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22 December 2006

Kakuro - Cross Sums

by knann & 1 other
Hot on the heels of Sudoku comes Kakuro. Think of them as the mathematical equivalent of crosswords. Also known as Cross Sums or Kakro in Japan . A Kakuro consists of a playing area of filled and empty cells similar to a crossword puzzle. Some black cells contain a diagonal slash from top left to bottom right with numbers in them, called "the clues". A number in the top right corner relates to an "across" clue and one in the bottom left a "down" clue.

Rubric Builder beta

by knann
A Collaborative Rubic Toolkit: Find or create rubrics

19 December 2006

GeoBeats - Guided video tours of your next international destination

by knann & 2 others
GeoBeats is website where anyone can watch free short videos on international destinations that highlight history, culture, shopping, food, nightlife, lifestyle, and other aspects of interest to travelers. The content in the videos is well researched which means you will get consistent quality and reliability across our videos. Also, the videos have a "down to earth" feel as opposed to a heavy commercial angle. At the same time, they are created by professional filmmakers and feature interesting hosts who add a unique and personal flavor. GeoBeats is seeking filmakers to cover destinations around the world. Videos can be embedded in your website via javascript.

15 December 2006

Factoring with Mr. Yang

by knann (via)
Learn about factoring expressions and equations and more with this comic series.

10 December 2006

Flickr: Tell a story in 5 frames (Visual story telling)

by knann & 1 other (via)
Creative ways that Flickr can be used. Not all submissions are appropriate for students! 1st photo: establish characters and location. 2nd photo: create a situation with possibilities of what might happen.3rd photo: involve the characters in the situation. 4th photo: build to probable outcomes 5th photo: have a logical, but surprising, end.

03 December 2006

Mathcasts Wiki

by knann
A growing library of mathcasts. Mathcasts are recorded movies created with a smart board with audio narration. Students can see and hear how a given problem is solved. Resources available for Grades 1-12.

GeoGebra

by knann
GeoGebra is a free and multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for schools that joins geometry, algebra and calculus. It received several international awards including the European and German educational software awards. It is open sourced, can be web-based or installed locally. Very similar to Geometer's sketchpad.

19 November 2006

18 November 2006

audible.com | Download books, magazines, newspapers and radio shows

by knann
Subscription service (various plans). Get mp3 files for your pc, ipod, mp3 player, or burn to cd to listen to your favorite books.

17 November 2006

ReadWriteThink

by knann & 1 other
Search for lesson plans by grade cluster, literacy strand, and literacy engagement. Lessons include student worksheets, online interactive tools, and links to web resources.

16 November 2006

My Brochure Maker

by knann (via)
Welcome to My Brochure Maker, where you can easily create and print a professional quality brochure using microsoft template word online in minutes. It only takes a few simple steps to create a high-quality color brochure using microsoft template word at your own desk.

10 November 2006

1-Click Answers

by knann
Alt-Click in Windows or (Mac OSx Command+Option+G) on any word in any program on your screen for an instant, pop-up AnswerTip that won't interrupt your work. For vocabulary words, instant definitions and real voice buttons to hear the word aloud.

VoyCabulary.com - Online web dictionary & thesaurus word linking lookup reference tool.

by knann
VoyCabulary makes the words on any webpage into links so you can look them up in a dictionary or other word-reference-site of your choice, by simply clicking on the words.

09 November 2006

PowerTalk - automatic speech for PowerPoint presentations

by knann & 2 others
PowerTalk is a free program that automatically speaks any presentation or slide show running in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows. You just download and install PowerTalk and while you open and run the presentation as usual it speaks the text on your slides. The advantage over other generic 'Text To Speech' programs is that PowerTalk is able to speak text as it appears and can also speak hidden text attached to images. Speech is provided by the standard synthesised computer voices that are provided with Windows.

AP World History Wiki

by knann
An example of a well-organized wiki developed around AP WH review topics. Note how you can review the revision history and compare to previous versions. Click the history tab to try it

08 November 2006

Project Cam - Cable in the Classroom (CIC)

by knann
What is Project Cam? Developed by Cable in the Classroom, Project Cam is an online environment with video, chat and file sharing capabilities. It allows educators, students, and experts to make live connections to other learners and experts via webcams and high-speed internet. Features it's free to use for educational purposes.Login to a unique, private page, share live video and audio feeds between two participating locations, communicate with the live text-based chat capability, store and share all kinds of files

Screeniac » Wridea

by knann (via)
Watch a screencast that shows how Wridea works. Wridea is a place to store your ideas. You can create multiple pages and categories that are color coded. There is even a way for you and your friends to brainstorm together. It can be used as a project management tool and, of course, it’s free. wridea.com.review.wmv Flash Version

Learner Blogs | Free Blogs for Schools

by knann (via)
Create your own ad free fully featured WordPress blog at learnerblogs.org. Choose from over 50 themes to create your own powerful website.

Blogging: It's Elementary!: Teacher Introduction

by knann
This webquest is designed to introduce elementary students to blogging. Its intention is to get teachers and students thinking about using blogging to develop literacies in the elementary school. The goal is to use blogs to engage students in thinking and blogging about their learning and what it means to them. Topics for the blogging posts will be pulled from the classroom curriculum. A focus on the Six Traits of Writing and Blooms Taxonomy will be used as students blog/write to learn and apply what they are studying in their class curriculum. Although written for elentary school students, the content could easily be adapted for middle school.

adavis / Guidelines and Responsibilities

by knann (via)
There are many resources on the web addressing the issues of guidelines and responsibilities while blogging in education. According to Anne Davis, one of the very best is the AHS Blogging Policy developed for the use of weblogs at Arapahoe High School.

Gcast. Make your voice heard.

by knann & 4 others (via)
We'll store all your audio and automatically generate your podcast channel. We offer many ways to add to your podcast channel: Record messages by phone (never touch a computer!) Upload MP3 files from your computer Add "podsafe" songs from GarageBand.com Mix all the above with our online playlist manager Whether you're podcasting a 30-sec phone message or a 30-min radio show, you can publish it with Gcast for FREE. We'll store your media and automatically generate the "RSS feed" that enables listeners to "tune in" to your podcast channel.

Record by phone with Gabcast.com

by knann & 1 other
Gabcast.com is a podcasting and audioblogging platform that offers an easy way to create and distribute audio content. Most people will use a touch-tone telephone to make their recordings but we also provide worldwide access to the service through VoIP. Once you have made a recording and have published it, a newsfeed is immediately and automatically updated to alert subscribers to your channel.

Vodcaster

by knann
Software program for publishing audio and video podcasts for Mac OSX

07 November 2006

Audacity Tutorial for Podcasters

by knann (via)
Very in-depth audio/video tutorials on how to use Audacity. Six different tutorials available. Follow the Recording setup at least to where the import Lame file is demonstrated. The lame .dll is available in groups in a folder called Audacity.

Audacity 1.2 Tutorial

by knann
An easy to follow tutorial on how to use Audacity for editing an existing clip.