Geocaching is a little different than the sites I normally highlight, but I think its concept is so appealing to an educator that I had to share about it… What is geocaching? It is simply, using your GPS to find a certain location. This may involve trekking through treacherous terrain or walking along a flatland trail. What you find at the end…
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Old Book Art
Old Book Art has become one of my favorite browsing websites. I can see its potential for an educator as vast. Peruse the files for antique maps, find an illustration to accompany a classic, have the children study an artist whose work was in an old book. Copyright-free, free domain art from old books The mission of Old Book…
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A Spelling Program that’s worth the purchase price
All About Spelling isn’t a – yawn! – workbook method of learning spelling. Instead, All About Spelling is a hand-on spelling program that will interest every kid in your bunch, as it has in ours… The All About Spelling program is logical and organized enough for even me to figure out and use easily with children at three different levels…
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GIVEAWAY! A Way to Learn about Health (closed)
I grew up in the Twinkie generation. Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Coca-Cola….whatever was really, really bad for us, but tasted oh, so good, our generation ate. Now, we're parents. Parents and educators who have grown up and know enough to know that we probably shouldn't blindly trust food manufacturers to fill the box with nutritional gold. We know that much –…
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GIVEAWAY! Corefx Three Level: Graphic Design Software (closed)
Do you have students who are interested in graphic design, computer animation, or art as possible future careers? If so, or even if not (it's that fun), I'll bet your students would be interested in what Corefx Three Level has to offer. Although the title is a bit bland (just sayin'), the program is definitely not boring…