Sunday, December 27, 2009

Thousands of books available online

The Library of Congress and the Internet Archive join forces to digitize thousands of books from the library's collection.  Amazing collection of books, images and sounds.  Check out this video to get an overview of the project.

http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=4763


Saturday, December 26, 2009

Cool way to plan a trip

Do your students do a travel brochure project? How about world language classes looking for a virtual trip?  Check out this visual trip planner. Looks like an interesting way for students to explore an area.

http://duffelup.com/


Join Storytube 2010

Join kids from across the U.S. and from Nova Scotia, Canada by making a short video about your favorite book.  Use the online form to enter and compete for prizes - and, be sure to check out the rules, but here are the basics:

  • Videos may be up to two minutes long
  • You may make the video by yourself or with a group (the group limit is five people)
  • Kids from any state in the U.S. and from Nova Scotia, Canada may enter
  • Entries will be accepted from January 20 through February 28, 2010
  • To win a prize, at least one person in the group must be school-aged (kindergarten through grade 12)
  • Top prizes will be awarded by a panel of judges, who will consider performance, script, creativity, and other factors
  • Just-for-fun prizes for other high-quality entries will be awarded through online voting
  • You may enter the contest more than once, as long as you promote a different book in each video

http://www.storytubes.info/drupal/

The Wonderful World of English

Trying to teach similes? Want a fun way to do it?  Check out Simile of the Day GeneratorThe Simile of the Day Generator will make a new simile every time you press the "Gimme a Simile!" button. Try to figure out how the abstract word and the concrete word are alike! And remember -- Power is like a ball of yarn.

http://www.vigoschools.org/~mjm3/activities/simile.htm




Friday, December 25, 2009

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration by Richard Byrne

Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration by Richard Byrne is a wonderful publication to get you started thinking about how you can integrate technology into your curriculum.  Give it a look.

http://content.yudu.com/Library/A18dcc/TwelveEssentialsforT/resources/index.htm

Monday, December 21, 2009

Anchor Activities

"Anchors Away is a place where educators can add educational games and activies that students with laptops can do when they have finished their regular classroom assignments. Feel free to request membership to the space and add your own resources. Give this page to your students!"

https://anchoractivities.wikispaces.com/