Loads of Resources from School Systems

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Promethean Resources, School System Resources | Posted on January 31, 2010

Jefferson County Tennessee

Rolla Schools Mississippi

Bradley County Schools Tennessee

Lexington 1 District South Carolina

All these sites have curriculum links by subject and both have technology and interactive whiteboard links.

Friday Focus – Dec./Jan.

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on January 28, 2010

Jan 29 2010 Friday Focus

Jan 22 2010 Friday Focus

Jan 15 2010 Friday Focus

Jan. 8, 2010 Friday Focus

Dec. 18 Friday Focus

Dec. 11, 2009 Friday Focus

Dec. 4 2009 Friday Focus

American Red Cross — Keep up with Efforts in Haiti

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Motivation, Odds and Ends, Social Studies Resources | Posted on January 28, 2010

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Knoxville Chapter of American Red Cross

American Red Cross — Haiti Earthquake

Want to keep up with the relief efforts of the American Red Cross in Haiti?  These web sites will provide students information as to how their donations are helping the children effected by the earthquake.

Science of the 2010 Winter Olympics from NBC

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Promethean Resources, Science Resources, Seasonal/Holidays | Posted on January 28, 2010

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Science of the Winter Olympic Games from NBC is a great free site with short videos demontstating the scientific priciples behind the sports of the winter olympics.

TN Dept. of Education Professional Development Opportunities

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Professional Development | Posted on January 27, 2010

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Tennessee Electronic Learning Center Professional Development Opportunities 

Offers free PD opportunities in STEM curriculum, NCLB updates, Leadership Academy, et…

The Centsables

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Math Resources, Promethean Resources, Technology | Posted on January 26, 2010

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The Centsables – Unit on Money, Commerce, Economics

The premise revolves around a group of financial superheroes, The Centsables, who explain healthy economic principles in a campy comic-book format that is engaging and fun for young students. Kids will find interactive games, PDF lesson plans to teach about concepts like check book balancing, spending within one’s means, and earning interest on savings. The appearance is crisp, the voice acting well-performed, and the layout easily navigable by children without the need for much supervision.

The Lunch Box

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Health/Fitness, Odds and Ends | Posted on January 26, 2010

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The Lunch Box.Org – This web site is the brainchild of “The Renegade Lunch Lady”, Chef Ann Cooper, a graduate of The Culinary Institute of America.  When interviewed by Education World, Cooper says,  “I have found that if you offer children real, tasty food, instead of sugary snacks, they will enjoy it and ask for more. But we also need to establish their relationship with food. Creating hands-on experiential learning through cooking and gardening classes will help them be more in tune with real food and its benefits. Making a change toward a system that supports that certainly will cost more money than the current system; however we’re going to either pay now to fix the system or pay later with higher health care costs.”

The Lunch Box is a web-based portal that enables all schools and school districts to make a healthy difference for all children in America by providing relevant information and the pragmatic tools necessary to make good food available for all kids.

The Lunch Box is in beta mode. When fully functional, it will provide the multi-faceted approach necessary to transition any processed food based K-12 school meal program to a whole foods environment where food is procured regionally and prepared from scratch for the student population. As a free resource, The Lunch Box will provide the essential “tools” for examining, learning about, and implementing this type of healthy meal program. From the “why” to the “how to,” The Lunch Box will offer a complete menu of choices for those seeking to implement program change in their schools and districts.

Vancouver Olympics Resources – Education World

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Seasonal/Holidays | Posted on January 26, 2010

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2010 Winter Olympics – Education World

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games
Thousands of athletes from around the world will pull into Vancouver, Canada, from February 12 to 28. They will be there to compete in the 21st Olympic Winter Games. To get students ready for this special event, Education World offers more than two dozen Olympics-sized classroom activities to help creative teachers capitalize on this ultimate “teachable moment.”

Studying Whales?

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Promethean Resources, Science Resources | Posted on January 25, 2010

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Whales Kids Interactive Site is from Australia and would be a great way to introduce the topic using interactive white boards.

Laptop Lunches Web Site

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Health/Fitness, Odds and Ends | Posted on January 25, 2010

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Laptop Lunches.Com is a lunchbox system for students (adults) with the mission of providing a nutritious, environmentally friendly lunch system.  Founded by two moms, the web site has a store that sells the lunchbox system, but there is so much more.  Included are weekly lunch menus – very healthy and very creative.

Digital Directors Guild

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Photography | Posted on January 25, 2010

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Director\’s Guild — Guide to Digital Storytelling

The Digital Directors Guild is an open consortium for educators exploring applications of Digital Moviemaking in the K-16 classroom. The community is open, welcoming, and continually evolving. Thee DDGuild is a place for “people engaged in kindred pursuits” to share stories, resources, tips, ideas, challenges and successes. The DDGuild also provides an opportunity for members to showcase their own and student work.

Audio Owl – Free Audio Book Downloads

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 25, 2010

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Audio Owl.Com All audio books on AudioOwl.com are in the public domain. This means that no one holds a copy right on these books and therefore anyone including AudioOwl.com is free to distribute them. Enjoy these free audio books and use the share button on AudioOwl.com to tell your friends about all these great public domain audio books.

Agents of Change – Siemens Challenge

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Grants, Science Resources | Posted on January 24, 2010

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We Can Change the World Challenge encourages students to find solutions to problems in their own backyards.  

Students can compete for a chance to win $100,000 in grants and prizes, including a chance to appear on television, a journey on an amazing Discovery Student Adventures trip, an appearance on the New York City Times Square jumbotron, and much more.

 

All applications must be completed by March 15, 2010.  Visit www.wecanchange.com for more information and registration details.

Zimmer Twins – Make a Movie

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts, Videos | Posted on January 24, 2010

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  • On zimmertwins.com you create your own endings to one of our story starters. You may also create your stories from scratch. The very best endings will be broadcast on qubo! So put on your director’s hat because we’re going to make some TV!
  • Edgar and Eva Zimmer are an ordinary pair of 12 year-olds except for one thing – they have psychic powers. They weren’t always psychic though. The weirdness began when they adopted a black cat named 13. From that point on, they strange things began to happen. How strange? Well, watch some of the starters and you’ll get the idea.
  • 100 Incredible Educational Virtual Tours

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs, Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Promethean Resources, Social Studies Resources | Posted on January 24, 2010

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    100 Incredible Educational Virtual Tours

    One of the wonders of the Internet is that it can bring the world to you instead of your needing to find the time and money to explore the traditional way. The following virtual tours bring opportunities to explore cities, famous landmarks and buildings, museums, college campuses, and even outer space. You can learn how things are made, explore the human body or that of a life-sized whale, and visit ball parks and theme parks. There is even a section of incredible virtual tours that Google Earth has compiled that shares the world in a whole new way.

    Into the Book – Reading Comprehension Resources

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Assessment, Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 24, 2010

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    Into the Book 

    Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. It focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing.
    Students create an account, log in and practice various comprehension skills.

    10 Avatar Generators

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art, Desktop Publishing, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Technology | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    10 Avatar Generators from the Whiteboard Blog

    With the popularity of the movie AVATAR, here are several sites where students can create an avatar.

    Mrs. Meacham’s Classroom

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Early Learning, Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Odds and Ends | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    Mrs. Meacham\’s Classroom has dozens of resources for the early elementary teacher.  Great web site.

    Inventions at Play

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Science Resources | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    Inventions at Play is a site where students can choose from cloud dreamer, tinker ball, puzzle blocks, or word play as they investigate scientific principles.

    The Tooth Tally Project Begins in February 2010

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Early Learning, Educational Resources, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Odds and Ends, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    The Tooth Tally Project

    Register your class and get ready to start counting and comparing tooth data from 1 February 2010 until 30 April 2010. Your class will become part of a team competing against other teams for the grand Tooth Tally Title. The winning classes will receive a special Tooth Tally Project certificate and be acknowledged on this site as the biggest tooth wigglers and wobblers in the world!

    The Art Zone

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Art, Educational Resources | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    The Art Zone from National Gallery of Art has great art projects students create online.

    My Little Book Project

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Educational Resources, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on January 23, 2010

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    My Little Book Project

    MyLittleBookProject.com is designed to offer teachers a creative and super simple project to enhance and stimulate the artistic talents of their students.  This class project is fun and enables students to work together to create a ‘one of a kind’ masterpiece, a published book that they can all share with family and friends. The process is free and easy…the sense of accomplishment created while working collectively with their classmates is priceless!

    Focus on Effectiveness – Technology Integration

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Professional Development | Posted on January 22, 2010

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    Focus on Effectiveness – Professional Development Web Site with research based strategies. 

    Focus on Effectiveness brings together two powerful resources to improve classroom results: research about effective instructional practices, and carefully selected technology tools and recommendations for their use. Research and technology play an increasing role in curriculum development and school decision-making. This Web site brings the two together in a context that is useful for teachers.

    Media & Document Format Utilities

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Podcasting, Technology, Videos | Posted on January 22, 2010

    If you are like me, you quite often need to convert video or other media files to fit the type of presentation or film you are creating.  Here is a list of a few you can download for free. 

    Online Video Converter

    Zamzar

    Need4Video

    Format Factory

    Media Convert

    AVS4You

    Google Earth Across the Curriculum

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    Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Promethean Resources, Social Studies Resources | Posted on January 22, 2010

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    Google Earth Across the Curriculum is a site with a slideshow outlining Google Earth applications across the curriculum.

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