Math Teachers: Looking for 3D Geometrical Prisms? Here are 10 Sites Where You Will Find Them

One of our math teachers came to me the other day and asked me if I could find him images of 3D geometrical prisms, especially those he could print out and have his students put together. As I surfed the web for him, I started to put together a list:3D Geometrical Shapes- Help with Math.com has lots of pre-drawn 3D shapes for your classroom3D Shapes-print and put together a heptagonal pyramid, play the 3D Shape Game and more; for younger kidsGeometric...

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Web 2.0 Tools: 20 Easy & Creative Ways to Bookmark Online

If you are like me, you have hundreds of  bookmarks, some organized, some not so organized. Since every day brings more and more information, we are definitely in need of a way to not only make bookmarking easy, but to be able to access them wherever we are. I love the idea of a central location for everything. I can access the information at home, at work or even on my smartphone. I'm sure you will find one or two from the list below. Do you...

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The Student Essay: 22 Sites to Find a Topic

10 Offbeat College Essay Topics- from CNN50 Argument Essay Topics 101 Persuasive Essay Topics 400 Writing Topics- from About.comThe Argumentative EssayBad Essay Topics for College Admissions-topics to avoidChoosing a College Essay Topic: What You Write About Says Something About You- from College BoardEssay Map- online tool assists students in writing their essay; (students must already have a topic) from Read WriteThinkEssay Topics- current listing of 67 ideasEssay Topics- from Enchanted Learning (for younger students)Essay Topics for...

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A Day For Good News: Edublog Awards and a Top Library Blog!

Last night, this blog was named a top five finalist in the librarian/library blog category for the 2011 Edublog Awards. I considered the nomination an honor, (no, I'm not lying, it truly was an honor to be nominated) since the other nominees are an incredible group of teacher-librarians. I'm very fortunate to love my job and  assisting my students and faculty every day. Here is a list of all the winners; this year, the top five in each category...

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Do You Teach Poetry? Here are 34 Web Sites You'll Love

Academy of American PoetsAcrostic Poems- from ReadWriteThink; interactiveBest Books for Teaching About Poetry- from Education World; for young studentsComplete Classics- "10,171 poems from 1,082 classic poets"Cowboy PoetryFamous Poets and PoemsFree Verse PoetryGiggle Poetry- humorous children's verse on the WebGlossary of Poetic TermsHaiku- from PBS Parents; interactiveHandbook of Rhetorical DevicesInstant Poetry Forms- students choose from a list...

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37 Resources for Teachers of Forensic Science

Before the TV series C.S.I., our students didn't show a lot of interest in the field of forensic science. Now I am seeing many of our career books and true crime books circulating each school year. High schools have even added forensic science as a course, with students solving crime scenes set up by their teachers. As a forensic science teacher, you'll find loads of great information on the web sites below.LESSON PLANSCase of the Barefoot Burglar-...

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47 Sites For Teaching About the Holocaust

Adolph Hitler Speech: The Anne Frank Museum Art Spiegelman's MAUS: A Different Type of Holocaust Literature Auschwitz After 65 Years- photos from Time magazineBergen-Belsen Concentration Camp The Biography of Adolph Hitler Biography of Miep GiesThe Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies Resource LinksClassroom Holocaust Museum- set up a classroom as a Holocaust museumHistory Channel- about Adolph HitlerThe History Channel - article about the HolocaustThe History Place: Hitler YouthHitler and the Nazis- from Glencoe; interactive with videos and...

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Another Edublog Nomination!

I'm so proud to have been nominated again for a 2011 Edublog Award. It's great that so many colleagues are using all the information on the site and appreciate all the extra hours I have spent.  (I DO love my work...)So.......I hope you'll cast your vote for "A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet" by going to the link below and choosing the Best librarian/library blog category:>> CLICK HERE TO VOTE. (You can vote every day if...

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Edublog Award Nominations Due Today

Just a quick reminder to submit your nominations by 11:59 p.m. EST tonight. Good luck to everyo...

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