tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51935741823007949982012-01-27T15:48:36.285-05:00A Blog for 21st Century EducatorsThomas Boitonoreply@blogger.comBlogger9901100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-4296910894920211932012-01-26T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-26T17:00:02.310-05:00

FoxyUtils provides a suite of simple and free tools that make it possible to perform several common PDF tasks no matter where you are and regardless of what software you may or may not have.MergePDF enables you to combine multiple PDF documents into a single document. All you need to do is select the PDF documents on your computer that you want to merge together and click a single button.SplitPDF

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-18945106646893925682012-01-25T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-25T17:00:01.111-05:00

Fake Tweet Builder is a simple free tool designed to create simulated Twitter conversations. I have seen several tools and templates for simulating Facebook content. Fake Tweet Builder enables you to do the same thing for Twitter.Simply enter the fake conversation into the text box, select from a number of customization options, the click the button. You can even use custom avatars.DISCLOSURE OF

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-91091828320029231362012-01-25T09:02:00.000-05:002012-01-25T09:02:00.146-05:00

(This is a reposting of an earlier post from 1/29/11. I think it's a really useful tip and worthy of another look.)Have you ever been in a café browsing with your laptop and found an image, a URL, or some text you wanted to copy to use later at work or at home on a different computer?Here's a quick, easy, free way to use your Dropbox account to do just that.1. Make a new folder in your Dropbox

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-35180298437551164432012-01-24T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-24T17:00:01.686-05:00

Social Studies for Kids is a resource for students and teachers of social studies covering history, geography, economics, cultures, current events, holidays, religions, languages, archaeology, and more.The Social Studies for Kids site includesA forum on social studies topics.Fun facts such as Paul Revere never finished his ride.Glossaries for both US and world history.A free weekly newsletter.

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-65696098454374326892012-01-24T08:58:00.001-05:002012-01-24T08:58:50.518-05:00

CX is a new cloud-based file storage and syncing service, in the nature of Dropbox, that features secure storage, real-time syncing, public and private sharing, interactive group collaboration, and intelligent discovery. Organize your content, access it anywhere, share it with others, or publish it online using CX. Group functionality and a unique file commenting system enable team discussion of

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-81959151854050141302012-01-23T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-23T17:00:03.688-05:00

OnLive Desktop from Microsoft gives you simple access to MS Office on your iPad from anywhere you have an Internet connection.Get access to a secure, reliable, high-performance Windows 7 cloud desktop with the Office applications you use the most: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.Full featured document viewing and editing with OnLive Desktop:Create or edit Microsoft Word docs on the go using touch, an

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-15495072796441931492012-01-21T10:00:00.000-05:002012-01-21T10:00:00.184-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance.MondaySketch Exchangeis a free online community where math educators who use The Geometer’s Sketchpad can share ideas and connect with peers.TuesdaySlader is a community for and by students, a crowd-sourced approach to education online

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-32201294499818244452012-01-19T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-19T17:00:00.849-05:00

 Wonderopolis aims to nurture wonder and learning through the power of discovery, creativity, and imagination.The centerpiece of Wonderopolis is the Wonder of the Day. Learning can happen everywhere, at any time. Wonders of the Day can help you find everyday-life learning moments, “ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-81272189379267968522012-01-18T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-18T17:00:00.318-05:00

 OpenStudy is a student-centered social learning network for asking questions, giving help, and connecting with other students studying the same things. The mission of OpenStudy is “to make the world one large study group, regardless of school, location, or background.”Students can connect with learners studying the same things they are. They can ask questions, and get answers from students just

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-49729677685451027162012-01-17T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-17T17:00:02.586-05:00

Slader is a community for and by students, a crowd-sourced approach to education online meant to empower students to shape their own learning experience.The Slader community writes and votes on all submitted content. Students are able to contribute and collaborate on the subjects in which they excel. Slader is an online study group that students can control themselves, offering an inexpensive

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-59818748511765570612012-01-16T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-16T17:00:02.639-05:00

 Sketch Exchange is a free online community where math educators who use The Geometer’s Sketchpad can share ideas and connect with peers. The Geometer’s Sketchpad is a tool for elementary, middle school, high school, and beyond, that allows teachers and students to explore mathematical concepts in a tangible, visual way .Teachers who participate in the Sketch Exchange community can:Upload

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-45585815142987198732012-01-15T11:00:00.000-05:002012-01-15T11:00:04.443-05:00

Good to Know is a site from Google with useful information about managing your online life.There are four main areas of information on Good to Know:Stay safe online ... tips and advice for staying more secure on the webYour data on the web … how it makes websites more usefulYour data on Google … how it makes Google services more usefulManage your data … what you share with Google and other

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-23586907601651414052012-01-14T10:00:00.000-05:002012-01-14T10:00:05.537-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayLinguascope presents hundreds of language games and interactive activities in French, Spanish, German, Italian, and English.TuesdayJuno is a platform for creating online tutorials, videos, tests, quizzes, worksheets, workbooks,  

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-5912285104418927282012-01-13T16:29:00.001-05:002012-01-13T16:29:43.783-05:00

B&N is offering educators 25% off classroom and personal purchases Jan 14-22 in stores and Jan 11-22 online.You can also save 10% on music and DVDs and 20% off on Nook Color and Simple Touch.

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-23414376498674302282012-01-12T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-12T17:00:01.093-05:00

Drag, manipulate, and animate visual mathematics to develop and generalize understanding of fundamental mathematics concepts across elementary math, geometry, algebra, trigonometry, calculus, and beyond with the free Sketchpad Explorer app for the iPad.Based on the popular The Geometer’s Sketchpad® software, the Sketchpad Explorer app allows you to interact with and investigate any document

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-54783064784403074322012-01-11T17:00:00.001-05:002012-01-11T23:43:16.004-05:00

 Marker.to is a simple yellow highlighter pen for web pages. Point out important information by highlighting text on web pages and sharing the highlighted pages with others using the specially generated unique link.Install a browser extension or bookmarklet and run Marker.to simply by clicking on the icon or bookmarklet. You can then highlight text on a web page in a variety of colors with your

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-81117283587631516032012-01-10T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-10T17:00:02.682-05:00

 Juno is a platform for creating online tutorials, videos, tests, quizzes, worksheets, workbooks,  and textbooks.Use Juno to create your own online tests and worksheets. Juno can automatically import most text documents to easily convert your existing materials. Your students will be able to work on laptops, tablets, iPods, etc.Other features of Juno:Juno can send your students' grades directly

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-80325705916974977532012-01-09T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-09T17:00:00.427-05:00

Linguascope presents hundreds of language games and interactive activities in French, Spanish, German, Italian, and English.The Linguascope games are organized into more than 90 topics, each composed of a series of activities accompanied by a printable worksheet that can be used to extend or consolidate work at the end of a lesson or for homework. Activities are divided into three sections:

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-66005078524358726422012-01-05T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-05T17:00:02.603-05:00

 WeVideo enables everyone to tell their stories with video in an online, cloud-based editing platform that is simple to use, affordable, and collaborative.Upload videos and photos from your mobile phone or camera to your personal or shared WeVideo media library. Add titles, effects, animation, music, narration, and more, alone or together with others on WeVideo, to create a video story of your

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-33774627851275784202012-01-04T17:00:00.000-05:002012-01-04T17:00:03.407-05:00

 Bookboon, from Denmark, offers university students free quality eBooks that can be downloaded directly in PDF format.The free online textbooks from Bookboon are focused and succinct, mainly covering the topics of business/economics, engineering/natural sciences, and IT, though they continue to expand their range of subjects.Bookboon's books are all written by professors from top universities in

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-52488052792296841452012-01-02T13:21:00.001-05:002012-01-02T13:21:42.651-05:00

I've been in this business a really long time. It's not all about academic standards and test results. As educators we have an awe-inspiring opportunity, some may say responsibility, to educate young people (and sometimes, their parents, too) in personal and social responsibility, to be ethical, sensible, accountable, and happier people.Here are a dozen points that, in my opinion, we need to

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-76862365185152593012011-12-21T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-21T17:00:05.736-05:00

The EDge21 Catch of the Day is taking a holiday break. I hope all of you and your families enjoy a pleasant holiday season.COD will return on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Yes, 2012!And, what would Christmas be without the Griswolds?

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-46131277868781938612011-12-20T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-20T17:00:06.408-05:00

Trello is a collaboration tool that organizes your projects into boards using a list and card metaphor. Organize your projects and tasks. Trello tells you in one glance what's being worked on, who's working on what, and where something is in a process.Cards are for individual tasks. A card tracks something that needs to get done. Add attachments, embed video, assign users, add due dates, make

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-44188065612185280382011-12-19T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-19T17:00:03.239-05:00

Searcheeze users can search and curate content collaboratively. Collect, curate, and publish content about your favorite topics.Collect text, images, video, and audio streams from the web with Searcheeze. Organize content in whatever way you like, even mix content from different pages. Contextualize content for added value.Curate in groups and publish a magazine for each topic you curate. Share

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-77338421568076874962011-12-17T10:00:00.000-05:002011-12-17T10:00:04.514-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance.Monday21stCenturyLit.org delivers writing units that can be used to develop 21st century skills in English or social studies students in grades 7-12 (ages 12-17).TuesdayElectroCity, from New Zealand, was developed to increase awareness

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-51500790382654614642011-12-15T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-15T17:00:06.860-05:00

Maths Office provides a range of lesson plans, schemes of work, homework sheets, tests and mark sheets for all levels of mathematics.Each Maths Office lesson plan has detailed objectives, activities, descriptions, and teaching points for each activity. Within the lessons you will find questions, extensions, practices, and progressions that are differentiated to aid and assist all abilities for

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-1249423555866041802011-12-14T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-14T17:00:01.234-05:00

ClassParrot is a simple tool that makes it possible for teachers to reach their students in the same way their friends do. It allows teachers to exchange text messages with students and parents without disclosing anyone's phone numbers.You add your class to ClassParrot, which then generates a unique code and phone number. Then share that code with your students and/or their parents. Students and

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-38820400058987485272011-12-13T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-13T17:00:00.687-05:00

ElectroCity, from New Zealand, was developed to increase awareness among students of the basic aspects of such topics as energy generation, the cost of energy, and its environmental impact.The aim of ElectroCity is to spark an interest in and lay an unbiased foundation for later learning about these important energy industry topics. To this end, ElectroCity set out to make a fun and educational

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-31005351808620518552011-12-12T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-12T17:00:04.893-05:00

21stCenturyLit.org delivers writing units that can be used to develop 21st century skills in English or social studies students in grades 7-12 (ages 12-17).Being 21st century literate means students possess the skills need to succeed in school and the workplace in today’s world. 21stCenturyLit.org focuses on reading and writing skills with curricular units that can be taught using journalistic

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-79010916996218577502011-12-10T10:00:00.000-05:002011-12-10T10:00:05.774-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayThe Math Open Reference Projectis a web-based interactive math textbook with the goal of providing high-quality content free of charge with numerous benefits over paper textbooks.TuesdayThink Tutorialis a library of simple, easy to

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-27692045336400468802011-12-08T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-08T17:00:03.169-05:00

Math Game Time is a website presenting online math games and homework help for students in Pre-K through 7th grade (up to 12 years old).Math Game Time was created by educators to help kids succeed in mathematics. With games they feel are fun, educational, and trustworthy, their goal is to provide a fun, educational playground to support students learning math.In collaboration with actual teachers

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-22244434356837203872011-12-07T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-07T17:00:04.392-05:00

 SeeMath.com is a website offering free animations that provide short, sharp, visual explanations of mathematical concepts. SeeMath.com is intended mainly for teachers of students ages 11-14 to use in the classroom. The math animations are ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard or projector. You can use the animations to help illustrate a concept or process for your class. Some of the

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-1517586204233466122011-12-07T11:03:00.001-05:002011-12-07T11:03:00.928-05:00

Graphing functionality has just been introduced to Google. See the graphs of mathematical functions right on the search result page. Type a function in the search box and you’ll see an interactive graph at the top of the search results page.Features:Zoom in and out and pan across the plane to explore the function in more detail.Draw multiple functions by separating them with commas. Extensive

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-49434103292023962822011-12-06T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-06T17:00:01.028-05:00

Think Tutorial is a library of simple, easy to follow tutorials covering many common computing skills. An intuitive approach and design that keeps things simple and well organized is Think Tutorial's standout feature.Think Tutorial currently includes nearly 1500 tutorials totaling over 60 hours of instruction on MS Office, Adobe applications, iWork, social media, browsers, and much more.Think

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-26129773943835362452011-12-05T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-05T17:00:02.639-05:00

The Math Open Reference Project is a web-based interactive math textbook with the goal of providing high-quality content free of charge with numerous benefits over paper textbooks.The Math Open Reference Project uses interactive tools and animations to deliver an engaging way to learn and explore math. Teachers can discover new ways to teach students in a manner that is more engaging and can be

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-69491609863250586082011-12-01T17:00:00.000-05:002011-12-01T17:00:06.388-05:00

 StudyStream is a brand new website (debuted November 11) that provides a way to learn languages using online videos, news, and blog posts.StudyStream utilizes several features toward the goal of delivering an integrated learning experience:Read along while watching videos with text that is highlighted as it is spoken to learn what it is being said and improve your listening

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-28583005769848693842011-11-30T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-30T17:00:01.084-05:00

 nSpaces is a small, free utility that brings Windows users one of my favorite Mac OS X Lion features, Mission Control, which lets you create multiple virtual desktops and open different applications and windows in each one. With nSpaces you can:Create multiple virtual desktops on your computer.Open different applications on each separate desktop to improve your productivity.Give a unique name to

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-63858216200870060682011-11-29T09:47:00.001-05:002011-11-29T09:47:14.446-05:00

This collection of six World War 2-era propaganda cartoons from the Disney studios was compiled by MakeUseOf.com and could be an excellent resource in American history or media literacy classes.These historical cartoons, many featuring Donald Duck, were intended to boost civilian morale and influence public opinion to support of the war.DISCLOSURE OF MATERIAL CONNECTION: http://cmp.ly/0

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-37459428750460720702011-11-23T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-23T17:00:00.674-05:00

Catch of the Day will be enjoying a Thanksgiving break for the next few days. We'll be back on the evening of Wednesday, November 30th. See you then and those of you on holiday, ENJOY! WKRP Turkey Drop in 30 Seconds

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-24331808089776954242011-11-22T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-22T17:00:02.769-05:00

You can easily create and share compilations of YouTube videos with Veengle.Your Veengle creations can be shared almost anywhere, on your website, your blog, Facebook, Twitter, or other social networking sites.To create a Veengle compilation, find a video you want to use in your project and click on the "Open Video Editor" icon. Set the start and end times, then click on "Add to My Compilation".

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-64848304852695495562011-11-21T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-21T17:00:04.171-05:00

 The Brainshark online video software platform enables users to create, share, and track Brainshark video presentations which run on a secure and reliable cloud-based infrastructure.myBrainshark is a single-user version of Brainshark's core online video presentation product that can be used to create, share, and track publicly accessible presentations. It is meant to address the needs of

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-31809024909797517152011-11-19T10:00:00.000-05:002011-11-19T10:00:10.410-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondaydotEPUBis web-based software that allows you to convert any webpage into an e-book.TuesdayThe Math Salamanders website is a large bank of free printable math worksheets as well as many fun math activities and games, flashcards, and

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-55463788584285998462011-11-17T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-17T17:00:00.900-05:00

This I Believe is a global organization with the purpose of engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. About 100,000 essays by people from all walks of life are archived on the This I Believe website, They can also be heard on public radio and are featured in weekly podcasts. The popular 1950's radio series, This I Believe, which was

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-81580427561001130212011-11-16T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-16T17:00:01.262-05:00

 The DNA Learning Center (DNALC) prides itself on being the world's first science center devoted entirely to genetics education witha mission to "prepare students and families to thrive in the gene age." The DNA Learning Center is working toward a goal of having all elementary students exposed to the principles of genetics and disease risk, all high school students having the opportunity to do

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-91825783683531014022011-11-15T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-15T17:00:04.656-05:00

The Math Salamanders website is a large bank of free printable math worksheets as well as many fun math activities and games, flashcards, and fact sheets.The materials found atThe Math Salamanders is intended for all students in grades K-5 (ages 5-10). Browsing by the age categories, you can easily find the appropriate level of printable math sheets. You can browse by topics such as fractions,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-54775334038261990022011-11-14T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-14T17:00:02.603-05:00

dotEPUB is web-based software that allows you to convert any webpage into an e-book.dotEPUB downloads web pages in ePub format using a bookmarklet in Chrome, Firefox, Safari, or Opera (not IE). Google Chrome for Windows users also have the option to install the dotEPUB browser extension. These web pages can then be read on any device that supports the ePub format. This includes iPad, iPhone, iPod

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-11353339623971982672011-11-12T10:00:00.000-05:002011-11-12T10:00:00.686-05:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayThe TechMatrix is a web-based tool to help locate educational and assistive technology products for students with disabilities.TuesdayHow to pronounce words and use them is a new video-based pronunciation dictionary with word usage

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-40504083376329777972011-11-12T09:46:00.001-05:002011-11-12T09:46:51.332-05:00

 Last month I posted about the Internet connection protector Hotspot Shield that helps you maintain your anonymity and protect your privacy while accessing free wi-fi hotspots with your laptop.A few days ago, AnchorFree released a new iOS app, Hotspot Shield VPN, for similarly private and secure internet use whenever you use your iOS device on a public hotspot.Hotspot Shield VPN encrypts all your

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-79506278343316179232011-11-10T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-10T17:00:01.529-05:00

 Learn to use graphing, scientific, and financial calculators more effectively with useful tips and tutorials from Calcblog. Calcblog covers many calculator topics for students, educators, and working professionals, including basic math, calculus, finance, statistics, and data analysis. Students can also prep for such standardized tests as the SAT, GRE, and GMAT.There are tutorials and tips in

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-48682664331485604632011-11-09T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-09T17:00:03.414-05:00

 Media-rich collaboration for teachers is the goal of Interface Space where you can connect and collaborate with supportive and inspiring colleagues.Interface Space is a global professional and social networking platform for educators, a learning and development platform offering master's level accreditation, and a consultancy offering online and offline coaching and support.Interface Space lets

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-45695955062081129862011-11-08T17:00:00.000-05:002011-11-08T17:00:01.451-05:00

 How to pronounce words and use them is a new video-based pronunciation dictionary with word usage examples from EmbedPlus.How to pronounce words and use them leverages the EmbedPlus enhanced YouTube video player to add a visual dimension to the audio pronunciations of words currently available from most online dictionaries. Videos are tagged and time-stamped for pronunciations, allowing learners

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-84876611378020251782011-11-07T17:00:00.001-05:002011-11-07T17:00:01.526-05:00

 The TechMatrix is a web-based tool to help locate educational and assistive technology products for students with disabilities.The TechMatrix is searchable by keyword and lets visitors find and compare educational and assistive technology products side-by-side to help them make informed decisions. Resources are grouped into four main content areas: math, science, reading, and writing.The

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-368244476102776142011-11-07T15:32:00.001-05:002011-11-07T15:32:49.753-05:00

BetterLesson, a website to connect teachers and enable them to create, organize, and share their best curricula, has been the subject of several earlier posts this year.Several new features have recently been added to BetterLesson:You can now embed lesson plans written in MS Word, Excel, or other kinds of document templates directly into the "Lesson Plan " area of the lesson page.You can now pull

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-90341883417305158832011-11-05T10:00:00.000-04:002011-11-05T10:00:08.702-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayHP Teacher Experience Exchange is a community for teachers that offers lesson plans, discussion groups, professional development, and web tools.TuesdayAlliance for Climate Education (ACE) is a national leader in high school climate

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-75562102840868808152011-11-03T17:00:00.000-04:002011-11-03T17:00:04.629-04:00

 Puzzlemaker from Discovery Education is a puzzle generation tool for teachers and students. Users can create and print a variety of custom puzzles.Make ten different kinds of puzzles with Puzzlemaker such as word search and crossword puzzles (using your own word lists), math puzzles, mazes, cryptograms, and more. Puzzles are generated as PDF documents to download and print.The Puzzlemaker

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-87431090056041061752011-11-02T17:00:00.000-04:002011-11-02T17:00:04.245-04:00

Google Exploring Computational Thinking promotes computational thinking throughout the K-12 curriculum to support student learning of this important 21st century skill.Computational thinking (CT) involves problem-solving skills and techniques often used by software engineers in creating the computer applications you commonly use. However, computational thinking is applicable to nearly any

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-64541271902032331562011-11-01T17:00:00.000-04:002011-11-01T17:00:01.492-04:00

Alliance for Climate Education (ACE) is a national leader in high school climate science education dedicated to educating students about the science behind climate change.Alliance for Climate Education tries to make learning about climate change fun and hopes to inspire students to do something about climate change. All of the climate science presented by Alliance for Climate Education comes from

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-29179280052478478982011-10-31T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-31T17:00:00.897-04:00

HP Teacher Experience Exchange is a community for teachers that offers lesson plans, discussion groups, professional development, and web tools.You can browse the HP Teacher Experience Exchange library of lesson plans by subject, grade level, or by the amount of class time the lesson is expected to require, or search the lesson plans by keyword. You can also share you best lessons with your

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-1972517714855797112011-10-28T09:20:00.001-04:002011-10-28T09:20:12.950-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayClassConnect enables you to engage your students with interactive lectures, centrally organize all of your digital content, share with colleagues and students, and more.TuesdayGo Social Studies Go is a resource site for social

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-60616377132583002542011-10-27T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-27T17:00:00.342-04:00

Moglue allows publishers, amateur authors, and artists a way to create interactive ebooks and release them as apps for iOS and Android devices with no programming required.Moglue offers a desktop application for both Mac and Windows that enables anyone to quickly and easily create interactive ebooks for platforms such as the iOS devices and Android tablets and phones. The content is made once,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-71735535182214608072011-10-26T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-26T17:00:03.882-04:00

Udemy is a platform that empowers anyone to build an online course to teach and share what they know. There are thousands of online courses offered at Udemy.The goal of Udemy is “to disrupt and democratize the world of education by enabling anyone to teach and learn online.”Teachers can use images, videos, presentations, PDFs, audio files, and even live classes to quickly build a course and share

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-11675584246518063222011-10-25T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-25T17:00:00.722-04:00

 Go Social Studies Go is a resource site for social studies teachers covering world history, world geography, American history, and world history.Go Social Studies Go is still in its early days and accepts ideas and materials from visitors to the site that they can add to their bank of free resources. Email them with the link to your submission, intended grade level, and your name.Note: The site

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-11691359957875436132011-10-24T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-24T17:00:02.691-04:00

ClassConnect enables you to engage your students with interactive lectures, centrally organize all of your digital content, share with colleagues and students, and more.ClassConnect was built from the ground up to meet the needs of teachers. It can be used just to manage your files or to build a full online learning community.ClassConnect features for teachers:Upload files with a single click,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-72229788874348482302011-10-22T10:00:00.000-04:002011-10-22T10:00:07.428-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayKids' Science Challenge is a free national competition where students in grades 3-6 submit experiments and problems for real scientists and engineers to solve.TuesdaySci2ools is a suite of free online productivity tools from

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-13532704405323426952011-10-22T09:44:00.001-04:002011-10-22T09:46:37.441-04:00

 MyTownTutors connects parents and students with qualified nearby teachers. It was featured in a post here last winter.During the past few months, My Town Tutors has been working to add a “tutor location” feature to provide more flexibility in selecting an additional tutor location.Originally, when a teacher registered, the only option was to select their “teaching school” as the tutoring

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-39796086036514362862011-10-20T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-20T17:00:03.824-04:00

Maintain your anonymity and protect your privacy while accessing free wi-fi hotspots with the Internet connection protector Hotspot Shield.Hotspot Shield, from AnchorFree, is a must-have utility for anybody who uses public wi-fi in cafes, hotels, airports, etc. By encrypting your traffic, it protects you from spying and other intrusions while your computer is connected to the Internet.What

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-89573944818625130032011-10-19T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-19T17:00:03.145-04:00

PDFaid provides a collection of free online tools to help you make a number of useful modifications to your PDF files. Currently available PDFaid tools:PDF WatermarkImage to PDFHTML to PDFPDF JoinerPDF SplitterPDF RebranderOffice to PDF/XPSExtract Images from PDFPDFaid tools do not require you to download or install any software on your computer. The interface is simple and intuitive. PDFaid is

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-86498387125656816262011-10-18T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-18T17:00:04.406-04:00

 Sci2ools is a suite of free online productivity tools from SciWeavers* that includes an international on-screen keyboard, image-to-text conversion, web page to pdf, a LaTeX editor, and more.i2Type is an international on-screen language keyboard that supports all world languages. Copy typed text to your clipboard or save it.Copy symbols as text to paste into messages and documents with i2Symbol.

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-62224491260509194552011-10-17T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-17T17:00:05.336-04:00

 Kids' Science Challenge is a free national competition where students in grades 3-6 submit experiments and problems for real scientists and engineers to solve.Kids can play science games, watch videos, and enter to win prizes and trips at Kids' Science Challenge. Kids are encouraged to "use their creativity to make connections and innovate on our current conceptions of how things work."The

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-34440741208398580502011-10-15T10:00:00.000-04:002011-10-15T10:00:08.390-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayEducatorsResources.com strives to provide up-to-date, comprehensive information on educational, enrichment, recreational, and entertainment activities in an easy to use format for teachers, parents, and others who work with young

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-51721894055153958282011-10-13T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-13T17:00:00.954-04:00

 Vocabulary.com touts itself as "the quickest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary" by combining an adaptive learning system, The Challenge, with the world’s fastest dictionary so that you can learn words quickly and efficiently.Vocabulary.com first built a corpus containing over a billion and a half words by looking at books, periodicals, and other materials. From this, they then

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-46331345692089978452011-10-12T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-12T17:00:02.405-04:00

A Moment of Science is a daily audio podcast, public radio program, and video series telling the scientific story behind some of life's most curious mysteries.Thousands of questions about the world you live in are answered in the two-minute radio programs from A Moment of Science. They are for anyone even a little bit interested in how the world around you works – even those who don't know much

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-33395229567350338732011-10-12T09:51:00.001-04:002011-10-12T09:51:17.060-04:00

19Pencils is a website created by a team of Silicon Valley technology veterans where teachers can discover, manage, and share learning content. It was the subject of a post here earlier this summer.19Pencils has just announced the addition of a number of new things:Multi-Question Quizzes for easy convenient class discussion or for simple student reviewsStudent Tracking of quizzes as well as

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-16403910155840368302011-10-11T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-11T17:00:02.606-04:00

Mathopoly is a teaching tool disguised as a math game offering middle school students the opportunity to learn mathematical concepts and formulas in a fun, relaxed environment.Mathopoly integrates all the mathematical concepts necessary to help kids succeed in a modern curriculum.  Everything about the game is mathematical, from the dice toss to the curriculum-based* questions.Calculators are not

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-31337018063090157392011-10-10T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-10T17:00:02.838-04:00

EducatorsResources.com strives to provide up-to-date, comprehensive information on educational, enrichment, recreational, and entertainment activities in an easy to use format for teachers, parents, and others who work with young people.EducatorsResources.com is a directory of fundraising resources and ideas; school assembly  programs; supplies, equipment, and services vendors; and professional

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-19164565285956808942011-10-08T10:00:00.000-04:002011-10-08T10:00:05.955-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayToronto-based Dataport is a free web-based service offering an easy and accurate Scantron alternative for scoring and grading tests.TuesdayShowbeyond is a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform, and story sharing

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-84386847182955077862011-10-06T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-06T17:00:00.153-04:00

Moneyville is an educational and fun website that was specially designed for school children 5-9 years old. With its entertaining games and various activities, your students can explore where money comes from, what money is worth, and how they can prioritize and save up.Students are given their own house and room, as well as their own character. When a student leaves Moneyville, all of his or her

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-55874698511258908462011-10-05T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-05T17:00:04.419-04:00

Sometimes it's useful or necessary to be able to edit the text in a PDF document in MS Office, OpenOffice, Pages, or whatever word processor you prefer. Here are a pair of free online tools, ABBYY FineReader Online and PDF to Word Free, that will make it possible for you to grab the text from that PDF (or other types of documents) and convert it into an editable format.ABBYY FineReader Online

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-49340279717984939852011-10-04T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-04T17:00:01.213-04:00

Showbeyond is a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform, and story sharing community. A slidecast is a multimedia format that can be used for online story telling and online presentations. A slidecast combines and synchronizes a slideshow with a podcast. Showbeyond lets you easily mix your images with sound and text to create multimedia stories, then share your stories with

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-45464265811655276022011-10-03T17:00:00.000-04:002011-10-03T17:00:02.672-04:00

Toronto-based Dataport is a free web-based service offering an easy and accurate Scantron alternative for scoring and grading tests.Print bubble sheets for your tests and surveys, students complete them, then scan them for automatic grading and scoring using DataPort.Dataport was created to save teachers and schools the money used to purchase Scantron scanners and bubble sheets. With Dataport,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-1396966859976515622011-10-01T10:00:00.000-04:002011-10-01T10:00:03.665-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayThe General Motors Education website offers teachers and students resources and activities that highlight energy, environment, and sustainability topics.TuesdayAnimaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-9254738956460282902011-09-29T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-29T17:00:02.240-04:00

 Thinking Blocks is a group of tools designed to help students solve math word problems accurately and efficiently using brightly colored blocks. Thinking Blocks makes it possible for teachers to easily integrate model drawing into their math curriculum.Students model mathematical relationships and identify known and unknown quantities. The Thinking Blocks models help students organize

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-79264653609061203292011-09-28T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-28T17:00:03.022-04:00

Sharing files as email attachments has been a staple of digital life for many years, but it can be awkward and limited, especially if multiple or large files are involved. There is now a ton of better file sharing options available online. Kicksend and MediaFire are two easy-to-use tools that make sharing and distribution of digital content (even fairly large files) relatively simple and

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-68428750648828969082011-09-27T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-27T17:00:04.205-04:00

Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over virtual time.An Animap is displayed like a video. Viewers can play, pause, rewind, fast-forward, slow, or speed up the action.See an example of an AnimapAnimaps can be designated as Public or Private. Public maps will be

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-86800487131477056482011-09-26T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-26T17:00:03.183-04:00

The General Motors Education website offers teachers and students resources and activities that highlight energy, environment, and sustainability topics.Teachers can find many resources at GM Education, including free lesson plans, that have been developed for the classroom through partnerships with Weekly Reader, Junior Achievement, and Keystone Center covering a variety of topics around energy,

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-23142278912965655492011-09-24T10:00:00.000-04:002011-09-24T10:00:04.070-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayHave Fun Teaching is a rich source of supplemental teaching materials such as  worksheets, coloring pages, songs, videos, and fun activities.TuesdayBigMarker is a free web conferencing community where you can teach a virtual class

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-24662174477230221502011-09-22T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-22T17:00:02.026-04:00

Deliver real-time classroom updates to parents by email, text message, or both, right from your cell phone using SnappSchool. Send your message to SnappSchool, either by email or text message, and it automatically gets forwarded to all of your students’ parents who have subscribed to the service. Parents can choose to receive your updates via email, SMS, or both.SnappSchool features:No managing

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-6290575540512474222011-09-21T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-21T17:00:01.459-04:00

Danica McKellar, perhaps best known as Winnie Cooper on the TV series The Wonder Years, is the author of three books about studying and learning math targeted mainly at teen girls.In the first of these books, Math Doesn't Suck: How to Survive Middle School Math Without Losing Your Mind or Breaking a Nail, math lessons are presented in the style of a teen magazine. It was a bestseller in 2007, and

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-79167280548451833932011-09-20T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-20T17:00:04.012-04:00

BigMarker is a free web conferencing community where you can teach a virtual class or support students beyond the school walls with unlimited access to live events.The BigMarker desktop sharing system, interactive whiteboard, instant messaging system, and live audio/video chat let users conduct collaborative and productive online classes.Features of BigMarker:Multipoint video conferencing

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-13616689876327037322011-09-19T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-19T17:00:07.494-04:00

Have Fun Teaching is a rich source of supplemental teaching materials such as  worksheets, coloring pages, songs, videos, and fun activities.The mission of Have Fun Teaching is to:create the best online resource for teachers, parents, home-schoolers, and kids.provide teachers with more time with kids and less time with lesson plans.give hope and encouragement to fellow educators.help teachers to

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-25461008887868516192011-09-17T10:00:00.000-04:002011-09-17T10:00:07.783-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayThere is no paucity of online tools that can be used to create attractive charts and other kinds of data visualizations. Here are four free, easy-to-use options worth looking at.TuesdayThe mission of Edufy is to "provide all

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-84219114660310954552011-09-15T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-15T17:00:03.424-04:00

Parents, Students, Teachers of Mathematics is a free online site designed to supplement teaching and learning math.Register and create a class on PSToM. Only invited students can join your class if you designate it 'private'. Any student can view the list of public classes on PSToM and join them. Whether your class is 'public' or 'private', send your students email invitations to join your

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-69212733898075203222011-09-14T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-14T17:00:02.080-04:00

 Featured today are two websites offering free resources for science classrooms: ScienceMonster.com and Succeeding with Science.ScienceMonster.com is a collection of free science games and related lessons and is one of the seven Coolmath.com websites.ScienceMonster.com includes games and lessons for learning about the Earth, life and physical sciences, astronomy, and technology.Succeeding with

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-43664545508758172592011-09-13T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-13T17:00:03.998-04:00

The mission of Edufy is to "provide all teachers with the tools that make it possible to build an individualized learning experience for students to promote STEM education" by making it easy to find specialized activities.At Edufy, STEM-area teachers can find a broad range of activities on every topic that can be used to build a differentiated learning experience meeting every student's needs.

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-78946392813408244642011-09-12T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-12T17:00:04.122-04:00

There is no paucity of online tools that can be used to create attractive charts and other kinds of data visualizations. Here are four free, easy-to-use options worth looking at.Rich Chart LiveRich Chart Live is a free online web app that can be used to create visually attractive and interactive charts. All you need is an Internet connection and a Flash-enabled web browser in Windows, Mac, or

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-25396561574955907122011-09-10T10:00:00.000-04:002011-09-10T10:00:06.855-04:00

For those of you who may have missed a Catch of the Day or who didn't have the opportunity to look at some of them during this past week, here's a second chance. MondayNo Post / Labor Day HolidayTuesdayWith roots in the famous World Game, o.s.Earth's Global Simulation Workshop is an exciting, innovative interactive game that builds critical skills, social bonds, and global awareness.WednesdayReal

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-72041771474617558562011-09-09T13:12:00.001-04:002011-09-09T13:12:58.492-04:00

BetterLesson, a website to connect teachers and enable them to create, organize, and share their best curricula, has been the subject of two earlier posts.BetterLesson recently added some popularly requested features including Dropbox import, Box.net import, and Upload new version. Promised for the fall are a lesson page redesign and lesson calendar. If you’re interested in being one of the first

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-36030183671333574252011-09-08T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-08T17:00:03.942-04:00

The catch today actually pulled in two simple tools that you might find useful, PageFlip-Flap and CiteThisForMe.Online Flash-driven page flipper PageFlip-Flap transforms your doc, pdf, or movie file into an interactive flipbook. Simply upload your file. PageFlip-Flap accepts pdf, doc(x)/ppt(x)/xls(x), ods/odt/odp, jpg, png, gif, avi, mov, flv, zip, and more file types.You will shortly receive an

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-20345882928730866632011-09-07T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-07T17:00:01.388-04:00

Real World Math is a resource offering free math lessons and activities for grades 4-10. The unique feature of these lessons is they are presented on the virtual globe of Google Earth.RealWorldMath.org is designed to help math educators extend the math concepts beyond the pages of the textbook. Google Earth is used to accomplish this by providing extremely clear interactive 3D satellite views of

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5193574182300794998.post-19035707438485461412011-09-06T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-06T17:00:00.676-04:00

With roots in the famous World Game*, o.s.Earth's Global Simulation Workshop is an exciting, innovative interactive game that builds critical skills, social bonds, and global awareness. The Global Simulation Workshop is a live-action game in which participants assume the roles of global leaders. The players must use creativity and integrated thinking to succeed in a complex environment. Each

Thomas Boitonoreply@blogger.com0