Weather Bonk – Live Weather, Forecasts, WebCams, and more on a Google Map – Weather Bonk is a mashup that lets you view real time weather information on a map. The data comes from a combination of personal weather stations that are run from homes and schools as well as national weather services.
K – 5 Games – K-5 online games to review core subject material
Mathematics 24×7 – There is no escape…believe it or not. Mathematics is everywhere. – Mathematics Teacher Ning Social Network – you are free to initiate a discussion on anything related to Mathematics in Forum. You may add your ideas and comments on blog posts. You are welcome to share your Math teaching techniques/strategies/innovative methods.
Posted on March 16, 2009 in Bookmarks by Steve Dembo
Global SchoolNet Foundation – Global SchoolNet’s mission is to support 21st century learning. We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding.
Toy Theater – Home – Toy Theater – Welcome to the exciting world of Toy Theater! Here you can step up to the stage and have fun with music, art, math, reading, games, puzzles, and an adventure play set. We want you to get your creative brain cells working overtime as you explore and discover the wonderful adventure called Toy Theater.
The Book Whisperer: Never Too Old: Reading Aloud to Independent Readers – Donalyn Miller is a 6th grade language arts and social studies teacher in Texas who is said to have a “gift”: She can turn even the most reluctant (or in her words “dormant”) readers into students who can’t put their books down. After responding to reader questions in her popular, <a href=http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2007/09/05/06millermentor1.h18.html”>”Creating Readers”</a> <i>Ask The Mentor</i> column, Donalyn returns to blog. She writes about how to inspire and motivate student readers, and responds to issues facing teachers and other leaders in the literacy field. To reach Donalyn directly, email her at <i>thebookwhisperer@gmail.com</i>.
Build a Folktale – Use the Folktale Machine below to explore tales written by Rosemary Arca’s Children’s Literature (ENGL students. About two-thirds of all the possible stories have been completed so if you get a page with no story, try again. Future students will be adding more stories until all choices are complete.
Posted on March 12, 2009 in Bookmarks by Steve Dembo
These are my links for March 9th through March 10th:
The Kids Open Dictionary Builder – The purpose of this project is to create a free, open simple dictionary for students to use. This dictionary will ultimately be published in a variety of formats and for multiple platforms.
METRONOME ONLINE FREE – Best Metronome.com – All metronomes here on BestMetronome.com are super STABLE and PRECISE. So don’t worry about that they are online metronomes. They work as precise as desktop-offline metronomes or even better !!
Star Child – an online learning center for young astronomers and their teachers. Star Child offers content designed on two levels for younger and older elementary school students
PowerPoint Games – Templates for two types of PPT games, Whole class and Individual use
Measuring 21st-century skills – ?21st-century skills? such as using information and communications technology (ICT) to gather and assess information, collaborate, innovate, think critically, and solve problems
Posted on March 10, 2009 in Bookmarks by Steve Dembo
These are my links for March 6th through March 7th:
PowerPoint Games – Templates for two types of PPT games, Whole class and Individual use
Measuring 21st-century skills – ?21st-century skills? such as using information and communications technology (ICT) to gather and assess information, collaborate, innovate, think critically, and solve problems
Interactives – These interactives provide educators and students with strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students’ skills in a variety of curricular areas.
4Teachers : Tools – Expand your curriculum with our timesaving educational resources that use technology to improve instruction across all content areas and grade levels. Find current resources that align with standards, promote higher-order thinking, and support the development of writing skills. Monitor student research and writing, evaluate student performance, and create bilingual online lessons, classroom calendars, and quizzes in less time than traditional methods.
TimeSpace: World – washingtonpost.com – TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour. (Many Washington Post stories appear at midnight
Posted on March 7, 2009 in Bookmarks by Steve Dembo
These are my links for March 2nd through March 4th:
Ed Tech Lesson Plans – create high quality lesson plans that involve the integration of technology into the classroom
District Dispatch » ALA, National Council of Teachers of English release copyright lessons for the digital age – The American Library Association?s Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) and American Association of School Libraries (AASL) along with the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) announce the re-release of copyright lessons plans for middle school students, Grades 6-8. New features include models of collaborative teaching between classroom teachers and school library media specialists and connections to AASL?s Standards for the 21st Century Learner
Research Tips from Google Book Search – Can’t remember where you found that quote? Did someone grab the last copy of the book you needed from the library? Google Book Search can help!
With midterm deadlines coming up we wanted to share tips on how Google Book Search can help with your research.
Convert PDF to Word (DOC) Online ? 100% Free! – Using our PDF-to-Word conversion technology, you can quickly and easily create editable DOC/RTF files, making it a cinch to re-use PDF content in applications like Microsoft Word, Excel, OpenOffice, and WordPerfect.
Best of all, it’s entirely free!
ConnectSafely – Video – Several short videos showing how to use Social Networking sites appropriately
KidZui :: Firefox Add-ons – KidZui turns Firefox into fun, kid-safe browser with over a million kids games, YouTube videos, and websites.
Go View – Capture your computer screen and audio with GoView?, then instantly share your recording online.
DE Streaming How-To – List of ways to use Discovery Streaming in the classroom
Welcome to Planet Orange ? Where Kids Learn About Earning, Spending … – Throughout your stay on Planet Orange, you will be able to tackle topics that range from the value of money, to setting a budget, understanding credit, and building savings goals for the future. Using an interactive map along with the help of our tour guides, Amy and Cedric, you will soon be on your way to Moneyland, South Spending, the Republic of Savings, and Investor Islands.
Posted on March 4, 2009 in Bookmarks by Steve Dembo
David Pogue, the New York Time Technology columnist, had a segment on Data Rot this past Sunday Morning. If you don’t know, data rot refers to how quickly data is changed over time. Think about vinyl records, 8-track, cassette tapes, and now CDs and DVDs.
students. About two-thirds of all the possible stories have been completed so if you get a page with no story, try again. Future students will be adding more stories until all choices are complete.