Technology for Teachers!
http://picturingamerica.neh.gov/index.php?sec=home
Picturing History is a site develped by the National Endowment for the Humanities that has a collection of paintings, drawings and sculptures that have a connection to historical events. The pictures themselves are great, but the are brought into context as you click on a picture. You get a descrition of the historical event that […]
https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html
Adobe has just released a great tool for basic editing of photos. The best part about it is that it is free and does not require installation. Photoshop Express is a free online application that lets you do a variety of things to photos, including: Cropping, Rotating, adding effects, correcting blemishes and more. This is […]
http://simulator.investopedia.com/
In one of my high school business classes we did an activity where we got to buy and sell stocks on paper for a quarter, and it was a great expierence. The down side to that expierence is that it was limited to the major stocks listed in the local paper, and we had to […]
http://www.flashcardexchange.com
Using flash cards does not really seem like it belongs in a technology blog, but I have found a site that makes great use of the internet community to take this old educational tool to a new level. Flash cards are still around because they are very effective. The challange is finding flash cards that […]
http://www.hunkinsexperiments.com
The science fair season is upon us, and we are always in need of fun and easy science projects. This free site has a wide variety of science fair projects availible. It is well organized and broken down into categories making it quick and easy to find just the right projeect for your students interests.
http://www.edtechreview.net/best-special-education-websites/
We have begun our directory of special education directory. This will include general information sites and sites for Special Education Technology.
There are many great sites out there for better teaching students about math skills. Here are a few
of the best sites I’ve found and use on a regular basis. I must admit I have not visited all of the
math sites on the web, so to say they are the 10 Best Math Sites on […]
http://www.worldwidemetric.com/Measurements.html
Have you ever wondered how many yards the 100 meter dash is, or wanted to figure out how many inches, or centimeters your 23 mile commute is. Well OK maybe I’m the only one interested in some of these trivial bits of information, but we often find it necessary to make conversions between different units […]
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.
In my previous article I talked about one of my new favorite hobbies, Geocaching. If you are not sure what geocaching is or how it works please visit geocaching.com for more details. I pondered on how this cool technology could be used with students. I have noticed that my own children’s knowledge of directionality, judging […]
