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aplusmath.com : Games : Multiplication Matho
Practice multiplication tables with this java game.
Baptism by Fire: 100 Essential Tips and Resources for Student Teachers | Smart Teaching
Links, tips, and wisdom for first year (or any year) teachers.
Kapp Notes: It is All Fun and Games...And Then Students Learn
Solid list of games from an edugaming master. I only had time for Arcademic Skill Builders and Energy Hogs which are both very cool.
GTD = Get Things Done (Online Productivity Tools Get Real)
Slideshow from Patricia F. Anderson listing many web 2.0 tools for managing lists and projects.
Cool math 4 kids .com - The Timernator (online addition practice game)
Timed addition challenge that asks "how many problems can you do in 60 seconds?" Two levels of difficulty.
Knol: a unit of knowledge
Google's answer to Wikipedia. Each article is backed by an "expert" and subject to rating by users. Anyone with a google account can do a write up on a new topic.
Video Games in the Classroom
"a complete list and summary of each of the activity ideas that are featured in Playing to Learn."
Many good ideas for projects related to gaming. Not all gaming activities.
Video Games in the Classroom
Seems like a good book with interesting resources and ideas.
ZAC
ZAC (Zone for Autistic Children) is developed specifically for children with autism and autism-spectrum disorders. It allows the child to interact with and play the many games and activities, as well as experience independence using it. ZAC also offers a forum for teachers, parents, and caretakers to share resources.
Red Zebra
"Red Zebra assures parents of early readers that their little one's search for, say, a unicorn image brings up only G-rated sites. Results are presented like a fan with images of each screen, so your child can scroll through and click on the site that offers the closest match." [via Edutopia]
dida-delivered
"dida" stands for "Diploma in Digital Applications." It also stands for awesome interactive training in a wide variety of programs and applications. From word processing and email basics to Video editing and vector graphics, these trainings won't work perfectly for computer lab busy work, but they will introduce key concepts and procedures without a lot of the typical first-time frustration. [thanks Graham Macleod]
Welcome
Mary Garcia runs the extended learning program out in Vail, AZ. I met her and her husband at the Tucson Apple Store just before her students arrived for a showcase of their digital work. Some of the projects are posted on her site. What a cool idea: reserve the Apple Store for two hours on a weekday, invite students and families to view student projects, and then play with awesome computers.
Hard version of Graph Mole
Graph Mole isn't the flashiest game on the block, but it makes up for its lack of polish with great game play and a funny looking mole who eats your veggies and laughs at your misfortune.
Drinking Water & Ground Water Kids' Stuff
EPA website with presentations, activities, and games.
Visual Fractions - A Fraction Tutorial
The lessons and activities serve as one more way to help students get fractions. This site includes some good games for practice. Teachers can use the activities and scores for over-the-shoulder assessments.
Point Smart. Click Safe.
If you click enough, you'll find video and text with tips about keeping kids safe online. Links to other resources make this a great site to pass along to parents.
Scholastic, Helping Children Around the World to Read and Learn | Scholastic.com
Publisher and book fair juggernaut Scholastic comes through with some solid content for classroom teachers. In just a few minutes I found a to-do list generator, plenty of printer-friendly organizational tools and worksheets, and loads of lessons. They've even posted SMARTboard notebook files for download. Yeah, you have to pay to get everything, but there's enough free stuff to keep us public educators interested.
The Math Worksheet Site.com
This site generates drill-and-kill worksheets for the basic math operations. PDF output is easy to print and give to students, or use on an interactive whiteboard for division practice.
F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
This article details reading patterns with online text. Readers tend to read the top of the article more thouroghly, then cherry-pick important points later in the article. Great quick-read article. [via David Warlick]
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