What I’m Reading
Source: Make Use Of I enjoyed the write up of these two sites for teacher resources. If I could add one item to the exceptional diagrams and visual aids in the above link, it would be to remember that you can print these sheets to either SMART Notebook or Windows Journal for increase usefulness. Read [...]
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Link: http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/commonsense/ and http://www.commonsensemedia.org/internet-safety I saw a great public service announcement on the Disney Channel this evening starring Phneas and Ferb. They provided some great tips for kids to consider regarding internet safety and, well, common sense. I went to the site they recommended and learned that Disney has teamed with Common Sense Media to [...]
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Note- This is for my JCPS Teachers only. Session will be presented by Amy and Liane from our team. I hope you can make it! If you are interested in SMART Board/SMART Notebook training please see the two offerings below. These trainings will be in Ed Tech Center at Roosevelt-Perry Elementary School, which is located [...]
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Need more to read? Notice on the right hand column of Tablet Talk a link titled “Selected Shared Articles.” These are articles or posts that I come across in my feed reader that I think will be of interest to the folks who read this blog, but that I don’t quite have the time or [...]
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Source: Free Technology For Teachers Site: Nourish Interactive I enjoyed looking at this elementary friendly interactive site for learning about health and nutrition. I found the games to be engaging, the information to be credible and appreciate that the site is available in English and Spanish. I did not sign up for an account, but [...]
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Starting Thursday, Vote Here and Vote Often For Best Elementary School Crib A WLKY crew visited Roosevelt Perry on Friday, January 29 to showcase the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programs. The WLKY crew arrived to Kindergarten through fifth grade student greetings during the school’s Morning Meeting, the Roosevelt Perry Star STEPPERS and the [...]
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Source: http://www.google.com/doodle4google/index.html Google recently announced details of the new contest where students can design their own take on the Google logo. Teachers must register their school and be the one to actually submit the logo to the contest. (I found the write up about he history of the logo interesting, it might make a good [...]
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Source: http://typing.weebly.com/typing-games.html The author of the iLearn Technology has recently placed some of the very best keyboarding activities in one place. Each is kid friendly with little or no advertising and would be a great addition to your list of bookmarks on your classroom computers. Enjoy!
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The talented actor who shares my name was recently nominated for an Oscar for his performance in “The Hurt Locker.” The Oscar buzz resulted into three times as many hits on Tablet Talk yesterday and about 15 disappointed new twitter followers. Jeremy Renner, the actor, is about three years younger than me and has been [...]
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