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Entries from August 5th, 2009

YouTube Downloader

August 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Content- Cross Discipline

Sometimes you find fascinating videos on YouTube (I just found many Bill Nye episodes) – yet while this is all right for home, many schools block YouTube in the classroom. With this free download tool, you can now download the video to your pc.  Then you can email or move the video to school.  Bill [...]

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Logos R Us

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Classroom, Content- Cross Discipline

Ever put your students into groups for a collaborative project?  How about if they could make a quick and easy logo for their group?  They can- just visit SUPALOGO. Enter the text and select the font, color (fill and outline).  The logo can be embedded or downloaded.  Have each class create a logo- they can [...]

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Make music- online keyboard

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Content-Art

 Here’s a instrument to facilitate your students musical instruction.  This site features a color coded keyboard- I think this would work well on the SMART Board.  While it is not a full piano, (it’s a little more than an octave) there looks like enough to teach the patterns and the basic skills.  Wonder how it [...]

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