So, to start of the year, here are a few technology ideas for you:
Every email I send out or handout I give out at any in-service will be archived at my blog. Here is the link: http://teachertechweekly.blogspot.com/
The fun math facts listed here and each fact has a problem, diagram or short explanation of a fun math fact. This may be a good opener for class and most can be adapted for upper elementary through high school.
http://www.mathlanding.org/
Math landing is a great K-6 database of math lesson plans and most of these plans you could find through other places on the internet, but this site has them all stored for you to search.
http://visual.ly/
If you like Pinterest, you will like this website. Almost all of the great graphics you pin are cataloged here and you can even make your own! You could find a great graph or chart to display population, election coverage or current events information in visual format is a great way to target visual learners. You could also take your own to teach many graphic concepts.
http://scistarter.com/
Sci Starter is a database of science projects/ lessons that are categorized by topic, but you can search by key terms as well. You can also search by topics that are free/ low cost, have teaching materials available or feature projects.
http://freemusicarchive.org/
Napster and Limewire are long gone and it is hard to justify spending money on music to narrate a school project. This archive will give you a great place to download a genre-searchable database of music.
"STUDYBLUE Flashcards" iPad/ iPod Touch app is a FREE flashcard app that requires an account, but it can be created after you download the app. Always on the lookout for great flashcard apps, this one heads to to the top of the list because of the collaboration element. For lower grades, it might be teachers creating the flashcards and sharing or upper grades, the students split the material and collaborate for a great review tool.
"Using I and Me" is a great app for iPad/ iPod Touch users with pre-made flashcards with pictures of situations using I and Me properly. As a former High School English teacher, I will attest to the need for this app for just about every student, even me sometimes!
Quick Tip:
Have you ever shortened a URL to make it easier for students to type in? You can do this with ANY web address. There are many options, but I like to Google route because it will save all of your past shortened URLs for you when you are signed in with your Google ID. Here are the steps:
1) Copy the URL you want to shorten.
2) Open up this link in a new window or tab: http://goo.gl/
3) Paste the URL you want to shorten in the box.
4) Click on the blue button, shorten URL.
5) Your new URL will appear in the box and look something like this: http://goo.gl/3w5qc
Please let me know if you have any questions and I will do the best I can to help you. Have a great weekend!
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