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There is a 99.9% chance that when you search for something online, you’re using Google, but are you getting what you want? You know about Google Maps, Google Translator, and (now that it’s holiday shopping season) Google Product Search (a.k.a. Froogle), but what about Google Scholar? If you’re looking for lesson ideas, solid research to [...] Have Halloween, conferences, Thanksgiving, and shopping left you a little short on creative ideas for SMART Board lessons these days? If you need a creative boost, need a lesson on a specific topic, or just don’t want to reinvent the wheel, then you might want to try the Lee’s Summit, Missouri, K-12 SMART Board [...] Exploding the myths of the early explorers is at the heart of Jim Donough’s SMART Notebook interactive review lesson for Social Studies. Using the link feature within Notebook, Jim was able to create a chapter review for his students. You may not be studying explorers, but take a look at how he developed an organized the [...] Looking for a neat-o way to jazz up your SMART Notebook lesson? Make an object on screen a link to another page, another file, a video, a song, or a web page. Note: Click the images for large sizes you can see better! Start off with an object in the Work Area that will act as [...] Going to the tech lab for a holiday treat today? Need a fun center activity at the SMART Board? Looking for supplemental, interactive computer activities for your lessons? Try these kid-friendly websites: www.kidsknowit.com www.iknowthat.com (tell students to bypass registration by clicking the “Maybe Later” button) www.funbrain.com (a tried and true classic) www.4kids.org (a great resource website for teachers and parents) Feel free [...] The holidays are quickly approaching, so give yourself the gift of technology professional development! Keep your First Class eyes open for the UCPD catalog of courses. K-5 technology courses coming before the end of the year include the full six-hour SMART Board training session spread over three days, a SMART Master’s class, and some [...] Just like all of your conferences, let me start with something good: BrainPOP has some new videos for you to watch, some revamped movies, and good ol’ standbys like Thanksgiving. If you want to read more about what is happening at BrainPOP, then click here for their November newsletter (oddly enough, it was just released [...] Kindergarten and first grade teachers may find www.poissonrouge.com especially useful for giving their classes practice with their mouse skills without the klaxon-like noises some programs have, but everyone (especially those with young children) is likely to find something to draw them into this lovely site. Remember your inner child and just play…. Science lessons about simple machines got you down? You’re going to love The Crayon Physics game! Use your mouse (or a SMART Board pen) to draw shapes that fall and slide according to the laws of physics. A bit of Rube Goldberg thinking will allow you to make the ball touch the star to earn [...] Do you have First Class, Word, and four Internet Explorer windows all open at the same time and you want to get to your H-Drive desktop icon? Try these these two tricks: Two-Button Tango: Just hold down the Windows flag key (between the Ctrl and Alt keys on the left side of the spacebar) and the [...] |
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