Technology for Teachers!
http://theodoregray.com/PeriodicTable/Posters/Poster2.2000.low.JPG
This site has a very cool pictorial depiction of the periodic table. It’s amazing imagery makes learning the elements very fun. Although it’s not a replacement for a traditional periodical table due to it’s lack of information, it is still a interesting and fun resource.
Many years ago before the dawn of the internet age a company dominated the word processing market. Wordperfect was the standard in most businesses that used word processing. Then another powerhouse entered the market in 1995 and there was a significant shift in the business market to Microsoft Office. Quite honestly at that time Microsoft […]
I stumbled across this image of a mathematical equation clock I would love to add to my classroom. If any of my readers know where to get one please post a comment to let me know.
http://dapple.geosoft.com/default.asp
Dapple makes it easy to find and visualize massive quantities of geoscientific data available on the Internet.
View geoscience data, satellite imagery, remote sensing data, geology maps, geophysical data, and many other earth data sets of interest to geoscientists.
Save an earth view and share your view with colleagues.
Add new Geosoft DAP and WMS servers of interest.
View […]
Rubrics have become an essential part of teaching, because they provide a clear picture of student expectations. It is possible to create a rubric from scratch, but there are a variety of free and low cost tools that will help you create rubrics with ease. I looked at several products out there for this task […]
Unfortunately when it comes to Mac Products and software you get reviews from wither Mac Haters, or Mac Lovers, and the reviews are biased as such. Hopefully this review will be a little fairer, and approach it from one who jumps between Macs and PC’s with the grace of a ballet dancer. On my first […]
Lexia software has been around for a while, but it is still one of the best reading programs available for schools and learning centers. I began testing the Lexia Early Reading program earlier this summer and have been very happy with the results. My 5 year old who is just entering Kindergarten next week will […]
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html
Do you know where in the world things are? This fun little Geo quiz tests your knowledge of the world, and teaches you along the way. This is a great activity for middle school kids on up. There are also many other fun activities available on there website
Back to School Night Power Point Template(download)
Back to School nights are a great opportunity for us to provide helpful information to parents. It also gives us an opportunity to share our expectations, get volunteers to help in the classroom, and set up good parent teacher relationships. I have provided this powerpoint template to […]
We’ll so much for regular posting during the summer. For some reason after working 60 hours a week doing manual labor I wasn’t up to writing blog posts. Maybe if we show the growth that we did last year and get a few more people clicking on ads, then I can cut back to 50 […]
