Most public and private schools in the United States are eligible for Title funds under No Child Left Behind. What many districts might not realize is that there is some flexibility in place for districts who might have a higher need in one area of funding over another. (more…)
January 18, 2010
Site of the Week
KIDSBANK.COM (http://kidsbank.com)
KidsBank.com was created to teach children the fundamentals of banking in a fun and interactive way. Bank characters called Penny, Dollar Bill, Interest Ray, and Mr. EFT guide students through the important aspects of Money, Savings, Interest, Checking, and Electronic Banking. Each chapter is clear and easy to understand, students who are older can click on the Professor to learn more detailed information about each topic. You will also find quizzes, interactive calculators, and links to carefully reviewed Web sites.
January 17, 2010
January 10, 2010
The Joy of Podcasting
by Isa Kretschmer
Learn about free tools to create podcasts in your classroom.
There are audio podcasts and video podcasts constantly being transferred from the web to devices everywhere without us having to do a thing. Learn a language on your ipod at the gym, get the latest science news on your computer in the den, and stream technology tips through a web browser in the classroom. But what if you want to make your own? Fortunately you and your students can create podcasts almost as easily as you can receive them using equipment that you probably already own.
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January Tech To-Do List
by Melissa Brown
… three simple things you can do this month to save time AND motivate your students to learn
Motivating students to get excited about learning after a long break can be quite a challenge. Here are a few things you can do this month to help your students hit the ground running this semester.
COLLABORATE
… connect with classrooms around the world.
by Melissa Brown
Technologies such as Skype and interactive video conferencing make it easy for students to work on projects with students in other classrooms anywhere in the world. Rather than assigning a student project and limiting participation to just the students in one classroom, teachers are using the Internet to connect with other classrooms within their own school building, across districts, and even classrooms in other countries. This month, we wanted to share some of the more popular Web sites that are designed to make it easy for teachers to find other teachers who are interested in participating in collaborative projects.
Site of the Week
This online spelling program makes teaching and learning spelling fun! Teachers can upload spelling lists and students can login and use the Test Me, Teach Me, or Play a Game features to learn their spelling words. There are 38,000 spelling words, eight spelling games, and even a real person who says each word and sentence.
