Does Listening to Music While Studying Facilitate Learning?
We all love music and most often enjoy it as a hobby. We may also use it to pass time while stuck in traffic, make our mundane chores more enjoyable and even to calm ourselves before a big presentation. Over the years, many studies have reported the positive effects of music on our […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Jan 11 – 18, 2014)
TOOLS
remind101
A way for teachers to text message students and stay in touch with parents.
Quizdini
Create fun activities and customized material for students to learn.
RESOURCES
Figure This
Mathematics problems and resources for elementary school students.
Bio Poems Made Easy
A tutorial to help students write poems about themselves, historical figures or story characters.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Books: No Bears and […]
Global Connections
Do you have a friend or relative who lives across the globe? How do you use the Internet to connect with them?
We talk about the world being a global village, and yet some of us don’t really know much of the world outside our own towns or states. With the internet and technology, […]
How Can I Use “Book Hooks” in the Classroom?
A good “hook” to a book is one that can entice the reader to continue reading. A hook can be an intriguing line or statement comprising the key elements of the book.
Prepare in advance, the list of books (and its hooks) you intend to read aloud with your class. Your hooks should be […]
How Can I Use a Classroom Blog to Connect With Parents?
There are many ways to improve parent involvement in the classroom. One creative way is with the help of blogs.
Having a classroom blog serves many purposes. Apart from encouraging parent involvement, it can be used to motivate the students to write more, as well as, inculcate in them a sense of ownership and […]
Teacher Resources, Tools & Giveaways for the week (Jan 4 – 11, 2014)
TOOLS
Fetchnotes
Organize notes, share and collaborate instantly.
Portfoliogen
An online service for teachers to create their own customized portfolio website.
RESOURCES
MathDisk
Interactive environment to learn math and physics.
Word Games
A collection of word games ranging from simple word searches and crosswords to games that require players to complete sentences and phrases.
GIVEAWAY OF THE WEEK
Gift Card
Enter for a chance to […]
Looking Forward to 2014
Best wishes of the season to all of you. It’s a brand new year full of new and exciting opportunities, and we celebrate with you.
We at PLB want 2014 to be a year of growth and expansion. This year we want to reach many more wonderful teachers across more schools. We want to […]
How Can I Help Students With Poor Keyboarding Skills?
Formerly known as typewriting skills; keyboarding skills are the correct finger placement on the keyboard enabling the students to enter words quickly and accurately. Students can be introduced to this training as early as in their elementary ages. This helps to prevent development of incorrect techniques and habits that are difficult to correct […]
How Can I Use the iPad’s Sharing Tools to Teach More Effectively?
Moving from accessing resources that help you differentiate your instruction to supporting the painless and instant sharing of these resources with your students becomes a fluent motion while using the iPad. As you find or create documents for your students to read, annotate and build upon, sharing becomes a simple step using group […]
How can I use Classroom Newspapers to Enhance Participation?
The classroom is a place where a student’s talent and creativity is nurtured, where the students can practice effective interpersonal relationships, communication and collaboration. A classroom newspaper is one such project that can help build these skills in our students.
The outline:
Brainstorming starts right from the first step; that is creating an outline for […]
