3-D Interactive Geometric Shapes

Check out the site! It is a great website for students to learn about 3D shapes, surface area and volume. Each section gives students an interactive environment where they can manipulate 3D objects as they learn. In the surface and area section, students can learn how to calculate area of a 3D object and then have an interactive space to practice calculating the area of 3D objects.

Eno Board Information

From David:

Hi everyone - I found a few resources to help you as you learn the finer details of how to use your Eno board and the Easiteach software (which I placed in your mailboxes Friday to download at home).

The first is a page with videos to show you how to use the toolbars and resources Easiteach has to offer. One of the first videos will show you which button to push to automatically change your handwriting into typed words. You can also learn about premade lessons like growing a virtual plant by controlling variables such as light and water.

http://www.rmeducation.com/resources


The next link is to to the Polyvision Teacher Wikispace. Here you can browse lessons by grade and subject and find interactive websites to visit museums and add relevant primary source information in all of your lessons.

http://polyvision.wikispaces.com/



The last link is to a site with 10 Interactive Tips. here you can download Google Earth and Google Maps Street View to take virtual field trips to The Statue of Liberty and and Westfield.

http://polyvision.wikispaces.com/10+Interactive+Tips



I have scheduled us for a Webinar (a live professional development given via phone and internet) on TUESDAY, APRIL 13 at 3:00. Its objective is to help us become familiar with the key features of RM Easiteach and learn how to use the PolyVision and RM Education websites as reference tools for creating engaging lessons.

We also have a professional trainer (and former teacher) Wednesday APRIL 21st after school.

Have fun, share lessons and let me and Eileen know when you have a fun lesson planned with the Eno board.

-David

Earth Day 2010 Resources

Here are some sites to help you integrate Earth Day into you classroom!

Recycle City

Ozone Crossword Puzzle

Earth Day Lesson Plans

The Stacks

The Stacks is a website from Scholastic that highlights books you may be using in the class. Each book has an interactive site with games and activities.

From ilearntechnology.com:

Story Cove- A World of Stories is an excellent collection of stories from around the world. The folktales come from a variety of cultures and places sharing timeless lessons and universal values. The stories are shared in two ways, as an audio story only, or as a movie. The stories have been collected from countries around the world including: Africa, Asia, Americas, Australia, and Europe. Students can explore the world through the stories told there. Each story is accompanied by a variety of activities including coloring pages, mazes, printable masks, etc. There is a teacher page where you can find lesson plans for each story that extend the story elements to explore the original story with projects and activities that encourage interaction with other students, parents, and teachers. Each story has a lesson for students in kindergarten, first grade, second grade, and third grade.

180 Technology Tips

180TechTips.com offers 15 hours of free computer training in 180 easy to follow 5 minute lessons. This isn't a boring 15 hour lecture. This is the kind of relevant and uncomplicated computer training everyone needs.

Comic Strip Creator

Read Write Think Comic Creator

"The tool is simple, and probably best for younger students, but I could imagine that even older kids could enjoy flexing their creativity with the comic tool. The interface consists of drag and drop characters, objects, and text. The background can be changed as well."