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5 Best Photo Applications for the Mac Classroom
2008-04-21 23:58:00 Editing and Manipulating photos is becoming an essential part of the multimedia classroom. In considering which tools are best I looked at a few primary factors. These include: Price, Capability, Ease of use, and educational value. Pixelmator- $59 Pixelmator is a very powerful photo editing tool that gives you photoshop like capability in a easy to ... More About: Photo , Applications
Free Photoshop for Teachers and Students Online
2008-03-28 21:33:00 https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing .html Adobe has just released a great tool for basic editing of photos. The best part about it is that it is free and does not require installation. Photoshop Express is a free online application that lets you do a variety of things to photos, including: Cropping, Rotating, adding effects, correcting blemishes and more. This is ... More About: Students , Free , Online , Teachers
Free Photoshop for Teachers and Students Online
2008-03-28 21:33:00 https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing .html Adobe has just released a great tool for basic editing of photos. The best part about it is that it is free and does not require installation. Photoshop Express is a free online application that lets you do a variety of things to photos, including: Cropping, Rotating, adding effects, correcting blemishes and more. This is ... More About: Students , Free , Online , Teachers
Investment Simulation for Teenagers
2008-03-25 23:33:00 http://simulator.investopedia.com/ In one of my high school business classes we did an activity where we got to buy and sell stocks on paper for a quarter, and it was a great expierence. The down side to that expierence is that it was limited to the major stocks listed in the local paper, and we had to ... More About: Internet , Investment , Teenagers , Simulation
Investment Simulation for Teenagers
2008-03-25 23:33:00 http://simulator.investopedia.com/ In one of my high school business classes we did an activity where we got to buy and sell stocks on paper for a quarter, and it was a great expierence. The down side to that expierence is that it was limited to the major stocks listed in the local paper, and we had to ... More About: Internet , Investment , Teenagers , Simulation
Flash Cards online
2008-03-25 22:55:00 http://www.flashcardexchange.com Using flash cards does not really seem like it belongs in a technology blog, but I have found a site that makes great use of the internet community to take this old educational tool to a new level. Flash cards are still around because they are very effective. The challange is finding flash cards that ... More About: Internet , Online , Flash cards , Cards
Great Science Project Site!
2008-03-18 19:44:00 http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com The science fair season is upon us, and we are always in need of fun and easy science projects. This free site has a wide variety of science fair projects availible. It is well organized and broken down into categories making it quick and easy to find just the right projeect for your students interests. More About: Science , Internet , Project , Great , Site
iPod Touch In the Classroom
2008-03-17 22:41:00 The iPod has already had an impact on the education community, but the advent of the iPod Touch shows particular promise as a tool that could significantly improve the classroom. iPods are a great way to deliver media contents to students to give extra review and practice to the students that need it. The iPod ... More About: Ipod
iPod Touch In the Classroom
2008-03-17 22:41:00 The iPod has already had an impact on the education community, but the advent of the iPod Touch shows particular promise as a tool that could significantly improve the classroom. iPods are a great way to deliver media contents to students to give extra review and practice to the students that need it. The iPod ... More About: Ipod
Curriki Updates for 2008
2008-02-05 18:36:00 The wiki for educators has been recently updated to better meet the needs of educators. A few of the new features are: NEW CURRIKI ?GROUPS? TOOL MAKES SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COLLABORATION EASY Whether you?d like to form a community of interest or a community of practice, you can now join a group or use Curriki tools to ... More About: Updates , 2008
http://10-fast-fingers.com/ Free Typing Tutor
2007-11-19 20:09:00 http://10-fast-fingers.com/ 10 Fast Fingers is a free online typing tutor that is simple yet effective in teaching the basics of keyboarding. It is based on touch typing principals meaning that we know where the keys are based on muscle memory rather than sight. I enjoyed using the lessons, and will continue to use it until I ... More About: Free , Typing , Http
http://10-fast-fingers.com/ Free Typing Tutor
2007-11-19 20:09:00 http://10-fast-fingers.com/ 10 Fast Fingers is a free online typing tutor that is simple yet effective in teaching the basics of keyboarding. It is based on touch typing principals meaning that we know where the keys are based on muscle memory rather than sight. I enjoyed using the lessons, and will continue to use it until I ... More About: Free , Typing , Http
Christian Science Monitor asks, ?Is This the end of Cursive??
2007-11-16 20:59:00 Is this the end of cursive ? (Christian Science Monitor ) Because of the rise of the information age, keyboarding ha been gaining ground in it’s amount of time dedicated to it’s instruction. There assumption indicates that this time is replacing cursive instruction. Although this may be the case it does not need to be. I ...
Mac Express! School Trends vs. Tech Trends!
2007-11-13 21:16:00 In fourth Grade my elementary school got it’s first computers. They were the state of the art amazing Apple II Computers. These amazing machines allowed you to type and correct mistakes, without starting all over, and create cool looking banners with Print Shop. It seemed that Mac had a strong hold on the education market ... More About: Microsoft , Trends , Tech , School , Express
Scholastic Produces Free Resources for Bee Movie
2007-10-31 22:11:00 Scholastic Bee Movie Resources Dreamworks Bee Movie will hit the theaters this Friday. It is a perfect time to use the buzz created by the movie to provide interesting lessons in science and geography. Scholastic has put together a very good collection of resources that will get kids interested in these subjects. It includes a ... More About: Free , Scholastic
Special Education Websites
2007-10-31 21:33:00 http://www.edtechreview.net/best-special- education-websites/ We have begun our directory of special education directory. This will include general information sites and sites for Special Education Technology. More About: Internet , Websites
Lexia Reading V.5
2007-10-23 18:40:00 Website Lexi a Learning Listed: #1 in Best Reading Software Lexia Reading is a great application with a comprehensive management solution. This reading software focuses on phonics, but as you progress through the levels comprehension skills are also improved. The Strength of this program is that it adjusts its level based on how the student is doing and ...
Our New Direction
2007-10-23 18:31:00 I have finally come up with a direction that I like with this website. In an effort to become a more useful site for educators I am seeking out the best. The best software, hardware, and websites in handy categories to help you find the resources you need fast. In the next few days you ... More About: Dire , Direction , Rect
LOC.Gov new Teachers Site
2007-10-12 02:11:00 LOC.gov is the best resource on the web for primary source documents, and lesson plans and activities related to primary source documents. LOC has taken is now testing a new look and feel to help you find the resources you need faster. To preview this new source go to http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview/ . What can you ... More About: Site , Teachers
Curriki The Wiki for Teachers!
2007-10-05 21:50:00 Last year I told about an upcoming website that provided a great way for teachers to share curriculum and teaching resources. Curriki has grown and blossomed into the resource that I imagined in my original article. In my brief time on curriki this morning I was able to find a lesson plan ... More About: Wiki , Teachers
Math Games at NumberNut.com
2007-10-04 22:56:00 Last month I did an article that listed some of the best math activity pages on the net. Well I missed one. Number Nut.com is a free math activity site that has a huge variety of flash-based math games. Beyond the games, they also have very good descriptions of mathematical concepts. Students ... More About: Games , Math
Concerns with Plagiarism and custom-writing.org
2007-10-01 20:33:00 Plagiarism has long been a problem in education. Now we have many powerful software applications that comb the known literary world to check students papers for plagiarism. While the debate over these systems effectiveness and accuracy goes on, there are other methods of students to skip the work, and turn in an A+ paper. One ... More About: Writing , Plagiarism , Custom , Concerns
Compucram.com
2007-10-01 18:18:00 I had a friend tell me about a program they used to prepare for there Real-estate Test. He is also a teacher, and had a busy schedule, but this program was easy to use and helped him quickly prepare for the test. If you?re like me teaching needs a little supplemental income and ... More About: Cram
Rocket Language Programs (Learn Spanish, French, German, ASL)
2007-09-25 16:40:00 There are many language programs available on the market. Many are marketed well but lack what is needed to effectively learn the language. Although I cant speak for all of the products I can tell you that I’ve been very happy with the American Sign Language Course, and after just starting the Spanish ... More About: Programs , Learn Spanish , French , German
The 10 Best Math Activity Pages
2007-09-12 21:30:00 There are many great sites out there for better teaching students about math skills. Here are a few of the best sites I’ve found and use on a regular basis. I must admit I have not visited all of the math sites on the web, so to say they are the 10 Best Math Sites on ... More About: Internet , Pages , Ages
Conversion Calculator
2007-09-06 00:22:00 http://www.worldwidemetric.com/Measuremen ts.html Have you ever wondered how many yards the 100 meter dash is, or wanted to figure out how many inches, or centimeters your 23 mile commute is. Well OK maybe I’m the only one interested in some of these trivial bits of information, but we often find it necessary to make conversions between different units ... More About: Internet , Calculator , Conversion
GenTechReview
2007-09-04 16:50:00 We have launched a new site called gentechreview.com. as I explore the internet and technology world I come across many cool thing. Often they are not valuable in the classroom but they are still fun. As a result I launched a site called Gen Tech Review to discuss and share information about technology for a ... More About: Gent
Pictoral Periodic Table!
2007-08-31 23:11:00 http://theodoregray.com/Peri odicTable /Pos ters/Poster2.2000.low.JPG This site has a very cool pictorial depiction of the periodic table. It’s amazing imagery makes learning the elements very fun. Although it’s not a replacement for a traditional periodical table due to it’s lack of information, it is still a interesting and fun resource. More About: Internet , Oral , Periodic Table
The Best Word Processor for Teachers
More articles from this author:2007-08-31 00:41:00 Many years ago before the dawn of the internet age a company dominated the word processing market. Word perfect was the standard in most businesses that used word processing. Then another powerhouse entered the market in 1995 and there was a significant shift in the business market to Microsoft Office. Quite honestly at that time Microsoft ... More About: Processor , Teachers , Teac 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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