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I'm going to find them this week apparently in Toys R Us or KMart $29 Australian. A type of Scrabble using robot tech.

Great curriculum!

free online drawing tool. can make animated gifs too

"Well the iPad has really hit the news in education circles since it's release last year. I'm sure lots of teachers are wondering whether it's hype and what the true potential of these devices are as tools for learners. I've had my iPad for about 8 months now, so I've decided to share my reflections so far on what I like about the iPad, what potential I feel it offers for developing course books and course materials and some of the problems."

Well the iPad has really hit the news in education circles since it's release last year. I'm sure lots of teachers are wondering whether it's hype and what the true potential of these devices are as tools for learners. I've had my iPad for about 8 months now, so I've decided to share my reflections so far on what I like about the iPad, what potential I feel it offers for developing course books and course materials and some of the problems.

kindergarten - 2nd grade reading and math lessons

Vocabulary game. Given the first letter and a definition, write the correct word. good for Middle and High School ages

Students around the world answer the same culture-based question; a new question every week.

drag and drop diagrams. Easy to use

New educational games for ages 4-11 with cool visuals

Dear Educators, With this webcasting tool, you can connect live face to face with anyone, anywhere, anytime.....family, friends, students, teachers, colleagues, administrative groups, principals meetings, etc. without having to travel. You can even promote world peace by connecting with teachers and students in their classrooms worldwide and learning more about each other's country and culture The tools for your use include the ability to have live video chat, make PowerPoint presentations, stream video, share your desktop, record and share your presentation, and much more. Guests do not have to download any software. They simply click on the link to your conference that you send them, no cost, no travel and better yet, no wasted time. This tool is affordable and easily fits into a classroom, school or administartive office budget. As a former superintendent in the education system with more than 50 schools spread out 400 miles along a major highway, the ability to communicate with everyone in an efficient, effective and economical manner was essential. Hope you find this helpful. Best wishes, Barry

Enough Preconceived sequencing and graphic organizers! Help us find patterns.

Ideas for encouraging writing.

Small Basic is a lighter version of Visual basic. Interesting site to start kids out programming from a problem solving perspective. Demo'ed at #140ed conference to show how programming is not boring for kids.

Helps evaluate how challenging a text is (by % of Academic and other low frequency words).  Identifies key vocabulary and helps teachers compare different articles for differentiation.