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For a previous post on the idea of using Skype in your classroom click here. Skype Classroom Directory Consider registering for the Skype classroom directory. It is a new service that will help you to connect to other teachers from around the world. Your students will enjoy getting to know other kids from new places. [...]
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It’s no secret that YouTube contains some excellent videos for teaching and learning. You can find videos on any subject under the sun and they can help you illustrate many teaching points, serve for class discussion starters or introduce difficult concepts. YouTube can be a little challenging for teachers, though, because of the “recommended” videos [...]
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Site: http://e.ggtimer.com and http://whattimeisitthere.info/ I enjoy using E.ggTimer because it is a simple online timer. I recently noticed a few new features from the creators of this site. First a review of E.gg Timer: Navigate to the site and place the number of minutes that you want to count down. The timer is set to “three [...]
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If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I am a big fan of wordle. I’ve posted about it several times, most recently here. There are other word cloud generators out there, and they all fulfill their own little niche. There is a new one that was recently [...]
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Quick note on the subject of Tablet Talk… I have more or less synced up the blog, the twitter stream, the mailing list and (finally) the facebook page. If you are subscribed in more than one of these places you will be receiving redundant content, so feel free to adjust according to your needs and [...]
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As I was polishing my presentation for KySTE this morning, this quote came to mind. I remember it being printed out and posted in several teacher’s rooms when I was a high school student. Those were the “Print Shop Days” when it was new and innovative to print out little motivational posters. It went nicely [...]
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Etherpad EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing via kwout If you have ever wanted to collaborate on a document with one or more people in real time, EtherPad is your quick simple solution. I enjoy the fact that there is no log in required, you can see what your partner is editing while they work and [...]
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Figurative Language Resources Pete’s PowerPoints offers some good helpers in the quest to teach figurative language. They have five presentations available for download and several teacher and student links. The presentations were informative, if a little wordy. (They download in the PowerPoint format) One of the student links included a fun game where students answered [...]
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Having fun with my new educator account for Animoto. Why sign up for an educator account? You won’t be limited to 30 second videos and can have more than 15 images. Why use Animoto rather than a slide show? Students can create cool looking movies that they can be proud of. It is as easy [...]
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My very favorite first grader reports on the fascinating world of mayflies for a school report. Use http://animoto.com
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