Sunday, April 10, 2011

RubiStar Home

RubiStar Home:
"Want to make exemplary rubrics in a short amount of time? Try RubiStar out! Registered users can save and edit rubrics online. You can access them from home, school, or on the road. Registration and use of this tool is free."

Quest Atlantis

Quest Atlantis:
"Quest Atlantis (QA) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environment to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks. QA combines strategies used in the commercial gaming environment with lessons from educational research on learning and motivation. Participation in this game is designed to enhance the lives of children while helping them grow into knowledgeable, responsible, and empathetic adults. Explore their site and learn more about this exciting project."

OneWorld Classrooms -- Building Bridges of Learning between the Classrooms of the World

OneWorld Classrooms -- Building Bridges of Learning between the Classrooms of the World: "OneWorld Classrooms is a nonprofit organization that builds bridges of learning, friendship and support between the classrooms of the world. They offer FREE online travel and a variety of opportunities for K-12 classrooms to interact with overseas partners."

MOO | Custom Business Cards, MiniCards, Postcards and more... | moo.com USA

MOO | Custom Business Cards, MiniCards, Postcards and more... | moo.com USA
I like thinking outside the box. "What if.." always intrigues me. What if each student gets a business card with their username on one side, and web links on the other? I could send one home to parents and give one to teachers to hold for students.

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template:
"JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running."

Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming - MindMeister

Online Mind Mapping and Brainstorming - MindMeister:
"Mind mapping is a popular planning technique with applications across all business sectors and industries. It is used by individuals, corporate teams, students and teachers alike for various purposes.

Choose from the described use cases of MindMeister to become more effective, learn faster and easier and gain an advantage over your competitors in business."

Text 2 Mind Map – The text-to-mind-map converter

Text 2 Mind Map – The text-to-mind-map converter:
"Text 2 Mind Map is a web application that converts texts to mind maps.
It takes a structured list of words or sentences, interprets it,
and draws a mind map out of them."

WeboWord – Vocabulary Visually – GRE, SAT, English

WeboWord – Vocabulary Visually – GRE, SAT, English
So many students are visual and/or auditory learners! Why not use visuals to build their vocabulary. Weboword presents words with the usual dictionary listings as well as simple illustrations and audio of the pronunciation.

Character Scrapbook

Character Scrapbook: "
Use this reader's response activity to analyze the characters in any book. Print and collect your scrapbook pages."

SMART Board Goodies

SMART Board Goodies
Amber Coggin writesher blog to share tips and templates for SMART Boards. Even if you don't have a SMART Board, you can use these ideas with other IWBs or just the computer and digital projector that you do have.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Demo of Flubaroo - Grading Made Easy

Demo of Flubaroo - Grading Made Easy
Flubaroo is a free script that you can use grade the quizzes that you administer through Google Docs. Flubaroo provides great step-by-step directions for using the script.

Stunning charts for your Powerpoint® presentations | oomfo

Stunning charts for your Powerpoint® presentations | oomfo: "Why be ordinary when you can be awesome? Microsoft® PowerPoint® has always offered its own charts and graphs. But then, there was only so much you could do with them. The need of the hour? To add some real oomph — oomfo!"

- at Icebreaker games collection

- at Icebreaker games collection: "This site features instructions to several playtested, high quality free icebreakers, fun games, and team building activities - perfect for group facilitation, the first day of class (teaching), training, and icebreakers for meetings of all kinds."

EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, and FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes

EclipseCrossword - the fast, easy, and FREE way to create crossword puzzles in minutes: "Teachers and parents: Use crosswords to review vocabulary and lessons for all subjects. Students may actually even enjoy doing the assignment! Crossword puzzles encourage logical thinking and correct spelling. Crosswords can be printed or uploaded to your website"

Thursday, April 7, 2011

quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, iPlayer, Viddler, Vimeo and more

Teachers who want to show a YouTube video to your students, but you don't want to display the associated comments and related videos can take advantage of this simple solution. Trust me it is SIMPLE. Click the link below to learn how.
quietube | Video without the distractions | Youtube, iPlayer, Viddler, Vimeo and more