Readability is a simple tool that makes reading on the Web more enjoyable by removing the clutter around what you’re reading. Follow the steps below to install READABILITY in Web browser.
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Lexipedia – Where words have meaning
A really cool visual dictionary, thesaurus, vocabulary website that gives results as a web/mind-map. Users can click to find different parts of speech, synonyms, antonyms and more.
The Complete Guide to Google Wave: How to Use Google Wave
“The Complete Guide to Google Wave is a comprehensive user manual by Gina Trapani with Adam Pash.
Google Wave is a new web-based collaboration tool that’s notoriously difficult to understand. This guide will help. Here you’ll learn how to use Google Wave to get things done with your group. Because Wave is such a new product that’s evolving quickly, this guidebook is a work in progress that will update in concert with Wave as it grows and changes. Read more about The Complete Guide to Google Wave.”
The purpose of Teaching with Contests is to assist educators in finding contests that can be used in the classroom to motivate students. We are here for the student and the teacher not the promotion of products or company public relations. Our goal is to select contests and programs whose primary goal is education and secondarily business/product promotion.
The First Thanksgiving – You Are the Historian – Online Learning Center
Awesome interactive website for elementary and middle school for Thanksgiving.
The First Thanksgiving Student Activities for Grades PreK-12 | Scholastic.com
“They spent two months at sea to reach a strange new world, and barely survived once they got there.
Learn how the Pilgrims reached America and lived to celebrate the
first Thanksgiving”
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Instantly create a custom page with the latest buzz on any topic
Educational Leadership:Multiple Measures:Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards
“The study results indicated that, in general, using interactive whiteboards was associated with a 16 percentile point gain in student achievement. This means that we can expect a student at the 50th percentile in a classroom without the technology to increase to the 66th percentile in a classroom using whiteboards.”
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The Learning Box produces hands-on internet activities to enhance your site.
Elementary Teachers’ Network – An online community for elementary teachers and support staff
“This is an online community for elementary teachers to exchange ideas, activities and resources. “
Technology Toolbox for Teachers – Technology Toolbox for Teachers
“This Wiki contains links to technology and Web 2.0 resources and tools that would be useful to the K-12 teacher. Classroom integration ideas are also included.”
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“Once again this year, there are a number of tools appearing for the first time on the list, so in this article I am going to highlight briefly 10 of these new tools that I think are useful, innovative, cost effective and certainly worth considering for 2010. “
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Powerful Personal Learning Networks PLN
“Creating and enhancing your personal learning network to empower your profession learning”
“The MacCreate Network is your resource for all-things related to creating great works on your Apple devices”
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Check out these Great Reading Websites
A nice compilation of reading resources for Elementary
100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School | Online Colleges
“With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time.”
Five criteria for evaluating Web pages
“Five criteria for evaluating Web pages”
The 10 best educational websites – Times Online
“If you bought a computer a few years ago, it would invariably come with a free CD-Rom encyclopedia. At the time it seemed like a life-changer, but after an hour or two spent looking at ancient wildlife clips and a timeline about the Romans, the excitement wore off. Today’s internet equivalents are bigger, faster and more interactive, whether you’re helping youngsters with their homework or cramming for the pub quiz. “
MathSite: An Interactive Source for Seeing, Hearing, Doing Mathematics
“The exhibits of the MathSite are intended for people of all ages who are interested in or are curious about mathematics.
No specialized mathematical knowledge or expertise is assumed.”
How to use multiple iPods with one computer
“Do you want to use more than one iPod with the same computer? You can! In fact there are a couple of different ways you can do it.”
Add up the numbers on the left side of the scale and add a number on the right side of the scale to balance it. Can you get to 15 numbers on each side of the scale to complete the game?
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“Smartboard Lessons created by Longwood Staff (Note: You need the Smart Notebook software installed on your computer to download and use these lessons):”
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“Free Educational Videos for K – 8 Students”
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Overcoming the email obstacle for student Google Docs accounts
“The problem is that to have a Google Docs account, you need an email address. You need it to verify your Google Docs account. Most elementary and some middle school students don’t have email addresses and their parents may not want them to have one. If a teacher helps a student create an email account and the student uses that account for troublemaking or connects to the wrong people, there could be some liability issues. At least that’s what scares teachers.”
Play and create free flash games on whosegame
whosegame is about having fun, sharing ideas and knowledge with others. whosegame brings you the place, the tools, the community to make your projects go online and find their audience. And if it is a success who knows what could come next.
Above all, whosegame is about games and fun. Are you more a Creator or a Gamer? Both perhaps. Maybe your focus is graphics or maybe you fancy level design. whosegame makes it possible for you to team up with others to let you focus on the part you prefer.
How about playing games? Gamers can enjoy the games and give their feedback.
PurposeGames.com – Create & Play Online Games
“PurposeGames.com is host to educational quiz and trivia games created by its members. In just a few minutes, you can create your very own game to share with your friends!.”
Make Games at PlayCrafter: a Free Online Game Maker
PlayCrafter: Games You Create.
Teachers Love SMART Boards: SMARTBoard and U.S. Thanksgiving Holiday Resources
“Here is a list of Thanksgiving Holiday (U.S.) resources for your SMARTBoard:”
Elementary Smartboard Resource Blog
“I created this blog as a place to share SMART Board resources with teachers at my school, the district, or anyone else who stops by. Thanks for visiting, and please feel free to leave a comment.”
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