Useful tips for using iPads in Schools

Mike Fisher is a teacher and technology integration consultantt and he has put together this very useful and popular binder on useful tips for using iPads in the classroom.

iPads in Schools

Parents who like to get organized

A nice video for getting those 'piles' of papers off your virtual desk...http://www.viddler.com/explore/ajwoodle/videos/10/

Brain Games for Kids

A great resource of online games that help stimulate and engage kids' cognitive skills. Parents will love having kids spend time with these games!

Brain Games

A Nice Library of Teaching Resources

Thank you for sharing these resources! They are on a wide variety of topics that teachers could use in the classroom.

http://2sparkley.edublogs.org/2010/09/04/my-livebinders/

Algebra resources from 4th grade to high school

Here is a shelf of binders that homeschoolers and teachers can use for algebra problems to practice.

http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search?search=&terms=algebra&type=0

Science resources at your fingertips

LiveBinder user 'MsWhite' put together a collection of binders on her science shelf that holds links, outlines and documents useful for middle school teachers to use for their classroom.

http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search_author?terms=MsWhite

Google Calendar

Mike Fisher created a great youtube video on how to embed a google calendar into a livebinder. Having a live calendar in you livebinder is a great way to access documents and check deadlines all in one place. You can have a tab that hosts the google calendar among other tabs containing all the documents you need for your project. The other great thing about google calendar in a binder is that you can also embed other google docs in the binder as well. You can have published documents that update in the binder everytime you make a change. You can also have collaborative google docs so students can work on writing projects within the binder without having to worry about re-uploading finished documents. More on that later. In the meantime, enjoy this video by Mike Fisher.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5Dj_1HB67A

Mobile Apps for education

Here is a livebinder that user loakvik put together that teachers have been raving about. A great collection of useful resources on using Mobile Applications for eduacation.

Mobile Apps for Education

For budding artists - Joseph Cornell Art boxes

A cool binder on a great collection of videos and links on how to create your own art boxes in the tradition of Joseph Cornell. I loved doing projects like this when I was in art class...

http://bit.ly/9XW4bk

Joseph Cornell art boxes

Valuable Resources for Gifted Kids Great for Your Kids Too

I came across a library of resources put together by a teacher in Texas who identifies herself as 'teachagiftedkid.' In her blog - she discusses the importance of providing the right learning environment for gifted children. Often times, the kids do not know why they are placed in such programs - only that they've taken a test and there they are. She makes an interesting point - arguing that alot of this mindset reflects how parents and teachers have not paid attention to learning differences in these students and also identifies that this may be where the struggle with elitism in the program develops.

I think all students have their own unique ways of learning - we are not robots after all. I think parents should understand the different ways in which their kids respond to information. They can benefit from the work that other parents and teachers have created to help students become the best they can be. Its worth checking out - if only as a way to reinforce learning at home.

Her blog addresses many interesting questions: - http://teachagiftedkid.com/

And here is her library of resources: http://bit.ly/asrVQv

Mobile Applications for Teachers and Students

If you are looking to engage your students with devices, this is a pretty comprehensive list of mobile applications that can be used in the classroom.
http://tinyurl.com/256gv4a

Home schooling Resources

Discovered a mom who has collected some great resources for homeschooling your kids. Check out the nice collection of link from her livebinders shelf.

http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search?search=&terms=nanaelaine&type=1

Great and Clever student geometry projects

I couldn't help but admire the work 'librarybecky' did on the student geometry projects. Its a great way to use voice threads. I'm really impressed with the student work and creativity.

Web 2.0 Projects – a Celebration of Student Learning

Great Science project for the summer

here is a cool website that lets you help Nasa map the moon. There are high resolution images of the moons surface and this application lets anyone explore the pictures and map out craters with descriptions. I think this would be a great science project for the summer. And a great way to get free help for NASA...

http://bit.ly/dzTEYt

Amazing Man-Made Disasters that still exist

This is an amazing photoslide show that tells the story of man-made disasters that were never resolved and still exist today. It makes you think about how small this world is...

http://huff.to/dx5d8k

Great teacher and student resources on writing

I found a blog by a fellw blogspot blogger who discovered some resources that teachers put together on tech websites as well as a whole list of ideas and projects for helping students with their writing. As my daughters get older, I really see the advantages of being a good writer. Everyone needs to learn how to communicate their opinions and ideas in writing!

Her blog post is here and worth taking a look at. Check out her blog at http://wemstech.blogspot.com/

Gulf Oil Spill

I am concerned about the oil leak in the Gulf coast. It is not a spill which is finite but a leak that is continuing to cause havoc to our environment, not to mention our economy.

Here are some of the interesting stories and environmental perspectives that was put together recently on the issue.

Gulf Oil Spill

Happy Paperless Earth Day 2010

Just recently learned about the paperless day drive on Earth Day. 1500 teachers from around the world are teaching students without the use of extra paper. I bet there have been some creative approaches to learning today. great job to all those teachers.

Here is a link provided by Dean Mantz of Mantz's Mission to a great resource of digital ideas and tools that teachers can adopt in the classroom. There is also a podcast from the founder of paperless day Steve Katz and by Elaine Plybon from Discovery Education Network about the challenges and rewards of going digital. The main take away I got was that both teachers and students are excited about learning. We need new models for teaching because students are wired so differently now.

http://dmantz7.edublogs.org/2010/04/22/earth-day-pln-style/

Enjoy!

Texas GT teachers resources

Here is a comprehensive list of teaching resources from kindergarten to 4th grade in subjects like math and science for those teachers in Texas GT teachers for the TPSP projects . A nice compilations of websites and youtube videos collected by teachagiftedkid.

http://www.livebinders.com/shelf/search_author?terms=teachagiftedkid

Online Flash Cards and online quizes

For all those high school and college students that want a more interactive way to study flash cards for your subjects, check out this great resource of online flash card and testing sites.

Study Tools

Homeschooling Resource

Discovered a great collection of homeschooling resources all in one online binder. It has all of the standard course resources like math, science, grammar, but also useful ideas for PE, art, Music, and spelling.

Check out'Amyswanderings' binder below:

Homeschool for Free

St. Patrick's Day Lesson Plans

If you are looking to spice up your lessons around the theme of St. Patrick's day, here is another binder from xmath with some great resources on activities and the history of the St. Patrick's day holiday.

St Patrick's Day Resources

Olympic Teaching Plans

This may be a little late, but if you are looking for a special Friday project, check out this livebinder on activities around the 2010 Olympics.

OLYMPIC LESSON PLANS

Gardens at School

Spring is another 6 weeks away, but that doesn't mean we can't get ready for it. Nice job by 'ianjod' who create a livebinder on all these great resources for gardening at your school. He has included some handouts in colorful PDFs that give examples of what schools have done to participate in the gardening activities. It also includes the pedagogy behind these outdoor - tactile activities. There are even some lovely pictures from some example school projects.

Any teacher who is thinking about engaging the kids in a garden project will want to check out this livebinder.

School Gardens

Sugar - the bitter truth videos

I found this binder with a great collection of Youtube videos showing a powerpoint presentation given by Robert H. Lustig professor of pediatrics at UCSF talking about recent research on the effects of sugar. He not only explains what sugar does to your body, but also how high concentrations of sugar in the form of corn syrup, and fructose are even more deadly. This will change the way you eat and live your life.

Please view these videos and become informed for yourself and your family.

Sugar – how bad is it?

Another binder on learning the States

Here is another binder put together covering all of the facts on the different states in the US. There is even a very useful and engaging interactive game in the last tab that will help quiz your kids about all of the state capitals.

Click on the link or binder icon below to launch:

States: facts and links