Elementary Gifted

Study guide that is authored by students for the book The Secret Life of Bees

website to resize photos

Great use of the Flip cameras in the classroom!!

Table of "traditional approach to tasks" and the alternative technical approach along with software used. 2nd table has a breakdown of the taxonomy and tasks matched to it.

New Bloom's Taxonomy

This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place... and so much more!

Our City Podcast is a podcast for kids and by kids. Students from around the globe are invited to submit a recording all about the city they live in (with the help of their teachers or parents).

Lesson plans in reading and solving mysteries as well as writing mysteries.

I'm creating a list of sites to use with Family Math Night Plans

This is a great problem-solving game. The object is to move the red circle from point A to point B, but as the game progresses, the objective grows increasingly difficult and you must problem solve the type of objects needed in order to push the circle along.

Another search engine that will go through Flickr for creative commons images. You can search by tags (not description). I like the way it specifically lists the creative commons license type the person has given the image.

Example AUP permission form from AzTEA Westside Leadership Team Wikispace (word file)