Pennsylvania Coaches

"As we quickly approach the dawn of a new year, here are my picks for the 101 most useful websites of the year 2010. The list primarily highlights the lesser-known or undiscovered websites and misses out all-time favorites like Google Docs, Wikipedia or IMDB that most of us are already aware of."

Interesting read

Amazing how this article is from 1999, goes hand-in-hand with CFF and still we question how teachers, students, and technology work together!

"try your hand and fixing the federal budget The New York Times offers an interactive budget puzzle."

"There's more to Google Maps than a place you double-check your directions. Google's data-stuffed site offers a lot of helpful tools for vacationers, spreadsheet nerds, bikers, and others. Today we're digging into Google's data-rich geo-tool and pulling out some helpful lesser-known features."

Search by newspaper title, language, or address and get a map of the world with pinpoints for each newspaper. Awesome for finding newspapers from different countries and in different languages.

Wow! Great find!

This is a great handout with illustrated instructions for creating placemarks and tours in Google Earth created by David Jakes. If you click on the little yellow comment bubble in the upper-right corner of the first page, you can find the Word doc version to adapt for your own students/teachers.

So full of win!

Keep this one handy for when some sends you an application in pdf form and you want to complete it electronically. (Doesn't that drive you crazy?)

"At Mathalicious, we believe that math isn't something to learn, but a tool to learn about other things. Our mission is to help transform the way math is taught by providing you with the best, most meaningful and most relevant math content available. Our lessons are aligned to traditional state standards but, unlike most content, emphasize conceptual understanding through engaging real-world applications." A nod towards developing number sense in a relevant way is useful for our students who nowadays struggle with certain basic concepts. Develop a homework assignment for the Calc student that struggles with graphing the equation of a line.

Screencast tutorials for Moodle

Microsoft Word version of rubric for Glogster project.

Great word game posted by Ann Johnston on Twitter tonight. It tells you the definition and you starts a timer. See how many words YOU can get in the time allotted.

Educators everywhere are asking how can we use the new mobile devices like iPad and iPod touch in the classroom? What's good? What's bad? Why? So, we thought we'd put a site together to share what we use for teaching and learning - not just a list of apps that someone thinks might be cool. The site will be updated regularly so bookmark the site and come back often or connect using your favorite social site below!

"Word Magnets will take a piece of text and break it into individual magnets which can be moved around the screen, resized, removed, colour coded, grouped, sorted and so on. New magnets can also be added at any point. The resource also offers a range of backgrounds for use in a variety of activities."

In an attempt to make the "I" in IWB truly Interactive, I've been on the lookout for websites that can be used interactively on all IWBs, regardless of brand.

"Yes, we turned Office into a game! If you're going to spend time immersed in the inner workings of Office, by golly it should be fun. In Ribbon Hero 2, the player will hop on board Clippy's stolen time machine and explore different time periods. With each time period, they get to explore a new game board with challenges they must complete to get to the next level. Each challenge takes the player into Word, Excel, PowerPoint, or OneNote to complete a task. Discover new Office features by actually using them, with a hint button to fall back on in case you get stuck. Race for a high score with colleagues, classmates and friends, or even put your score on your resume to show off your Office skills! "

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