Did you know you could do an advanced google search by reading level? How awesome is that..when yo do a search, you can tailor the results to the reading level of your students.
Great site for finding and sharing innovative ideas in different fields. The movies would probably be more conducive to middle or high school students because the speakers sometimes speak more quickly or use more technical language.
Some ingenious current ideas from masters of all kinds of different fields. Give it a try, would be great for middle and high school levels. I found a sculptor who makes kinetic artwork run by wind and capable of "surviving" on the coast of Holland!
Glog – interactive poster
Collaborative class projects
School-level teacher management of students and classes
Private and safe student environment
Engage students in fun and creative activities
National educational standards
TONS of interactive activities for all grade levels. Remember-to use SMART notebook files, you first download the activities. Next, you open ActivInspire and import the notebook file.
In the past decade, there has been a monumental shift in the level of communication that parents expect from teachers and school administrators
A classroom blog can be a great compromise between teachers and millennial parents
Think of a classroom blog as a weekly newsletter for your students and their parents. It satisfies parents’ desire to know what’s going on at school, keeps the lines of communication open with parents, and becomes an archive of the school year.
Rethinking what a blog post/communication post could look like. The possibilities are simply endless. I would recommend turning over the responsibility to your students in your classroom and rethinking the idea that it is all up to you.