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Reading, Writing, and Math | Stay Smart! Scholastic's School Continuation Plan - 8 views

www.scholastic.com/...reading-writing-math.htm

K-8 math reading writing

shared by Tom Stimson on 04 Nov 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 04 Nov 09

This format could be easily replicated by teachers wanting to support students who are confined. The Scholastic siite "features 20 days of grade-level, ready-to-print language arts and math pages, along with content-related online activities. Stay Smart! provides students with important skills practice to help them stay on track when they can't get to school."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This format could be easily replicated by teachers wanting to support students who are confined. The Scholastic siite "features 20 days of grade-level, ready-to-print language arts and math pages, along with content-related online activities. Stay Smart! provides students with important skills practice to help them stay on track when they can't get to school."</div>

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Perk Up Your Projects with Web 2.0 - 13 views

perkupprojects.wikispaces.com

web2.0 resources interactive

shared by Tom Stimson on 04 Nov 09 - No snapshot

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"A whole host of tools to spice up your students' projects and your lessons. Explore and experiment with a variety of Web 2.0 tools including animated avatars, comic creators, digital scrapbooks, image creators, interactive timelines, logo generators, slideshows, streaming video, and the web resources that will serve as "containers" for the different elements."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A whole host of tools to spice up your students' projects and your lessons. Explore and experiment with a variety of Web 2.0 tools including animated avatars, comic creators, digital scrapbooks, image creators, interactive timelines, logo generators, slideshows, streaming video, and the web resources that will serve as "containers" for the different elements."</div>

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Thinkfinity.org - 6 views

www.thinkfinity.org

web2.0 resources education K12 ELA math science socialstudies art music lesson_plans

shared by Tom Stimson on 22 Oct 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 22 Oct 09

Thousands of Free Lesson Plans and Educational Resources for Teachers | Searchable. "Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thousands of Free Lesson Plans and Educational Resources for Teachers | Searchable. "Thinkfinity.org makes it easy for educators to enhance their classroom instruction with lesson plans, interactive activities and other online resources. Thinkfinity.org also provides a wealth of educational and literacy resources for students."</div>

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Connect: Primary - 10 views

www.education.vic.gov.au/primary

resources education K-4

shared by Tom Stimson on 08 Oct 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 08 Oct 09

Explore Connect to learn more about its features.
* New and featured sites
* Things to do - listen, draw, make a movie, find out …
* Random topics - collections of sites on primary topics
From the Victoria (AU) Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Explore Connect to learn more about its features. <br /> * New and featured sites <br /> * Things to do - listen, draw, make a movie, find out … <br /> * Random topics - collections of sites on primary topics <br /> From the Victoria (AU) Department of Education and Early Childhood Development</div>

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Family Baker's Corner | Baking Boutique - 5 views

robinhood.ca/...bakery-boutique

baking food fun interactive K-4

shared by Tom Stimson on 06 Oct 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 06 Oct 09

Online activity for future bakers from Robin Hood. Kids might have fun making and decorating digital baked foods. Good for having students follow directions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Online activity for future bakers from Robin Hood. Kids might have fun making and decorating digital baked foods. Good for having students follow directions.</div>

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GIS Day Resources - 0 views

www.gisday.com/index.html

gis socialstudies K-12 technology events

shared by Tom Stimson on 06 Oct 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 06 Oct 09

November 18, 2009 is GIS Day. This site has promotional materials, activities & classroom resources for all levels. The GIS Day home page is at http://www.gisday.com/

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">November 18, 2009 is GIS Day. This site has promotional materials, activities & classroom resources for all levels. The GIS Day home page is at <a href="http://www.gisday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.gisday.com/</a></div>

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Google Wave Made Simple - Video - 7 views

www.youtube.com/watch

youtube Google Wave tools collaboration technology

shared by Tom Stimson on 02 Oct 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 02 Oct 09

Short video narrated by a student explains the advantages of Google Wave (1.41 min)

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NOVA Online | Everest | Get Lost: Compass Game - 6 views

www.pbs.org/...lost.html

compass games socialstudies SS

shared by Tom Stimson on 30 Sep 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 30 Sep 09

Get Lost: Compass Game. It's easy to get lost. Solve the problems using the game compass. Recommended for ages 7 and older.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Get Lost: Compass Game. It's easy to get lost. Solve the problems using the game compass. Recommended for ages 7 and older.</div>

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Palm Breeze Cafe - Google Docs - Forms - 0 views

www.youtube.com/watch

googledocs Google tutorials technology web2.0 collaboration

shared by Tom Stimson on 27 Sep 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 27 Sep 09

Lee Keller and Kim Cavanaugh of Palm Breeze Cafe (a video training series for teachers) look at a cool but somewhat unknown feature of Google Docs, the forms. Available at Youtube where you can subscribe to the series.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lee Keller and Kim Cavanaugh of Palm Breeze Cafe (a video training series for teachers) look at a cool but somewhat unknown feature of Google Docs, the forms. Available at Youtube where you can subscribe to the series.</div>

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Tom Stimson on 27 Sep 09

Lee Keller and Kim Cavanaugh of Palm Breeze Cafe (a video training series for teachers) look at a cool but somewhat unknown feature of Google Docs, the forms. Available at Youtube

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Lee Keller and Kim Cavanaugh of Palm Breeze Cafe (a video training series for teachers) look at a cool but somewhat unknown feature of Google Docs, the forms. Available at Youtube</div>

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Creately - 0 views

creately.com/features

tools

shared by Tom Stimson on 08 Sep 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 08 Sep 09

Online Diagramming and Design. Characterized by its ease of use and collaborative nature. Along with Aviary, FlashMoto, Konductor & Yooba, Creately was in top five in poll of best RIAs in '09 http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/new-poll-the-best-of-ria-2009-1.html

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Online Diagramming and Design. Characterized by its ease of use and collaborative nature. Along with Aviary, FlashMoto, Konductor & Yooba, Creately was in top five in poll of best RIAs in '09 <a href="http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/new-poll-the-best-of-ria-2009-1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.insideria.com/2009/08/new-poll-the-best-of-ria-2009-1.html</a></div>

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Yahoo's Search Pad - 0 views

help.yahoo.com/...searchpad

tools research notemaking

shared by Tom Stimson on 08 Jul 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 08 Jul 09

"Search Pad is a note-taking application that automatically tracks and organizes sites" There is a video available to explain how to use search pad. Search Pad (beta) was released in July, 2009

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Search Pad is a note-taking application that automatically tracks and organizes sites" There is a video available to explain how to use search pad. Search Pad (beta) was released in July, 2009</div>

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SMART Board Games | PBS KIDS - 0 views

pbskids.org/smartboard

smartboard pbs iwb education elementary socialstudies math language science EY

shared by Tom Stimson on 08 Jul 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 08 Jul 09

Collection of interactive SMART Board games for educators on PBS KIDS

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Collection of interactive SMART Board games for educators on PBS KIDS</div>

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TweetTabs : Realtime Twitter trends and Twitter search - 0 views

tweettabs.com

twitter search

shared by Tom Stimson on 18 Jun 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 18 Jun 09

Real time Twitter trends and search tool. Pick your own topic or watch popular Twitter trends

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Real time Twitter trends and search tool. Pick your own topic or watch popular Twitter trends</div>

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Tom Stimson on 18 Jun 09

Real time Twitter trends and search. Pick your own topic or monitor popular Twitter trends

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Real time Twitter trends and search. Pick your own topic or monitor popular Twitter trends </div>

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Geography For Kids - By KidsGeo.com - 0 views

www.kidsgeo.com

geography K-6

shared by Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Have fun and learn about Geology For Kids with KidsGeo.com

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Have fun and learn about Geology For Kids with KidsGeo.com</div>

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Rockingham: Interactive Resources ..Technology Integration - 0 views

www.rockingham.k12.va.us/...soltechintegration.htm

interactive teachers technology resources classroom

shared by Tom Stimson on 07 Apr 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

SOL Resources .. PowerPoints, Word, Inspiration, Quia, Kidspiration, PortaPortals etc.

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SplashURL - 0 views

splashurl.net

presentations tools

shared by Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Splash the URL of the page you're currently viewing in a browser as a large font minified URL or QR code, so that audience members can easily write down/visit the URL

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Splash the URL of the page you're currently viewing in a browser as a large font minified URL or QR code, so that audience members can easily write down/visit the URL</div>

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NetSmartz Kids - 0 views

www.netsmartzkids.org/indexFL.htm

safety health internet_safety

shared by Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Teach children what to watch out for online with fun, interactive games and activities netiquette, internet security, safe sites, internet control, parental control, child safety, online safety, blocking software, KidSafe, browser,kid site, webwatchers, internet education, educational tools, tips, safety rules, safety organizations, safety websites, internet safety games...

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Teach children what to watch out for online with fun, interactive games and activities netiquette, internet security, safe sites, internet control, parental control, child safety, online safety, blocking software, KidSafe, browser,kid site, webwatchers, internet education, educational tools, tips, safety rules, safety organizations, safety websites, internet safety games...</div>

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ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education - 0 views

classtools.net

tools teachers interactive

shared by Tom Stimson on 22 Mar 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Classtools.net allows you to create free educational games, activities and diagrams in a Flash! Host them on your own blog, website or intranet! No signup, no passwords, no charge!</div>

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Math For Kids - By KidsNumbers.com - 0 views

www.kidsnumbers.com/

math grade-2 grade-1 interactive games

shared by Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Innovative math skills development programs

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Interactivate: Activities - 0 views

www.shodor.org/...activities

math interactive manipulatives algebra geometry

shared by Tom Stimson on 01 Mar 09 - Snapshot

Tom Stimson on 17 Jun 09

Interactive math activities for K-12.

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