Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Create Your Own Game Show With SuperTeacherTools.com

http://www.superteachertools.com/ has several neat tools on its site. The most popular is a flash based Jeopardy game show creator. How about creating an ISTEP/ECA review session? Use that new projector and act like a TV show host!

Friday, April 1, 2011

Free Stuff for Science Teachers

I didn't have to think up a creative title for this one, huh? Who doesn't like free stuff?

Visit this site: http://scienceinquirer.wikispaces.com/freestuff to get, uh... free science stuff!

While we're talking science, you might want to check out this site too: http://www.k5geosource.org/ .
This is from their site description: "If you are involved in elementary science education in any way, this Web site is for you. The site has a rich store of content, activities, services and links for you to explore."

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Get The New Microsoft Mathematics 4.0 For Free

Microsoft Education has released it's latest version of Microsoft Mathematics for free.
Among other things, it offers a nice graphing calculator and visualization tools.

More Kid-Friendly Videos - ZuiTube

ZuiTube is a great site that provides a collection of videos that have been parent and teacher approved. It looks to be aimed at younger kids. Thanks Allie for the link!

Monday, March 7, 2011

Create a YouTube Account for Classroom Use.

View this quick video to learn how to create a YouTube teacher account and post your first video on your Google Site.



If you want your students to be able to view the new video, make use of the LightSpeed Educational Video Library. Be sure to submit your new video. See the LightSpeed Wiki for details.

*NOTE* If you are asked to link your JGSC e-mail account to your new teacher YouTube account, do it. It makes signing in easier. :-)

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

100 Good YouTube Videos for Teachers

Do you work to squeeze every last bit of toothpaste from the tube? Do something similar with YouTube!
Smartteaching.org has a list of videos that can help you "squeeze the good stuff" out of YouTube.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Ruffle Their Feathers With Storybird

Get your students excited about writing with Storybird. Students can create visually rich books that can be viewed online or printed out. Check out the sample book that tells about their vision. Teachers can get a special account which allows them to setup a classroom and student accounts (no student e-mail required).