ALL: Spring Break on the Cheap! 03/06/17

Spring Break is almost here!
Low on cash? 
Need some free or cheap entertainment for the family!?

Check out these options:

Houston For Free:
https://www.visithoustontexas.com/things-to-do/attractions/free-things-to-do/


Free and Cheap Spring Break Activities and Events in Houston:
http://www.click2houston.com/news/free-cheap-spring-break-activities-and-events-in-the-houston-area


Houston on the Cheap 
small spend.  big fun!
http://www.houstononthecheap.com/


Houston Museum District 
Enjoy seven museums for free each Thursday in Houston’s Museum District. 

• Houston Museum of Natural Science: 2 pm – 5 pm 
• Children’s Museum of Houston: 5 pm – 8 pm 
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: 10 am – 9 pm 
• The Health Museum: 2 pm – 7 pm 
• Holocaust Museum Houston: 2 pm – 5 pm 
• Houston Museum of African American Culture: 6 pm – 8 pm
• Buffalo Soldiers National Museum: 1 pm – 5 pm

Emily's Houston Museum Tip: 

Show up early when it opens and the crowds aren't there yet! And parking is a breeze!

Wait two hours after opening.....and you'll be fighting some mighty big crowds!

And check out Groupon for some pretty good deals!

ALL: Class Tools 03/06/17

Haven't been to ClassTools.net in a while? 

Need something to do over Spring Break?

There are lots of new online interactive tools you might want to check out!

http://www.classtools.net/

ALL: Pindex (aka Pinterest for Educators) 03/06/17

The so-called "Pinterest for Educators"

Disclaimer: I'm not really a Pinterest fan, but this seemed interesting.....

Pindex was launched by Stephen Fry early last year.

It is a a self-funded online platform that creates and curates educational videos and infographics for teachers and students.

User's Guide:
http://www.pindex.com/b/curiosity/a-guide-to-pindex-


Larry Ferlazzo wrote the following about Pindex:
It really is a “knock-off” of Pinterest, so one might wonder why the world needs it. I think it might be useful to educators for two reasons — one, with luck, since it’s focused on education, school content filters might not block it as so many do Pinterest; and, secondly, because it has a nifty quiz-making feature that lets track if students have completed them. In other words, teachers can create a board which students study, followed by a quiz. After students complete a quiz (after they have registered for Pindex), their username appears under the quiz for its creator to see.

ALL: Create Online Interactive Worksheets! 03/06/17

A new way to create worksheets!
Easily create online interactive worksheets.  

Wizer
http://app.wizer.me/


Check out these examples:

• Interactions of Living Things:
  http://app.wizer.me/preview/YHJ26H
• Penalty Shoot-Out:
  http://app.wizer.me/preview/LMO3YH
• Cell Theory:  
  http://app.wizer.me/preview/F5LX2P
• Technology Study Guide:
  http://app.wizer.me/preview/JRR6HS

Full Wizer Gallery:
http://app.wizer.me/gallery

ALL: Adobe Spark 03/06/17

Create impactful graphics, web stories and animated videos with Spark’s free graphic design app.

https://spark.adobe.com/

Watch how Adobe Spark users bring stories to life....
and how easy it is!
Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWEVOghjkaw


How to create using Adobe Spark:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD81ew_UvGU