Plagiarism checker

Wonder if that student really wrote that paper? Check it out: http://www.plagiarismchecker.com/

Free video resource

reat places to watch full length documentaries from producers like National Geographic for free. http://www.snagfilms.com/

sweetsearch

Want to be sure the web sites your students are using are good ones? Check out http://www.sweetsearch.com/ All the sites have been evaluated by professionals!

goanimate

I just found out that teachers can sign up for 100 student accounts for free. It should be so much better than having all the students using one account where they can accidently delete the work of others. If you have not used this with students, it is a comic maker that the kids love to use. Go to http://goanimate4school.com

Nancy

Mapfaire

Want to make a map that really tells your story? Try http://www.mapfaire.com/

Vocabulary

myvocabulary.com and daily word puzzles - a free resource used in over 24,000 schools to enhance vocabulary mastery & written/verbal skills with Latin & Greek roots.

http://www.myvocabulary.com/

Math concepts

Want to work on your quadrilaterals? Don't head for the gym. Check out: http://www.mathopenref.com/index.html

Gotta love flip books

Turn your documents into flip books! Way cool.

http://www.flipsnack.com/

Check out some educational games

Here is a great resource if you are looking for educational games online.

http://abcya.com/

Knowcase your work

Brainstorm, take notes and track todos. For individuals and groups.

Knowcase.com

Search for videos by year

Looking for a video from a particular era to show students? Check out http://yttm.tv/ You can use the timeline on top to pick a year.

Comparing 2000 to 2009

From Stephen's Lighthouse blog
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/12/ten_years_compa.html

Ten Years - Comparing 2000 and 2009

Here's a nice list of facts compiled at Forbes.

The Decade In Data
by Oliver J. Chiang

"Here's a list that compares key data points from 2000 to 2009, or the latest available figures.

--Percentage of U.S. households with a broadband connection in 2000: 6.3%
--Percentage of U.S. households with a broadband connection in 2008: 63%

--Number of e-mails sent per day in 2000: 12 billion
--Number of e-mails sent per day in 2009: 247 billion

--Revenues from mobile data services in the first half of 2000: $105 million
--Revenues from mobile data services in the first half of 2009: $19.5 billion

--Number of text messages sent in the U.S. per day in June 2000: 400,000
--Number of text messages sent in the U.S. per day in June 2009: 4.5 billion

--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one digital camera in 2000: 10%
--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one digital camera in 2008: 68.4%

--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one MP3 player in 2000: less than 2%
--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one MP3 player in 2008: almost 43%

--Number of pages indexed by Google in 2000: 1 billion
--Number of pages indexed by Google in 2008: 1 trillion

--Number of Google searches per day in 2001: 10 million
--Number of Google searches in 2009: 300 million, estimated

--Number of total Wikipedia entries in 2001: 20,000
--Number of Wikipedia entries in English in 2009: 3.1 million

--Number of blogs in 2000: less than 100,000
--Number of blogs 2008: 133 million

--Minimum free hard-disk space needed to install Windows 2000: 650 megabytes
--Minimum available hard-disk space needed to install Windows 7: 16,000 megabytes (16 gb)

--Amount of hard-disk space $300 could buy in 2000: 20 to 30 gigabytes
--Amount of hard-disk space $300 could buy in 2009: 2,000 gigabytes (2 terabytes)

Sources: Forrester Research ( FORR - news - people ), CTIA, Radicati Group, Technorati, Wikipedia, Google and Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people )."

Mike Lupica coming to Concord

Mike Lupica, Hero

Wednesday, November 10, 7 PM

Gibson's Bookstore

Talented sportswriter Mike Lupica has reinvented himself over the past few years

as an immensely successful author of young adult stories. His latest

installment, Hero, is the story of fourteen-year-old Zach Harriman, whose dad

had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he

died, and the changes began in Zach. What Zach never knew was that his father

was no ordinary man--he was a superhero, battling the world's evil. And now

it's Zach's turn to take on the fight, with new super powers that are only just

beginning to develop....

Mike Lupica is a fabulous sports fiction writer who is very popular with RMS students. Please let your students know that they have the opportunity to actually meet him!!

Nancy

classroom makeover

Enter the 2010 eInstruction® Global Classroom Makeover Video Contest.

Gather your students and create your very own music video. Show how your class envisions the use of technology to enhance the learning process. Parody an existing song or create one yourself. Make it fun, creative, and focused on technology in the classroom.

http://2010classroommakeover.shycast.com/ (see some past entries)

Write your song, roll camera, submit your video, and enter to win an interactive classroom worth up to $75,000 USD. A panel of judges will select a grand-prize winner from three categories; grades K-5 (4-10 yrs old), grades 6-8 (10-14 yrs old), and grades 9-12 (14-18 yrs old). [ http://2010classroommakeover.shycast.com/?ak=/contest/rules/ ]Contest rules.

Submissions will be accepted between August 23 and November 2, 2010 so start creating today!

Random House

You are invited to join the

Random House Children's Books

Teacher Advisory Board!

Dear Educator:

Random House Children's Books is dedicated to providing quality literature with strong curriculum content. In an effort to continue to publish books and create supplementary materials that meet educators' needs, we are looking for new members for our Teacher Advisory Board.

We are looking for educator volunteers willing to answer questions via e-mail on a monthly basis for one year. You might be asked if a book on a particular topic would be useful in your teaching or how you are using a certain book format in your classroom. You will receive one free book when you are first confirmed as part of the Teacher Advisory Board, and then another four free books at the end of the year. We will also send you posters, bookmarks, and other promotional items throughout the year.

If you are interested in participating, send an e-mail to [ mailto:teacheradvisoryboard@randomhouse.com ]teacheradvisoryboard@randomhouse.com by August 30th, 2010 with a short paragraph explaining why you would like to participate in the Teacher Advisory Board along with your name, phone number, school address, and grade you teach. Please put "RHCB Teacher Advisory Board" in the subject line.

Summer PD opps

The Capital Region Society for Technology in Education (CRSTE) is promising a summer of "Quality Affordable Professional Development" including one by Bedford High School's Nicole Tomaselli. Following the success of their winter CyberConference, these should be excellent PD opportunities for the money. Some as low as $10.

[ http://www.crste.org/summerbootcamps.html ]http://www.crste.org/summerbootcamps.html

Storytube contest

It's almost time for the annual StoryTubes contest. Join kids from across the U.S. and from Nova Scotia, Canada by making a short video about your favorite book. Use the [ http://storytubes.info/drupal/node/4 ]online form to enter and compete for prizes - and, be sure to check out the [ http://storytubes.info/drupal/node/2 ]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

Comparing 2000 to 2009

From Stephen's Lighthouse blog
http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/archives/2009/12/ten_years_compa.html

Ten Years - Comparing 2000 and 2009

Here's a nice list of facts compiled at Forbes.

The Decade In Data
by Oliver J. Chiang

"Here's a list that compares key data points from 2000 to 2009, or the latest available figures.

--Percentage of U.S. households with a broadband connection in 2000: 6.3%
--Percentage of U.S. households with a broadband connection in 2008: 63%

--Number of e-mails sent per day in 2000: 12 billion
--Number of e-mails sent per day in 2009: 247 billion

--Revenues from mobile data services in the first half of 2000: $105 million
--Revenues from mobile data services in the first half of 2009: $19.5 billion

--Number of text messages sent in the U.S. per day in June 2000: 400,000
--Number of text messages sent in the U.S. per day in June 2009: 4.5 billion

--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one digital camera in 2000: 10%
--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one digital camera in 2008: 68.4%

--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one MP3 player in 2000: less than 2%
--Percentage of U.S. households with at least one MP3 player in 2008: almost 43%

--Number of pages indexed by Google in 2000: 1 billion
--Number of pages indexed by Google in 2008: 1 trillion

--Number of Google searches per day in 2001: 10 million
--Number of Google searches in 2009: 300 million, estimated

--Number of total Wikipedia entries in 2001: 20,000
--Number of Wikipedia entries in English in 2009: 3.1 million

--Number of blogs in 2000: less than 100,000
--Number of blogs 2008: 133 million

--Minimum free hard-disk space needed to install Windows 2000: 650 megabytes
--Minimum available hard-disk space needed to install Windows 7: 16,000 megabytes (16 gb)

--Amount of hard-disk space $300 could buy in 2000: 20 to 30 gigabytes
--Amount of hard-disk space $300 could buy in 2009: 2,000 gigabytes (2 terabytes)

Sources: Forrester Research ( FORR - news - people ), CTIA, Radicati Group, Technorati, Wikipedia, Google and Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people )."

78 Videos that will make you go Huh, Whoa, Wow, Ahhh, and Ha-Ha

Here is a link to Blogush's Dec. 29th post.  There are links to 78 amazing videos.  From "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" to "Dominoes in the Kitchen" to "What teachers make", you are sure to find a video that will make you go huh, whoa, wow, ahhh, or ha-ha.  Enjoy.

http://blogush.edublogs.org/2009/12/29/78-videos-that-will-make-you-go-huh-whoa-wow-ahhh-and-ha-ha/