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"A machine is a tool used to make work easier. Simple machines are simple tools used to make work easier. Compound machines have two or more simple machines working together to make work easier. In science, work is defined as a force acting on an object to move it across a distance. Pushing, pulling, and lifting are common forms of work. Furniture movers do work when they move boxes. Gardeners do work when they pull weeds. Children do work when they go up and down on a see-saw. Machines make their work easier. The furniture movers use a ramp to slide boxes into a truck. The gardeners use a hand shovel to help break through the weeds. The children use a see-saw to go up and down. The ramp, the shovel, and the see-saw are simple machines."

A machine is a tool used to make work easier. Simple machines are simple tools used to make work easier. Compound machines have two or more simple machines working together to make work easier. In science, work is defined as a force acting on an object to move it across a distance. Pushing, pulling, and lifting are common forms of work. Furniture movers do work when they move boxes. Gardeners do work when they pull weeds. Children do work when they go up and down on a see-saw. Machines make their work easier. The furniture movers use a ramp to slide boxes into a truck. The gardeners use a hand shovel to help break through the weeds. The children use a see-saw to go up and down. The ramp, the shovel, and the see-saw are simple machines.

What it is: What makes technology SO great is the way that it can make life (and teaching) more productive and fun. Over the years, I have found so many ways that technology can make reading more rewarding for both kids who love to read, and kids who dread reading. Today, I created an "Extreme Speed Booking" website for @michellek107′s class at Anastasis. I created the site quickly using Weebly, an awesome WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) website editor. Drag and drop website building is where it is at! The idea behind the site is to introduce students to a variety of books and form classroom book groups. How does Extreme Speed Booking work? A whole lot like speed dating. :) Students spend a little time with each book and then rate them accordingly with "I want to read more", "Interesting", "Not for me", or "I've already read". Students can also make a note of how interested they are in reading the book (maybe a 1-10 scale)? This process introduces students to a variety of books, genres and authors. Students may come across titles and authors they wouldn't otherwise find. It also helps teachers form classroom book groups that are of high-interest and investment to students because they had input.

"On this page, you will find out about the basics of Publisher and how to use it. The software, Microsoft Publisher 2007 is a software that is Christina and I (Sophie) made tutorials on how to make a Greeting Card on Microsoft Publisher, which will also help with the basics since we both teach you about the toolbar, and hoow to make a greeting card at the same time. The toolbar will help you use other software's like Word, Excel, and more. Because since they are all Microsoft, they have the same basics."

On this page, you will find out about the basics of Publisher and how to use it. The software, Microsoft Publisher 2007 is a software that is Christina and I (Sophie) made tutorials on how to make a Greeting Card on Microsoft Publisher, which will also help with the basics since we both teach you about the toolbar, and hoow to make a greeting card at the same time. The toolbar will help you use other software's like Word, Excel, and more. Because since they are all Microsoft, they have the same basics.

"Sometimes you just use Word to write or make a table or chart. Other times it just to ​make something like a sign or a paper. Some people might need Word to create a table or to write something for their jobs. Some people used Word by going in the program and just writing something and checking the size of the typing. Sometimes they need help and that why we have these tutorials!!! These tutorial helps you by showing you how to do something in Word like a table or change the header. I hope these tutorials help you to become better at doing Word. Here are the tutorials: "

Sometimes you just use Word to write or make a table or chart. Other times it just to ​make something like a sign or a paper. Some people might need Word to create a table or to write something for their jobs. Some people used Word by going in the program and just writing something and checking the size of the typing. Sometimes they need help and that why we have these tutorials!!! These tutorial helps you by showing you how to do something in Word like a table or change the header. I hope these tutorials help you to become better at doing Word. Here are the tutorials:

Kid-cast.com is a website for kids to publish their own Podcasts so that other kids can listen. The idea is to make sure that there's a kid-safe Podcast out there for our young minds to hear. Contribution by kids makes it that much better, by allowing kids to listen to their peers on subjects they love!

Kid-cast.com is a website for kids to publish their own Podcasts so that other kids can listen. The idea is to make sure that there's a kid-safe Podcast out there for our young minds to hear. Contribution by kids makes it that much better, by allowing kids to listen to their peers on subjects they love!

a collection of videos to use to amaze, inspire, make learners think, ask questions...

"What is a Tetris Game? Languages Online Tetris is played like other versions of the game. Different shaped blocks fall from the top of the screen. The blocks can be moved to the left or right and can be rotated to form completed rows. When a row is complete it dissappears from screen and points are added to your score. If rows are not completed they remain on screen. These unfinished rows build up, making it harder and harder to manouver the falling blocks into place. The game ends when the blocks build up to the top of the play space. In this version of tetris the game pauses after every fourth block has fallen. To continue you must type in the correct word in response to a clue and click 'check'. If the answer is correct the game continues. If the answer is not correct then a 'bomb' falls through the game space removing any blocks in it's way. Using the Tetris Game Maker you create the lanmguages task for students to complete. The clue can be either text, pictures or voice recordings, and you must also enter the correct answer word. You can make games in any language. Any script (for example Arabic or Japanese) that can be typed on your computer can be used."

Nat, this looks like the easiest way for us to try making those vids. We may even have some screens already done in the PYP classes!

"I wanted something very, very simple that delivered great results in 60 seconds of prep time or less. It may take you a few tries to get below the one-minute mark, but I think you'll enjoy the results every time! For your ciabatta you'll need: 4 cups of all-purpose flour (do NOT pack the flour into the measuring cup) 2 cups of warm water 1 teaspoon of salt 1/4 teaspoon of granulated yeast (or equivalent) For the gorgeous readers needing metric equivalents of this recipe, Toon left a comment with the following conversion: 500 grams of all-purpose flour 4,7 deciliter of warm water 4 grams of salt (= 1 teaspoon = 5 ml) 1 gram of dry yeast (= 1/4 teaspoon = 1,25 ml) You'll also need a medium-size mixing bowl, a 10×15 cookie sheet or baking stone, a hand towel or plastic wrap, and whatever you'd like to keep your bread from sticking (if you're using a pan, I use flour and corn meal). Have everything handy? Good. Let's do this! 1. Mix Water & Yeast Pour the warm water into the medium-size mixing bowl and stir in the yeast with a spoon. No need to be particular, just dump and slosh. 2. Add Flour And Salt Add flour and salt to your bowl of yeasty water. This, after measuring out the flour, presents another prime opportunity to get flour on your person. This will be regarded by many as a sign of your culinary determination. You'll need such signs because anybody who actually watches you make the bread will think you're one of the laziest bakers in existence. 3. Stir Into A Heavy Batter Use a spoon. You could use your hands if you wanted but you probably didn't wash your hands before starting this anyhow. Start with a quick run about around the perimeter of the bowl with your spoon. A few quick strokes through the middle and you should have a heavy batter. If it looks too thick to be pancake batter and not thick enough to be playdough, you're right on target. 4. Set It And Nearly Forget It Cover your project

This is quick and yummy, and one cannot live on ICT alone!

Making students own curation

"Create a Graph is an interactive, online tool that allows users to make and interpret a variety of graphs, including bar, line, pie, area, and xy type graphs. Sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), this site provides an easy way to create graphs which can then be printed or saved."

Create a Graph is an interactive, online tool that allows users to make and interpret a variety of graphs, including bar, line, pie, area, and xy type graphs. Sponsored by the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), this site provides an easy way to create graphs which can then be printed or saved.