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December 2006

A Different Place

by knann (via)
Are you frustrated trying to meet the academic needs of high-ability and gifted students in the classroom. This may be the place for you. ... a place on the Web to find differentiated activities in all content areas!!

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.

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.

November 2006

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

Outside [The Cave]: Responsible Blogging Lesson Plan

by knann (via)
A Lesson plan aimed at enabling students to write a class blog policy which emphasizes safety.

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

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.

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.

SportMaps powered by Live Search

by knann
What a great collection to inspire students with high interest material. This collection contains biographical info in 5 NFL football players using photos and maps from Windows Live Virtual Earth.....Lots of raw material for writing activties.

The Breathing Earth

by knann & 17 others
Online simulation showing the birth, death rates, and effects of carbon dioxide emissions by various countries. Great for classroom discussions.

October 2006

Educational Technology That Works - Home

by knann & 1 other
CITW is a collection of effective strategies culled from a meta-analysis of decades of research on what works in classrooms to improve student learning and increase student achievement. This meta-analysis was conducted by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, and Jane E. Pollock. They combined these effective strategies into nine broad categories: Identifying similarities and differences Summarizing and note-taking Reinforcing effort and providing recognition Homework

Weekend Explorer - Series Description

by knann
Join the adventure as Emmy awarded host Jeffrey Lehmann takes you to incredibly scenic destinations throughout North America and the world in the award-winning Weekend Explorer television series. Each episode features a unique destination and searches out that area's best kept secrets as well as exploring traditional landmarks. Experience the new spirit of travel with the host, while learning about each destination through his informative and humorous narrative that includes culture, history, nature, and wildlife.

Learning Tools - Timeline

by knann & 5 others (via)
The timeline tool is a web based learning object template which allows you to quickly construct an interactive timeline with audio and visual effects. The finished timeline can serve as a re-useable learning object which can be easily distributed and shared over the web.

Google Image Labeler

by knann
Google has rolled out a game named Google Image Labeler. You and someone else from the great Internet ether are joined together and you try to tag or label the image using the same word or words. You get points when you match tags. Ideas for classroom use at bottom of article.

September 2006

activate: The Journal of Technology-Rich Learning

by knann (via)
Excellent resource for ideas on using technology across the curriculum and through the lens of our district initiatives....

August 2006

We The Teachers: A Teacher Community

by knann (via)
A community created solely for teachers. Create a personal profile, send messages, join groups tailored to your interests, share lessons and resources, and much more.

December 2005

CountOn - The Rules of Sudoku

by knann
The rules of the game are simple: each of the nine blocks has to contain all the numbers 1-9 within its squares. Each number can only appear once in a row, column or box. Every puzzle has just one correct solution.

Mathmatical Toolkit

by knann
In collaboration with Intel and The Mathematical Association, the Mathematical Toolkit and Number line have been designed specifically to support the teaching and learning of mathematics for

November 2005

ScienceMystery:Info for Teachers

by knann
Nine engaging, interactive science mysteries combining logical thinking and problem solving.Mysteries span grades 5-12. Have a look!

September 2005

Secrets at Sea

by knann
Ace on the Case: Secrets @ Sea is an online curriculum-based adventure story for grade 4-7 students covering topics in Ocean Science.

Illuminations Selected Web Resources Gr 6-8

by knann
Quick click to high quality web resources standards-based for middle school math

MissionAlgebra Gr 6, 7 8

by knann
This set of standards-based classroom examples aims to capture exemplary practices in the use of technology in the teaching and learning of mathematics.

August 2005

Resources for Teachers

by knann
Links for online Tools for Teachers

Favorite Poem Project

by knann (via)
The Favorite Poem Project has been dedicated to celebrating, documenting and promoting poetry's role in Americans' lives.