Amschool Curriculum

10 Tips on Creating a School 2.0 from Chris Lehmann

2010-04-29T08:39:00.000-07:00

In the above video, Chris Lehmann, Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philly speaks on the future of education (which is now) at the #140 Character Conference this Tuesday. In 12 minutes, Lehmann sums up the ever-changing world of education, how it is affected by the real time web, what schools need to do to change and how we can get there. What seems like a painful task for

Solve the Mystery!

2010-04-29T07:45:00.000-07:00

The Adjective Detective is a fun way for your students to learn more about the different types of adjectives. From superlative adjectives to comparative adjectives, this site has it all! The site is very interactive, with lessons, games and quizzes from the Children University of Manchester site.

Earth Day activities, projects and videos

2010-04-21T06:38:00.000-07:00

Thinkfinity brings you a great list of resources for students and teachers to celebrate Earth Day. Thinkfinity offers Earth Day lesson plans, activities, projects, videos, interactive tools about conserving energy, recycling and finding innovative ways to solve environmental challenges.

Free Web 2.0 Project Book

2010-04-06T07:43:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Free Technology For Teachers Blog for writing about this great free ebookTerry Freedman's free ebook The Amazing Web 2.o Projects Book.Terry Freedman served as the editor of the book which is comprised of the contributions of 94 people. I took a look at the book last night and was impressed by what I found in the 121 pages of The Amazing Web 2.0 Projects Book. Within the book

Travel around the worls in 3D!

2010-04-06T07:38:00.000-07:00

AROUNDER gives travelers a vivid sense of what a city has to offer: historical cathedrals and works of art, museums featuring famous artists, local cafes and stores, breathtaking mountain-top views, quiet parks and gardens. Each issue contains a series of interesting panoramas giving you a full immersive view of the cities. Navigation is easy with Google maps of the city and surrounding area.

Freeology

2010-04-06T07:26:00.000-07:00

Freeoology is a website that has a free school stuff directory with dozens of free printable forms for teachers. Free graphic organizer forms, calendars, awards forms, and coloring pages are just some of the things you can find.

Gallery of Writing

2010-04-06T07:13:00.000-07:00

Get inspired and visit a remarkable place on the Web where writing comes to life. Students can read published work, upload their own writing and create a gallery for their work.

Addressing Plagiarism

2010-03-26T06:08:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Nathan Grimm, SR Education Group ∙ Program Manager for sharing this great article about how teachers need to address plagiarism in their classroom.

The Beginner's Guide to Interactive Virtual Field Trips

2010-03-10T08:46:00.000-08:00

Look inside > The Beginner's Guide to Interactive Virtual Field Trips

K-12 Instructional Media Center

2010-03-10T08:33:00.000-08:00

The K-12 Instructional Media Center, has over 2,200 carefully selected and annotated resources that provide you with the tools you need to create exciting, topical lesson plans and curriculum. Is used as a professional development by the Stanford School of Education and the Exploratorium, K12IMC.org is a non-profit resource, maintained by Dr. Bonnie Tenenbaum.

Review Documents

2010-03-09T13:23:00.000-08:00

Thanks to ilearn Technology Blog for writing this post! What it is: Crocodoc is a new online tool that is quickly becoming a go-to application in my technology toolbox. Crocodoc lets you easily share and review documents online including pdfs, Word documents, and PowerPoint slides. It is as easy as 1-2-3 1. Upload the document from your computer or a URL (no registration required!). 2. Mark up

Creating Your Own Certificates For FREE!

2010-03-09T11:31:00.000-08:00

Certificate Street is a website that offers free templates to create certificates so you can print them out. You can browse through all the categories templates. For school, sports, special occasions, blank certificates etc.

A vision of 21 st Century Teachers

2010-03-05T13:08:00.000-08:00

Thanks to the Educational Software Blog for sharing this video.This video is a vision of the 21st Century Teacher. Just take a look at it and rethink about the importance of technology integration in your teaching. Eighteen classroom teachers "speak out" on the topic of tech integration and 21st Century skills for students.

Educational Video Site

2010-03-05T12:54:00.000-08:00

Neo K-12 is an educational website that has videos, lessons and games for k-12 kids. You can create your own play list of videos once you sign in for an account. You can search for any subject videos, create your own quiz game and also create photo presentations.

Create Your Own Story Book Online

2010-03-03T09:20:00.000-08:00

StoryJumper is a site that gives parents, kids, and authors a fun set of intuitive tools for writing and illustrating kids stories.It's easy -- just click on the "create" button and choose the type of story you want to make. From their, you'll be taken into our StoryCreator tool and on your way. Click away -- there's nothing you can break here! You can also watch a short video that demonstrates

World War II Relived through Sand Painting

2010-03-03T07:27:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Open Culture Blog for writing about this incredible artist.How did the artist Kseniya Simonova win the Ukrainian version of Britain’s Got Talent? By using the art of sand painting to recount the story of Germany’s invasion of Ukraine in 1941. Life was somewhat ordinary, then it all fell apart. And, by the war’s end, an estimated 10 million Ukrainians were left dead. It’s a difficult

A Maths Dictionary For kids!

2010-02-17T08:44:00.000-08:00

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ Thanks to Lauren Grossberg for writing about this math site. A Maths Dictionary for Kids, an online resource for math terms and visual aides, has been updated for the 2010 year. Started by an Australian K-6 teacher, it now includes more terms, definitions, and visual aids than it has previously had. This site is great because it provides

Artists Readers

2010-02-11T06:14:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Educational Software Blog fos sharing this site.Storyline Online is an online, streaming video program that features members of the Screen Actors Guild reading award-winning children's books. You can choose from dozens of stories that range in topic and theme. Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas.

Have Fun With History!

2010-02-05T12:06:00.000-08:00

American History Teachers, homeschoolers, and history buffs now have an online resource full of American History streaming videos, activities, links and resources - because history is fun!This website can make your American History class even more fun. It has history videos, activities, subjects and more.

Using PREZI on the classroom

2010-02-05T11:32:00.000-08:00

I've written about Prezi before on the Amschool Web 2.0 Resource Blog.Prezi is a zooming digital presentation editor. I’ts simply cooler than powerpoints.This amazing tool has offered FREE license to educators who are willing to use it actively in their classrooms. This license includes a 500 MB of space storage which is a lot. Still you can use the 100 MB they offer to anyone for free.If you

A Valentines Interactive Book

2010-02-04T11:31:00.000-08:00

This interactive book about valentines can help students learn about valentines day. Students can actually play puzzles, match words, watch videos in the book.Teachers can use their ebeam or interactive whiteboards to make the class more fun.More Resoureces: The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day

Learning About The Haiti Earthquake

2010-02-04T11:18:00.001-08:00

Larry Ferlazzo, created a list of resources to learn about the earthquake in Haiti.This are just some of the sites he included on the list. If you want to check the rest of themjust go to his blogsite.A Tent in Port-au-Prince is a panoramic view of life inside a tent for a Haitian family. It’s from The New York Times.Eyewitness in Haiti is a slideshow from LIFE.Haiti: Three Weeks Later is from

Educating Students About Online Behavior

2010-02-02T10:35:00.000-08:00

I ran into an interesting You Tube Channel for students to learn about online safety.The channel is called Safety Center Videos

Museum of Animal Perspectives

2010-02-02T09:37:00.000-08:00

The Museum of Animal Perspectives (M.A.P.) collects and displays wildlifeimagery that has been captured using remote sensing cameras. The M.A.P. is curated and coded by video naturalist Sam Easterson. Most remotely sensed videos and photos that are presented on this URL are embedded within the website by using codes that are readily suppliedby Flickr and YouTube. The videos are geolocated on

Learning History of the World

2010-02-02T07:04:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Richard Byrne for writing about this amazing resourceThe BBC and the British Museum have partnered to create an excellent interactive timeline called A History of the World. A History of the World presents images of artifacts from various eras in world history. The objects are displayed in rings arranged to match each era. Click on any object in the ring to see a larger image and to

Online Posters!

2010-02-01T08:51:00.000-08:00

A glog is an online poster that allows students to add images, video files, sound files, text, and hyperlinks. Glogs address multiple learning styles and easily incorporate student research and educational content into a web publication. They are free, use no ink, and are fun!"Jan McGeeI've written about Glogster before in the Amschool Web 2.0 Blog. I found this Web 2.0 application to be so

Cover Story

2010-01-28T09:02:00.000-08:00

This article is the cover story from this month's edition of the .Rub•ber Room (noun) A confining mindset where thoughts and possibilities bounce around but never turn into action. At whatever level you teach, K-12 or college, the continual cliché to “Have a positive attitude” is intended to keep you inspired and refreshed in the classroom. Drawing from hilarious or serious lessons as a teacher

Visit the New-and-Improved ReadWriteThink.org

2010-01-28T08:56:00.001-08:00

To visit the new website and other resources :Check out the new ReadWriteThink tip sheet for 13 must-see (and use) features of the new site Visit ReadWriteThink today and you'll find everything you need for tomorrow's lesson plan!

Virtual School Day

2010-01-26T11:59:00.000-08:00

We have a Virtual School Day tomorrow Wednesday, January 27, 2010. These are some great links for students, teachers to use while working at home.For Students:Arcademic Skillbuilders*Research-based and standards-aligned free educational math games and language arts games will engage, motivate, and help teach students.StudyTagIs a learning community that helps you Ace every single quiz and test

Free Audio Books

2010-01-26T07:03:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Educational Software Blog, for sharing this resource.Article written by Lauren GrossbergAudioOwl is a great resource for free high quality audio books. Audio books, like the ones found on this site, can serve as a great free resource for all teachers and students, especially with students who are not visual learners. Because students can hear actual language as a story is read aloud,

Catching Up with the 21 st Century Trends

2010-01-21T09:16:00.001-08:00

TODAY is our Virtual Half Day here at AST. I found this great presentation to share with all of you to see the importance of understanding the 2.0 Learning.Ten TrendsView more documents from Rodd Lucier.

Refseek

2010-01-21T08:35:00.000-08:00

Currently in public beta, RefSeek is a web search engine for students and researchers that aims to make academic information easily accessible to everyone. RefSeek searches more than one billion documents, including web pages, books, encyclopedias, journals, and newspapers.Here are two of the collections I think you might enjoy:RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free

2009 Edublog Award Winners

2010-01-21T07:03:00.000-08:00

The sixth International Edublogs Awards where a huge success. The 2009 awards, recognize the best edublogs out there.See the complete list here!

NEW YEAR, NEW RESOURCES

2010-01-19T13:22:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I've posted anything. To all of you who read this blog I will be updating soon so please keep posted.

K12 Online09 Day 3 Presentations: 9 December 2009

2009-12-11T09:27:00.000-08:00

Day 3 presentations include: GETTING STARTED If You Host It They Will ComeJennifer WagnerPresentation Description: A chat with Jen Wagner about Online Projects. Ideas of how to start planning your own project. Several projects will be highlighted as “examples” and “possibilities”. Options for Building Your Teacher WebsiteCyndi Danner-KuhnPresentation Description: Every educator needs to build and

Discovery's Parent Corner

2009-12-09T07:29:00.000-08:00

Discovery Education has launched Parent Corner, a free website with interactive digital content for learners of all ages. Parent Corner features Motivation Station, whichoffers creative and useful ideas for motivating students, including tips and suggestions about fitting in at school,managing homework, dealing with sibling rivalry, and more. Motivation Station includes a tool that helps parents

Go Paperless

2009-12-09T07:12:00.000-08:00

This article is from the December2009-January2010 Edition of ISTE'S Learning and LeadingClick on the widget to read it. Look inside >

Little Kids and Professional Development in the 21 st Century

2009-12-08T09:53:00.000-08:00

Little Kids, Big possibilitiesPresenter: Kelly HinesLink to presenter’s K12Online Ning Profile page Presentation Title: Little Kids, Big Possibilities Presentation Description: Learn about the what’s, how’s and why’s of using web 2.0 tools and social networking with elementary age students to enhance learning and student engagement.Self-driven and Classroom-based: Professional Development in the

2009 K-12 Online Conference Presentations

2009-12-08T09:38:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I posted about the 2009 K-12 Online Conference .If you read the post then you probably saw the conference schedule. I will be posting some of the presentations but not all 50 of them. If you want to browse the rest just follow the conference schedule.This is the keynote speaker for this years conference.Going Global: Culture Shock, Convergence and the Future of EducationPresenter: Kim

Christmas Interactive Calendars shared in I Learn Technology

2009-12-07T12:37:00.000-08:00

I couldn't possibly write or add anything else to this great post on I Learn Technology Blog. So I will just share it with you exactly as it is.It is December! This means the beginning of Advent along with the anticipation and excitement that it brings. The Internet is full of interactive advent calendars that you can use in your classroom to teach about how the Christmas season is celebrated

K-12 Online Conference 2009

2009-12-07T06:22:00.000-08:00

I have been following the K-12 Online Conference since 2007. I wrote several posts with the 2008 conference presentations.The 2009 conference theme is "Bridging the Divide"This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote by classroom teacher and international educator Kim Cofinothe week of November 30, 2009. The following two weeks, December 7-11 and December 14-17, over fifty

"The Best Lists" by Categories

2009-12-04T08:42:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for making his best lists the best for us to browse through know by categories.

Learning with Technology and Learning Today

2009-12-04T07:32:00.000-08:00

Resources shared by the Educational Software Blog from the Learning Today Website.Free Phonics LessonHave fun with phonics as you travel through space aboard the Navigator! This interactive tutorial introduces students to consonant digraphs ph, th, sh and ch. Through the use of interactive game-like activities, colorful graphics, and supportive audio feedback, elementary students are encouraged

"How To Documents and Presentations"

2009-11-25T06:22:00.000-08:00

John Larkin is an educator and instructional designer presently living in Australia. He has a rich experience in the development and application of educational technologies in primary, secondary, tertiary and corporate

Videos For Kids To Learn

2009-11-25T05:58:00.000-08:00

Watch Know is a website for kids to learn from videos. Imagine hundreds of thousands of great short videos, and other media, explaining every topic taught to school kids. Imagine them rated and sorted into a giant Directory, making them simple to find.This is a video tutoring on how to use Watch Know

Education Innovation

2009-11-24T12:06:00.000-08:00

The title of this post is "Education Innovation" Which is also the tittle of Rob Jacobs Educational Blog. I found Jacob's blog to be fascinating for administrators, teachers and parents to read because his focus is on how education needs to be innovating.Here is one of his posts.Do We Limit Our Children's Creativity? Do we limit our children's creativity? Take a look at this short

Educational and Shared on Diigo

2009-11-24T06:12:00.000-08:00

This is a collection of web 2.0 tools that have been put together by Jasper Isaksson, a Swedish teacher who created this map of tools to share with educators.Quick links to resources to mathematics teachers.Is a website with Thousands of Free Worksheets, Printables, Coloring Pages, Flash Cards, Songs for Kids, Educational Videos, Fun Activities, Thematic Units, Teacher Tools, and Lesson Plans for

Differentiated Instruction With Discovery Education

2009-11-23T11:53:00.000-08:00

This is a presentation by Jennifer DormanDifferentiated Instruction Made SimpleView more presentations from Jennifer Dorman.

Best Sites to Learn About Thanksgiving

2009-11-23T10:32:00.000-08:00

Larry Ferlazzo's Best Sites about Thanksgiving!

The First Thanksgiving

2009-11-23T10:14:00.000-08:00

Thanks to ILearn Technology Blog for sharing this great resource.Scholastic has amazing resources for teachers and students to work with. But for students to learn about the First Thanksgiving they have this interactive which takes you on a voyage on the May Flower, the Daily Life and the Thanksgiving Feast. To complete your whole Thanksgiving Unit you can access the lesson plans, activities and

Games For the Classroom

2009-11-21T08:01:00.000-08:00

Game Classroom is a one-stop web destination for accessing high-quality educational games, and homework help for K-6 students. Game Classroom offers math games, homework help, worksheets and more. It is a great site for kids, parents and teachers.

Math Learning Fun

2009-11-19T06:17:00.000-08:00

Educational software company DreamBox Learning is offering free digital math resources for kindergarten through second-grade teachers to use in their classrooms. These “DreamBox Teacher Tools” include a variety of lessons using virtual manipulatives, ideas for incorporating these lessons into the elementary curriculum, and resources to support teacher’s professional development as they use the

Darwin's Virtual Tour

2009-11-12T11:42:00.000-08:00

Darwin, A Naturalist's Voyage is a virtual tour of Charles Darwin for students to learn in a fantastic way about his travelings, journals etc.

Children's E-Book Libraries Collections

2009-11-12T10:55:00.000-08:00

This is a collection of e-book libraries for children.

Free Math Video Lessons & Tutorials

2009-11-12T10:38:00.000-08:00

Shared on twitter by web20classroomThey have a great collection of free math video lessons and self-help tutorials from around the web in almost every high-school math subject. Updated daily, these video lessons are perfect for students looking for extra math help. They are also great for teachers and home-school parents seeking additional ideas or teaching strategies.Basic Math Video Lessons

Tecno TIC.com

2009-11-12T09:30:00.000-08:00

tecnoti.com es un sitio web que proporciona recursos educativos de gran relevancia.El objetivo de tecnoTIC.com es proporcionar recursos para la integración de las Tecnologías de la Información y la Comunicación en el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje del área de Tecnologías en Educación Secundaria.

ESL Teaching Materials

2009-11-12T09:19:00.000-08:00

My English Images, a site for English instructors and English teachers working with ESL and EFL students. Have fun exploring the site. There are lots of images and worksheets available for download. Use these images to catch your student’s attention, spice up your lessons, illustrate your ideas and explain some great language points. © 2008 - 2009 F Michael Kloran author and creator of this

Learn from ilearn

2009-11-12T08:22:00.000-08:00

This resources were shared by the ILearn Technology Blog.Learn DirectThis UK website allows you to create and modified your own story book. You can customize each of story pages. Once you finish you can read it online, saved it as a PDF or printed out.BBC World War II For ElementaryThis is a great site to explore with your class to learn more about World War II. Students will learn about the

Worl War I Rembered

2009-11-11T09:02:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Open Culture for this amazing post!Excellent find by Stephen Grant… You can now experience the battle lines of World War I in Second Life, thanks to The First World War Poetry Digital Archive and the Learning Technologies Group at Oxford University. WWI shocked the Western world with its landscape-changing warfare and high tech carnage. Remembrances of “The Great War” live on in some

Book Reports in the 21st Century

2009-11-11T06:57:00.000-08:00

This is an article written by Kelly Tenkely, author of the iLearn Technology Blog and writer for the Apple.com website.I remember as a student how I had to write book reports through all my school year. I wish I had some of the tools and alternatives this article has for me to have more fun with it.

Sharing Knowledge is Good

2009-11-11T06:43:00.000-08:00

The title of this post is the slogan for the Educational Live Binders Page. I wrote about Live Binders before on the Amschool Web 2.0 Resources Blog.You can search for binders made and shared by teachers. But if you are interested to start and create your own digital binder where you can add your favorite links please give it a try. Your binder can be public or private.

Thank You All!

2009-11-09T11:42:00.001-08:00

Thank you so much for reading and following our blog we really appreciate you all 3000 visitors.

Dynamic Paper

2009-11-06T06:09:00.000-08:00

Brought to you by Thinkfinity.org.Dynamic PaperNeed a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in

Math,Reading and Science Test Practise

2009-11-05T08:49:00.000-08:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for this site!My Testbook.com, is a 100% free website were teachers can have access to math, reading and science online test for students to practice. You can create your own classroom account. Also, it has printable worksheets and a worksheet generator tool for creating additional ones.

Inkless Tales

2009-11-05T08:02:00.000-08:00

Inkless Tales, is an entertaining and educational website for Kids to write and listen to stories, poems, podcast, play games etc. This website was created by Elizabeth Williams Bushey.

Great Science Field Trips

2009-11-02T10:22:00.000-08:00

Shared by web20classroom on twitter!Field Trip Earth is the global resource for teachers, students, and proponents of wildlife conservation.

Beyong Google

2009-11-02T08:55:00.000-08:00

This short guideline about how to improve your Internet search results created by Richard Byrne is a great tool for teachers and students.15 are the tools and strategies who will lead you towards becoming an expert in searching the web.

Larry Ferlazzo's Best Sites for English

2009-11-02T08:18:00.000-08:00

As usual Larry Rocks with his best lists!

Grounded Tech Integration/ Technologies for Teaching Mathematics

2009-10-30T10:50:00.000-07:00

This is a piece from the November's edition of Learning Leading with Technology, ISTES' s member magazine.Look Inside >> November 2009

PBS Activity Packs

2009-10-30T10:14:00.000-07:00

-Shared by Free Technology for Teachers BlogAn activity pack is a set of educational resources focused on a theme and packaged in a widget-format that you can embed in your own blog or social media web page. Each pack includes links to PBS websites and a set of activities by grade level. Each one focuses on a curricular theme and includes links to great PBS resources and supplemental

Tchaikovsky’s Piece by Phones

2009-10-23T13:19:00.000-07:00

Sony Australia smashed a PS3 slim into a Bravia LCD TV at high speed. Now, Vodafone NZ hired a production team to orchestrate cellphones into “playing” Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture.The effort took 1000 phones and 53 different ringtone alerts, synchronized to recreate the famous classical piece. The resulting video is nothing short of amazing; you can also see the “making of” videos below.- by Stan

Picture Book Maker

2009-10-23T08:58:00.000-07:00

Shared by Larry Ferlazzo.With Picture Book Maker, you can easily create a…picture book (including text). It can be saved online or printed out. It’s super-easy to use, plus no registration is required. The url of your creation can be posted on a student/teacher blog or website.See a screen capture of my own picture book!

Tiered Curriculum Project

2009-10-23T07:17:00.000-07:00

The Indiana Department of Education has a Tiered Curriculum Project from K-12 with tiered lessons on Math, Science and Language Arts. This resource can guide teachers to differentiated instruction .

Pre-K-12 Interactive Websites

2009-10-23T06:57:00.000-07:00

The Jefferson County Schools has a website with a list of interactive websites for Reading, Math, Science,Social Studies etc.Interactive Websites provide standards-based cross curricular web resources designed to enhance online learning opportunities. These sites interact with the user usually through either a text-based or graphical user interface.

New way to share!

2009-10-20T10:08:00.000-07:00

Lee Kolbert started this VoiceThread and I think is a great example of how teachers share and add to their own personal learning network.

The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween

2009-10-19T10:06:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for this incredible list of resources.

World History for Kids

2009-10-19T09:40:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Free Technology for Teachers for sharing this site.Kids Past.com is a world history website that has an online history textbook that can teach kids in a different way than a printed textbook. Kids Past also offers five history games to which students can apply the knowledge the find in the textbook. The textbook and games correspond to each other.-Mr. Byrne

Science Net Links

2009-10-19T09:32:00.000-07:00

Science NetLinks is part of Thinkfinity, a partnership between the Verizon Foundation and 11 premier educational organizations.Science NetLinks' role is to provide a wealth of standards-aligned resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources. Lessons are sorted according to grade level by default. To sort

Math By Design

2009-10-16T06:41:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Thinkport for this math resource.Math by Design provides students the opportunity to learn geometry and measurement concepts in a virtual environment. As junior architects of a community park and environmental center, students are tasked with building a skateboard ramp, planning a picnic area and other fun interactive challenges.

Musopen

2009-10-12T12:29:00.000-07:00

Musopen is an online music library of copyright free (public domain) music. All of the recordings on Musopen can be downloaded and or be embedded into your blog or website. The sheet music offered by Musopen is hosted by Scribd from where you can download or print the sheet music.-Mr. Byrne

PBS Teachers Webinar Archives

2009-10-12T12:19:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Free Technology for Teachers for posting so many cool resources.PBS Teachers offers a series of FREE monthly webinars featuring leading education technology experts and PBS producers sharing resources and strategies to help teachers use digital media to engage students in rich learning experiences.If you couldn't catch the webinar at the original time or date you may want to take

Math e-book.net for K-12

2009-10-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

Mathebook.net an online Free Learning website full of fun. This website is fully interactive and will allow kids to practice and learn math with ease. Mathebook.net has Online Tutorials as well as Downloadable pdf tutorials which one can save on computer and use

Web 2.0 Videos

2009-10-12T09:33:00.000-07:00

While reading and browsing through Steve Dembo's Blog, I found that Hall Davidson and Steve Himself have been creating a series of videos focusing on Web 2.0. As Steve mentions on his blog " they have been released for as part of CDWG’s Conquering Technophobia mini-site, which has the videos we created as well as a slew of resources for teachers who are looking to learn more about new

Brain Flips

2009-10-09T07:02:00.000-07:00

Shared on Diigo by Don Shegog.BrainFlips.com is your free one-stop source for flashcards on any subject. We offer tools and features unavailable anywhere else. Features include: Full multimedia flashcards: text, images, audio, and videoFun, easy to use interfaceOutstanding community features like study groups and wiki flashcard decksMultiple modes of studyArtificial intelligence that targets

Join Us on Blog Action Day for the Climate, on Thursday, October 15, 2009

2009-10-08T13:49:00.000-07:00

Blog Action Day 2009 revolves around climate change. On Thursday, October 15, 2009, bloggers from around the world will write about topics related to managing climate change and protecting the environment.

Art Museums

2009-10-08T13:05:00.000-07:00

Louvre Virtual Tour: Visit the museum's exhibition rooms and galleries.Smithsonian American Art Museum offers fantastic classroom online activities for use in art and history classes.The Forward Thinking Museum is a virtual art museum containing more than 100 exhibitions and videos.Prado Museum Google Earth layer that allows users to explore art work through Google Earth.The Brooklyn Museum's

Fun Art Web Pages

2009-10-08T10:25:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for sharing this 2 cool art websites.Your mouse is the brush and your voice the ink when you create an online painting. Then send it to the site’s gallery to get a unique url address to post on a student or teacher website/blog, and then give a description.thissand.com, lets you create a drawing with virtual sand, then save your creation to the gallery.Just follow the

Story Bird

2009-10-08T07:55:00.000-07:00

Storybirds are short, visual stories that you make with family and friends to share and (soon) print.Tell your stories without a middleman. Create teaching tools for students. Experiment and goof around.Storybird Quick Tour from Storybird on Vimeo.

Copyright Friendly Resources

2009-10-07T12:39:00.000-07:00

Copyright Friendly is a wiki with copyright resources to use in media projects, web pages, blogs, wikis etc.For those of you who are starting to publish on wikis, blogs or the internet is good to know where you can find copyright friendly images and sound.Most of the media in these collections are attached to generous copyright licensing. Though you may not need to ask permission to use them

eGlossary Terms

2009-10-07T12:18:00.000-07:00

This resource was shared on twitter by rmbyrne.eglossary is a website from the McGraw-Hill Companies.eGlossary has a complete list of mathematic terms that have an audio definition for you to listen. Students from 6-12 grades can come to this site and look for any mathematics term they want.

Play and Learn to Rhyme

2009-10-02T13:05:00.000-07:00

Learning with the iLearn Technology Blog! Rhyme Race is a four player (or four team) interactive rhyming game that helps promote a better understanding of rhyming. Players roll a die to move around the game board. Along the way, students are asked to come up with rhyming words. If the player lands on a spot of the same color as their game piece, they are given an audio rhyming word. A sound

Math & Science Tutoring on YouTube

2009-09-29T09:51:00.000-07:00

I first learned about the Khan Academy from the Open Culture Blogsite. I wrote a post on it way back. Again, through Open Culture the new You Tube Channel with science, chemistry, physics and math video tutoring for your students.

Free Math Games

2009-09-28T12:05:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Richard Byrne for writing about this sites in his blog.Manga High is a new site offering free mathematics games for K-12 students. There are four games and a quiz program that offer graduated activities. Students earn gold, silver, and bronze "coins" to track their progress. While the games and quiz program are free, the rest of Manga High is a fee-based service.Calculation Nation is a

Free PDF Guide from Edutopia

2009-09-28T11:02:00.000-07:00

Edutopia has created a new guide for the new school year. Ten Top Tips for Teaching with New Media is a free PDF file to download. This is a back to school resource you can use to enhance media in your classroom.

Story Cove - A World of Stories

2009-09-28T10:02:00.000-07:00

Story Cove folktales come from a variety of cultures and places. They share timeless values and simple, universal lessons. The Story Cove format enables children, families and teachers to explore these stories in a variety of ways. As a result, each child is able to develop a more personal understanding of a story while learning about the world.Children will enjoy watching the Movies and

Reading Logs

2009-09-28T09:49:00.000-07:00

Reading Logs gives students a better way to track reading, create vocabulary cards and practice spelling. Learning material is uploaded by teachers and is accessed online by students in their class.Teachers upload reading goals, vocabulary words and spelling lists.Students and parents will receive instructions along with login information to access the class material.Students

Learn to Type with Pac Man

2009-09-28T09:31:00.000-07:00

Learn how to type and play at the same time!If you know how to play the traditional Pac Man then instead of moving Pac Man with the arrow keys, students have to type letters to make him move. The faster students can type, the higher their score will be.This game belongs to the typingmaster.com website

iPLay Math Games

2009-09-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

IPlayMathGames.com, the web leader in pdf downloadable math games and activities, is now a completely free site!Math games can be searched by grade level or skill. Find math skill building and reinforcing games and exercises for fractions, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra, geometry and just about any math related topic.

Museum Webquests

2009-09-28T08:59:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the post!The nine national museums in Great Britain have a nice collection of webquests.