For years a website called Marco-Polo existed that contains tons of lesson plans. Recently Verizon acquired the site and added a whole bunch of neat and free things. If you haven’t checked out Thinkfinity in a while it is well worth your time. Upon your first visit you will see a list of Content Partners listed down the right side. These are not ads…they are the links to your content area. Be sure to check yours out-it has a wealth of lessons, interactive web sites and web resources for K-12 in all content areas.
If you would like more information just let me know…
2/28/08
ROXER
Looking for a way for you or your students to create easy drag and drop interface web pages.
Try ROXER.
Free sign up, free pages. Pretty simple.
You can add pictures, text, different backgrounds, and some other nifty features like videos and slideshows. There are many templates to get you started and lots you or your students could do.
It really just doesn’t get much easier than this….
Here is my example: it took 5 minutes….
http://seneta.roxer.com/BRANDT
If you would like more information just let me know…
Try ROXER.
Free sign up, free pages. Pretty simple.
You can add pictures, text, different backgrounds, and some other nifty features like videos and slideshows. There are many templates to get you started and lots you or your students could do.
It really just doesn’t get much easier than this….
Here is my example: it took 5 minutes….
http://seneta.roxer.com/BRANDT
If you would like more information just let me know…
2/20/08
Toondo
Cartoons and comic strips are a great way for students to express concepts at any age. Toondo is a free service that allows anyone to create a comic. These comics can be simply created using their library of images and graphics, or you can use some of their more sophisticated tools to bring in your own pictures and manipulate them however you want.
Students can create comics to convey ideas, tell stories, explain concepts, define vocabulary, or whatever else you can think of. It is a great way to bring out the creative side of our students.
Once the comics are created they can be printed…or embedded into a webpage, blog, wikispace, etc….
If you would like more information just let me know…
Students can create comics to convey ideas, tell stories, explain concepts, define vocabulary, or whatever else you can think of. It is a great way to bring out the creative side of our students.
Once the comics are created they can be printed…or embedded into a webpage, blog, wikispace, etc….
If you would like more information just let me know…
2/7/08
timelines
Let’s stick with the time theme this week. There is a neat website called xtimeline. It allows you to view and make visual times about anything.
Here’s the basics.
There are two sides to this site…
1. Look at timelines people have already created. I emphasize people. This does not make them 100% accurate…but it does give you a lot to look at and think about-and most of them give sources for their info. You may or may not find what you are looking for…
(there are many great historical, biographical, art and scientific ones.)
Some of it is not educational….
(As much as I enjoyed the timeline of Brad Pitts life I would be hard pressed to find classroom use.)
2. You can create your own. Have kids do research, find pictures and facts and create timelines based on your content area.
Free log in is required to make your own, but it is open to view without an account . Students will never look at timelines the same again!
If you would like more information just let me know…
Here’s the basics.
There are two sides to this site…
1. Look at timelines people have already created. I emphasize people. This does not make them 100% accurate…but it does give you a lot to look at and think about-and most of them give sources for their info. You may or may not find what you are looking for…
(there are many great historical, biographical, art and scientific ones.)
Some of it is not educational….
(As much as I enjoyed the timeline of Brad Pitts life I would be hard pressed to find classroom use.)
2. You can create your own. Have kids do research, find pictures and facts and create timelines based on your content area.
Free log in is required to make your own, but it is open to view without an account . Students will never look at timelines the same again!
If you would like more information just let me know…
2/4/08
Time is on your side...
This is just a quick tool for fun. Ever need a timer? Activ-Studio has one-but what the heck…this one is just more fun!
http://www.fieryideas.com/flash/timer.swf
It is pretty simple-just hit the play button-and you can put up to 20 minutes of time to count down, pick some music and let the fun begin.
As I viewed this site-I started to wonder what else it had available…WOW. If you have time-you must check this out.
http://www.fieryideas.com/freebies.php
They make software but they have freebies. EVES and RAMS-check out the math daily tasks and the writing tools. The super dice seems like it would work at all grade levels. There are all kinds of neat little games/activities that would be TERRIFIC for the whiteboard.
You can log in for more access-it’s free.
ENJOY!
http://www.fieryideas.com/flash/timer.swf
It is pretty simple-just hit the play button-and you can put up to 20 minutes of time to count down, pick some music and let the fun begin.
As I viewed this site-I started to wonder what else it had available…WOW. If you have time-you must check this out.
http://www.fieryideas.com/freebies.php
They make software but they have freebies. EVES and RAMS-check out the math daily tasks and the writing tools. The super dice seems like it would work at all grade levels. There are all kinds of neat little games/activities that would be TERRIFIC for the whiteboard.
You can log in for more access-it’s free.
ENJOY!
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