For several years I have used Jeopardy as a delivery method to review test items and important information that my students should know for tests and exams. I am reprinting instructions that I found from Hardin County Schools in Kentucky. I would like to say “Nice Job!” to Dick Thornton and Eleanor Savko for creating [...]

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Today’s Topic: Maps and Globes. Check out these great sites for use in the classroom…
MapMachine Student Edition
More than just maps, MapMachine Student Edition also has photos, facts, and fun. Here you can find the place you’re looking for - or get lost in the cultures, sights, and sounds of the world.
http://java.nationalgeographic.com/studentatlas/
WorldAtlas.com
Provides facts, flags, and maps [...]

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Because I use technology so much in the classroom, I am always on the lookout for new and exciting ways to “tell a story”, mainly because I am a History Teacher, but that’s besides the point.
A year or so ago I came across Alan Levine’s Cog Dog Roo, his website dedicated to digital [...]

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Why is it important to stay connected? I ask myself this all of the time, especially when I am perusing the latest in ed.tech and NOT doing other activities with my time. I admit, it would be easy to sit back and do the minimum, not helping fellow teachers with their websites after giving a [...]

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I don’t know about you, but I have always thought that the “Daily-Assignment-List-of Words-Page” was always the lamest page on my classroom website. YES it was functional. YES it gave the students the assignments listed by date in a straight column. YES it was just a bunch of TEXT! UGLY!
Well, thanks to those friendly folks [...]

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