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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Update

So please be advised if you click on the Who Wants to be a Millionaire game library in the Smart Teacher Tools post below, you will see some inappropriate things.  That's the one down fall with free subject matter, some times people take advantage of it and spam the site. 

So please be advised.  I have already contacted their editors and hopefully they will get this fixed.

JACKPOT

So I was exploring the many blogs that I follow and I came across this WONDERFUL site that I knew HAD to be shared with all of you!

The website is called Super Teacher Tools and it is by far one of the best site's I've found.

They have a ton of free flash programs you can download, fill in your information, and start using!

Everyone is always asking where's the best place to find a Jeopardy game.  They have an amazing flash interactive game you can use right on the web.  They also have a feature that you can download it and use when ever!


Not only do they have fun review games, but they have teacher tools as well.  Their help menu guides you step-by-step on how to set up all these wonderful tools.

For a few of their products please click the following pictures.  To see their whole site click here.  Everything on this site is free.  If you like what you see and can give them a little donation to help keep these wonderful tools and resources available to everyone!

Flash Jeopardy Review Game

Flash Speed Match Review Game

Flash Who Wants to be a Millionaire Review Game

Flash Board Game Review Game

Seating Chart Maker

Group Maker Tool

Random Name Generator

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Free Field trip Day #2

Are you studying art or maybe religion in History class?  Well how about a trip to the Vatican Museums?  The online resource brings the best the museum has to offer.  Click here to visit.


(picture courtesy of www.makeuseof.com)

You will find on their site paintings, sculptures, and the most precious artifacts around.  You can even watch videos on how they restore these pieces.  This is another site you will need Adobe Flash Player.  Please take a look and let me know how it goes! 

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Online Field Trips

Sorry for the delay in any new content.  Since taking over the yearbook at school it has consumed a majority of my life.  I have some new things you all might be interested in.  We all know how budgets are getting tighter and schools are less likely able to take field trips.  I have been exploring multiple options on how to compensate for this in a more reasonable way.  Each day this week will be a different free field trip you can take your students on.  Today we will feature two!


The first museum on our trip is the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.  Here you can take a virtual, self-guided tour in which you set your pace to go room-by-room of the whole museum.

 (picture courtesy of www.makeuseof.com)

How awesome is that!!!  Students can sit back at their own pace a learn about all the great things this museum has to offer, and just think NO CROWDS!!!!  Your computer lab will have to have Adobe Flash Player version 9.0.28 or later.  You can click here to get adobe flash player.






Our second stop we will hop a flight to Europe to take a look at the Virtual Museum.  This museum incorporates artifacts from several different museums brought to you through digital environments and 3-D images.  This gives you the most realistic experience you can get from a virtual environment. 

(picture courtesy of www.makeuseof.com)

You can view the images chronologically, or by, area, museums, routes, itineraries, or objects.  It's a great way for students to experience that special artifact you are talking about in your class or presentation.  Go a head check it out!!! 


Check them out and please let  me know how they work for your class!

Monday, January 3, 2011