Tech Tuesday for October 11

Happy Tech Tuesday everyone. I have some fun links to share with you this week.

I've been in almost every building on the South end this week and you guys are doing some amazing things. I cannot wait to see more fo you in action.

Here are some fun sites for learning!

Sum Cloud



Sum Cloud is a fun site for young math students that works great on the Smartboard. Using 6 different levels of difficulty, the game allows kids to take a look at the possible answers and select them. It's a fun game to have kids practice their Math skills.

Invention At Play

This is a really fun site! If you want kids to work on their problem solving skills or maybe you want to have some fun in Physics class, take a look at this awesome site.

The students can move and rotate objects to create a device that get the ball into the container. There are many possible answers, but it is interesting to see what kids can come up with in class. You might ask the kids to come up with a soultion using all of the devices or as few as possible. This could be a fun lesson to share with your students that works great on the Smartboard.

Inside Story Flashcards

Inside Story Flashcards is a great flashcard site for kids. Check it out!

My friend Kelly wrote an amazing review of a site I want to share with you, so I'm going to send you to her amazing site for the full run down. iLearnTechnology is a site filled with amazing resources and I encourage you do to some snooping around there. I'm not kidding when I say she has covered almost every educational site on the Internet. She is an amazing person and you need to check out her site.

I hope you nejoy the sites!

Give them a try!

Physics Central

Here is anohter great site for the Physics Teachers out there. Physics Central is a website run by The American Physical Society and there are many different parts to the website that a teacher could find useful. One of the more interesting parts are the podcasts and video podcasts. This can allow guests to come into the classroom and provide more information on chosen topics. They can be a nice change of pace for the students. Also, they have resources that can be used to help students understand concepts they might have trouble grasping. It's a tool students could use to help them prepare for tests or projects. Take a look and see what parts of the site you can use.

- Give it a try!

Some Diamonds In The Rough

Here are some great sits I found searching around the Internet. Take a look at some of these things and let me know if you found them helpful at all. Feel free to forward on to other teachers if you think they might like it. It's all about the sharing people. :-)

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  A Lifetime of Color
  "T'he most popular of all of Sanford's websites, alifetimeofcolor.com provides educators with a comprehensive resource of lesson plans, projects and techniques for teachers and educators!"
  That comes from their website and I would say it's a fair assessment of what they provide. There are many different lessons and project ideas that art teachers could find very useful. 
  
  
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  Physics Games - online physics-based games
  A great site for Physics Games that can spice up a classroom for time to time.
  Sometimes games are a great way to educate students about important principles. Here is a really fun site that uses games to teach principles in physics. Heck, this is just kind of fun if you are an adult and want to play around for a bit. Take a few minutes and see if this could be used in your class and on your Smartboard.
  
  
  
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  IT's Elementary!
  Great new blog for Elementary Teachers. Check out the resources she has to offer.
  This is a new blog for Elementary teachers that I think you should check out. It has some interesting links and ideas that you might find helpful. 
  
  
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  12 Word Cloud Resources, Tips, & Tools | Teacher Reboot Camp
  A variety of resources to use in class. as of right now, Wordle is down, but here are some other great sources that Shelly has but together that can help you along the way. Take a look and see if you can use that in your classroom.
  
  
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  Kathy Marie's Alternatives to Book Reports
  180 alternatives to book reports. What a great way to change up a reading class. Take a look and try to use one in you class. It will be a good day when they book report is finally laid to rest. Here are 180 ways to achieve the same goal as a book report, but in far more creative ways. Take a look around and see if there is anything you might like to see your students use.
  
  
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  Schoolhouse Rock Lyrics
  The classics are still good to use with kids. Math, Grammar, Science, and America Rock are all available to use in your class.When in doubt, I still sing the songs to myself. Try introducing these to your students if they are having trouble with a particular unit.
  
  I hope you liked these posts. If you see anything you really liked, please leave me a comment and let me know. It will help me narrow down my searches in the future.
  
  - Give it a try!