spific Search
reference, shopping, entertainment, and spific topic
tags: search, searchengine

Curriculumbits
Online Interactive ELearning Resource Library. Maths, English, Science, Business, French, German, Art and More. Browse or search our resource library for games, quizzes, interactive animations and videos to use in your classroom today! Our e-learning resources are designed for use on a computer or interactive whiteboard. [...]

If you are in England, I need help!

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

I have a 6th grade class that is interested in exchanging recipes for biscuits (cookies).  Anyone know someone in England that would be intersted in a recipe exchange with a 6th grade class?  If so, please email me and I’ll get you together.  Danitarussell@gmail.com
Until next time ~ Danita
Flickr

“Ketchup” Time

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Whew! My life has been a whirlwind! Several wonderful and some not so wonderful things have occurred in the past couple of weeks.
First the good things. I finished my University of Phoenix classes – woohoo! Now, I can get certified to do what I have been doing for the past 3 [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/23/2008

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

NASA
NASA eClips – Project Description
NASA eClips are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM topics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/21/2008

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

PowerPoint Jeopardy
tags: powerpoint, jeopardy, Jeopardy, game, Powerpointgames, resources

Dream Aquarium Screensaver
The World’s most Advanced Virtual Aquarium
tags: aquarium, screensaver

PolarClock
screensaver
tags: screensaver, clock

Pamela for Skype
Call Recording and a lot more!
tags: skype, tools, podcasting, recording, voip

JamStudio.com
Create Music Beats – The online music factory – Jam, remix, chords, loops
tags: music, audio, tools, web2.0, creativity, guitar

Sites I bookmarked 09/20/2008

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

Kwik Surveys
★ Free ★ Create & Make Online Surveys, Questionnaires and polls
tags: surveys, tools, survey, web2.0, polls, questionnaires, poll

YouTube
Plagiarism: Don’t Do It
tags: plagiarism, copyright

Sites I bookmarked 09/19/2008

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Flowgram
Create interactive guided presentations by combining web pages, photos, PowerPoint, and more with your voice, notes, and highlights. Viewers can control the pages, scroll, click on links, view videos, and more.
tags: web2.0, presentation, slideshow, flowgram, screencast, tutorial, tools, howto, powerpoint, powerpoints

Third Angle New Music Ensemble: Contrapunctus Variations
tags: music

SlideRocket
The Best Online Presentation Software
tags: presentation, Web2.0, [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/18/2008

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Educational uses of wikis
wikis in the classroom
tags: wikis, wiki

Webspiraton
Inspiration on the web
tags: mindmap, mindmapping, mindmaps, brainstorming, collaboration, visual, inspiration

Sites I bookmarked 09/17/2008

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Free Website & Hosting
tags: web2.0, webdesign, tools, design, websites, website

Google Gadgets For Your Webpage
tags: webpage, widgets, google, gadgets, web2.0

All My Faves
All your favorite sites in one place
tags: web2.0, google, email, cnn, news, shopping, maps, video, weather, travel, favorites, directory, reference, search, information

Sites I bookmarked 09/16/2008

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

Computer Lab Favorites
50 one-stop learning activities – 15 to 30 minutes each
tags: science, socialstudies, math, languagearts, elementary, computerlab

Real World Math
tags: math, mathlessonplans, googleearth, mathlessons

An Introduction To 2008 2009 Must Know Web 2.0
tags: web2.0, instructionaltechnology, tools

Studio 4 Learning
Homework help videos
tags: video, videos, math, languagearts, socialstudies, science, reading, arts, test-practice

Sites I bookmarked 09/15/2008

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Class spreadsheet for teachers at dougbelshaw.com
tags: spreadsheet, spreadsheets, gradebook

Bug Shooting
Bug Shooting is a free screenshot utility
tags: Screenshot, screencapture, screencasting

The Lazy Bloggers Post Generator
tags: bloggers, blogging, writing, blog, blogs

Crisis in Darfur Expands (washingtonpost.com)
tags: darfur, socialstudies, SocialStudiesLessons, socialstudieslessonsplans, socialstudiesvideos

Citebite
Link directly to specific quotes in web pages – Paste a chunk of text and the URL of [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/03/2008

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Harnett County Tech plan
tags: techplan, harnettcounty, itf

Teachers Love SMART Boards: SMART Boards and Coordinate Plane
Teachers Love SMART Boards provides resources for teachers who use Smart Board interactive whiteboards in the classroom.
tags: smartboard, smartboardlessons, math, mathlessons, geometry

Education World ® Poetry
Many poetry sites
tags: languagearts, poetry, poems, poets, languageartslessonplans

Take study-worthy lecture notes
How to take Cornell Notes
tags: notetaking, note, [...]

Sites I bookmarked 09/02/2008

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008

Online Books, Poems, Short Stories – Read Print
A warm welcome to Read Print, your free online library. Our website offers thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
tags: books, literature, reading, ebooks, book, ebook, library

Sites I bookmarked 09/01/2008

Monday, September 1st, 2008

Hurricane Tracking Resources
tags: hurricane, science, weather, googleearth

The same concepts used to track Hurricane Gustav on Google Earth can applied to other storms.

Woot-Off Checker
tags: mywoot, woot

Time to listen
tags: professionaldevelopment, inspiration, technology

How to: Turn Your iPod Into Anything (75+ Tutorials)
tags: ipod

75 tutorials

101 Free Learning Tools
tags: tools, learning, elearning, technology, education, web2.0