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July 2012 - Posts

Free Technology for Teachers: Website on Steroids: Creating a Powerful Blog

Free Technology for Teachers: Website on Steroids: Creating a Powerful Blog : #edtech “ A blog can by one of the most dynamic teaching tools a teacher could have.” Yeah! Read More...

20 Fun Facebook Cover Images For Teachers | Edudemic

20 Fun Facebook Cover Images For Teachers | Edudemic Read More...

5 Ways to Encourage Tech-Shy Kids

5 Ways to Encourage Tech-Shy Kids : I didn’t know that there were any. (Lol) Great tips! Read More...

The 10 (#EdTech) Commandments

The 10 (#EdTech) Commandments Read More...

A Clever Tip to Easily Develop Students Creative Thinking

A Clever Tip to Easily Develop Students Creative Thinking : Great video and post! Read More...

Turn Gmail Into A Productivity Beast With These Chrome Extensions [Beta Invites] | MakeUseOf

Turn Gmail Into A Productivity Beast With These Chrome Extensions [Beta Invites] | MakeUseOf Read More...

“Announcing the first ever Back to School Dollar Days...

“Announcing the first ever Back to School Dollar Days sale …with a &$75 Gift Certificate to Really Good Stuff to boot! This Sunday, July 29th and Monday, July 30th, join us on the Cloud for an amazing sale and giveaway! The Lesson Cloud authors have put Read More...

Creating Editable Files with Purchased Graphics

Creating Editable Files with Purchased Graphics : #edtech #tpt Read More...

The Lesson Cloud: Lesson Cloud Dollar Days Sale and $75 Gift Certificate Giveaway! July 29 & 30

The Lesson Cloud: Lesson Cloud Dollar Days Sale and $75 Gift Certificate Giveaway! July 29 & 30 : I’m one of the new Lesson Cloud Authors and plan to have many items on sale with the rest of these awesome product creating educators. Mark your calendars Read More...

KB...Konnected's Creative Corner: Happy Harvest Clip Art Collection

KB...Konnected's Creative Corner: Happy Harvest Clip Art Collection Read More...

Apple Will Now Let Any Teacher Publish Content to iTunes U

Apple Will Now Let Any Teacher Publish Content to iTunes U : #edtech #edchat #elemchat #spedchat Read More...

Heat Wave Envelops United States | Youngzine

Heat Wave Envelops United States | Youngzine : Great article for students. Read More...

Teachers...Turn your Words into GOLD!

The Art of Enforceable Statements. Great phrases to….stop the arguing! Awesome!!! #classroommanagement #behavior Via Love and Logic Teachers…Turn Your Word Into Gold Read More...

A List of Free Must Have PDF Tools for Educators

A List of Free Must Have PDF Tools for Educators : #edtech I especially recommend PageFlip-Flap for creating Page-Flip Books. Youblisher is also another good one with no ads. I also would include “Split PDF” in this collection. Free and easy! Comes in Read More...

KB...Konnected's Creative Corner: Swirly Doodle Frames

KB...Konnected's Creative Corner: Swirly Doodle Frames Read More...

Roman Backgammon App on sale today and tomorrow! 99 cents

Roman Backgammon App on sale today and tomorrow! 99 cents : #apps #edtech Read More...

#London Now: Going for Gold NIE online teaching resources

#London Now: Going for Gold NIE online teaching resources : Lots of resources to choose from! #edtech #olympics Read More...

1000+ Every School Teaching Resources

1000+ Every School Teaching Resources : Thanks to @sharnon007 for the link! #edtech #elemchat #spedchat Read More...

After School Tech Club Reflections

After School Tech Club Reflections : Via @scsdmedia Includes resources! ;-) #edtech Read More...

7 Creative Approaches to Classroom Seating

7 Creative Approaches to Classroom Seating : via @edtechchic Read More...

Developing Our Students as Active Citizens

Developing Our Students as Active Citizens : revolutionizeed : Excellent read about creating a classroom where students research news stories and topics that interest them and become active citizens around that topic! Read More...

What is an ed-tech leader?

What is an ed-tech leader? : I’m sure there is tons of creativity in ed-tech leaders. Don’t you? gjmueller : Flexible Honest Thoughtful examination Connected Humble Is that all? Read More...

Thank you for all you do.

You are so welcome. Thanks for stopping by! Read More...

The Graffiti Creator is an online tool that lets students...

The Graffiti Creator is an online tool that lets students create really cool Graffiti style words. #edtech #artchat There are 10 grafitti fonts* to choose from and after that the customization is limitless. There are a wide array of color options as well Read More...

Have you seen the Whitney Music Box all over Pinterest like I...

Have you seen the Whitney Music Box all over Pinterest like I have? Use for student arrival/departure and transition times. Keeps noise level down in class as students watch and listen. 20 variations. Super Cool! Also by Krazy Dad: Printable Puzzles, Read More...

Oink! Oink! Check out Book Pig for great book picks from...

Oink! Oink! Check out Book Pig for great book picks from librarians! #elemchat #spedchat #elemchat Grades Pre-K through 10th Navigate by librarian picks, award winners, grade, genre, boys, girls, etc. Nice resource for teachers, parents, and kids. You Read More...

Cool Websites - 21st Century School Teacher

Cool Websites - 21st Century School Teacher Read More...

How to View Flash on the iPad (…and other iOS Devices) | Wired Educator

How to View Flash on the iPad (…and other iOS Devices) | Wired Educator Read More...

25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions Nice...

25 Beautifully Illustrated Thought-Provoking Questions Nice resource of writing prompts for older students. #writingprompts Some really neat prompts. Read More...

The Oxford Word List -Create customized word lists for young...

The Oxford Word List -Create customized word lists for young writers. #edtech #writing #poetry Helpful tool for teachers! Included in Write On! for Kids and Kool Kids Write Poetry You may also like… %09%09%09 %09 %09 Write%20On!%20for%20Kids " target="_blank">Flickr Read More...

booksdirect: “Save the Earth! It is the only planet that sells...

booksdirect : “Save the Earth! It is the only planet that sells books!” Read More...

Cybrary Man's Teacher Interviews Links

Cybrary Man's Teacher Interviews Links : revolutionizeed : So many interview questions and helpful hints. I wish I had this when I was applying for jobs. Save this somewhere just in case all you teachers! Read More...

Proof is in the pudding - A look at school menus in America’s fattest and fittest counties shows a pattern.

Proof is in the pudding - A look at school menus in America’s fattest and fittest counties shows a pattern. : Via @techeteacher This is something that CAN be fixed…and it’s no secret how to do it. Why do we feed our children crap? Read More...

50 Positive Reinforcements for the Art Room

50 Positive Reinforcements for the Art Room : Many of these can work in any classroom. No candy involved! #elemchat #spedchat Read More...

gjmueller: Components of a 21st century classroom Embiggen

gjmueller : Components of a 21st century classroom Embiggen Read More...

Love Michaels! truebluemeandyou: Michaels Coupons: What’s...

Love Michaels! truebluemeandyou : Michaels Coupons: What’s changed is the 15% off coupon has been extended through July 7th. Get the app for free so you don’t have to print these out. Read More...

Could be a cool class activity, group project, challenge, etc....

Could be a cool class activity, group project, challenge, etc. #STEM #mathchat #engineering #creativity I think this would be a neat design project for older students. Very hands on and cheap too! littlecraziness : (via Modern Parents Messy Kids: Play Read More...

Technology in Education: 5 Ways Twitter Strengthens A School’s Learning Community

Technology in Education: 5 Ways Twitter Strengthens A School’s Learning Community : #Twitter #edtech techedblog : This year, our K-6 staff began learning in a new virtual way using Twitter. After a couple staff in-service trainings and after school workshops, Read More...

25 Ways Teachers Can Connect More With Their Colleagues

25 Ways Teachers Can Connect More With Their Colleagues : Love #5! Read More...

Teaching Kids to be Problem Solvers

Teaching Kids to be Problem Solvers : via @kleinerin Read More...

Aaron Shepard’s Readers’ Theater Scripts...

Aaron Shepard’s Readers’ Theater Scripts feature humor, fantasy, and world tales from a variety of cultures. #elemchat #spedchat #literacy I know I have shared Aaron Shepard’s Readers’ Theater Scripts before but I really like this resource. The stories Read More...

Today’s the last day of my 20% off TpT sale and I just...

Today’s the last day of my 20% off TpT sale and I just finished my newest TpT product so I rushed to include it in the sale. 6 “ Cool and Funky Doodle Frames” that you can customize with your own digital papers. Glad I got these done. PU/CU OK! Large Read More...

Education World: Month of Fun Calendars

Education World: Month of Fun Calendars : Via @MrspEdTechTalk Read More...

America’s 50 Nifty States LiveBinder. Stuffed with...

America’s 50 Nifty States LiveBinder. Stuffed with resources, printables, games, interactives and more. #edtech #sschat #independenceday You may also like… T he Travelin’ Times Black History U.S. Presidents for Kids Maps for Kids Read More...

#scichat “Have you ever imagined being a wildlife...

#scichat “Have you ever imagined being a wildlife photographer? Play “ Catch the Moment ” to see how well you can notice animals in their natural habitat, focus your camera, and snap the shot before they disappear into the underbrush.” Neat interactive. Read More...

#Wikipedia: Redefining Research

Very interesting infographic. Via EdTech Ideas #edtech Via: Open-Site.org Read More...

iPads in Primary Education: Part 2: Raising Standards in Boys’ Writing using the iPad for Gaming

iPads in Primary Education: Part 2: Raising Standards in Boys’ Writing using the iPad for Gaming : via @Ideas_Factory Read More...