Shadow Move is a free app that I hate. I should probably confess that the apps that I hate are usually the ones that challenge me the most – quite often demanding some kind of spatial acuity that I seem to lack. Also in this category are the apps that become addictive, that I stay … Read more
This isn’t, technically, an educational site. But I definitely think that it could be integrated into math classes everywhere, and even high school physics. Remember the movie, Up? Well, Movato Real Estate decided to find out how many balloons it would really take to lift a house. On this site, David Cross explains the logic … Read more
The blog “Science is Beauty” recently posted this great infographic poster created by Dwayne Godwin and Jorge Cham. I like how some of the numbers are given comparisons, such as how the 100 thousand miles of axons in our brain would be equivalent to 4 trips around the Earth. I think it might be fun … Read more
UPDATE 11/2/2020: Here is a link to over 45 Thanksgiving activities you can use in your classroom. Laura Moore, one of our NEISD technology specialists, created this awesome Google Earth tour that incorporates 7 different placemarks with online activities related to Thanksgiving. If you are not a teacher in our district, you will need to … Read more
This large set of fillable forms from The Learning Curve is a treasure chest of interactive graphic organizers that encourage creative and critical thinking skills. According to the site, “This collection of thinking strategies and tools have been created and inspired from Mick Walsh’s experiences using the Thinking Curriculum, CoRT Thinking, Tribes Program and Visible … Read more
With U.S. election day quickly approaching, I thought I would reblog this post I did for Presidents’ Day. If you are looking for some more election resources, check out KB Konnected’s post on The Democracy Project and other great links here. 7 Hat Challenge is a game hosted by Scholastic News that allows the player to … Read more