DDR
New resource from The American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS), a Verizon Thinkfinity Content Partner.
http://www.kineticcity.com/missions/nutrition/
You can play with your mouse but you can also play with any Dance DanceRevolution (DDR) pad that has a USB cable.
Google Forms in the Classroom
You thought we were using Gmail just so we can email and chat.
But have you thought about how you can use Google Tools with your students?
Here's a way to use forms:
http://tbarrett.edublogs.org/2008/02/10/using-google-forms-in-the-classroom/
As always, if you are interested at all in integrating this into your lessons, just ask me.
More:
Classroom-ready lesson plans that utilize Google Apps.
http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.html
A cool movie making tool for students
Grant Opportunity
K-12 Grant To Award Classroom Clickers
The Turning Foundation, Study Island, and Performance Matters have launched a new grant to award teachers with student response systems, also known as classroom clickers.
The 2009 Classroom Improvement Technology Grant program will award 15 teachers a 32-seat polling system and related software, a one-year license to Study Island's state testing prep suite, and one year of access to Performance Matters' data management solution, along with related technical support.
"Our goal is to positively impact student achievement and increase the overall success of students and teachers in the classroom. Combining these effective solutions under one grant opportunity will give award recipients the tools they need to accomplish exactly that," said John Wilson, Turning Foundation director, in a prepared statement.
Teachers of public/non-profit schools (grades 3 through 8) are eligible to apply for the grants. Applications are due can apply before Oct. 25. Recipients will be announced Oct. 30.
Further information is available here.
moshi monsters
How can we use Moshi Monsters for educational purposes?
http://www.moshimonsters.com/
http://twitter.com/moshimonsters
Graphic Organizers
Several free graphic organizers:
http://www.graphicorganizers.com/downloads.htm
