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TAGXEDO
If you've ever used Wordle, then you will have a blast with Tagxedo! Find a simple photo, then copy text related to that topic. With a little tweaking, the words create the image. Imagine teaching about Lincoln and outlining his silhouette with the Gettysburg Address or Martin Luther King and using his I Have a Dream speech. How about Albert Einstein and an some of his quotes? What if you were learning about a country and used an article to make its borders. Kindergarten students could make the letters they are learning by filling them with words beginning with that letter. If Math students are learning about different types of triangles, they could fill them with text about their properties. Science students learning about biomes could find a simple illustration from a particular biome and fill it with words about the characteristics of it. The possibilities are endless! www.tagxedo.com |
 Interactive SMART Board Lessons or Activities Of all the requests I have from the teachers in my county, one of the most frequent is for SMARTBoard lessons. Scholastic has one of the best websites for interactive white board activities. Instead of having to cull through the good, the bad, and the ugly, the best ones are here for you to access FREE! |
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If you haven't checked out United Streaming lately, you really have to see their new look. The link is ThinkQuest www.thinkquest.org
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 Try this site for having fun with photos of your or others. It's free! Look what I did with my son Jake's picture! |
http://www.professorgarfield.org/pgf_home.html Talk about motivation!!! You and your students will LOVE this site! I did a workshop at the VA DOE this summer and they are encouraging Virginia teachers to use this with their classes. The Internet Safety videos, lessons, activities, and games are terrific! Let me know if I can help! |
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CHECK IT OUT!!! Scratch Kid-friendly site that allows students to create their own animated cartoons. FREE!! *Click on the links below to see NES 3rd Grader's first attempt to use Scratch. We haven't used the animation, yet. It was more important to include the content, first. Columbus and Ponce de Leon Christopher Newport and Cartier Animoto Tired of boring slideshows and Power Points? This site will create a professional-looking 30 second video with YOUR photos! FREE!!! (Warning: You'll love it so much you'll want to upgrade.) Click on the image below to see the Smith Island photos in Animoto.
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