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Murphys Law for Teaching
2007-04-20 22:57:00 Site: http://www.murphys-laws.com/murphy/murphy -teaching.html This is just a fun list for teachers, because it seems to be true to life. I copies just a small portion, please visit the site for the full list. The clock in the instructor’s room will be wrong. Disaster will occur when visitors are in the room. A subject interesting to the teacher will bore ... More About: Teaching , Murphy , Teac
A Cool way to Multiply (Video)
2007-04-20 22:22:00 Website: http://www.glumbert.com/media/multiplyGra de: AI found this video that teaches a new method of multiplication. It has worked time and again as I have tried it. Give it a try.glumbert.com More About: Video , Internet , Cool , Multi , Multiply
A Cool way to Multiply (Video)
2007-04-20 22:18:00 Website: http://www.glumbert.com/media/multiply Grade: A I found this video that teaches a new method of multiplication. It has worked time and again as I have tried it. Give it a try. glumbert.com More About: Video , Internet , Cool , Online Video , Multiply
100 posts which direction should I Go? User Poll
2007-04-16 20:40:00 Wow! I have reached the 100 post mark. I have recently been posting rapidly and the posts, are adding up quickly. I currently have about 60 regular subscribers, and I also receive between one and two hundred hits a day. I want to provide you the readers with the best information possible in a format that will benefit you most. My recent posts have been mostly short one or two paragraph reviews of cools sites, tools, and software I have found. I think this is good for teachers because it introduces you to useful tools that make teaching a little more fun. In the past I have also created guides to using technology. For example I did a guide to movie making in which I discussed the tools used and needed for this specific type of project. Which Direct ion would you like to see Ed Tech Review? Please answer the poll question, and leave comments on this post for your suggestions.View MicroPoll Web SurveyFree Web Polls More About: User , Should , Posts
100 posts which direction should I Go? User Poll
2007-04-16 20:29:00 Wow! I have reached the 100 post mark. I have recently been posting rapidly and the posts, are adding up quickly. I currently have about 60 regular subscribers, and I also receive between one and two hundred hits a day. I want to provide you the readers with the best information possible ... More About: Poll , User , Should , Posts , Dire
Educated Earth for Edcuation
2007-04-14 21:54:00 Website: http://www.educatedearth.netGrade: B+Cost: FreeEducated Earth is a very nice site that brings you a wide variety of videos, photographs and articles about the science of our earth. I found a wide variety of videos from an octopus that attacked a shark, to a science demonstration of blowing up bathtubs with a chemical reaction of alkali metals and water.The only real problem I see is that many of the videos are not hosted on the site, so if your district like mine blocks Youtube and Google Video you may not be able to view them. More About: Cat , Cate , Duca
NyeLabs Is a great place for hands on activities!
2007-04-14 00:24:00 Website: http://www.nyelabs.com/Grade: B+Cost: FreeI am always on the lookout for good science activities, and Nye Labs is a great site to find some of the many activities that they suggest on the television programs. The hands on science activities are well thought out, and most are very simple to implement. I enjoy the Bill Nye show and there is an episode guide to help you in selecting shows to go along with the activities. The site is done in flash and is well designed and works well. On a personal note, which I rarely share on my site I do take issue with the loading page depicting evolution. It frustrates me that evolution theory is so widely accepted as fact when probability based on scientific studies really deem it next to impossible. Yet the scientific community totally dismisses the one thing that could make it a possibility, being divine design. I just think Science is about looking at many possibilities, and keeping an open mind to the many theories out there. It ... More About: Great , Activities , Hands , Place
Science of Food
2007-04-13 05:57:00 Website: http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/cand y/index.htmlGrade: A-This is just a quick post to let you know about this cool site. If you are teaching about chemistry, Chemical and Physical Change, or many other scientific processes, many of those can be seen and experimented with through food. Kids relate well to food because they love to eat, and it is something they relate to. This site helps you tie food to science to make great lessons that kids will love. Check it out. More About: Science , Food
The Spanish Verb Conjugator is a Great Tool for Language Classes!
2007-04-11 19:16:00 Website: http://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_co njugation Grade: ACost: FreeLearning a Language is a challenging task. One of the most difficult tasks is learning how to conjugate or use verbs correctly. This task has become a little easier because of the release of the Spanish Verb Cogitator from the people at 123teachme.com. The addition of this powerful tool to their already robust website makes looking up verb and there many forms of conjugation a breeze. Simply enter the verb, and a chart of all of the conjugated forms of the word with a description of their usage and an English translation appear in a well organized layout. Common verbs are listed right on the main page for quick access, you simply need to click to see the results. The chart is well laid out and easy to follow if you have a little Spanish knowledge. Although it has an English translation of the , and English examples, the layout titles and sections are all in Spanish. This is okay, because Spanish ... More About: Great , Classes , Tool
Art Rage 2 is Amazing!
2007-04-11 18:28:00 Website: http://www.ambientdesign.com/artrage.html Grade: ACost: $20 (Free Version is available)Art rage is a powerful yet intuitive paint application that is really amazing. You can start with a variety of canvas styles and instantly start your painting. Your tools are found in the lower left hand corner and you have a great selection of paint brushes, markers, crayons, a painters knife, the ever important eraser, and many more. I was able to pick up the program and create my first painting within a few minutes. The textures the program creates while painting are true to real paint tools, you even get the brush lines when using the brush. I have to say that the texture qualities of the paint's are the best I have seen even in much more expensive applications. It did take me a few minutes to figure out how to change the brush size, but once I figured it out it was very well placed and made sense. If you need a little help to get started the websites they have a great video tu... More About: Amazing , Rage
A Wiki for Education with Curriki
2007-04-10 22:57:00 Website: http://www.curikki.org Grade: ACost: FreeI love Wiki pedia, and feel that it provides a valuable resource for all of us. Yes, there are some inherent pitfalls because the community at large can edit the information, but in general the information is very good and accurate. This type of media where the community provides the content can be very powerful and can be a great resource for all of us. This type of application is a perfect way for teachers around the world to get together and share lesson plans, resources, worksheets, video, and websites. The people at Curriki have developed and promoted a web site for educators that allow us to use this powerful WIKI technology. Curriki is more than your average Website; we're a community of educators, learners and committed education experts who are working together to create quality materials that will benefit teachers and students around the world.Curriki is an online environment created to support the development and fre... More About: Education , Cat , With , Ducati
Elegant Universe Availible in Free Full Screen Download
2007-04-09 14:36:00 Website: (Teacher Resources) http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/pro grams/3012_elegant.htmlWebsite: (Video Down load s)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/el egant/program.htmlGrade: A NOVA introduces string theory and Albert Einstein's dream of unifying the forces that underlie all phenomena in the physical universe. This television program is called The elegant universe. It is freely available for download from the above PBS Link. This program is very well done and is broken down into bite sized pieces that help you focus your lessons. The website also contains a teachers guide that provides you with with activities, lesson plans, and more to help you get the most out of this program. The video downloads are a very good quality full screen video so it does require the preprocessing power of a modern computer and high speed internet is recommended. If you want to avoid the hassles of the download, you can purchase the video from the PBS site but you can find Elegant Universe at Amazo... More About: Screen , Free
Where did math symbols come from?
2007-04-08 21:14:00 Website: http://www.roma.unisa.edu.au/07305/symbol s.htm#PercentGrade: B+If you have ever wondered where the division symbol came from, or questioned the the origin of pi this website is great. This site has a tremendous amount of information as can be seen by their index:The factorial symbol n! The symbols for similar and congruent The symbols for angle and right angle The symbol pi The symbol for percent The symbol for division The symbols for inequality The symbol for infinity The symbols for ratio and proportion The symbol for zero The radical symbol The symbols for plus and minus The symbol for multiplication The symbol for equality The symbol for congruence in number theory Complex numbers and the symbol i The number e The calculus symbols List of ancillary symbols without explanation APPENDIX --- Personalities The information is good but could be more organized and presented in a more entertaining way. More About: Math , Come , Here , Where , Symbols
teacherxpress.com Directory for Teachers
2007-04-06 19:11:00 Site: http://www.teacherxpress.com/Grade: BCost: FreeIf you are looking for a vast collection of education related websites this site is perfect. Even with the vast amount of information available is is surprisingly well organized. The downside is that despite the vast volume there are things missing. Also it provides no detail as to what the pages in the directory contain, other than the category they are placed in. This is a good site to find difficult to find links, but is not perfect. More About: Press , Direct , Directory , Cher , Teacher
For the Ambitious School Tech, Radio?
2007-04-06 08:14:00 Have any of thought about starting a radio station for your school? I have thought about it a fair amount but was overwhelmed by the challenges that would prevent such a venture. The biggest challenge aside from acquiring the equipment is the costly and tedious task of acquiring a FCC License. The challenge of getting that license for educational purposes will get easier and cheaper for a few short days this year. Radio for The People has important information for those interest in getting a FCC License for a FM Radio Station. There description of this event is as follows:"We have joined together in anticipation of the upcoming FCC noncommercial license application window, to encourage the creation of more independent community radio stations. We know that the pending application window is an important one-time opportunity. We believe that a significant number of the radio licenses that will be available should be used for community radio. Community radio stations are priceless ... More About: Tech , School , The A , Adio
Get the facts on the Civil War
2007-04-06 02:30:00 Website: http://www.civil-war.net/ Grade: ACost: FreeWhen teaching students about the civil war, there are few sites that have more information and photos that are well organized as Civil War .net. It is an amazing collection of information. Battles are outlined, politics are discussed, and historical figures are brought to life. This is a fun site that really sheds light on this significant struggle in our nation's history. More About: Facts , Fact , Civil War
Get the facts on the Civil War
2007-04-06 02:29:00 Website: http://www.civil-war.net/ Grade: ACost: FreeWhen teaching students about the civil war, there are few sites that have more information and photos that are well organized as Civil War .net. It is an amazing collection of information. Battles are outlined, politics are discussed, and historical figures are brought to life. This is a fun site that really sheds light on this significant struggle in our nation's history. More About: Facts , Fact , Civil War
Adobe CS 3 Brings together Adobe's Assets
2007-04-05 15:30:00 Website: http://www.adobe.com/creativelicense/Grad e: ? PendingPrice: $489.95-$995.95 depending on version (Academic Pricing)Later this month Adobe is scheduled to release it's CS 3 suites of creativity software. Adobe has made many acquisitions over the last few years including Macromedia with the most used web development software Dreamweaver and Premiere the popular Video Editing software. With the release of CS 3 now the interoperability of these industry standards will be paired with Adobe's dominant Photoshop software package that works seamlessly together. The way the programs work together is the most significant change, but each of the applications has many enhancements that significantly improve the user experience. More About: Sets , Ring , Rings , Together
All the objects in our solar system
2007-04-03 23:50:00 Website: http://kokogiak.com/solarsystembodieslarg erthan200miles.htmlGrade: A-Cost: FreeThis website shows all of the known bodies in the solar system that are over 200 miles in diameter. They are arranged in order of size. There are many that I have never heard of, and I learned a lot through this site. This is great for those teaching about space. More About: System , Solar , Object , Objects , The O
Program: Stellarium
Website: http://www.stellarium...
2007-04-03 20:45:00 Program: StellariumWebs ite : http://www.stellarium.org/Grade: ACost: FreeStellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. This application is available for Mac OSX, Windows, and Linux. A useful guide is also available on the site that provides you with all of the information you need to get started. The imagery is amazing and very accurate. This is a very powerful tool that is being used in many planetariums. This is a perfect application for any class studying space. More About: Site , Prog , Program
Back-up and share files online with dropboks
2007-04-02 20:14:00 Website: http://www.dropboks.com/Grade: ACost: Free (They do ask for a $3 donation but it is not required)DropBoks is a little website that allows you to securely upload and download your files as you please. No bells, no whistles, just an easy and quick way to store your files online. Each account has 1 GB of storage space available. You can upload and download files (any format) as large as 50 MBThis type of setup is great for students that need a place to store files that are accessable from any computer.The site is free but they do ask for a $3 donation. In return you get a great place to store data without ads. More About: With , Online , Back , Share , Files
Ride The Line for Physics Fun
2007-04-01 05:54:00 Website: http://www.official-linerider.com/play.ht mlGrade: ACost: FreeThis amazing online application lets students create a track using simple line drawing tools for a little sledder to ride down. It is very easy to get started and create a simple coarse, but more advanced sledding including stunts and tricks are possible, but not easy. The neat thing about the site is that it also includes movies of some of the courses that show what is really possible. If the track does not work then the sledder crashes so being successful in track design involves planning understanding the physics of the sled and a fair amount trouble shooting and problem solving. This is a great site to get kids to really stretch there minds in an enjoyable exciting way. This is a great application for fourth grade on up. More About: Fun , Physics , Ride , Line
How to Study
2007-03-30 22:49:00 Web Site: http://www.how-to-study.comGrade: ACost: FreeHow to Study .com is an well written site that gives very good instruction on the best study methods for a given situation. In addition to study skills it gives tips on how to improve your test taking skills. The instructions are broken down well and easy to follow. This is a site that I personally recommend to parents of my students. I also print out some of the skills to distribute to parents. More About: How To
Experiments Galore!
2007-03-30 18:54:00 Website: http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com/Grade: A-Cost: Website (Free) Book (£7.99 UK Only) I know I have a few UK Readers.With over 200 experiments this website is full of useful activities to enhance learning. The experiments are easy to implement and fun. they span the curriculum covering math and a wide variety of science topics. If you are looking for hands on activities to enhance your lessons this is a great place to start. More About: Men , Experiment , Experiments , Peri , Rime
Visualizing Math
2007-03-30 18:52:00 Web Site: http://dmc.utep.edu/mouratt/vis_math/misc .htmlGrade: BCost: FreeMath ematical concepts are sometimes difficult to understand as we enter the world high school and college level math. This website makes understanding those concepts by giving a animated visual representation of the mathematical concept. The videos are simple and show the equation along with the visual representation. The downside is there is no detailed information or explanation. So using the site with students that do not already have an understanding of the concept, or without a teacher further explaining the concepts it is of little use. More About: Visual
Hubble Heritage Gallery
2007-03-30 18:51:00 Website: http://heritage.stsci.edu/gallery/gallery _category.html Grade: ACost: FreeThis is simply a gallery of the amazing photos taken by Hubble . The images are stunning and well organized. There is even a wallpaper section to download these amazing images for your desktop. More About: Heritage , Gallery
Teaching about Fractals?
2007-03-30 06:18:00 Website: http://www.enchgallery.com/fractals/fract humbs.htmGrade: ACost: FreeIf you are teaching about fractals in your math class, it is fun to show kids the amazing things that can be done with them. The Fractal World Gallery has an amazing collection of images that are simply amazing. It is well worth a look. More About: Teaching , About , Teac
Google Earth Updated
2007-03-29 20:45:00 Ok this is just for personal gratification. I live in a small town in Southern Utah and the maps on Googl e Earth have not been that great for my town. Just recently I have found that my town has been updated with higher resolution images and it is very cool. If you have been disappointed in the past with the low resolution images of your area before it is worth checking back occasionally to see it your area has been updated. You might just be pleasantly surprised. More About: Google Earth , Update
Online Multiplication Games at Game Quarium
2007-03-27 00:00:00 Website: http://www.gamequarium.com/multiplication .htmlGrade: BCost: FreeI recently had a teacher ask me about multiplication games that can be used on older Mac computers. Although there are older programs out there it is getting more difficult to find. The solution is on the internet. Game Quarium is a good location to find fun online games to teach kids about many subjects. It is worth looking through the many available games. Not all of the games are that good, but some stand out and are interesting to kids. The downside is that these games are not very good at teaching new concepts. The games are essentially a fun way to do flash cards. More About: Games , Cat , Multi , Online
Keeping Kids Safe on the Net
More articles from this author:2007-03-26 22:07:00 Website: http://www.ikeepsafe.orgGrade: B+Cost: FreeThe Internet Keep Safe Coalition group teaches basic rules of Internet safety to children and parents, reaching them online and in school. On this site you will find great free videos, online books, worksheets and more all aimed at teaching kids to be safe online. Kids are being targeted at astonishing rates through many different methods. The best way to protect kids is to teach them how to be safe. This site offers a powerful resource to help us reach kids in a way that is interesting to kids. More About: The Net , The N 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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