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Today I Found Out | Learn Interesting Facts Every Day

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:46:19 -0500

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Today I Found Out is a site based on the idea that you should try to learn something new every day.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Daily fun interesting facts. I didn’t care for the ads though. I might use the content but not share the link with students. Unique facts to share when you have to fill a minute or two.

See on todayifoundout.com

Mom This is How Twitter Works

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:40:31 -0500

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KB…Konnected’s insight:

For newbies and seasoned tweeters. This is a GREAT post with helpful tweet examples. I learned quite a few things myself.

See on momthisishowtwitterworks.com

How Is Math Beautiful? Exploring by Creating

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:07:00 -0500

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In this lesson, students read about the new Museum of Mathematics and its mission to convey the beauty of mathematics through fun and engaging exhibits.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Includes some great ideas to implement this lesson. Neat!

See on learning.blogs.nytimes.com You may also like… 8 Videos that Prove Math is Awesome http://mashable.com/2013/02/19/8-cool-applications-math/

BrainPOP Jr. | Bullying

Sat, 18 May 2013 23:49:00 -0500

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Free bullying video on BrainPop Jr. Includes related resources. Nice!

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Free Venn Diagram Creator

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:08:00 -0500

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Free Venn Diagram Creator from ReadWriteThink. Students can save and print results. Nice Tool!

See on readwritethink.org

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Children's Poetry Archive

Sun, 12 May 2013 22:08:55 -0500

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The Children’s Poetry Archive is an ever expanding archive of poets for children reading their own work…

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Wonderful resource! Nice archive of poetry that can be explored by subject, theme, author, or form. Many of the poems have audio so kids can read along. Students can also learn about poets through biographies featured on the site.

I’ve added this to Kool Kids Write Poetry.

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=45372

See on poetryarchive.org

Aesop's Fables

Sun, 12 May 2013 21:45:41 -0500

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A collection of Aesop’s famous fables.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Nice collection of fables. Some have audio and video.

See on umass.edu

U.S. History: Free streaming history videos & activities

Sun, 12 May 2013 01:50:26 -0500

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American History Videos

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Unique resources. Plenty to discover and share with students.

See on havefunwithhistory.com

We’re Crazy About Publishing: The Top Ten Tools We Love

Sat, 11 May 2013 01:02:38 -0500

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KB…Konnected’s insight:

Awesome, well thought out list. Not a bad tool in the bunch.

To make it a Top 11 list I would add Youblisher. It’s a free page-flip book/magazine generator.

http://kbkonnected.tumblr.com/post/1023251114/youblisher-pageflip-book-generator

See on reading.org

Strange Matter

Sat, 11 May 2013 00:08:00 -0500

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Play and learn online with the Strange Matter of Materials Science.

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“What’s materials science? You could call it the study of stuff! Just about everything you use every day - the shoes you wear, the dishes you eat from, the CDs you listen to, the bike or skateboard you ride - it’s all made of different kinds of stuff.”

This is a really interesting site geared for kids gr. 5-8. “Strange Matter” features online interactives as well as fun things to do in the classroom.

Downloads and guides included for teachers.

See on strangematterexhibit.com

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ClassBadges - Free Online Tool to Award Badges...Customize for Your Class!

Fri, 10 May 2013 23:28:00 -0500

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ClassBadges is a free online tool where teachers can award badges to students for accomplishments or academic mastery. Through your teacher account, you can award badges customized for your classroom or school. Badges can easily be aligned to academic goals or associated with existing school awards.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Very nice visualization tool to help students keep track of their achievements/accomplishments. If you’re interested check out the Teacher’s Guide to Using Badges in Your Classroom from Edudemic. It gives lots of ways to use this tool.

http://edudemic.com/2013/05/teachers-guide-to-using-badges-in-your-classroom/

See on classbadges.com

5 Great Video Tutorials on How to Create Podcasts Using Audacity

Thu, 09 May 2013 23:11:35 -0500

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KB…Konnected’s insight:

Well worth viewing if you want to use Audacity to create classroom podcasts. Step-by step tutorials that also include advice, tips and tricks.

See on educatorstechnology.com

Teacher Appreciation Sale at TpT Starts Tomorrow! May...

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:36:00 -0500

Teacher Appreciation Sale at TpT Starts Tomorrow! May 7-8

#clipart #TpT #teacherappreciation

All of my products will be included in the sale including my new “Mix and Match Collections”!

Click on images for more details.

My clip art, frames and papers are regularly $3 or less including my newest collections. During the sale they will $2.16 or less. Amazing deals if I do say so myself.

Hope you stop by my store and check out my products.

All clip art products are commercial/personal use. Check out my TOU for details.

Don’t forget the coupon code: TAD13

IfItWereMyHome.com

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:25:00 -0500

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IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration.

You can also use our visualization tool to help understand the impact of a disaster. The Pakistan Flood and BP Oil Spill are currently featured.

Screenshots below.

Comparison of U.S. and Japan.

Map compares the size of countries with overlay.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Excellent resource! Easy to use tool that lets you compare 2 countries of your choice. Results based on 10 key statistics are compared. Google maps are also used.

I’ve added it to Countries for Kids LiveBinder

See on ifitweremyhome.com

Lame to fame: 4 tips for optimizing presentations for Twitter

Sun, 05 May 2013 01:52:00 -0500

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Presentations and slideshows have been historically one of the most boring and standard corporate media currently available to employees and management.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Some unique ideas. Many of which can be used in classrooms using Twiter. Perfect ideas to jazz up a professional development presentation too.

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ScienceDump - video, resources, demos

Sun, 05 May 2013 00:27:49 -0500

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KB…Konnected’s insight:

Science videos. Not all appropriate for classroom use but most are. Interesting collection.

See on sciencedump.com

Paperless Admin for Teachers – Some Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:52:58 -0500

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Aside from having a somewhat tidier desk, going paperless has been enormously beneficial. I can now access student information anywhere and at any time.

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So you want to be a critical thinker?

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:33:00 -0500

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KB…Konnected’s insight: Great to hang in any classroom.

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My Top 43 Weather Resources for Kids #meteorology #scichat...

Sat, 04 May 2013 19:21:00 -0500

My Top 43 Weather Resources for Kids

#meteorology #scichat #weather

List includes interactives, games, kid-friendly information, online quizzes, how-tos, videos, raps, ideas, crafts, calculators, projects and more!

Weather Wiz Kids
Tree House Weather Kids
Weather Report for Kids
Weather Spark
Weather Calculators
EdHeads: Report/Predict the Weather
The Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
Weather Channel Kids
Space Weather Center
Fossweb: What’s the Weather?
Web Weather for Kids
Weather Watch
What is Weather?
SciJinks Games/Interactives
Interactives: Weather
Weather Dog Quiz
Franklin’s Forecast
Storm Watch
Bad Weather Joke Machine
Weather Cams
National weather Service: Playtime for Kids
Global Climate Change for Kids
MythBusters Weather Quiz
Interactive Weather Maker
Citizen Science Project: Precipitation
Fact Monster: Weather
The Weather Game
How Fast is the Wind?
Make Your Own Weather Station
Weather Proverbs
Make a Rain Gauge
Take the Wind Speed Challenge
Temperature Charts (printable)
Owlie Skywarn’s Weather Book (printable)
Readers’ Theater: The Water Cycle
Weather for Kids Part 1 (video)
Weather for Kids Part 2 (video)
Bill Nye the Science Guy Weather Rap
The Weather Rap (Use this great idea and create your own.)
Weather Poetry
My Weather Report (printable)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Official Trailer (Fun intro to a weather lesson)
Weather Blog Hop (Lots of weather related ideas shared by others.)

Check out this freebie! The Daily Scoop! Includes a space to report the weather.

researchdevelopblog: Staring At A Wall, Learning About Life

Sat, 04 May 2013 17:20:53 -0500

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Staring At A Wall, Learning About Life