Kansas Educators

"RSS Feeds and Education I've been a long time user of RSS feeds but only recently discovered a way to keep up on the RSS feeds that I follow. I largely use Google Reader as my RSS reader however I do use FreeRange on my cell phone quite often as each of the sites below will note. I have occasionally also used the Windows Vista gadget to monitor feeds. And now, here is a list of my ten favorite educationally related feeds."

"Mingoville: The World's Most Comprehensive Online English Lessons for Kids - for FREE! Kids Learn English the Fun Way in Flamingo City! Sign up today to learn English through Mingoville's fun, free, colourful e-learning environment with exercises, songs, and games. * Children learn English best when it's fun. * Kids learn English more effectively when they are immersed in the language. * Not all children learn English in the same way."

"http://go.tagjag.com/screencast - This is the next in our series of screencasts recorded by people in our community! You can always submit your own, you know. I'm still looking for more good screencasters! Daniel has created this short tutorial for us, to show us how to easily remove the vocals from any song using the free Audacity software. http://chris.pirillo.com - http://twitter.com/chrispirillo - http://www.youtube.com/livetechaustralia"

"Should Teachers Sell Their Class Materials?"

"Between Craigslist and eBay, the Internet is well established as a marketplace where one person's trash is transformed into another's treasure. Now, thousands of teachers are cashing in on a commodity they used to give away, selling lesson plans online for exercises as simple as M&M sorting and as sophisticated as Shakespeare."

"FlexBook helps you teach in your style... CK-12 has developed an online system for collaborative, custom-collated, self publishable educational content that can be adapted for individualized needs in a digital-age textbook known as a FlexBook. "

"One third of parents have cut their kids' extracurricular activities in response to the recession,"

Wow amazing story http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/11/16/cnnheroes.tribute.show/index.html

"20 Useful Websites and Tools for Elementary School Teachers Posted on Tuesday, August 25, 2009 comments (8) Related: guestpost, schools, teaching, technology Engaging students in an elementary classroom can be difficult. But there are a lot of sites online that can help. Here are 20 useful sites that offer lesson plans, web apps, and other aids for elementary school teachers: "

Interactive Websites - Reading and Language Arts

"10 Places for Teachers to Collaborate and Communicate Online Posted on Sunday, November 22, 2009 No Comments Related: guestpost, schools, technology Collaboration and communication is one of the most important aspects of teaching and education. If you are looking for tools and sites that can be used to communicate and collaborate with other teachers, parents, and students, you can find many quality resources online. Here are 10 free sites and tools to try throughout the school year."