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Entries from December 23rd, 2009

Something for everyone (Elementary!)

December 23rd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Content- Cross Discipline

This site (Sheppard Software) has something for everyone in Elementary!  It would be wonderful on a Smartboard or you could have the students’ login (it works on a student login). Math games appear on the home page.  There are games are divided by math topics/levels. There are matching games, pop ups, and much more! But [...]

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Take me to the movies!

December 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline

Looking for a brief movie clip?  Here is a new site to try- MovieClips offers a variety of clips from children’s tales to those for a mature audience.  You can search by genre, theme, or several other attributes.  You need to sign up for a free membership before you can view a clip.  In keeping [...]

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Need a Rhyme?

December 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Content - Language Arts

Big Huge Thesaurus is true to its name- they have the largest list of rhyming words- think of all the things you can create.  While it also contains traditional thesaurus data, that doesn’t compare to the rhymes.

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Chemistry and your everyday life

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Content - Science

  Well, really in the lives of several folks around the world.  Chemistry and You explores and highlights the role of chemistry in everyday items and events.  You can either mouse over household items to observe their chemistry or you can follow the daily events of several people worldwide.  This site is suggested for middle-high [...]

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