Catch of the Day - ClassMarker - 12 Oct 09

The free online quiz maker ClassMarker is today's tasty catch


ClassMarker is a professional hosted online testing service. Educators can administer online exams in or beyond the classroom, give practice tests, and receive results instantly.

Students can take ClassMarker quizzes online without the need to register an email address.

ClassMarker demo screenshot

Some of the advantages of using ClassMarker: create, save and customize tests for each group, view and analyze results instantly while providing personal feedback to students, data is kept secure and private, and save time, paper, money and the environment – no more marking or printing papers.

ClassMarker Settings screenshot

ClassMarker allows you to randomize your test's questions and answers so that each time a test is taken, questions and answers are shown in a different sequence. Time limits for tests can be set as well.

You have full control over how students access their results for each test. You may choose to show results after the test is finished, show the score only, show score and corrections, or show score and corrections including the correct answers. You can also add your own messages to display to the students.

There is no limit to the number of questions and tests allowed on your teacher account. You are limited to only one teacher per account, however.

How to Create a Test Using Classmarker


Link to ClassMarker FAQ

No complicated software or downloads are needed. ClassMarker runs on all common browsers and operating systems just like any other website.

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Catch of the Day - SpellBee.org - 9 Oct 09

The current catch-of-the-day is Spellbee.org


SpellBee.org is a new kind of spelling activity. Each time a student plays, she will be able to choose a partner and play a word game with him.

SpellBee.org is totally free, web-based, and runs in most modern browsers that have Java installed and enabled.

SpellBee.org Screenshot

Teachers can register as SpellBee teachers who will be provided with everything they need to get their classes involved, and will be able to monitor the progress of each of their students. See the PDF flyer for teachers.

Currently the available vocabulary includes approximately 3,000 words of varying difficulties. According to the developers, in the future, teachers may be able to customize SpellBee with a specific list of words.

SpellBee.org Screenshot

SpellBee.org does not collect the names and email addresses of children; they choose a nickname for themselves.There is no chat or email contact through the site. Teachers and parents will be able to request information about a student's record if a child provides her teacher's nickname or her parents' email address.

Link to the SpellBee.org FAQ.

SpellBee.org is a project of the DEMO laboratory at Brandeis University, directed by Professor Jordan Pollack. Spellbee.org was written by DEMO lab member Ari Bader-Natal.

Catch of the Day - GeoGebra - 8 Oct 09

GeoGebra is today's freshly caught feast

GeoGebra is free, multi-platform dynamic mathematics software for learning and teaching. It has received several educational software awards in both Europe and the US.

GeoGebra Application Screenshot

GeoGebra is dynamic mathematics software for all levels of education that combines arithmetic, geometry, algebra and calculus. It offers multiple representations of objects in its graphics, algebra, and spreadsheet views that are all dynamically linked.

GeoGebra Help Screenshot

From the GeoGebra Help page you can access help documents in a variety of formats. Link to the GeoGebra Introductory Book, the Manual, Quickstart guide, and the GeoGebra community and workshops including the internationall GeoGebra wiki in 20 different languages.

GeoGebra Wiki Screenshot

The idea behind GeoGebra is to connect geometric, algebraic, and numeric representations in an interactively. You can do constructions with points, vectors, lines, and conic sections as well as functions and change them live in real-time. Furthermore, GeoGebra allows you to directly enter and manipulate equations and coordinates so you can easily plot functions, use sliders to investigate changing parameters, find symbolic derivatives, and use powerful commands like Root or Sequence

GeoGebra Application Screenshot

GeoGebra can be downloaded and run from your own computer or it can be run online as a Java applet.

Catch of the Day - ReadingLogs.com - 7 Oct 09

ReadingLogs.com is the fresh catch of this day

ReadingLogs.com gives 5 to 12 year old students a better way to track reading, create vocabulary cards and practice spelling. ReadingLogs.com hopes to encourage reading and make learning a more pleasant experience.

Thanks to the original ideas of two elementary school students who were tired of losing their reading logs, ReadingLogs.com is now a 21st century learning environment supported by tools like a listen and spell practice system, built in access to a dictionary, and an electronic reading log. It was designed and developed with the insights and feedback of those students in mind.

The Listen & Spell practice system speaks the words in a spelling list, so that students can listen, spell the words, and check their spelling. Students can also print spelling lists and other study material.

Learning material such as reading, spelling, and vocabulary work can be uploaded to ReadingLogs.com by teachers and is accessible online by the students in their classes.

Catch of the Day - Teaching English with Technology - 6 Oct 09

Teaching English with Technology is today's fresh catch

Teaching English with Technology is a resource rich site dedicated to helping English & Language Arts teachers incorporate technology effectively into their classrooms. Find inquiry-based lessons, activities, and projects. Learn about emerging technologies such as blogs, podcasts, wikis, and social networks, and explore innovative ways of integrating them into your curriculum.

Teaching English with Technology includes resource pages for Commonly Taught Books, Grammar and Writing, English Teacher Sites, ESL/EFL, and Poetry. You can also subscribe to a Teaching English with Technology newsletter.

Tom Daccord and Justin Reich, academic technology trainers, speakers, and authors, are the people behind Teaching English with Technology

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Visit the companion site Teaching History with Technology at thwt.org to learn about incorporating technology effectively in the history classroom.