Google Wonder Wheel
Google search is a wonderful tool for students of all ages, but the search giant takes it a step further with Google’s Wonder Wheel. This fascinating visual search tool helps students refine searches, and learn about connections between terms. Using Wonder Wheel is easy! To begin, go to http://www.google.com and type in your search term(s) [...]
New Year, New Links!
Happy New Year! Hard to believe it’s 2010 already. Just in time for the new year, I have a large list of links to share. Mrs. DeStefano is at a workshop today and has been sharing the cool sites she is learning about with me. There are some great sites for students and teachers here, [...]
My StoryMaker
The Carnegie Library in Pittsburgh has a wonderful site for young children. My favorite feature on their website is My StoryMaker. This cute, easy to use application is web based, and lets students easily create stories online that they can then print and/or share online with others.
The interface is beautifully animated, and very easy to [...]
Cornucopia of Links
Thanksgiving is tomorrow, so today I am sharing a few links that have come across my radar recently.
Google Image Swirl – I love Google’s Image Search; it’s a great way to easily find images on just about any subject imaginable. Now, Google takes it one step further with their Image Swirl tool. Image Swirl is [...]
PocketMod
One of my fellow Google Certified Teachers linked to PocketMod on Twitter yesterday, and I was immediately enthralled with this simple but extremely useful and versatile tool. PocketMod uses an easy to navigate Flash interface to let you design and print your own pocket organizer. Each mini organizer has eight pages, including the [...]