Flocabulary is a site that bills itself as “Hip-Hop in the Classroom”. I used to access it regularly for their wonderful “The Week in Rap”, which, basically, was a summary of the week’s current events with interesting visuals and a catchy rap to accompany it. Unfortunately, this became part of Flocabulary’s subscription program, and I … Read more
The makers of “Draw a Stickman” have just released a new version, “Draw a Stickman Epic“. At this time, it is available for iPhone, iPad, and Windows 8. The Android app is coming soon, according to the developer’s website. “Epic” comes in the free, trial version, or the paid version ($1.99). The main difference is … Read more
Talk Typer is a website that works best in the Google Chrome Browser. Without installing any software, you can choose from several languages, then speak into your microphone, and Talk Typer will print the text of your speech. You can then look at what it produces, make any corrections you would like, and then move … Read more
For the summer, I have decided to use my Tuesday and Thursday posts to reblog some of my favorite posts that some of my readers may have missed the first time around: As a teacher, do you ever have a moment when no one needs your help, and you are standing in the middle of … Read more
PicLits is a website that basically offers a catalogue of pictures for which you can make captions. The captions can be created from a word bank underneath that changes based on the selected picture, and variations of the chosen words are offered (such as plurals). This is one of those sites where the user can … Read more
The 49 journal pages on “Grace is Overrated” are inspiring and thought-provoking. They include quotations, fill-in-the-blanks, and questions that are great for self-examination. The layout of each of Christie Zimmer’s pages is fun and attractive as well. Some of them are more suited for adults, but I have used several with my students. The kids … Read more