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. Triptico is one of the most user-friendly teacher tools I’ve come across in a long time. Designed by a teacher named David Riley to use with interactive whiteboards, … Read more
Silver Sphere is one of many addictive, web-based “brain” games provided by Brain Metrix. Â In Silver Sphere, you must beat the clock to move a silver ball to its goal. Â Although this sounds simple, there are obstacles and other inconveniences that make this difficult. Â According to Brain Metrix, “Being creative is a good thing; in … Read more
Record mp3 is a simple site that allows you to make an audio recording. Â It then allows you to save the audio recording on the web, and assigns it a unique URL. Â One way that I can see this being used in the classroom is for multimedia QR code activities. Â If you are interested in … 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. Socrative is a student response system that pretty allows you to use any device with internet access, instead of having to purchase expensive … Read more
“Leave No Child Inside:  How Nature Benefits Children” is a blog post on Roots of Action that showcases a video from the “No Child Left Inside Coalition” as well as some ideas for outdoor activities for children and families.  The video shows the importance of outdoor education, and the post by Marilyn Price-Mitchell also offers a … 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. I think that you can find some of the best resources for differentiation at http://www.byrdseed.com. For more of my posts about tools and … Read more