I'd like to share one of my favorites - it's an oldie but a goodie:
http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/
Puzzlemaker, from Discovery Education, allows both teachers and
students to create amazing puzzles in minutes. My students love to
make them for one another, or for their kids at home.
Have a great week,
Margie.
I'm just hooked! It is a social bookmarking website. I keep my
favorite sites stored there and can access it from any computer
online. I can also categorize them so I can search easier (similar to
a portaportal, but way cooler since I can also use it as a search
engine to find other highly bookmarked websites by category.) I hope
I have explained it well. Anyone want to chime in to explain more?
-Lisa Rob
I now use delicious for my life and Diigo with classes. I have started a
list to share with the MARTI group and have sent an invitation (I am a
privacy nut, so it is not open to public). However- I am fumbling around
and am not sure that the invite I sent hooks you up to the MARTI list of
bookmarks I have made. Anyone who has a clue should feel free to help me
out! I think Diigp may be the perfect way for us to share online treasures.
thanks,
Ramsey
The Puzzlemaker site is a good one. My son especially likes word search and
it is great for that, no matter what subject, you can type in your word list
and it will generate a puzzle. One site that I used a lot when my son was
just beginning to read is http://www.educationalpress.org/ You can make
flash cards, game boards, quizzes, etc in many subjects. I haven't used it
in a while but I think it is a great site.
Don't know if I have mentioned mathtv.com before, but I find this useful in
my Plato lab when students just don't understand the tutorial in Plato.
This site has an instructor and student roles, you can choose the type of
math you need help on and watch a brief video explanation. This is helpful
when the students are working at home and need extra help, or if I am really
busy with many other students. It would also be great for tutors who might
be a little rusty on some of their math skills.
Heather
On Jan 4, 5:16 pm, "Heather Toth" <hat...@tds.net> wrote:
> I have used both Delicious and Puzzlemaker(that Margie mentioned in the
> original post). I have found Delicious to be a great resource since I can
> access it from any computer, not just the one that I happened to use if I
> had just bookmarked the same site. I used it a lot when I was looking for
> certain things for professional development opportunities and also for my
> ESL classes. It is very useful! Originally, when I learned about it in the
> Web 2.0 online class, I thought that would be the least used thing of any of
> the tools we explored, but guess what? I have used it more than many of the
> other tools! It really beats all the little scraps of paper I used to have
> around on my computer stand. : ) Especially if I am looking months later
> for some site that I really liked but didn't have time at that moment to
> explore it more. That's the problem with technology. It is just so
> ever-changing and hard to keep up. Ramsey, I'll have to look into Diigo. I
> tried to post a reply to you a while ago on the Marti,but for some reason
> the system wouldn't allow it. I'm with you on the privacy issues. That is
> why I am not a fan of blogging or other such things.
>
> The Puzzlemaker site is a good one. My son especially likes word search and
> it is great for that, no matter what subject, you can type in your word list
> and it will generate a puzzle. One site that I used a lot when my son was
> just beginning to read ishttp://www.educationalpress.org/You can make
You can control how much of the text is sent to students. Makes great
assignments for an online or hybrid class. DailyLit appears to have
tons and tons of free literature available. Have any of you used it
before? Let me know what you think...
To those of you who told us about delicious.com - thanks so much! My
Computer Apps students complained of not having bookmarks available at
school, so I told them about delicious.com. They LOVE IT!!!
On Jan 4, 5:26 pm, Margie <pctuto...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks, you guys - I am going to add all of these awesome links, as
> they come in, to our Community Resources page on our Google Site. It's
> located at:http://sites.google.com/site/marticonnect/home/community-resources
>
> On Jan 4, 5:16 pm, "Heather Toth" <hat...@tds.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > I have used both Delicious and Puzzlemaker(that Margie mentioned in the
> > original post). I have found Delicious to be a great resource since I can
> > access it from any computer, not just the one that I happened to use if I
> > had just bookmarked the same site. I used it a lot when I was looking for
> > certain things for professional development opportunities and also for my
> > ESL classes. It is very useful! Originally, when I learned about it in the
> > Web 2.0 online class, I thought that would be the least used thing of any of
> > the tools we explored, but guess what? I have used it more than many of the
> > other tools! It really beats all the little scraps of paper I used to have
> > around on my computer stand. : ) Especially if I am looking months later
> > for some site that I really liked but didn't have time at that moment to
> > explore it more. That's the problem with technology. It is just so
> > ever-changing and hard to keep up. Ramsey, I'll have to look into Diigo. I
> > tried to post a reply to you a while ago on the Marti,but for some reason
> > the system wouldn't allow it. I'm with you on the privacy issues. That is
> > why I am not a fan of blogging or other such things.
>
> > The Puzzlemaker site is a good one. My son especially likes word search and
> > it is great for that, no matter what subject, you can type in your word list
> > and it will generate a puzzle. One site that I used a lot when my son was
> > just beginning to read ishttp://www.educationalpress.org/Youcan make
Have you ever been to Librivox? It is a site where there are downloadable
audio versions of books in the public domain. I noticed Journey to the
Center of the Earth it there, albeit long
http://librivox.org/a-journey-to-the-interior-of-the-earth-by-jules-verne/
There is an older version of the movie that my husband and son watch every
year that is pretty good as well.
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Our next victim is "Pride & Prejudice". The recent Kiera Knightly
movie is a wonderful adaptation. Even my husband loved it.
Anybody else have great sites for audio or text free downloads???
On Jan 12, 10:20 am, "Heather Toth" <hat...@tds.net> wrote:
> Great site Margie! I just saved it in Delicious. So many good books online
> there. I think I would like to use it for accessing books for my son who
> often has allergic reactions to used books. Thanks.
>
> Have you ever been to Librivox? It is a site where there are downloadable
> audio versions of books in the public domain. I noticed Journey to the
> Center of the Earth it there, albeit longhttp://librivox.org/a-journey-to-the-interior-of-the-earth-by-jules-v...
I have been recording short pieces for low level readers and putting them
on mp3s and CDs, whichever works best for the student. And for some
students who are practicing reading aloud ( ESL folks or family literacy
students practicing reading for their kids), they can read a book and make
their own mp3s. Very empowering.
For those not on the read/write listserv (which is GREAT),I have found
this site wonderful not just for esl folks:
makebeliefscomix.com-
and be sure to click on the Billztreasurechest and go to
http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/How-to-Play/Educators/ for more
info. A great idea and great fun- and no, I do not let my sts use
"great" over and over. It's getting late...
On Jan 4, 2:27 pm, Margie <pctuto...@gmail.com> wrote:
My lastest love is Picasa Web Albums. Amazing to be able to store pics
safely online, and incredibly easy to share. Works especially well
with Picasa for uploading.
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