SpellQuizzer is a user-friendly software designed to compliment any spelling curriculum. Create your own custom spelling lists complete with sound recordings that allow you to add your own fun phrases and voices to keep students engaged and amused while practicing spelling. (more…)
March 7, 2010
Educators Can Receive SpellQuizzer Software for FREE!
Third Grade Teacher Discovers Innovative Use for Classroom Architect
Classroom Architect is a free online resource designed to help teachers determine the best classroom arrangement without the strenuous process of moving heavy furniture items around in advance. This unique resource allows you to put in the dimensions of the room you are designing and drag graphic representations of classroom furniture around until you find a layout that works best for you. You can then print your design and arrange your classroom. (more…)
Site of the Week
Free Kids Music (http://freekidsmusic.com)
Download full, high-quality of a wide variety of genres of children’s music absolutely free! You will find everything from educational, holiday, Christian, sing-along, dance music, silly music, and more! The creators of this Web site have assembled a list of talented music artists who have agreed to provide some of their songs for free, available to listen to on your computer, burn to a personal cd, or download to your MP3 player.
March 1, 2010
MARCH TECH TO-DO LIST
Check out AMAZING low-cost subscription-based resources on the Web!
There are several resources on the Web that are high quality, constantly updated, and save hours of time by providing you with ready-to-use lessons, tutorials, professional development, and interactive tools for your classroom. A free trial of one or all of these resources may be worth your time to determine which subscription-based resources will benefit you. Once you’ve tried them you can then apply to your district to use Title II.D funding for technology to subscribe to these resources for the 2010/2011 school year. (more…)
Site of the Week
Best Evidence Encyclopedia (http://www.bestevidence.org/index.cfm)
The Best Evidence Encyclopedia was created to provide all educators with unbiased reviews of educational programs that have been successfully evaluated in valid research. This free resource is a powerful tool that allows educators to make better-informed choices when choosing educational programs.
February 22, 2010
Discover the 21st Century Classroom through the Apple Learning Interchange
Educators today have a much greater challenge to keep students engaged in the learning experience when they are teaching a generation of multi-taskers with shorter attention spans, and less ability to focus on one activity at a time. Ipods, texting, cell phones, YouTube and digital cameras are just a few of the technologies most students use daily. (more…)
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(http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/)
The Lesson Plan Library by Discovery Education has hundreds of lesson plans for grades K-12 over a wide variety of topics. Each lesson plan contains objectives, materials, discussion questions, procedures, evaluation, links, and standards. All lesson plans are free. Find new creative lesson plans for your classroom.
February 15, 2010
Second Grade Teachers Successfully Improve Math Scores Using Online Games
Mrs. Smeltz, a second grade teacher at Bonfield Elementary school, was unhappy with the quiz scores her students were receiving in math. Students had been working on addition facts for several weeks and were being given quizzes three out of every four days. Each student was to complete 30 addition problems in 90 seconds with the goal of each student receiving 80 percent or higher. (more…)
Discussion: 4Teachers.org Accepts Google Ads
In recent months, the 4Teachers.org site and online tools and resources such as QuizStar, TrackStar, and RubiStar have begun to feature Google Advertising. As many of you know, 4Teachers.org was funded by a grant provided by the U.S. Department of Education. It began as an online webzine in 1995 and has grown into a site that is visited by more than 3 million educators each month and has more than 1000 resources to help integrate technology into the classroom in effective ways. (more…)
Site of the Week
Kidsnewsroom.org (http://kidsnewsroom.org)
Create your own school Web site, submit articles, take weekly quizzes, play online games, and more at Kidsnewsroom.org. There are sample standardized tests, articles about history, science, math, geography, language arts, and more.
