Document Cameras in the Classroom

Here's a great slide show for using a document camera in the classroom. Thanks to Mark Warner for sharing this on Ideas to Inspire. To watch this video, go to the bottom of the screen and click on the square with the box inside. When you put your cursor on the square it will say "open in new window." It will open full screen in a new window. Click on the forward button at the bottom. When you are finished, click Esc. Enjoy!

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Now this looks interesting. I haven't seen Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs (rated PG) and have just begun to explore this site. It looks like a promo for the movie but I think students might have a great time checking it out. In school, I would just share the link with students so they could look it over at home. Except for the literary connection, it does not appear to align with specific CSOs.

Do you remember that I have a PortaPortal for students? I have added this to the Neat Web Sites section.

Animals Talk

I have had great fun playing with this site! It is easy to use and fun, too! Have students write a script, remembering all those things you are teaching with Kansas Writing. When they go to talkingpets.org, they will need to pick an animal, type the sentences and play. Backgrounds and voices can be changed and the pets can have accessories. When the students are all finished, they can save and watch their video. If you want to save it for the future though, you will need to copy the address and/or email it to yourself. I'll keep looking to see if there is a way to save it in the program! Have fun!!

If you Printed the Internet...

Did you know that if you READ the Internet, it would take 57,000 years to get through all that information? That's a lot to read!!! That astounds me and I tell that tidbit to everyone I meet ! Now everything on the Internet is not good to read or valid info but none the less it is an interesting fact to share. Click on the title to learn other fun facts about the amount of info on the Internet!

Geo Mysteries

I'm always on the lookout for science sites and was thrilled when "I Learn Technology" shared Geo Mystery. There are several interactive mysteries to solve. Students solve the mysteries by watching videos and working through experiments.

Game Classroom

Here's a great site with lots of games for Math and Language Arts. Choose the grade level and check out all the games. Looks good to me!

Johnny Appleseed

Celebrate Johnny Appleseed's birthday on September 26th! Vickie Blackwell always has great resources and wonderful ideas!