Sylvan Technology Leadership Blog

http://www.microsoft.com/multipoint/mouse-mischief/en-us/default.aspx

I know, it sounds like some kind of Windows virus. It’s not. It’s a software tool Microsoft developed that provides some of the same functionality that Clickers or classroom response systems provide in the classroom. It uses wireless mice ($24) and USB hubs (4-7 Port hubs approximately $32 each). It may not provide that exact functionality of a dedicated classroom response system, but you may have some of the pieces laying unused around your campus right now. Why not put them to use?

Check out the video below to learn more: (I know it sounds like he’s going to say, “April Fools” at the end. But I think this is legit.)

http://www.vocabulary.com/

There’s not much to say about this site, other than ADDICTING! Go ahead and visit it and see if you can click away

http://www.apple.com/education/tuneinseries/

Apple is providing a series of one hour online workshops regarding the use of iPads, iTouches, and iPhones in the classroom. These are offered at 9:00 am, but with some of you going on summer break, this might be a resource worth looking into if you’re interested in iPad, etc.

http://www.drawspace.com/

This is a super collection of lessons focusing on drawing. Complete lessons can be downloaded and easily used by teachers. Lessons run the gamut from beginners to advanced. If you are interested in supporting your art curriculum with some new resources, this may be just the ticket for you.

http://www.meegenius.com/

A collection of picture books read aloud. They also have an iPhone and iPad app that currently is available free in the Apple App Store.

http://plus.maths.org/content/

A great math resource for teachers and students. …”

Plus magazine opens a door to the world of maths, with all its beauty and applications, by providing articles from the top mathematicians and science writers on topics as diverse as art, medicine, cosmology and sport. You can read the latest mathematical news on the site every week, browse our blog, listen to our podcasts and keep up-to-date by subscribing to Plus (on email, RSS, Facebook, iTunes or Twitter).”

http://www.scrible.com/

Nice tool for education, and recently awarded a National Science Foundation NSF grant. This tool is free for educators. Scrible will allow you to save webpages for later use, annotate web pages right in the browser, organize and save resources with tags, legends and search. You can access your resources and notes from any networked computer. Your work is saved in the “cloud.”

http://brain-cog.com/intro.asp

Need a tool to create surveys, questionnaires, online quizzes? This site will allow you to create web based classroom sets of these resources, add students, and generate reports. It appears to be pretty easy to use to boot!

http://appsineducation.blogspot.com/

With the growing popularity of iPads in schools, this blog is a good resource for keeping up to date on their use in education.

http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

Free audio books from the public domain that can be downloaded in mp3, ipod or iTunes formats.

http://www.flubaroo.com/

Flubaroo is a teacher created tool that works in conjunction with GoogleDocs, specifically Google Forms. Allows you to use GoogleDocs Forms and create and grade automatically, multiple-choice or fill-in-the-blank assignments. Flubaroo is free to use!

http://www.comicmashup.com

This may be more of a teacher and friends tool as opposed to a classroom tool. It combines your social profile in Facebook, your content, and a tool to create comics.