Catch of the Day - Electronic Bluebook - 3/15/2011

Electronic Bluebook is a secure test-taking program that provides teachers with a secure testing option while at the same time providing students with a reliable program for submitting their exam answers.

Once students open the Electronic Bluebook program, they cannot access the internet, computer files, or any other programs, and cannot use any word-processing templates, macros, or shortcuts. Answers are auto-saved every 30 seconds while the exam is in progress. After the student completes the exam, the answer file is encrypted and submitted for printing and/or review.

New customers receive a free semester of Electronic Bluebook allowing schools to try it without incurring any costs. Electronic Bluebook doesn't require any long-term contracts and offers flexible payment options.

Electronic Bluebook is customized to work with each school's exam processes and is available for both Mac and PC.

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Catch of the Day - GoAnimate - 3/14/2011

GoAnimate gives teachers and students state-of-art animation tools to create animated stories to complement your teaching.

Teachers and students can create and share animations and interact in a private and secured school environment. The GoAnimate moderation interface gives you complete control over what is getting created and shared.

With the character creator, users can create animated versions of themselves to put in their own stories. Create other characters by professions or include historical figures or celebrities.

The GoAnimateLesson Gallery is a growing database of educational materials made by real educators. Share practices and experiences with colleagues around the world.

See an example of a GoAnimate animation

GoAnimate is free for one teacher and up to 100 student accounts. School accounts start at $12(US) annually.

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Help the Victims of the Japan Disaster

Your gift to the American Red Cross will support disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific. On those rare occasions when donations exceed American Red Cross expenses for a specific disaster, contributions are used to prepare for and serve victims of other disasters.

The Rearview Mirror 3/12/11

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.

Monday

Virtual Math Tutor-A bank of solved math problems and more ... is a blog project produced by a second-generation math teacher mainly to collect solutions to engaging math problems and share them with the world.

Tuesday

PE Central is a website for PreK-12 physical education teachers, students, and parents providing the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children.

Wednesday

DNA is a five-part television series from PBS produced by Thirteen/WNET-New York exploring the history, development, and future of DNA science.

Thursday

BP Educational Service (BPES) makes and distributes curriculum-linked teaching resources about BP and the energy industry for students aged 5-19.

Friday

KooBits is free eBook software that lets users read, organize, and manage all of their eBooks.

Catch of the Day - KooBits - 3/11/2011

KooBits is free eBook software that lets users read, organize, and manage all of their eBooks.

The interactive KooBits software provides a collective shelf for all of your eBooks – read, organize, and manage your eBooks all in one place. KooBits can open many popular eBook formats such as PDF, EPUB, XML, HTML, KBJ, and more.

Use the Highlight and Stamp tools to mark important sections of your eBooks or use the Extraction tool to clip content, then piece the clips together however you like in the Scrapbook.

Registered KooBits users can get a free eBook delivered to their Drop Box every day. Each free eBook is only available free on that day.

Watch a video demo of KooBits

KooBits is available for both Windows and Mac and is free to download and use.

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