Word Walls and Flash Cards 04/22/16

Try these teacher tools for creating things:


Word Walls and Flash Cards

Word Workshop from Scholastic (enter your own words)
http://www.scholastic.com/teacher/word-workshop/

Word Wall (Flash Card) Creator (enter your own words)
http://www.schoolexpress.com/wordwalls/wordwalls.php

Word Wall Creator from ABCTeach (choose from pre-made lists)
http://www.abcteach.com/free_word_wall_form.php?word_list_id=86

Word Searches 04/22/16

Try these teacher tools for creating things:

Word Search Creators

Ed Tools
http://edtools.mankindforward.com/word_searches

Discovery Education
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp

Puzzle Maker
http://www.puzzle-maker.com/WS/

A to Z Teacher Stuff
http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/word-search-maker/wordsearch.php

The Teacher's Corner
https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/word-search/

Crossword Puzzles 04/22/16

Try these teacher tools for creating things:


Crossword Puzzle Creators

Discovery Education
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/CrissCrossSetupForm.asp

ABCYa
http://media.abcya.com/games/crossword_puzzle_maker/flash/crossword_puzzle_maker.swf

A-Z Teacher Stuff
http://tools.atozteacherstuff.com/free-printable-crossword-puzzle-maker/

Read Write Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/crossword/

The Teacher's Corner
https://worksheets.theteacherscorner.net/make-your-own/crossword/

Free Clipart 04/15/16

It's getting harder to find ways to insert clipart into student (and teacher) presentations.  Here are a few sites that might help.

Classroom Clipart

http://classroomclipart.com/clipart/Clipart/Education.htm

search capability

categorized

can download or copy and paste

Public Domain WP Clipart

https://www.wpclipart.com/browse.html

Search capability at the top right

Seems to be all (mostly) very appropriate images

School Clip Art

http://www.school-clip-art.com/

Not searchable

But lots of categories to narrow down your search

Usage info here - http://www.school-clip-art.com/usage.shtml - they ask for credit on projects

And a reminder about Discovery Education clipart.  They continue to add new images, but there is no search capability.  

http://etnpisd.blogspot.com/2016/01/free-clipart-012916.html 

Just for Fun! 04/15/16

It's testing season, and things can get a little stressful.  So, here are some fun (albeit rather useless) websites that you and maybe your students can enjoy to alleviate the tension!

Online Tennis
http://www.freetennis.org/tennis-game.swf

Bikini Bottom Bowling (blocked for student login)

http://jatek-online.hu/zx0i0p/sponge_bob_squarepants.swf

Big Head Futbol (blocked for student login)

http://megasoccer.com/games_f/big-head-football.swf

ESPN Football

http://a.espncdn.com/arcade/prod/games/returnman2/10112010/returnman2_final.swf

Need a little more educational sites?  Try these:

Figurative Language Baseball

http://www.starrmatica.com/standalone/starrMaticaFigurativeLanguageBaseball.swf

Multiplication Baseball

http://www.prongo.com/math/baseball_multiply.swf

Basketball Pressure Test
http://www.ricecookerstudios.com/assets/interactive/int004.swf

Pixar/Khan Academy 04/01/16

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Pixar Animation Studios and Khan Academy have joined forces to produce Pixar in a Box - an online classroom that includes free mini-lectures and activities for students, especially aspiring animators.

“Learn how Pixar filmmakers use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to create movie magic. “
YouTube Overview: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Iu1Z0h1i1Y

Site:  https://www.khanacademy.org/about/blog/post/127714217180/pixar-in-a-box-the-math-behind-the-movies
If you’re interested, then Google search for  “pixar khan” and get lots of information back!

Spring Virtcon 2016 04/01/16

Discovery Education

April 16, 2016 | 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (EST)

Click here for more information.

VirtCon is a bi-annual conference that brings our community together to hear cutting-edge keynotes, be inspired by thought-provoking presentations, and participate in engaging discussions with the Discovery Education Community around the globe. Streamed live from our headquarters in Maryland, VirtCon provides you with the opportunity to hear from your peers, share ideas and instructional tools, and discover new resources available to you. 

Spring VirtCon 2016

WOW! Just for Fun! 04/01/16

Websites Of the Week!

Spring is here, and the weather is beautiful!
Check out these fun, educational sites kids can enjoy both indoors and out!


Lego Digital Designer

http://ldd.lego.com/en-us/
Thanks Roger!

Bembo's Zoo

http://www.bemboszoo.com/Bembo.swf

Get Outside!

https://ecokids.ca/get-outside#0 

Take Action!

https://ecokids.ca/take-action/play-and-learn

Cambridge Reader's Level Test

http://cdextras.cambridge.org/Readers/RPT_last.swf

Istation iPad App 04/01/16

Several elementary campuses have been fortunate to receive grants for iPads and iPad Minis specifically to use with programs like Istation.

Learn more about the Istation iPad App!  Using the iPad App is  a great way for younger students to interact more easily with the Istation program. Click the link below for more information.

http://www.istation.com/TexasSUCCESS/FAQ#

ActivInspire & ClassFlow 04/01/16

Last year Promethean and ClassFlow teamed up so that ClassFlow is now included when (if) you update your ActivInspire software.
This gives you a wide range of possibilities, including:

o   Thousands of free interactive resources;

o   Students and teachers can project digital learning resources from any mobile device to an electronic display that the entire class can see;

o   Students can receive, send, draw or interact with one another or with the instructor individually concerning lesson content;

o   Teachers can create instant polls;

o   Anybody can connect from their mobile device with a built-in digital whiteboard;

o   Presentations, slides and notes collected from a lesson can be sent to the entire classroom;

A search for “ActivInspire ClassFlow” on YouTube will bring up quite a few videos for you if you’re interested. Christy Foster may also be teaching this over the summer…still learning it! 

Office 365 and Password Changes 04/01/16

NOTE: Many of our elementary teachers and administrators don't sync their Office 365.  As a result, I don't necessarily recommend that you send this information out to EVERYONE on your elementary campus.  However, you might be asked about something as it relates to this, so you might keep this information for future reference.

Network Password Change: Potential Office 365 Sync Issues

Recently, we've seen a few issues related to changing your network password and the effect it might have on syncing Office 365.

When changing your network password, the ability for your computer to sync with Office 365 may be temporarily problematic. Just wait a few hours, or sometimes even until the next morning, and these issues resolve themselves. 

As a result, you may want to recommend to your campus personnel that when they need or want to change their network password, it might be better to do it at the end of the school day if possible.  This would prevent any network syncing issues being experienced throughout the day.

Open eBooks App! 04/01/16

·   Thousands of Free eBooks Available! (news from TCEA)

    The White House has announced the launch of the Open eBooks App, which will provide thousands of free eBooks to Title I students.

    For more info, go to: 

http://www.tcea.org/blog/open-ebooks-app/?utm_source=TechNotes+03%2F08%2F2016&utm_campaign=TCEA+TechNotes+03.08.16&utm_medium=email