If you have ever struggled with learning or teaching fractions, or tried to think of the many multitude of ways to look at fractions, have I got the game for you. Motion Math is a fun interactive game that allows students to learn fractions in a engaging and interactive way. As an adult playing a
Mindmeister feature a hit with educators
Mindmeister is an online, collaborative mind-mapping tool that give students (and teachers) an opportunity to organize their thoughts, brainstorm, and collaborate with just a few clicks. One feature that teachers are finding very useful is the history feature. By clicking the “Toggle History View” icon in the lower right corner, they can view the history
There's an App for that… Discovery style!
As a Discovery user for years, I would have never guessed that I could be any more excited about where Discovery is headed. I am a fan of all things discovery and believe that they do many things right! And guess what? They have stepped up and knocked it out of the park again! Discovery’s
New Glogster Partnerships!!!
If you have not been using Glogster.edu, you have been missing out, especially now that you can share your Glogs through Edmodo and Wikispaces with just one click! Glogster allows you and your students to create interactive posters individually or collaborate on projects using their new interconnected school-based network. This new connection ability allows teachers
3. Discovery Education Streaming and….
Award Winning Books! Discovery can be a great cross-curricular tool. Use subject area videos to coordinate with award winning literature for across the curriculum learning. First, some sites for finding award winning titles: Texas Library Association — http://www.txla.org/reading-lists— for Bluebonnet Award Nominees and more American Library Association — http://www.ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm — for Caldecott, Newbery, and many more Other
Sharing Files on the Internet
One thing many teachers do very well is share their great ideas with other teacher. The DEN helps make connections with other teachers who have those great ideas and, in turn, feed your creativity. Sharing ideas can easily be done via email or Twitter, but what about the student products or teacher examples? File sharing
Getting Creative
“Two heads are better than one” We’ve heard the quote and its relative “two minds are better than one”. In today’s web 2.o- social media world, sharing is encouraged and collaboration cheered, but copyright issues can still arise. What if someone tries to make money off of your freely shared creation? What if they change it
Web 2.0 and Discovery — A partnership
There are so many good web 2.o tools out there, several with a Discovery presence already. Now, how can we use those Web 2.o tools with Discovery products to help academic achievement. Here’s a few ideas: >>Wikis are a great and easy start. Create your own special Discovery related wiki with subject pages to add
Web 2.0: Discovery on Da Tube
You Tube that is. Discovery Education (and the Discovery Channel and more) have a presence on this video sharing site. To see what is available, go to: http://www.youtube.com/user/DiscoveryEducation Or Teacher Tube perhaps. For some Discovery Education related videos there, go to: http://www.teachertube.com/videoList.php?pg=videonew&tags=discovery&cid=16 Also on Teacher Tube, check for the just created Texas DEN group at:
Blogs and Wikis and Moodles, Oh My!
What does it all mean!? You’ve heard the terms, perhaps from other teachers or students, perhaps from crossword puzzles or comic strips. Now you want to know for sure about what all those Web 2.0 terms mean and get a handle on what’s out there. Here are some helpful sites for learning the lingo …… http://www.webopedia.com/Web_2_0/ —