Guides for Using Flip Video Cameras
There are several great resources listed on Larry Ferlazzo’s site on using Flip Videos.
Guide to Global Collaborations
Looking for Global Projects for your Students
From Larry Ferlazzo’s blog comes these two sites on finding global projects for your students.
Neo K12 Educational Videos Web Site
This site has a large collection of educational videos categorized by subject.
Spelling Games
Spelling Wizard from Scholastic.com lets students, parents, and teachers create their own word search and word scramble games to play online. Each game can have up to ten words. To use Spelling Wizard simply enter ten words into the list field then select word search or word scramble. Spelling Wizard is probably best suited for students in Kindergarten through second grade. Scholastic also offers a free tool for creating online spelling flashcards
Read Write Think has an online activity for young (K-2) students based on four childrens’ books. Read Write Think’s Word Wizard asks students to select one of four books that they have read or have had read to them. After selecting a book the Word Wizardcreates a simple online spelling exercise based on the words in the book chosen by the child.
Spell Bee was developed at Brandeis University with funding from the National Science Foundation and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Spell Bee allows students to play spelling games in a head-to-head format. Spell Bee allows teachers to create accounts for students so that teachers can track student progress.
MSNBC has an interactive spelling bee based on the words from the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee. There are three games to play and the words get progressively more difficult the longer you play. The words are read to students who then type the word into the spelling box. Just like in a real spelling bee, students can get the definition and or hear it used in a sentence. The difficulty of the words in the game make it best suited for middle school and high school students.
Spelling Bee The Game is an online spelling bee similar in style to the MSNBC game mentioned above. After selecting an avatar (game persona), students hear words read to them and have to type the correct spelling in the fields provided. If a student spells a word correctly, they move on to the next level. If a student does not spell a word correctly, they are given an easier word to try. If students need help spelling a word, they can hear the definition read as well as hear the word used in a sentence.
Spin and Spell has been featured on a number of blogs over the last year. Spin and Spell asks students to select a picture and then spell the name of the item. Alternatively, students can have word select for them and then identify the correct corresponding image.
GamesGames.com offers sixteen free spelling games. Most of the games seem to be designed with grades 3, 4, and 5 in mind.
Spelling City is a resource that Jim Moulton shared in his Best of Web 2008 presentation at the ACTEM conference in October. Spelling City not only offers games, it also offers the capability for students to type a word and hear it pronounced.
Catch the Spelling offers more than two dozen categories of spelling games. Each game has the same format; as words fall from the top of the screen, players have to “catch” the appropriate letters in the correct sequence to spell the word displayed at the top of the game. Players “catch” letters by moving a cursor at the bottom of the page. In some ways it reminded me of a cross between Tetris and Frogger.
FoodPlay Healthy Eating Educational Web Site
This web site has videos and educational materials to use as you teach nutrition and healthy eating units.
The Story Place Web Site (in both English and Spanish)
Children and their parents have for years enjoyed attending storytimes, checking out books and participating in a number of other educational, entertaining and participatory programs at the various locations of The Public Library of Charlotte Mecklenburg County. StoryPlace, an interactive web site, came about to provide children with the virtual experience of going to the library and participating in the same types of activities the library offers. In the summer of 1999, a team of Children’s Librarians and Specialists got together with in-house web developers to begin development on this exciting site. In the Spring of 2000, StoryPlace premiered with its first section, the Pre-School Library, completed.
StoryPlace currently consists of two libraries, the Preschool Library and Elementary Library. We welcome comments and suggestions to make StoryPlace the children’s virtual library to check out!
Billy Gorilly Web Site for Early Learning
This is a great site for Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers to teach basic skills using music and rhythm. Free podcasts can be downloaded from iTunes and there are resources to go along with each skill.
Keeping Kids First Blog
There are some great ideas on this teacher’s blog for starting the year. Check it out and then leave comments or hints on things you do to start the year.
Smarty Games for elementary students
This is a new site with educational games for elementary students.
Items Included in Tax Free Weekend
Tax Free Holiday Fact Sheet
You may want to wait for all that back-to-school shopping until the August 7-9 weekend. You can purchase clothing, school supplies, and even computers without paying sales tax. Click on the links above for complete information.
The State of Tennessee’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday is held every year on the first Friday in August and ends the following Sunday night. This year’s tax-free holiday weekend begins at 12:01 a.m on Friday, August 7th and ends Sunday, August 9th at 11:59 p.m.
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Importance of Collaborative Planning (from the I Want to Teach Forever blog)
This is a very good blog post about the importance of teaching teams working together in planning instruction, assessment, and technology integration.
Guess the Wordle is the third post on using this free Internet resource. It would be a great “bell ringer” activity to get the kids thinking and analyzing for commonalities. Monday’s “Guess the Wordle” is always the easiest, Wednesday is somewhat harder, and Friday is the most difficult. Check it out.
Eledblog Elementary Technology Integration Forum
A third grade teacher\’s journey with 1:1 computing
Check out this resource as a way to connect with other teachers working in the primary and upper elementary grades.
If you are an iPhone user, check out this great Ap!Promethean Planet is excited to announce the release of a one-of-a-kind iPhone application created just for AcitvTeachers – the Planet iPhone App!
With this free application, you will be able to navigate through the latest Planet resources, forum threads and posts, news and events, and blog posts. You will also have access to video media, such as Teacher Features and Activtips, as well as links to helpful support and software upgrade information.
Professional Development on the Go
Successful teachers are constantly thinking about upcoming lessons and units. Many find ideas and inspiration throughout their daily lives. With the Planet iPhone App, you can find or develop the perfect lesson whenever the moment strikes!
View the latest Teacher Feature for inspiration; watch Activtips in your spare time to brush up on your flipchart building skills; and visit the forum any time you have questions!
Put the Planet in your pocket today! For more information, including features and FAQ’s, and to download straight from iTunes, visit the Planet iPhone App section.
Math Intervention Strategies Article
This article from Intervention Central focuses on teaching strategies to help struggling math learners.
Whyzz web site that answers kids questions…
This web site allows students to ask questions and receive an answer. It also allows contributions from the participants.
whyzz is the place where parents with curious young children can find and contribute kid-ready information about how the world works! You can use whyzz on your mobile device or on your desktop in any one of the three following ways:
Use the whyzz Search Bar to look for the article that answers your curious child’s question! whyzz articles are designed to be concise, creative, reliable, and written in terms that your kids can understand.
Browse whyzz to see the broad range of what we have to offer! Children’s questions can be endless, so whyzz covers a large variety of topics and categories.
You can also use your mobile device to explore whyzz Fun Stuff when you’re stuck in line at the DMV or end up in congested traffic. There are games, stories, and activities to help further your child’s learning when you suddenly find yourself stuck in a jam!
Do2Learn Web Site
This web site has activities, games, music, printables, and even research based information for parents/teachers of students with special needs.
Tube Chop Web Site
Tube Chop allows you to take U Tube videos and save snippets to show your class.
Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing | Posted on July 10, 2009
View Docs Online Web Site
Have you ever received a document you can’t open on your computer? Simply upload it to this web site and you will be able view it.
Jabbster Web Site for Eaton Faculty
I have set up a group in a new networking site where we can privately share information with each other and learn from one another. The site is not fully operational yet because I have to invite each person individually to join. More on Jabbster later. I could also see us using this site for a PTO group, class/parent group, etc…
Babel Nation Web Site
Welcome to “BabelNation.com”, the outstanding new online-service, which offers online language courses in Spanish, French, German, Italian and Portuguese completely free of charges. Whether you want to travel the world, strengthen your language skills for business purposes or just learn a language for the fun of it, “BabelNation.com” will offer you free interactive online language courses.
Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Music | Posted on July 9, 2009
Kennedy Center Art and Music Podcasts
Yet another great resource from Thinkfinity is Arts Edge, a collection of art and music podcasts.
Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on July 9, 2009
Eaton Master Schedule 2009-2010
Click to open a PDF version of the Excel spreadsheet.