Archive for the ‘Web Resources & Tools’ Category

Think you have searched to the end of the WWW?

Think you have searched to the end of the WWW? Think again!  Stay up-to-date on the newest web applications by visiting www.GO2WEB20.net For two years running, this online index is one of the largest sites bookmarking recent applications that hit the web! Check it out early and often to be on the cutting edge! You may […]

Transform any Computer into a Tablet PC

  

Any teacher who has had access to a StarBoard, Promethean Board, or Interactive Whiteboard, etc. is lost when it malfunctions or for whatever reason is no longer accessible.  Tablet PC’s may be used in a similar manner.  True the functionalities and application tools may not be as top-notch, but any port in a storm.  Well […]

Podcasting

Greetings DEN Members,
 This summer vacation sure has flown by! There is no better way to get back into the swing of things than by taking a few workshops.  My district sent me to a hands-on Apple Professional Development Podcasting Institute.  As a techie, I was thrilled to be going, for one reason above all others was […]

Give Rice to The Hungry

Throughout the world, natural disasters have struck leaving many people hungry.  As my students learn more about the Myanmar tragedy and the Myanmar’s governments neglect to provide aide, they have discussed their desire to help.  A website www.freerice.com is a website that allows them to do just that.  There is no sign-up necessary! Students go […]

Myanmar and students

I think it is truly important to expose students to the happenings in the world around them.  A great way to inform students of current events is through the use of CNN Student News, http://www.cnn.com/studentnews/  This is a free tool that teachers may sign-up for.  Each night, an e-mail is sent in that you may […]

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