Posted in November 10, 2009 ¬ 1:00 amh.Cora
Do you have your students make videos? If you’ve never done it, this might be the time to try. You can post student videos on the eSchool Student Video Network (SVN). They even have resources to help you with video production. Not all videos are chosen to go live, but at least they let you know within [...]
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Posted in October 26, 2009 ¬ 9:26 pmh.Cora
I can’t believe BrainPOP.com has been around for 10 years and this is the first time I have found it. BrainPOP creates short educational animated cartoons that are tied to state standards. The graphics and style are really current, similar to popular cartoons on TV. The range of material is extensive. BrainPOP itself is geared [...]
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Posted in October 23, 2009 ¬ 1:00 amh.Cora
SHMOOP is still a Beta test (meaning it hasn’t been fully tested and is still being developed), but if what I’ve seen is part of the package, it’s definitely going to be a hit. Their mission is to make learning and writing more fun and relevant for students in the digital age. Who can argue [...]
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Posted in October 20, 2009 ¬ 7:01 amh.Cora
I can’t believe I just discovered TeacherTube. It is a video sharing website based on YouTube, but started by a teacher for other teachers. Teachers can share videos, documents, audio and photos. It has a good search engine so you can focus in on your own subject. The only downside is that there is a [...]
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Posted in October 14, 2009 ¬ 10:11 pmh.Cora
The website SoftSchools has numerous online games for math, language arts, science, social studies, Spanish and French. There are games for students in Pre-K through Middle School. I suggest testing the games before using them because some are more boring than others and the graphics differ greatly from one to the next. Most of the [...]
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