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