Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( May 26 – June 2, 2012)
May 27, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Noredink
A creative web based tool to help students improve their grammar and writing skills.
Awesome Screenshot
Capture screen shots of whole web page or selected part, annotate and share instantly.
Memplai
Allow students to collaborate, create, view and share videos easily.
RESOURCES
Letterbubbles
A fun game to help students learn typing.
Time Test
A sample test on time.
GIVEAWAYS OF THE WEEK
CrinkledNose Notepads
Fill […]
Creative Ideas
May 24, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
Did you know that text messaging was first invented by cell phone carriers to let customers know about problems with their networks? As people started using it, they discovered that text messages could be used to communicate with one another. Yep, that’s how this text messaging frenzy all got started. It’s really rather […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( May 19 – 26, 2012)
May 21, 2012 by PLB Blogger · 1 Comment
TOOLS
Searchypants
Provide a safe and secure search environment by creating a custom search home page for your students.
Calibre
Convert eBooks into your desired format. Also, sync with other eBook readers, find and add tags to your books.
Gnowledge
Create, publish, share and take tests, exercises and assignments. Also store results, scores, answers for easy referencing.
RESOURCES
Eye on Idioms
Teach […]
Leadership
May 17, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
As a teacher, I’m sure you’ve had days when you wish you didn’t have to use your “red pen” again to mark errors on a child’s neatly written work. Sometimes it can feel like we are just looking for errors in a student’s work. It’s so important to remember to look beyond mistakes […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( May 12 – 19, 2012)
May 14, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
TOOLS
Sploder
Create custom puzzles and games.
Lessonopoly
Helps to organize activities inside and outside the classroom, create and share lesson plans.
File Dropper
Upload and share big files, up to 5 GB, with colleagues and students.
RESOURCES
States of matter
Reinforce the concept of matter using this fun physical activity.
Ultimate Excel Periodic Table
A periodic table with all the basic chemical information […]
Perfectionists
May 10, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
You know this person…everything for them needs to be perfect. It’s about dotting every i and crossing every t unless, of course, they should be formatted differently for some reason. Across many professions (think computer programming and surgeons) and kinds of work (think editing and publishing), being a perfectionist is really a valuable […]
Dealing with Failures
May 3, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
A few years back when I was involved in helping to create a charter school focused on business, we felt strongly about two things: first, bringing business to education and second, educating businesses. In looking at today, I recognize that we had failed at both of these goals.
One of the attempts to bring […]
Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
April 27, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
It’s important for us all to reflect and remember our greatest victories within our profession. This helps us to be aware of what created the success and examine practices for improvement. It’s also a phenomenal way to gently remind ourselves when we’re feeling a little down: “I’ve done something similar like this before, […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week ( Apr 21 – 28, 2012)
April 22, 2012 by PLB Blogger · 1 Comment
TOOLS
Lesson Writer
Create lesson plans and instructional materials for teaching English language skills from any reading passage.
Shelfster
Online tool to capture information and images while creating and sharing documents.
Festisite Money
Create personalized money bills.
RESOURCES
Water Quality
Help students determine the best water quality by finding the pH value.
GIVEAWAYS OF THE WEEK
Hitachi Interactive Board
Enter to win one for your […]
Autism Awareness
April 19, 2012 by PLB Blogger · Leave a Comment
It’s Autism Awareness month and I’ve been thinking about what awareness really means. Does it mean just knowing that there’s a condition called autism? There has to be more to it than that. As teachers, we need to “know” not only about what autism is but also how we can integrate or accommodate a child who has autism […]
