Can you craft the perfect sentences (or poem) to describe the photograph? Now about if they even provided words to help get you started? That’s the goal of PicLits – the home of inspired picture writing. You do need to set up an account with an email but there is no email authorization. You can [...]
Entries from April 30th, 2010
Edmodo and your personal library
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline
While I think edmodo is a great classroom learning tool (see first post here), it was somewhat challenging to locate all my files and links by scrolling through all the older posts (even changing the filter view didn’t help me). But now there is a better way. Teachers have a library. Located next to your [...]
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Got Earth? Now get 3D Maps
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline
The three dimensional locations are one of my favorite Google Earth tools. But Google Earth can be overwhelming- all the different layers and options can be puzzling. Now the 3D images are available in Google Maps. If you don’t have Google Earth on your machine, you will have to have the Google Earth plug in [...]
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Virtual Labs
April 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Content - Science, SmartBoard
While there are many science games and labs online- the virtual labs at the Japanese Science and Technology Center are excellent. They are geared to middle/high school students and cover a wide range of science topics (I previewed their material on the Earth, the brain, the mind (very interesting illusion section) and amusement rides (I [...]
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