"Phill-Up" on Technology

5/14/13

E is for Explore!

This resource has a number of different learning activities that are aligned to the state common core standards. The resources are easy to search with the assistance of the different number of searching options located on the right hand side of the page.This is also a great resource to suggest to parents if they want to share a number of different learning activities with their children.

For example this activity with using pasta to help explore sedimentary rocks:

Or maybe your interested in states of matter:

5/10/13

Wonderville

I found this interactive resource at the FreeTech4Teachers.com blog this morning. The video above talks about the ability to use this site as a classroom communication resource. If you scroll down further on the page there is a number of different topics and resources listed by grade level, which also have the common core standard. Even if you choose not to sign your classroom up it could work for a place to find videos and additional information.

5/9/13

Two Interactive Typing Games

Z-Type

In this game players see a number of different words appear on the screen and are asked to type out the words to watch them disappear.

Typing Rocket

Typing Rocket works in a similar way, but instead of having to type words the players type letters to make the rockets explode into fireworks.

Additional Typing Resources

Free Typing Game.net

Games.Sense-Lang.org

Typing Test

5/7/13

Edcanvas - Quick and Easy Way to Create Lessons with Videos and Quizes

Edcanvas

Edcanvas is another great resource I found at the the freetech4teachers.com blog. This is a free service that allows teachers to create and easily organize lessons and quizzes online. The lessons do not take long at all to correct. All you need to do is create a free account and then let the fun begin. It just takes some dropping and dragging with you mouse to create an interactive lesson in minutes. You are also able to share the lessons in a number of different ways with students and teachers, such as You Tube videos or through your Google Drive.

This is a link to a lesson on lattice multiplication that I created to share in this post: http://edcvs.co/10E3gxr

Creating Secure Passwords

Free Technology for Teachers Blog

The above link is to the post I found these interesting videos about passwords and the need for creating strong ones.

5/1/13

Sumdog English Free Next Week

Sumdog Blog

Sumdog English is offered free all next week. My class uses Sumdog math all the time. Next week both versions are free for you to use. The best part is that if you already have an account you do not need to set up a new password for your students.

4/30/13

Great List of Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom by the Learninst

Kowmia - Videos to Use in Lessons and with Students

Knowmia

Knowmia is a place to find videos and interactive activities to use in teacher's lesson and to share with students outside of the classroom.

4/29/13

A Fun and Interesting Way to Learn About Simple Machines

Simple Machines

This is a "cute" game that helps kids learn about simple machines in a fun way. The object of the game is to guide Twitch all over the museum to collect all of the robot spare parts. The player's job is to find objects to make the task easier for Twitch. Each time you use a new simple machine you learn about its purpose. Fun and learning all rolled up into an animation.

4/26/13

Cookie.com - A Website for Grades K - 2

Cookie

Cookie.com is a website that has a number of different interactive activities for students in grades K - 2.The site has a number of different tabs across the top dealing with games, stories, videos, worksheets, and arts and crafts. These activities are in the subject areas of language arts, math, social studies, science and more. The nice thing about each of the games is that it gives you a short explanation of what is involved in each game and the grade level/ages that the activities are designed for. The majority of the other tabs are geared more towards K-1 students, but students who may need additional help in certain areas could benefit from a number of these activities.

4/25/13

Using Character Scrapbook to Help Analyze Characters in any Appointment

Character Scrapbook

Character Scrapbook is a Scholastic interactive application. This can be used with any storybook. You might often have students in your class describe different traits of the main characters in the story or you may ask students to illustrate these same characters. This allows you do to both.
Students simply start off by entering in the title of the book and the name of the character they will be working with and then click go. Students can use the illustration tools provided or they can draw their own. Draw your own just allows the student or teacher to print out a blank canvas or paper copy of what they can see on the screen. If you choose to use the tools online there is a number of different options for the physical characteristics of the person but you are limited to the animals provided to you.
The second part of the activities is a list of accomplishments, descriptions, things you know about the character and a few more. Once the student has completed their activity they are able to print out their finished scrapbook page. You are not able to save the activity to complete at a later time, so this is a one and done activity.
A teacher might choose to create a "scrapbook" of each story that could be shared with parents or even revisited to reteach a certain skill that was taught earlier in the year. This could also be used as an "icebreaker" activity that a student could do about themselves and then share with classmates who might not know them

1/24/13

RebelMouse

Rebel Mouse

A one stop place to keep all of your social media organized. This site was provided by the pursuit of technological happiness blog.

Triangle Song

Great way to review types of triangles.

1/23/13

Dress for the Weather

Dress for the weather is a quick and easy link to help students with remembering what to wear during each of the seasons.

SlideRockets

http://diigo.com/0vy31

Free account for teachers and students link is listed above.

Myclassroomideas.com

Myclassroomideas.com gives teacher the opportunity to share resources similar to pinterest.

phrase.it

This site allows you to insert speech bubbles into photos. New users do not have to use an email address, so you can just direct students to it and get started. This resource was found via the whiteboard blog.

eQuizShow Online Templates

http://diigo.com/0vxym

This is a free educational site that allows user to create quizzes to use with their students like jeopardy.

9/28/12

Teachers Notebook

http://www.teachersnotebook.com/home