Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 10/1/10

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Snappy Words – free visual online dictionary

Teaching the Civil War with Technology – blog with great ideas! Great links to other resources

Remind Post – “a simple, free service to let you send tasks to people, and be notified when they're done.”

Student Cam 2011 – “is an annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. Students are asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme listed below.”; grades 6-12

ActivityTV – “Find lots of fun activities for kids, with video instructions and printables. Crafts, Magic, Puppets, Science, and more!”

Posted on the Successful Teaching Blog by loonyhiker (successfulteaching at gmail dot com).

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