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Forget homeschooling, these are just good learning apps

Great interactive apps for motion, fluids, electrostatics, electricity, force, etc.

A popular site with options for learning many subjects online at home, aligned to standards. Anyone used this, and is it any good?

I think this will help me be a better teacher because along with videos, this link has games that students can interact with and learn from. By doing something that is fun, like playing games, students will be more willing to make the effort to complete assignments.

cool toys for getting girls interested in STEM.

Often we search for meaningful ways to integrate digital technology in project based learning activities given to our students. We also would like our students to develop a thorough understanding of the concepts underlying the work - after all this is the purpose of the project. Giving students the opportunity to complete and present their project through a digital lens has one great advantage - student engagement. This in turn causes students to develop a more in depth understanding of concepts.

As many of you may have discovered, I also found that many of my previous colleagues have little use for technology for teaching. They are mired in excuses such as using technology is cheating, students learn best through lecture, the stresses of NCLB makes it too difficult to do anything but have students memorize facts to pass the tests, etc.

An algebra project focusing on a theme which interests students is more likely to engage them in the project, so lets take a look at sports. Many students participate in sports at some level, whether as part of a school team or a community team. For the most part these same students do not understand the costs involved to host the sport. Also, they do not understand how much money is needed to ensure a profitable season so the sport can continue from year to year.

This is the second part of a three part series focusing on tips and tricks for podcasting.

Like everything dealing with education technology in the classroom there are always tricks and tips to ensure success - this includes Podcasting!

This has activities applicable to language arts, social studies, math, and science for grades Pre-K through 12th grade. They were actually pretty interesting. Very diverse.