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

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

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

Study Resources on Pearl Harbor

Found another great binder by 'xmath' who has combined a rich resource of links on the history of Pearl Harbor. If you are teaching a class on this subject, you might want to start by looking at this binder:

Teaching Pearl Harbor

Excellent way to learn States and Capitals

I wish I had this when I was a kid. User 'reynolds5a' put together 5 very useful websites that help your kids learn both the states and capitals. There are three tabs with very useful interactive sites that are fun for kids to play, but effective - kids not only learn the capitals, but also learn how to spell them correctly. I learned something just playing around. Another tab has printable blank maps that you can use for testing. Any parent or teacher will want to get a hold of this livebinder.

States and Capitals

Wonderful Online Teaching Materials

If you are a homeschooling parent or a teacher in a classroom, this livebinder has a wonderful collection of websites that offer media files from subjects like dance and theatre, art, math, science and social science. This is a great way to present high quality material for free. The binder is nicely organized with the first tab presenting a list of material appropriate for Kindergarten or high school. There is also link to the British Monarchy site. The tab PBS National Parks is really beautiful. Be sure to check out the subtab called 'www.wdlrg/en' under the first tab. It displays a wonderful interactive map of the world. Thank you to user 'andersonj' for finding such great resources.

Teacher's Help

Online Art Interactive Websites

Here is a useful livebinder. The livebinder user 'TheresaMcGee' put together a great collection of online art websites for kids to interact with. The binder includes sites about how color is formed, how Picasso created the human form, Tates museum interactive site, the National Gallery of Art website for kids, and many more websites are included. If you are looking for some useful but fun websites to teach creative thinking and artist skills for kids online, this is a great resource.

Click on the link below to launch the livebinder with all the links:

Online Art Games

Cool organizational tools for Students

Most of the time I've been collecting information for parents or teachers to use with their students, but this time I've found a great binder on online tools that help students get organized and make presentations. If your kids are struggling with how to organize their work week, the online tools this binder recommends might help them. Especially if they are checking their email by phone. There are also some cool sites that help build graphs and pie charts and help with presentations.

A must see for students! click on the link below to view

Cool Tools for Students

if the link doesn't work - cut and paste this address in your browser:
http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=2475

Great resource for online calculators

Hello parents, teachers and students - found another useful livebinder with a great resource for online calculators. If you have a student working on a variety of math problems such as algebra or calculus, this binder will have a selection of unique online calculators that can help your kid work through their homework. It is a must have! Check it out by clicking on the link below.

Online Calculators

http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=2343

4th and 5th grade classroom review

I'm following up on my last blog with the 4th and 5th grade summer review binders that Mr. Lester put together for his students. I can't say enough about them. They are a great collection of websites on math, language arts, history, reading and science subjects - selected for each appropriate grade. If you would like your son or daughter to review this summer, these livebinders are a great start. Many of the links have activities that are online and some will allow you to print worksheets for your kids to work on.

Just click on the links below to launch the livebinders.

Mr. Lester- 4th Grade Resources

Mr. Lester- 5th Grade Resources