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Not quite ready for the iPad? Don’t want to spend money on a Kindle? How about downloading Microsoft’s FREE ebook reader? Microsoft Reader is a free download that you can use with any Windows-based device, so even if you have a little PDA running Windows CE, you can add this reader software! Of course, if you are [...] I’m at the NJECC (www.njecc.org) December meeting now, and we’ve seen some neat websites and gadgets! Here are some worth seeing: Buildings that look like letters: Type your message, and geoGreeting (http://www.geogreeting.com/#t) finds buildings that look like the letters you type! It’s Christmastime, so you may want to hear some carols as sung by emoticons: http://emoticarolers.com/ Jamstudio [...] Secret Builders is new to me–I’ve tried to be a part of virtual worlds like Second Life, but have been hampered by a slightly older computer. Virtual world sites do require a fast internet connection and a late-model computer, but they are worth investigating. Second Life is great for adults and teenagers, but for the elementary [...] In the same way that you go into the supermarket for a bottle of ketchup and come out with a cart full of items, you probably go online to check just one thing, and suddenly it’s three hours later. If you need help getting away from the computer, you could visit a massage therapist who [...] With the recent Land’s End student art contest winner coming from Chatham, we may want to encourage more of our students to enter art contests! Google is famous (among other things) for having its logo change to represent notable days such as Election Day and Einstein’s birthday. While Google has an artist on staff [...] Wondering whether or not they had been fragged by their children and students, Chatham parents, teachers, and administrators attended a series of talks given by David Warlick about the use of video games in education. The Chatham Education Foundation hosted the presentations yesterday at the Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township. Warlick’s own handouts are [...] Are your fingers sore from cutting so many coupons? Are you wearing out your sweaters after turning the heat down to 55° in the house? You might find Retail-Me-Not a website worth visiting. This website specializes in finding coupon codes to use in online shopping. Your mouse-clicking finger may get sore, but think of how [...] As teachers, we deal with so much information that the overload can be daunting. Sifting through the newsletters, journals, websites, blogs, etc., to which we subscribe is tough enough, but how do you stay up-to-date with a developing topic or story online? The answer may very well be Google Alerts. Your favorite blog or website may [...] We’ve had our first snowfall this school year, but if you’re looking to turn the inside of your classroom into a winter wonderland, then you may want to take your students to the Make-a-Flake snowflake generator at http://snowflakes.barkleyus.com/ Students can “cut out” a snowflake online and then print the snowflake to hang in the room. Snowflakes [...] Can’t log in? Forgot your password? Word 2007 angst? Sorry, those headaches require Excedrin, but if you’re wondering if you’re coming down with the flu, you might want to try Google’s flu finder called Google Flu Trends. |
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