Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Future of Technology
While this video is a few years old, it makes you think hard about the effects of technology on our world today. It is amazing to think that when this video was created in 2007, the "future" is what we now consider the present. This means that with the advancements in technology since then, the data in this video shows less of an effect from technology than there is today. Enjoy the video!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Literactive: "Teaching Children to Read"
Photo Credit: www.literactive.com |
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Kerpoof!
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Logo image from: www.kerpoof.com |
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Area and Perimeter
The link below is an interactive website guide to Area and Perimeter. It is useful for students individually and also to be used as a class on a Promethean Board. It first teaches how to calculate area and perimeter and then gives problems where students can enter the answer to check it. For students struggling to learn area and perimeter, this is an alternate, hands-on way for them to learn and practice!
http://www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html
http://www.bgfl.org/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html
Thursday, May 10, 2012
60 Educational Apps
This presentation is quite useful for teachers, especially ones with iPhones, iPads, or other similar products! It lists 60 educational apps, describes each of them, and shows pictures of each. It shows many neat tools that can be used in the classroom with the students or just by the teacher.
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Prezi and Technology in Education
Recently, a new type of media, called Prezi, has become popular. It is very similar to PowerPoint, but quite different at the same time.
The first example of a Prezi talks about how technology is related to education. In my opinion, the points made in the video are very accurate.
The first example of a Prezi talks about how technology is related to education. In my opinion, the points made in the video are very accurate.
Prezi+iPad= on Prezi
The second example is a great idea for a project in middle school. Students design a middle school of the future, creating models or floor plans describing the sizes of the building, rooms, parking lots, etc. and determining the layout and technology of the building. It's a very neat project that allows students to be creative and complete it the way they feel is best!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Guess My Number Games
Here are two games that you can play with your students to help them with their adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing of numbers. They are tricky because no matter what number they pick, you will always guess right, so you will always win!
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1. Choose a number
2. Multiply it by 2
3. Add 10 to the number from step 2
4. Divide the number from step 3 by 2
5. Subtract original number from the
number in step 4
number in step 4
6. Answer will ALWAYS be 5
2nd game:
1. Pick any 2 digit number
2. Add the two digits together
3. Subtract the number in step 2 from the
original number
original number
4. Add two digits of the number in step 3 together
5. Answer will ALWAYS be 9
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Need a little encouragement today?
This video is a great reminder of our purpose as teachers and our reasons for choosing this difficult profession. It is a very inspirational and motivational video. Enjoy...
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