STUDENTS
Student resources arranged by topic and grade level.
TEACHERS
Links and Resources for Teachers
MAKERSPACE
Information about the Mobile Makerspace
CONSULTING
Information about training and speaking opportunities. – Coming Soon
BLOG
The ramblings of a teacher geek.
Edcamp – The Unconference
This Saturday, I went to one of the best conferences I have ever attended. I had run across mention of Edcamp Philly on my twitter feed, and was intrigued enough to visit the website to learn more. The more I read, the more interesting the event sounded. Edcamp is...
read moreMove Over, Powerpoint. Meet Prezi!
For years, Powerpoint has been the gold standard of presentation software. I have a feeling that’s about to change with the advent of Prezi. Prezi is billed as a Zooming Presentation Editor, and it moves away from the rather linear style of Powerpoint....
read more
Dropbox – Ditch Your Thumb Drive & Get Dropbox!
File transport and sharing has come a long way. When I was a student, if you wanted to move your data between computers or share it with others you had to save it to a floppy drive. In the past few years, your options have expanded to include burning to a CD, saving...
read more
Diigo – Bookmarking on Steroids
Most people have saved bookmarks in their browser at one time or another. It’s a handy way of saving websites that you visit often, or want to remember to go back to in the future. Unfortunately, the basic browser bookmarking tools leave a lot to be desired. ...
read moreAwesome Google Tools
Most people know about Google’s wonderful search engine, but there are tons of hidden Google Tools that you may not know about. Have you tried the Wonder Wheel yet? How about Google Translate? Google News Timeline? Take a look at this wonderful presentation...
read moreHappy Pi Day!
Today we are celebrating Pi Day! Since I don’t have a class of my own, I’m joining my adopted class, Mrs. Gallo’s 6th grade, for a Pi Party. I baked apple pie in my Pi Plate and brought in other goodies. We’re going to make Pi bracelets and...
read moreStorybird – Collaborative Storytelling
Storybird is a fun site where kids can create their own digital storybooks. The site has a beautiful interface both for students and teachers, and it’s free and easy to set up a teacher account to create and manage classes. In Storybird, students can use...
read moreLivebinders – A Virtual 3 Ring Binder For The Web
Livebinders may just be my favorite new web 2.0 tool that I’ve come across this year! This great site starts with the simple concept of a virtual 3 ring binder. With a few simple clicks of the mouse you can add websites, videos, PDFs, and images to your...
read moreMake Your Own Book Clubs
The most interesting new link to come across my feeds this morning was the new site BookClubIt. This site is still in Beta at this time, but looks to have a pretty good potential. The basic premise is simple. Create an account, and then either join or create your...
read moreGoogle 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...
read more