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!
Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to
make it easier to use.
Levels:
E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN:
Special Needs; T: Teachers
Subject Areas: LA:
Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S:
Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA:
Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE:
Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All
Notebookcast – “Real-time shared online whiteboard in your browser
supporting up to ten users simultaneously. No need to install
any software, compatible with modern browsers.Write and Sketch with you tablets
PC digitizer or touch screen. Draw shapes or add pictures to your board. Integrated
chat. Save your boards for later use. (L:G; SA:A)
The
Math Behind Michael Jordan’s Legendary Hang Time – “Michael Jordan’s legendary slam dunk from
the free throw line has been calculated at 0.92 seconds of pure hang time. But
how many seconds could Jordan have gotten were he doing the same jump on Mars?
Or Jupiter? Andy Peterson and Zack Patterson share the math equation behind
hang time.” (L:M, H; SA:M)
Champion Reader – “Teach Your Monster to Read: Champion Reader builds on children’s existing knowledge of one way to
spell each phoneme, gradually introducing them to new spellings for the
phonemes. For example, the children will already know that the phoneme /ai/ can
be spelled ‘ai’. Now they learn that it can also be spelled ‘ay’, ‘eigh’ (as in
‘eight’) and ‘ey’ ( as in ‘they’). The game also supports their understanding
of alternative pronunciations of graphemes. For example, they already know that
the letter ‘i’ is pronounced /i/ as in ‘fin’. Now they learn that it can also
be pronounced as a long vowel (/i/ as in ‘find’). Children will also be
introduced to more tricky words. There is also a strong focus on developing the
children’s skills in reading more fluently and for meaning. As well as the
blending and segmenting games that players will already be familiar with, this
game offers many books for the player’s monster to read which will help their
monster to complete the quest successfully and banish the Goblin prince.” (L:E;
SA:LA)
PicCollage
for Kids – iPad app;Pic Kids is THE safest, most
fun collage app available. Perfect for elementary and middle schoolers,
PicCollage for Kids offers over 80 awesome backgrounds, hundreds of free
stickers, and tons of fun fonts. Easily create amazing collages and send them
by email or text.” (L:G; SA:A)
Office
Lens – “Office Lens turns your Android, iPhone or Windows
Phone into a pocket scanner that works “flawlessly,” delivers “crystal clear
images” and does an “excellent job of transcribing a printed page, despite edge
distortion (page from a hardcover book),” according to other users.” (L:G; SA:A)
Original photo by Pat Hensley
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