Nov
25
Professor Garfield Web Review
November 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings-
Looking at getting back into some reviews of sites that I have found helpful with my curriculum in school years current and past. Today’s post is taking a look at a site that was discovered by pure accident three years ago while surfing the web for information about a Pearson Digital Learning product called Knowledge Box.
Professor [...]
Aug
31
Speakaboos Speak to Our Class
August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings,
With the start of the school year beginning for some already and some of us in the coming weeks, I am going back to the original plan for this site, which is to share some insight and depth into websites that could be considered useful in day-to-day classroom activities.
I will still be posting Notebook Lessons [...]
Jun
21
Your Ninja Skills are Strong Young Grasshopper…
June 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings,
After celebrating my personal fourth Father’s Day with Emma and my first with my son Jackson (I was lucky to share my day with him on his 1st birthday today), I planned on coming home tonight and adding a couple of posts to the blog. Alas though, my eyes are growing weary and the comforts [...]
Jun
16
Spending Time with Mrs. P
June 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings!
The site that I am sharing today has got to be in my 08-09 classes’ Top 5 places to visit in the computer lab and on the Smart Board from this past school year. Credit goes to a colleague and friend in my PLN, Kevin Jarrett, for writing such a thorough and complete review of [...]
Jun
15
Punctuation…Alien Style!
June 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings,
The resource that will be under the microscope this evening is one called Alien Punctuation. This site comes courtesy of the BBC’s KS1 Bitesize Literacy web site.
The site is full of literacy activities that focus on a multitude of content standards that are needed in the Language Arts areas here in the States (K-2). My [...]
Jun
11
Ten-Hut!! Welcome to Letter Boot Camp!
June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Greetings,
Today’s resource comes from the folks at the CompassLearning Odyssey division out of Austin, Texas. I normally would not put a resource that is trying to lead you into purchasing a program from them, but I thought this free sample activity from them was too good not to share.
If you ever wondered what it would [...]
