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One of my friends spent this past weekend working with her 2nd grade daughter on a research project. While her daughter flew through the arts and crafts portion and was able to handwrite the "sloppy copy" of her presentation, she... Read More ›

One of my friends spent this past weekend working with her 2nd grade daughter on a research project. While her daughter flew through the arts and crafts portion and was able to handwrite the "sloppy copy" of her presentation, she... Read More ›

Lesson plans, activities, and games to help students learn about past presidents and develop leadership skills!

Teacher resources for every president of the United States!

This page is a great example of a mastery level online classroom. Mrs. Marka uses this classroom webpage to post assignments, study guides, upcoming events, pictures of past events, quizzes, and links to other useful pages. She even created a login where a student can login into his/her personal account to view graded assignments. You can also send an email straight to Mrs. Marka if you have questions on an assignment, grade, or upcoming event.

Although I have used computers and web based technology and resources with students for many years now, this was the first year I had access to a class set of netbooks on a daily basis. In the past, students shared the computers and laptops available in the classroom, used the Promethean board for interactive learning, or visited the computer lab whenever the timetable permitted. Katie Blumenshine, DeAnna Allen, Maci Majors, Lee Ann Sturm

I like the idea of this deep website because it allows everyone to find out information on the hurricanes and how you can help.

This would help me because I plan on teaching history/government.

Hello! I chose this website because I think that it is important for children to know the past and present of our government.

6 Easy Steps for Getting Started Using Free Plickers for Assessment. Data is an essential component in education, yet sometimes it can be viewed as a necessary evil for educators. In the past, a teacher may teach a lesson and require students to complete an exit ticket assessment activity to show mastery of the concept(s) reviewed over a certain time frame.

Twitter may have started off as a fun social media site for keeping up with friends and sharing updates about daily life, but it's become much more than that for many users over the past few years as the site has evolved and grown. This is a great website on how a teacher can use it in their classroom.

I like this website because it is a great resource that makes history interesting for kids.

Many educators are intrigued by the use of educational technology in their classrooms and with their students. They want to move past the productivity stage to the point of truly enhancing their own teaching and their students' learning through educational tools.