Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 5/6/11

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!

Google Apps Lesson Plan Selector – “Easily incorporate Google Apps into your curriculum with these classroom-ready lesson plans. Have a Google Apps lesson plan? Submit it for review.”

Safety Land – from AT&T; game for kids to learn and practice safety on the internet; at the end of the game the students even receive a certificate that can be printed out.

Random Name Selector – tech tool for pulling names out of a hat

Anatomy Arcade – “makes basic human anatomy come ALIVE through awesome free flash games, interactives and videos.”

Where Did My Tax Dollars Go? – Put in an amount for income and filing status (married, single, etc.) and it will show you how your tax dollars were spent.

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

Original Image: Tools by Pat Hensley