Wednesday, September 29, 2010

United Streaming

Here is a fantastic site for educational videos!  If you do not have an account we have account codes for teachers at South Portland!  Plus, students already have accounts, so they can use it too! 

Here is the address: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Monday, September 13, 2010

Smilebox

This comes to me from Second Grade Teacher, Mrs. King.  This is a fun way to create a class photo album or share photos of the students' learning projects!  Click here: Smilebox

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Interactive Graphic Organizers

Here is a site which will allow students to work online to complete a graphic organizer for essays, stories, and more!  Students can type, then save, and print!  This is great way for students to organize their ideas on the computer. 
Here is the site:
http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm

Thursday, September 2, 2010

You are Here.

This website came to me from the Free Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.  Use this with older students to teach them about advertising, marketing, and other important concepts to help students learn media literacy.

Check it out! You are Here.

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Seven Copyright Friendly Websites

Free Technology for Teachers lists seven copyright friendly websites where you can find images to use on your websites, student presentations, home-school correspondence, or anything else!

Keep in mind, copyright policies still apply even if the image is to be used for educational purposes.  Either ask for permission or use images that are copyright free!

Click here: Free Tech 4 Teachers

Gotta Keep Reading!

Check out how this school is motivating students to read!

Click here: Gotta Keep Reading Flashmob