TechCamp Spotlight: netTrekker

Last January I had the opportunity to listen to and participate in a short session on the benefits of using netTrekker. At the time, I hadn’t really thought much about netTrekker because (I thought) it’s a subscription-based service and I didn’t really like the idea of pushing a product. Thankfully the session enlightened [...]

Weekly Web Wonder Webbies

This week’s Wonders are all nominees to receive Webby Awards.  The Webbies are probably the most prestigious web site award and represent the best of the Web.

Sometimes these links a little math/science heavy, so social studies teachers listen up!  American RadioWorks produces radio documentaries for both public radio and the Internet which you can download, [...]

Madness, Superdelegates, Playing ball…

Top o’ the mornin’ to ye… or whatever.

The Science Museum in London brings to you Launchball…an experiment in physics that anyone can learn from. Use it to study forces, motion, energy, gravity, reflection…
I usually don’t like to point to sites with lists of more sites, but I’ll share the Best of History [...]

MACUL Keynote…Mary Cullinane

This post is being cross-posted on the MACUL Conference blog…
I’m sure someone’s post, maybe Steve’s, gives a little background about our opening speaker, so I won’t go into the details. One thing I will mention before the action starts is that these seats are sweet! They’re soft and have a springy back…it’s going [...]

Gaze at the stars or perform surgery…

RACE is a project of American Anthropological Association and takes a look at how each of us perceives those of another race. This is a great site for everyone to explore.
HubbleSite offers everything you want to know about the space telescope as well as a huge gallery of incredible images.
The Japan Science and Technology [...]

Us/ing, ide@s, e-Learning…

Normally I might point you to something more practical, but this video is worth watching. The Machine is Us/ing Us is only about four minutes long, but it’s an interesting look at how today’s Internet is not what it once was…it’s better.
Since I’m not quite practical yet, visit the Mii Editor (pronounced ‘me’) and [...]

Wonders of Wikis

I have become more impressed with the ease of use of wikis to quickly create and publish content online. I use PBwiki to collect and share links and resources for the workshops we host. It saves me a lot time and cuts down on the paper that eventually winds up damaged or discarded…it’s [...]

Happy Thanksgiving!

The History Channel is featuring a 4 minutes video on the history of Thanksgiving.  They also have big section on their Desperate Crossing which documents the voyage of the Mayflower as well as a Thanksgiving history page with even more videos.  Gobble gobble!
Google Notebook is a tool that helps you clip and gather information from [...]

Counting stars and Constitution…

Can’t find a resource you saw in Weekly Web Wonders?  Check out all the web sites online here.

Google for Educators is a new resource that highlights 12 Google tools, with examples of how educators are using them and lesson ideas.
One tool worth highlighting is Google Docs.  Google Docs offers both a spreadsheet and word processing [...]

Happy Thanksgiving, Gabble Gabble

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Use EasyBib to quickly format citations in MLA style.  You can also save a list of all your resources.
A great site for elementary math…a Math Dictionary for Kids.  Each “definition” provides an interactivity activity for students.
Subscribe to Access NewspaperARCHIVE for free to view and search historical newspaper databases.
My Wonderful World is a resource [...]