Group items tagged

 tool that allows for quickly and easily designing posters, signs, fliers and more, allowing for a variety of customizations with backgrounds, clipart, and text, while also allowing users to upload and use their own pictures.  My own high school kids have used it to complete one page posters referred to as visual book reports.  Their end products were printed for display purposes in the library, and used for visuals for book-talks done by both the librarians and the students. We even use them in digital frames that loop through pictures at our circulation desk, and students have responded to the "book-reports" created in Poster My Wall by checking out those titles.   The site does not require an account though that is an option, and those opting to use the free version can create professional looking posters and download for printing in minutes.  My school secretary was so impressed with the site she has even used it to create fliers for events and activities at school.   The site is easy enough for even elementary school students.  Like Wordle, my collaborating teachers are finding some very interesting uses for Poster My Wall. Cons?  It is not a replacement to Glogster by any means, but a poster app none the less. (Rec by Cathy Jo Nelson)

Great descriptions of using different technologies to teach English using iPads.

Entry on using google docs offline.  Also links to many other useful google resources.

 In the middle of the page is a power point with 51 ways to use Wordle.  I liked it because it gave me some ideas on how I could use it.  Used with root words, maybe animals.. (rec by Melissa Fitzgerald)

INature is the fantastic factory that makes the building blocks of all our lives-food, drinking water, the stuff we own, and the air we breathe. That's why The Nature Conservancy and its 550 scientists have created Nature Lab: to help students learn the science behind how nature works for us and how we can help keep it running strong. Access Nature Lab resources aligned to The Nature Conservancy's research and designed specifically for a young audience and classroom use.

Games designed to teach about US History. Actual site

Very thorough post, includes sites to use and a lesson to use with students

Includes some great suggestions and lists to use.

Great site for students to use when exploring some of the wonders of the world.  Currently has more to add, but could be very useful.

Great source of videos for classroom use, and more. The videos can be used in many ways, not just in flipped classroomsl

Pages and pages of resources and tools that you can use. For example, the language arts teaching tools page has many graphic organizers and other useful sites.

if you need to bookmark a site and want to have a copy of your bookmarked sites accessible from any computer- it's free and very easy to use.  LiveBinders is like having a 3-ring binder for the Web- collect your resources, organize them easily, present them to your students/colleagues.  Your students can access them from the laptops simply by going to the site and searching for your public binder by name, or by logging in with your information.  You can make your binders private or public.  There are hundreds already made that you may be able to use in your classroom (someone else has already done the work for you) - if it is public you can make a copy of it and save the binder in your account!

This presentation provides information and techniques for teachers to use when teaching new vocabulary by using contextual clues. Workshop presentation by Lynn Figurate Shared via Learning Connection

All students get access to this via a district subscription.  Simply use the name of our district for both the log-in ID and Password.  Students may use this at home as well.  It includes far more than just articles.

This particular Richard Byrne entry describes a pearltree used to catalog some useful tech resources for teachers.  You can learn about the resources and pearltrees in the process.

Using Flubaroo to create/grade quizzes using google spreadsheets. Also a good way for students to create quizzes/collect data

Welcome to the TESiboard collection,a purpose built library of visual, dynamic,interactive resources.TESiboard resources are primarily openendedtools that enable teachers to enagagetheir pupils in a learning dialoguearound the resource.The resources are designed for use by theteacher on their interactive whiteboardbut many are also suitable for pupil use,usually responding to a task or challengeset by the teacher.The TESiboard materials were acquiredby TSL Education Limited at the end ofNovember 2009 and as a result of TSL'scurrent and planned future investment,all these popular resources are availablefor free.

Problem solving is the heart of mathematical learning. This site complements existing curricula by providing a resource for teachers who use, or are only beginning to use, a problem-centered approach. This resource will also help parents and tutors support problem-based learning in out-of-school settings.

Hargadon brings up some useful points in regards to the Kindle and possible use in education.

This site provides an extensive collection of free resources, math games, and handson math activities aligned with the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Our math printables are suitable for use in math centers, small group or whole class settings. Instructions for each activity are presented in large print on a task card in child-friendly language to enable students to work on tasks independently after a brief introduction to the task. All materials and activities on the site are designed to support the Common Core State Standards and are based on the belief that effective mathematical learning is best achieved when students are given frequent opportunities to develop their own problem solving strategies, to pose questions, and to engage in mathematical inquiry through the use of open-ended tasks.