Posted on March 13th, 2011 by
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As many math teachers know, http://www.wolframalpha.com/ is a search engine for finding anything you want to know that can be calculated. At http://demonstrations.wolfram.com , interactive illustrations created by Mathematica users around the world illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and other fields. http://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/ is a free download that allows access to a library [...]
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Filed under: Math, Teacher Resources, Tech tips & tricks, Web 2.0
Posted on February 11th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Students can use this PowerPoint template created by KP teaching assistant Matt Bannon to build a different kind of Facebook Template Presentation. And credit Tim Cayer at Hall with another discovery: http://myfakewall.com Let’s you create an even more realistic facebook page for anyone. Franklin Roosevelt, for example: http://myfakewall.com/w/Franklin+D+Roosevelt And one more very realistic option: Facebook Template
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Filed under: English, Show/tell/publish work, Social Studies
Posted on January 24th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Many people know of Wordle as a way to give words & ideas special visual impact. (See earlier post.) Here are some other word cloud generators that offer different ways to analyze & present what’s happening in a piece of text. And they’re fun! http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/waiting-for-wordle-free-word-cloud-options-to-use-now/
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Filed under: English, Reading & Writing, Show/tell/publish work, Tech tips & tricks, Web 2.0
Posted on October 20th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
At http://typeit.org type accent marks, diacritics, and other characters online, then cut and paste them whenever you want. (Thanks to Tim Cayer, LMS at Hall for this one.)
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Filed under: Tech tips & tricks, World Language
Posted on June 1st, 2010 by
conardlibrary
Here are two websites with helpful resources for science students: At http://cassiopeiaproject.com/ the goal is to make science education videos available to all who want them. Short clips can be found on biology, chemistry, evolution and other science topics. At http://learn.genetics.utah.edu students and teachers will find well organized and clearly written information on the basics of DNA, stem cells, cloning, [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
These sites – some old, some new – let students and teachers communicate is creative ways. www.glogster.com Glog is a kind of poster – fully designed by yourself! Glog is a fancy creation from text, images, music and video – a perfect tool to express yourself. _______________________________________________________ Make your own music video with Animoto [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
These links lead to resources students and teachers can use to enhance multi-media and Web 2.0 interactive projects (Wikis, Blogs, PhotoStories, etc.) Just a sampling – there are many more out there; such sites appear (and disappear) all the time. Free (or cheap) music for educational use: www.podsafeaudio.com/ www.beatpick.com/ http://magnatune.com/genres/ www.ccmixter.org http://freeplaymusic.com/ – Instrumental Music http://ccmixter.org – All kinds [...]
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