New Blog

I have a new blog....http://ilearnteacherstone.blogspot.com/

Can't Wait....

I am going back to the classroom to teach a unit on ELECTRICTY. I am so excited...will post my electricity wiki for a resource at a later date.
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits is a fun, interactive website where individuals or groups of students can learn about circuits. There are 5 sections to the Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits. Section 1 teaches students about what makes circuits work, section 2 teaches about conductors and insulators, section 3 teaches about switches, section 4 teaches about changing circuits, and section 5 teaches about circuit diagrams. This site is a fun way to teach students about circuits, conductors, insulators, switches, and diagrams. Students could work on this website individually, in small groups as a center activity during an electric circuits unit, or as a whole class using an interactive whiteboard.

Ekoloko

Ekoloko is a virtual world for kids. In Ekoloko students discover the world, both real and virtual, through fun games and quests. As they play in Ekoloko, students learn and build values, character qualities, knowledge and skills that help them become more responsible and involved individuals. Students learn to respect each other and the environment in the safe online community. This safe virtual world is a great place for students to practice their netiquette in a controlled environment. This is a great way for students to learn how to be good online (and offline) citizens. Along the way, students can also practice being good stewards of the environment. Great site to introduce to students in preparation for Earth Day.

Illuminations

Illuminations Resources for Teaching Math has over 100 interactive math activities for teaching and practicing math in k-12. This site is ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard/lightsmith in the math classroom.

Math Apprentice

Math Apprentice is a site that shows kids how math is used in the real world, with real world jobs. Students can explore math through games that feature bicycle designers, biologists, artists, mechanics, inventors, doctors, engineers, astronomers, game designers, programmers, chefs, veterinarians, sportscasters, and meteorologists. Students can explore the math of these jobs as a math apprentice by selecting a character and cruising around a virtual world where they can visit places of business where math happens. The character describes how they use math and provides a fun interactive activity that gives students a chance to practice using the math.

Read, Read, Read - LEADERSHIP

Adding new books to my bookshelf!

Motivational Poster Makers

Idea: Take pictures of you class reading, writing, doing math etc....create posters and hang them in your room.

I like BigHugeLabs and AutoMotivate.