Top 6 Search Engines for Finding Images

top-6-visual-search-engines-for-finding-the-image-you-want

Art Projects for Kids

Art Projects for Kids: Op Art Swirl via kwout

More Art projects can be found here

Need Inspiration or a Lesson Plan!!

Teachers.Net - LESSON PLANS - Free Lesson Plans for teachers and educators including resource teachers, student teachers, substitute teachers, and classroom aides. via kwout

Words for Spring

Words to Use for Spring

Words for Spring. Find words and phrases to describe spring and the arrival of springtime. Adjectives; Nouns; Verbs; Phrases. abloom; active; airy; alive 

Tales from a K to 1 Classroom

Tales From a K-1 Classroom via kwout

Anchor Charts

Finding JOY in 6th Grade: Anchor Chart Link-Up via kwout

Additional anchor chart resources

two writing teachers

A Literate Life

Pinterest Collection of Anchor Charts

Jennifer's Teaching Tools via kwout

Reading and writing resources including anchor charts

Resource Sharing from various Edcamps

edcampla - 2013 Resources via kwout

Highlights~

The Daily 5

Teachersfirst

Kindergarten Resources

New kindergarten teacher resources, Nellie Edge seminars, ASL videos and tutorials, early literacy resources via kwout

Character Traits

Tales from Outside the Classroom: Character Traits and Cause & Effect via kwout

"A little while back we worked on Character Traits in my groups and I totally forgot to share with you!  I made this anchor chart (please pardon the GIANT wrinkle!)"

Trend Spotting Sites for Educators

Literacy Teaching Resources / 200 Ways to Say Went via kwout

a year of many firsts

classroom-ideas

Literature Response Discussion Questions

Sites to explore over the Xmas Holiday Season

Authors via kwout

A chance to explore .....

Other Sites that caught my eye this week~

Ed Tech Buzzwords .. An interesting interpretation of where we are heading with the current technology available to us.

take-the-hassle-out-of-students-turning-in-assignments

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OCDSB Instructional Technology Coach Resources

OCDSB Instructional Technology Coach Resources - Tech Discussions via kwout

Welcome to the OCDSB Coaches Corner, a wealth of resources linked to the Ontario curriculum

Feature sites ~

Interactive Sits by Subject

Educational Origami

Cool Apps

edgalaxy

Over 40 Lesson Ideas Based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Edgalaxy - Cool Stuff For Nerdy Teachers - Edgalaxy: Where Education and Technology Meet. via kwout

Cool, trendy stuff for nerdy teachers!!

Also see a sampling of GREAT resources from the site ~

edgalaxy on Pinterest

Lesson Plan Search Engine

Math lesson: a job at legoland

Calculate, area, volume and perimeter using Lego as an engagement tool. 

Teaching Ideas for Mindmapping

An interactive mindmap of teaching ideas and lesson plans 

Card Games and Math

Best Apps for Education on the Move

Language Arts Character Traits

character traits lesson via kwout

I had the opportunity to teach a lesson on Character Traits. I used the idea of horoscopes to stimulate,  extend and enhance the lesson.

The students used their current novels, chose 3 character traits to support their choices and presented to the class. 

Students read their novels and continued to focus on learning about their characters.

~Resources to support the lesson

Over 100 Character Traits

Language arts/Word Study Plan Lesson Plan

Qualities and Flaws

Building Character Adjectives Vocabulary

A Handy Windows Conversion Tool

Convert DOCX to DOC Online Free. via kwout

A Handy Conversion Tech Tool for Windows Users

Some Real Web Treasures Worth Exploring

Great Finds At TCEA (Updated 10/20/12) | MyWeb4Ed via kwout

Carol Mortensen

Carol Mortensen has nearly twenty-three years of educational experience. She began as a substitute teacher as she worked toward her degree. Upon graduation, Carol began teaching middle school Math and Algebra I and served as the technology liaison for her campus. She served as a teacher for 16 years and was lucky to have taught at Hillcrest Middle School, a 1:1 campus where every student  was issued a laptop computer.  She also worked as an Instructional Technology Trainer for her district providing training and technology integration support for campus and district staff, faculty and administrators.

Can't decipher all those apps for your youngsters. Add this to your educational toolbox database of apps for education. Apps for Edu

What does it mean to be literate?

What does it mean to be literate? "Title: What Does It Mean To Be Literate in the Age of Google? Abstract: What does it mean to be literate at a time when you can search over billions of texts in less than 300 milliseconds? Although you might think that “literacy” is one of the great constants that transcends the ages, the skills of a literate person have changed substantially over time as texts and technology allow for new kinds of reading and understanding. Knowing how to read is just the beginning of it—knowing how to frame a question, pose a query, how to interpret the texts that you find, how to organize and use the information you discover, how to understand your metacognition—these are all critical parts of being literate as well. In this talk I review what literacy is today, in the age of Google, and show how some very surprising and unexpected skills will turn out to be critical in the years ahead.

100 Things to Do with Books etc.

100 Things to Do with Books | Listology via kwout

You may be interested in ~

Graphic list of Reponses

103 things to do before, during or after reading

an excellent list of things teachers/parents can do with books (via @playbythebook)

More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports

The Early Childhood Educator's Resource

The Activity Idea Place - preschool themes and lesson plans via kwout

http://www.preschooldirectory.123child.com

An overview of the site

Short Url

Short URL - Center Academy via kwout

Lesson Plans

Google For Educators via kwout

Google for Educators Lesson Plans

Google For Educators via kwout

Google Search Lessons

Search Education – Google via kwout

Bedtime Math

Bedtime Math | A fun new math problem every night. via kwout

Suggest Parents do Bed Time Math with their kids at home, just as they do story time.

Pinning with Purpose

Back-to-School Spirit and Your Pinterest Recommendations literacy-teachingresources

30 Sites for Students who Finish Early

KB...Konnected • “30+ Sites for Students Who Finish Early” has been... via kwout

I am finished!

15 Math Strategies ...

Education Rethink: Fifteen Paperless Math Strategies via kwout

Icebreakers & Back to School via kwout

A special thank you to the CyberLibrarian for this huge collection of ICE BREAKERS!
There is something here for every occasion, subject and grade level.

More ice breakers and games from Pinterest

Back to School

A special thank you to the CyberLibrarian for this huge collection of ICE BREAKERS!
There is something for everyone here.

101 Websites for Science Teachers

"I thought the notion of discovery was really fitting for this post—so, with that said, I hope you come across something that excites your students about science."

101 Websites for Science Teachers

Thinkfinity

National Poetry Month | Thinkfinity

Thinkfinity is a Web portal to professional development materials and standards- based content and resources including K-12 lesson plans and in-class activities. Sponsored by the Verizon Foundation, Verizon Thinkfinity brings teachers, students, and parents free, online education resources.http://www.thinkfinity.org/

MATH A Tube

Math Help for Parents And Their Kids

Free video and text lesson on all math subjects and all grades, Worksheets, Tables and Charts, Glossary, Formulas, Symbols. Similar to teachertube and yet another way to present information to students.

What do you love?

How to integrate What do you love into the classroom: What do you love is a great tool for helping students learn about how searches work. 

A search engine which can be used for science projects.

Keeping a Dream Diary - Dreams Interpretation in the Classroom

Use as a writing prompt or just as inspiration!

Great Science Projects

Science & Technology Homework Ideas-Promoting Thinking-Exploration-Wonder-Awe-Co-operation-Research

"Science - The world of Science & Technology is growing and changing constantly yet most of our Science and Technolgy syllabuses rarely embrace or cater for this fact. I feel that one of the major challenges for us as educators is to have children leave elementary, or primary schooling, with the desire to know more about the world around them. Often the love and passion for finding out is killed off in the early years of schooling by pictures pasted on cardboard. The activities listed here are designed to foster a desire to know, question, explore and find out. Enjoy!"

A quirky crafty creative blog

What I Made

Classrooms I love

Pimp your classroom with Pinterest with the following examples:~

Four Ways to Use Pinterest in Education

Education Ideas
8 Ways Students Can Use Pinterest
Principal's Reflection on Pinterest Use in the Classroom
Teachers Pin with Their Students
Some Thoughts on Teaching with Pinterest

Pinterest

Ideas for Mrs. J (my educational alter-ego)

What is Pinterest?
Pinterest: My new obsession
Educators have taken to Pinterest with keen enthusiasm similar to Twitter adoption.
4 Ways to Use Pinterest int he Classroom
29 Boards Created by a Kinder Teacher
Other classroom collections from Pinterest
Classroom Ideas
Pimp my Classroom
Classrooms I Love

Actionresearch.ca -- Passion in Professional Practice II -- Anita Ricker

"I organized my classroom in September in such a way that all of the math resources and manipulatives were located at a learning centre. I prepared the math journals, which were simply a booklet of blank pages with a cover."

Also see Printable Reflection Sheet

Classroom 2.0 LIVE! - Home via kwout

Live workshops on using and integrating Web 2.0 in the classroom! Talk with guests and crew on Classroom 2.0 Live. Sessions are packed with teachers and
leaders offering resources to enhance and engage your students in the technological driven classroom.

Show Archives and Links

Some ideas and shared resources ~
minigeekfest
Click on tab for "Reflection Smackdown for 2011" in the LiveBinder.

Exploring Simple Machines via kwout

The machines we use every day help to make our work easier. This WebQuest will help you identify different types of simple machines so that you can invent your own machines.

Take the challenge with Wally the Working Ant and simple machines

Exploring Simple Machines via kwout

Have your students take on this project.

Also Wally the working ant will be your guide as students learn about the six simple machines and how the machines make work easier.

Wally the Working Ant

The State of Tech via kwout

Thanks to Eric Curts, Technology Director, North Canton City Schools for sharing and organizing google groups for educators. I have discovered many useful resources and solutions to everyday problems and educational challenges. I find his posts invaluable.

Eric is worth following and his technical expertise is much appreciated.

Google + Profile
Follow Eric on Twitter
Eric's Web site
North Canton Schools
Ohio Treasure Chest
Apps User Group
The State of Tech

More about Eric Curts...
Eric's Google Profile

Classroom Ideas via kwout

Many teachers have discovered numerous ways to use Pinterest with their students. So what exactly is Pinterest?

Pinterest is a place to organize and share online images that you find interesting or inspiring. Once uploaded or shared on Pinterest, these images become known as Pins, which the user can place on customized, themed Boards. You can create Boards for any topic imaginable, and creative uses are only limited by one's imagination!
If you want to check out Pinterest, though, you have to be invited. You can sign up for invites on the site , or chances are you already know a Pinner who will gladly send you an invite.


Pinterests of interest~
Schueller's classroom
Ways to Use Pinterest in Education
ilearn technology's Take on Pinterest
Winter Classroom Ideas
pimp-my-classroom
pinterest-for-teachers
Pinterest Winter classroom Ideas
Everyting Education ..GRREAT for Browsing
The Teacher Wife's Take on Pinterest

vectorkids - Interactive Educational Tools : Math Flashcards and Games via kwout

Provides interactive educational tools for elementary and middle school students. Strengthen basic math skills with flashcards. Subjects include geometry ...
VectorKids is a site that offers several interactivities and games to help build student skills in Mathematics. There is integration with social studies. Makes a great extension and remediation to your classroom programme.

Refer to teachersfirst for further curriculum integration ideas~
Vector Kids Overview

The AppAdvice Top 10: Best Free iPad Apps Of 2011 -- AppAdvice via kwout

Worth exploring during your holiday break!

Capturing Learning While Teaching : Live Learning with Livescribe via kwout

Blog of the Day!

"This blog is our documentation and discussion that results from our Livescribe TLLP project. We are trying to use it in as wide of a range of purpose as possible. We look forward to comments, suggestions and contributions.

A Livescribe pen uses a high-speed infrared camera on dotted paper to track everything a user writes, taps or draws. With a built-in microphone, it captures audio of any writing session. And it creates digital files that can turn handwriting into type, while storing files on its 2GB drive.

The project’s five teachers aim to target educators not yet comfortable with new technologies, aiming to increase their efficiency and communication with parents, provide student support and assess students in a way that can be moderated between teachers and leaders across schools."

Flickr: OurClassroomCDN's Photostream via kwout

Andrew Forgrave 's photostream from #edcampTO Thanks for sharing for those of us who couldn't be there.

Blackboard Collaborate | Online Collaboration Software for Engaging, Collaborative Learning via kwout

Formerly Elluminate. ... the virtual classroom tool you can use by getting a free 3-person space ("Three for Free") to use for tutoring, contacting students who are home sick, or student project sharing. Note that the free space does NOT offer a recording option.

TeachersFirst Update via kwout

TeachersFirst offers a rich collection of lessons, units, and educator-reviewed web resources designed ...
For example~
Teachersfirst Edge
Reviewed web 2.0 tools and ideas for safe use in the classroom
Teachersfirst Matrix
Subject/Grade Search (also under Classroom and Search menus)
Teachersfirst Keyword Search
(also under Classroom and Search menus)- READ the HINTS!
Teachersfirst Classroom Planning Calendar
(also under Classroom menu and from the red puzzle piece on the home page)
Teachersfirst Tech Tips for Students
Sign Up for Free Newsletter

imgur: the simple image sharer via kwout

An Example

FILMCLUB - Home via kwout

This organization helps schools setup after school film clubs.

For additional resources of the same vein see Videos, Animations, films and Webcams
A hearty thank you goes out to ICTmagic for posting these sites.

Zoom.it via kwout

A site from Microsoft that lets you link to a large image on the internet and zoom around to see the details. Use an image with text to make a 'prezi style' poster. Photo Plus

Use it with your smartboard to zoom into any part of your screen!

Just one of the many tools to add a WOW factor to your presentations. Presentation Tools