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Student resources arranged by topic and grade level.
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Links and Resources for Teachers
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Information about the Mobile Makerspace
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The ramblings of a teacher geek.
Creating a Classroom Website Using Google Sites
Here are the presentation slides from today’s...
read moreVocalize with Voki
Voki is a neat little website that at first glance looks like just another Web 2.0 toy, but can actually be a very useful teaching tool. Voki allows you to create a customized animated avatar, and have it speak whatever you want. With Voki, students can create...
read moreCreating with Kerpoof
I had poked around on the Kerpoof website a few years ago, but wasn’t really sure how to use it with my classes. It ended up sitting on the back burner while I tried other websites and programs. Recently, however, I started hearing about more and more teachers...
read moreSpreading the EdCamp-Style Love
As you can probably gather from my posts about it, I’m really enamored with the EdCamp style of conference. I’ve been attending as many as I can reasonably attend, and have been working up to eventually presenting at one. I decided to start small, in my...
read moreBrainPop Webinars
Many educators know about the wonderful BrainPop website that hosts tons of short educational videos. I love their Digital Citizenship category when I teach about online safety. They have a lot of great resources for students, but did you know they also have some...
read moreThe Edscape Conference
This Saturday I had the pleasure to attend the Edscape Conference at New Milford High School. Having just gotten back the night before from three days of camping with my fifth graders, I almost didn’t get up in the morning to go, but I am so glad I dragged...
read moreSymbaloo – Organize Your Links Visually
I came across the Symbaloo website last year, poked around, and though it was interesting enough to play with but I wasn’t sure how I wanted to use it. This year, I went back to it and started using it a lot more heavily – and now I’m addicted! ...
read moreGoogle Geo Teachers Institute and EdCamp NYC
It’s been a busy two weekends! September 23 & 24 I was down in DC for the Google Geo Teachers Institute at National Geographic Headquarters. They were an amazing two days! We had wonderful speakers, including Juan Valdez, Jerome Burg, Beryl Reid, and Jim...
read moreDigital Lesson Plans with Google Calendar
Want an easy way to create and share digital lesson plans? This video walks you through the steps of creating and sharing lesson plans with Google...
read moreEdCamp Updates
In my previous post, I raved about the wonders of EdCamp, the FREE unconference run by teachers, for teachers. My enthusiasm for the concept has not waned over the summer. In fact, I keep refreshing the main Edcamp page almost daily to see if there are any new events...
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