http://www.apple.com/education/accessibility/
http://seminars.apple.com/seminarsonline/podcast/apple/index.html
http://www.infinitethinking.org/cuelive/
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Spring is just around the corner and we've been in the spirit of cleaning - cleaning out our inboxes, that is. We came across an interesting article sent to us by a colleague about the importance of not just using technology in the classroom but also teaching strategic computer skills. We encourage you to read the article <http://email.answers.com/c.asp?thmJsCYd8PgB0J3jlLBC5QJJy0YFTWKOtM4Bq5hfhYIg> and try our lesson plans, which borrow ideas from Jakob Nielson's <http://email.answers.com/c.asp?RZCMmByc3FM6q+sqAUkVogJJy0YFTWKOtM4Bq5hfhYIg> article. Let us know if you do.
We also wanted to share the new spin we've put on a classic Answers.com feature: AnswerTips <http://email.answers.com/c.asp?IGwytHiYfo2r7L+F8KRKcQJJy0YFTWKOtM4Bq5hfhYIg> T for your blog or website. AnswerTips are small bubbles of information triggered by double-clicking any word on an AnswerTips-enabled page. AnswerTips-enabling your classroom blog and website will give your students the ability to access quick definitions and explanations, while keeping them focused on the task at hand. All you need to do is paste a simple code into your site's or blog's HTML; you'll find the details here <http://email.answers.com/c.asp?RNobY7/KDLs05ImHm4ryvwJJy0YFTWKOtM4Bq5hfhYIg> .A find for math specialists at CUE last weekend. Betty ;-)
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/games/(Who wants to be a mathinaire is one of the games)
http://www.mathsyear2000.org/games/mathonaire/Tangrams
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_289_g_2_t_3.html?open=activitiesdecimal games
http://www.decimalsquares.com/dsGames/(shockwave)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/data/12_act.shtmlThe complete article can be viewed at:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-maps6feb06,0,7231831.storyVisit latimes.com at
http://www.latimes.comArticle about big things that have had and an impact in youth, ed and tech in the past 5 years. Take a look! BG
http://www.youthlearn.org/resources/newsletter/issue100.html
This website can be used used to make a list of sites you want to keep and reference for later or next year and share with others.
Easy way for teachers to make their own site, however it subject to being edited. Still it has some useful applications in the classroom. An easy way for teachers to post assignments and links for students to use.
http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.assistivemedia.org/ http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/http://www.rockhall.com/programs/plans.asp
Please click here for more information, including segment descriptions and testimonials from teachers who have used our videos in their classrooms:
http://stosselintheclassroom.org/dvd_offer.html
To go directly to the order form, please click here:
http://stosselintheclassroom.org/itemrequest.htmlam sure that many of them will be usefull for all of you
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/0,1206,l=&s=400&a=186715,00.aspgood references for grant writing-staff discussions etc
http://caret.iste.org/ http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=topicshttp://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/profdev037.shtml
http://www.globalschoolhouse.org/GSH/pr/\ http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic1.htmWe will be using the following 3 tools at the Liaison meeting tomorrow. Please download and install them today to be ready for the meeting tomorrow. These links will take you straight to the download sites. –Dan
Sketchup- http://sketchup.google.com/download.html
Google Earth- http://earth.google.com/download-earth.html
Picassa- http://picasa.google.com/#utm_source=en-us-more&utm_campaign=en-pic&utm_medium=et
put links to the documents that Kelly Wade brought and suggested that we use for Ed1stop trainings on the “for students” tab of the pvusd site. http://www.pvusd.net/shortcuts/students.html -D
I presented these at the previous liaison meeting. I thought I would send easy and direct links for some of the ones I think are very usefull
Can’t afford Adobe shop for your classroom or home computers try
The GIMP—2.210 is a (Adobe Photoshop) - is a free, multiplatform graphic editing program that is similar to Adobe Photoshop. It is being developed as an open-source application and project.Great for screen snaps and shots
MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. Current version is capable of capturing the whole desktop, a highlighted window, an active menu, a control, or a fixed or free rectangular part of the screen. MWSnap handles 5 of the most popular graphics formats and contains several graphical tools: a zoom, a ruler, a color picker and a window spy. It can be also used as a fast picture viewer or converter. 95 / 98 / ME / NT4 / 2000 / XP / 2003Don’t have office..want to view the files
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Hello all,
Sketchup is very cool, but in an abstract kind of way. What if you could actually hold an item you designed in Sketchup? A free program called Pepakura will take your Sketchup design and will “unfold” it for you. The unfolding adds tabs to glue together the different sides and dashed lines so you know where to fold. It’s very, very cool to actually build an item you designed in Sketchup and removes the abstract nature of your design. Pepakura is Windows only, but free. The link to get it is below. The official Pepakura page is blocked, but Robin retrieved the installer for me and I will leave it on our server until the end of the month.
http://www.aptosjr.pvusd.net/johnsimms/pepakura_designer_en_v212_setup.exeI think having a program like Pepakura really opens up more interesting classroom opportunities for using Sketchup. Here are the basics to get you going with Pepakura.
1. Build your design in Sketchup (I built a cool house using techniques Dan showed us)
2. Export it (File->Export) from Sketchup. You have to export it as Google Earth 4 format.
3. Launch Pepakura.
4. Open your exported Sketchup file.
5. Click Unfold button. If you need to rotate the unfolded version so you can make it bigger, click on the Part Rotate button. It’s three circles with red lines connecting them. Then click on one of the vertexes in your design to rotate it. You can make the unfolded version bigger by going to the menu 2DPatternWindow and choosing Scale Up Development 10% as many times as necessary.
6.Print. Fold. Glue/tape. Enjoy.
Sincerely,
John Simms
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I have notices lots of classes doing Animal PowerPoint presentations
Here are two great sited to help out with interest and ideas
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/index.html
http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/wildcamafrica/index.html
David
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If you or your students are at all interested in tracking the Iditarod race check this site out!
Their student broadcasting team is something to see as well - http://sbt.bssd.org/
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Here are some good links from the Cue Conference
k-3 links http://web.mac.com/tntnzing/iWeb/Digital%20Education/Home.html
Podcasting etc
http://web.mac.com/tntnzing/iWeb/Digital%20Education/Home.html
OS 10 shortcuts
http://wwwstatic.kern.org/gems/cue/shortcuts.pdf
Middle school math
ELD
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/fil/pages/listenglishla2.html
hope you find them helpful
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ood Morning All,
Here are some basic Unix command you may want to learn.
http://www.physics.utah.edu/~detar/lessons/basic_unix/basic_unix/basic_unix.
html
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AutoHotkey
www.autohotkey.com
The open-source AutoHotkey lets you automate all of your repetitive tasks.
Scripts can be compiled so you can share them with people who don't have the
app. Not ready to create your own? You'll find dozens of user-contributed
scripts on the Web site.—BZG
eCleaner
ecleaner.tripod.com
Ever need to extract text from an e-mail message or Web discussion, but the
message is full of angle brackets (>) or other symbols? Or maybe it's got
little bits of HTML strewn about. eCleaner quickly goes through these files and
strips out the detritus. It's not fancy, but it works.—BZG
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This site is well organized – based on CA Standards—and you can receive weekly newsletters via email geared towards your grade and subject area.. It is from a school district in Mission Viejo, CA
http://www.gradelevelgold.com/
http://www.gradelevelgold.com/subscribe.html
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All you have to do is subscribe--
http://www.gradelevelgold.com/Addresses California State Standard:
Fourth
Grade Level Gold NewsletterHome:
http://www.svusd.org/fourthgradegoldTopic: California Gold Rush
•All About the Gold Rush
•PBS Kids: Gold Rush!
•California as We Saw It
•Kidport: The California Gold Rush (1848 to 1859)
Addresses California State Standard:
*If you have found particular internet sites useful in your classroom, please send me the URL (internet address) and a brief description.
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Julie Anderson
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Another great resource from Edutopia—George Lucas Foundation
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Welcome to Geometry Gold. A newsletter that looks at
websites that deal with Geometry. Today you'll find websites that students
should find enjoyable for further investigation into geometry.
Archimedes
Lab
If you love doing puzzles and brain teasers then try wrestling with some
geometry problems. This site is divided into 3 major categories: puzzles and
tests, illusions and paradoxes, oddities and curiosities.
http://www.archimedes-lab.org/
Interactive
Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles Geometry Page
Over 500 interactive links that span a variety of geometry concepts
http://www.cut-the-knot.org/geometry.shtml
The Geometry
Center
Center for the computation and visualization of Geometryic Structures,
Though the center is now closed, there are a number of links to investigate.
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/
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Lots of Grey Whales off the coast recently
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/educators/whales/gamelesson.html________________
Where in the World?
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/wheremar.jpg
Where in the world is this little town? Name the town and country.
We'll email the winners and post the results ( http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/postlist.php/Cat/0/Board/khGlobe ) here. The first five correct submissions will win a free Google Earth t-shirt.
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What's New in Google Earth
Last month, we released two significant updates to the Google Earth content. First, we updated some of the imagery to include new high resolution coverage for the entire countries of Denmark and Switzerland, and the entire states of Utah and Wyoming. More importantly for Switzerland, we also added new high resolution 3D terrain for the Swiss Alps at 10 meter resolution. We think the new imagery and terrain for the Swiss Alps are beautiful to behold. But, don't take our word for it, check out a review (http://www.ogleearth.com/2007/03/google_earth_up_2.html ) from blogger Stefan Geens of http://OgleEarth.com, and a YouTube video flying tour ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7RJhQQGya8 ) of the Swiss Alps by blogger Frank Taylor of Gearthblog.com ( http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/03/swiss_alps_jet_fight.html ). Or, better yet, go visit the area yourself with Google Earth 4 - starting with the Matterhorn ( http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/Matterhorn.kmz ) (make sure the Terrain layer is turned on). More details on the imagery update here ( http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/815618/ ).
Also updated last month were several data layers including all new detailed roads (and directions) for Australia, more 3D buildings, new icon designs for the layers, over 300,000 new photos in the Geographic Web->Panoramio layer, and all new data for the Parks and Recreation layer for the country of Brazil. In addition, there were updates to the Google Earth Community layers, Turn Here, Tracks4Africa, and the Digital Globe coverage layer.
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National Geographic "Ivory Wars"
The March issue of National Geographic has a cover story entitled: "Ivory Wars - Last stand in Zakouma" by Michael Fay ( http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0703/feature1/index.html ). The article tells the story of the world's largest concentration of elephants protected at the Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad. There is a continuing battle to prevent poachers from killing these magnificent intelligent creatures for a few pounds of ivory. One elephant they called "Annie" was tracked by GPS for 3 months, but sadly ended up a victim of this gruesome crime. National Geographic has also published ( http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0703/feature1/google.html ) a comprehensive collection of information for Google Earth ( http://www7.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0703/feature1/zakouma_ivory_wars.kmz ) tied to this story. The areas of the park, roads, and streams are all highlighted along with photos and links to more information. Also included is a layer called Annie's Journey which shows the GPS track of the elephant Annie which covered 1500 miles before the abrupt ending. Using the time feature in Google Earth you can even watch an animation of Annie's track as she wandered in and out of the park.
By the way, Michael Fay is the same journalist who took 92,000 photos from an airplane over Africa. Over 500 of these photos are shown in Google Earth and found under under the layer: Featured Content->National Geographic Magazine->Africa Megaflyover. See this collection (
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=138835 ) of categorized African animals from the photos.
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NASA Releases Environmental Satellite Data
Last month, we mentioned ( http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/807792/an/0/page/0#sec4 ) the new NASA Satellite Photos for Google Earth which you can check each day. Now NASA has released ( http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17559 ) more data for Google Earth from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellites ( http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/ ) . This time they have full-globe image overlays which show the following:
MODIS Sea Surface Temperature ( http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/RenderData?si=413883&cs=rgb&format=application/vnd.google-earth.kmz ) MODIS Chlorophyll Concentration ( http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/RenderData?si=379351&cs=rgb&format=application/vnd.google-earth.kmz ) MODIS Cloud Fraction ( http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/RenderData?si=367576&cs=rgb&format=application/vnd.google-earth.kmz ) MODIS Snow Cover ( http://neo.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/RenderData?si=398064&cs=rgb&format=application/vnd.google-earth.kmz )
You should delete, or turn off, each image overlay from "Temporary Places" before loading the next one so they don't interefere with each other. The data is the most current data provided by NASA's environmental satellites.
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New Support Forums For Google Earth
In order to improve the quality of support to the users of the various versions of Google Earth and its tools, we have created a new set of forums on the following topics which you can reach through this Google Earth Help page ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-help ). Here are the available
forums: Google Earth Free ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-free/topics ), Google Earth Plus ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-plus/topics
), Google Earth Pro ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-pro/topics ), Google Earth for Mac OS X ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-mac/topics
), Google Earth for Linux ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-linux/topics ), Google Earth Pro Movie Maker ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-moviemaker/topics ), Google Earth Data/Imagery ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-data/topics ), and Google Earth GPS ( http://groups.google.com/group/earth-gps/topics ). These new forums will be monitored by the friendly support staff at Google. Which means, your questions get viewed sooner and you see the official answers sooner.
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Latest Tips from Using Google Earth Blog
John Gardiner, of Using Google Earth blog ( http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/ ), has published a number of useful tips in recent weeks. Here's a summary of a few:
Unclutter your view - How to keep your Google Earth interface clean and simple. ( http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/2007/02/unclutter-your-view.html ) New Movie Making Tutorial - Tips on using GE Pro's Movie Maker. ( http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-movie-making-tutorial.html ) Quick 3D Objects - How to make a simple 3D object or building inside Google Earth. ( http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/2007/02/quick-3d-objects-in-google-earth.html ) GPS and Photos - A tip on a good article for how to take photos with your digital camera and located them in Google Earth with a GPS. ( http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/2007/02/excellent-gps-and-photos-writeup.html ) ===========
3D Models in Google Earth - You can participate!
If you have 3D models you would like to see viewed in Google Earth, try adding them to the Google 3DWarehouse ( http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/ ). Anyone can download your models from 3DWarehouse for viewing in GE. Some 3D building models eventually can become a part of the new "Best of 3DWarehouse" layer ( http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/776777/an/0/page/0#sec3 ). If you are a college student, we have a competition right now for the teams which build the best college campus in 3D ( http://contest.sketchup.com/entry.php ).
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Placemarks of the Month
Bizarre Car Parking
http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/download.php?Number=789225
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/02/car_parked_on_side_o.html
Majesty of the Seas
http://googlesightseeing.com/gearth/majesty-of-the-seas.kml
http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/02/05/majesty-of-the-seas/
It's a Missile - No, it's a plane!
http://gearthblog.com/kmfiles/cruisemissile.kmz
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2007/03/not_a_cruise_missile.html
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March Calendar
Click on the links below to fly to places associated with this month's events. Don't forget to click on the Placemarks in Google Earth to read the descriptions.
March 6 - Alamo http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar06.kmz
March 8 - International Women's Day http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar08.kmz
March 15 - Ides of March http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar15.kmz
March 17 - St. Patrick's Day http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar17.kmz
March 20 - Iraq War Started http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar20.kmz
March 21 - Earth Day Started http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar21.kmz
March 25 - Greek Independence Day http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/z0302a1700/mar25.kmz
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This is something Yahoo is setting up for teachers. Could be useful? Check it out at:
http://teachers.yahoo.com/home
Betty
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For those of you exploring Google Earth, a free way of recording on windows machines.
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Hi all,
This is an interesting perspective from a T4 Jordan School District-Transforming Teaching Through Technology (titled site)
This is a professional development presentation regarding technology integration called
PAY ATTENTION
enjoy!
Betty G.
The following page from the "T4" website has been sent to you by Betty ( Betty_Geesman@pvusd.net ).
You can access it at the following url:
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/t4/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=221&Itemid=35
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http://kids.discovery.com/games/pompeii/pompeii.html
upper elementary to high school tool
educational and fun!
Betty
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Please share these with your staff
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson268.shtml http://www.theteacherscorner.net/seasonal/end-of-year/index.htmhttp://www.theeducatorsnetwork.com/main/units/endofyear.htm
Hope all is going well with everyone,
David
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Hi all,
From surfnetkids.com newsletter
for more go to Surfing the Net with Kids website http://www.surfnetkids.com/typing_tutors.htm
FYI
I tried the www.freetypinggame.net and also clicked on the lessons and tests. It is a great FREE resource to share with kids. Enjoy!
Betty
BBC Dance Mat Typing
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
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Dance Mat Typing is a fun musical introduction to touch typing for kids seven and older. Practice is divided into twelve lessons, and led by animated characters. I recommend the full screen version (this link is just below the lesson.) Parents and teachers wanting to know what keys are taught in each level, can click over to About this Site. For additional offline practice, print out the Worksheets (look for them in the left-hand menu.)
Free Typing Game
http://www.freetypinggame.net/
*****
Despite the title, there is more than one typing game here. In fact, there are six arcade-style typing games, thirty keyboarding lessons and thirty timed typing tests (with printable certificates.) The lessons feature a keyboard that is color-coded to each our of ten fingers, and each lesson introduces two keys, and then reviews all the keys from previous lessons. I found the two letter practice ("ttu uuu ttt utt") to be much more difficult than typing real words, but I already know how to type, so I may not be a good judge here.
Good Typing
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Although there are lessons you can try without filling out the free registration, you need to register with your email address to gain access to all the features here at Good Typing. One of those features is the ability to choose your country-specific keyboard layout. The clean, uncluttered interface gets a thumbs up from me. I also like the fact that it gave me recommendations as to whether I should repeat a lesson (based on my accuracy) but still gave me the option to move ahead. Good Typing has no kid-specific features, but its straightforward approach should work with all ages.
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Hello again,
I have sent this link out before, but it has been updated with a few new great links..
check it out
http://visalia.k12.ca.us/teachers/mblanton/diamonds/please pass it on to your staff
thx
David
