32 Characteristics of High - Performing Classrooms
31 July 2013
30 July 2013
The virtual School
The virtual School
The Virtual School' want to create 3600 free videos for secondary education in
Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Maths, English and ICT literacy within the next 2-3 years.
There are already 300 videos on various topics.
29 July 2013
24 July 2013
Record MP3
Record MP3
Record MP3 is a free tool for recording audio messages.
To record a message using Record MP3 just grant the
Flash recorder access to your computer, click record, and start talking.
When your recording is complete you will get a link that you
can post online or email to anyone you want to hear your recording.
23 July 2013
Countdown Timer
Countdown Timer
A useful countdown timer which you can set from 10 second up to 6 hours.
Great for tests and getting your class tidy on time.
I really like the visual clock so that you can see how much time is left!!
Tagul
Tagul
A word cloud site where you can make your words into great pieces of art.
Add your words and play with the settings until it looks just right.
Easy to use!!
22 July 2013
Electric Circuits
Intro to Electric Circuits
This is really fantastic.
It is a really good introduction to electrical circuits and how they work.
19 July 2013
Photo Peach
Photo Peach
This multimedia application allows users to create some amazing
still picture slideshows with awesome affects. There is even a quiz
feature that teachers might be interested in.
still picture slideshows with awesome affects. There is even a quiz
feature that teachers might be interested in.
Very nice!
Science Electromagnets
Science Electromagnets
This is really nice for younger learners.
It is a game that can be played by changing the amount of coils to
see if you can pick up the correct amount of paperclips!!
Story Maker
Story Maker
This site is from the Carnegie Library and it actually helps students make the book.
It gives them a choice of characters, settings etc that they can put together in an
infinite number of ways to make individual books.and it even helps with the sentences.
Perfect for Foundation Phase!
16 July 2013
Youblisher
Youblisher
Youblisher is such a cool site.
It is a way to create online books, magazines, catalogs, business reports,
or presentations. All you do is upload a document that you have created,
and it creates a flipable or turnable book from the document.
14 July 2013
13 July 2013
ABCya Word Cloud
ABCya Word Cloud
ABCya.com word clouds for kids! A word cloud is a graphical representation
of word frequency. Type or paste text into the box below and press the arrow button
to view the word cloud generated. The appearance of a word cloud can be altered
using the graphical buttons above the cloud. It is also easy to save and/or print the
cloud by simply pressing a button.
of word frequency. Type or paste text into the box below and press the arrow button
to view the word cloud generated. The appearance of a word cloud can be altered
using the graphical buttons above the cloud. It is also easy to save and/or print the
cloud by simply pressing a button.
Very Cool!!
11 July 2013
Cloud Convert
Cloud Convert
CloudConvert is a free, online file format conversion service that lets you
easily convert files from different formats. Simply select, or drag and drop,
your files, select options (email when done, send to Dropbox, send to Google Drive
and off you go. As it's name implies, everything is done in the cloud with no
software to download. It also works in mobile browsers so you can convert files
on the go to be able to view them on your mobile device.
10 July 2013
West Virginia PBL Project Data Base
West Virginia PBL Project Data Base
This is a wonderful site where teachers can search through the subjects
of
reading, language arts, math, science, social studies, dance, visual
arts, theater, and music.
You can select from grade two all the way
through grade twelve.
These are PBL projects made by teachers for
teachers!
Very Cool!!
Alice programming
Alice programming
Alice is a freeware object-oriented educational programming language
with an integrated development environment (IDE).
Alice uses a drag and drop environment to create computer animations
using 3D models.
09 July 2013
Stickies
Stickies
Skinable desktop notes to remind one of important things to do.
Once on screen, stickies will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots.
Once on screen, stickies will remain where placed until closed, even through reboots.
Very cool!
08 July 2013
math play ground
mathplayground
This is really cool!!
It is basically a game area for maths.
Very addictive!!
Inkscape
Inkscape
Inkscape is an open-source graphics editor for Windows computers.
It features a very comprehensible user interface that makes it easy to
edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps, etc.
This free software includes many of the features found in CorelDraw and Illustrator.
It features a very comprehensible user interface that makes it easy to
edit nodes, perform complex path operations, trace bitmaps, etc.
This free software includes many of the features found in CorelDraw and Illustrator.
Very nice!!
My Science Box
My Science Box
At My Science Box you’ll find complete, scaffolded lesson plans to
teach a 4-6 week middle school science unit through activities, projects, and field trips.
You can also find lesson plans, etc
Very AWESOME!!