Resources for Family & Consumer Sciences (Home Economics)

When I was in 8th grade, they called it home economics. My cooking teacher had us make apple turnovers by using the Pillsbury cylinders, which was nothing more than open, lay out the dough, squeeze the apple filling in the middle, close the turnover, bake and put the icing on. Today, known as family and consumer sciences, the students actually learn how to bake from scratch. (What a concept!) Anyway, if you teach in this area, I've collected a list...

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Infographic: Anatomy of a Great Teacher

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30 Places to Find Chemistry Teaching Resources

20 Things You Didn't Know About the Periodic Table - Discover MagazineAP Chemistry PowerPoints-  6 units coveredAP Chemistry Study CardsChemistry 11- lessons and handoutsChemistry 12- lessons and handoutsChemistry Animations- 8 Flash animationsChemistry Comes Alive- Chemistry Video Collection from the Journal of Chemical EducationChemistry Demonstration Videos- 10 packets on various subjectChemistry Lab Safety TutorialChemistry Lecture Notes ...

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Planboard Will Help Organize Your Lesson Plans

Planboard allows you to plan your classes, share schedules, add worksheets and more. The site provides a blog, and the free account allows you to post 100 lesson plans/25MB storage. If you desire unlimited lesson plans and unlimited standards, it will only cost you $29.95 per year. Is it worth about $3.00 a month? Judge for yourself by viewing the videos below:...

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Google is Closing Feedburner By October 20th: Fact or Fiction?

There's a lot of speculation on the web that Google is about to close Feedburner by October 20, 2012. I can't imagine what I'd do if this happened. But it's kind of eerie that this morning my readers droppped to zero when yesterday the figure was close to 1300. What have YOU heard? Please discuss below......

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Places to Personalize Your Shortened URLs

I'm sure many of you have used URL shorteners when posting on Twitter. But what if you want to place a web address on a banner, poster or sign which is easy to remember? In my school, I advertise our Amazon.com School Rewards account with a banner I got from VistaPrint. I wanted to make sure people could remember the shortened URL, so I personalized it through doiop. What started with a long address ( http://www.amazon.com/?&tag=ridgparkjunis-20&camp=212677&creative=384113&linkCode=ur1&adid=05120P9PQB3VVV7MZC55&...

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P.A. : What Not to Say to a Teacher

I saw this on the blog Techie Bytes and had to share it with all of you. True and a fun...

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37 Resources: The 2012 Presidential Election

 My niece turns 18 in December. Too bad for her, because now she won't be able to vote in a presidential election for until 2016. Students in my school are encouraged to register to vote and should be made aware of who the candidates are and what they stand for. Civics and social studies teachers can utilize the links below for lessons in class.THE ELECTION2012 Election Scrapbook- 2012 Political Map Center- interactive map from PBS New Hour2012...

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22 Resources to Teach About September 11, 2001

Today is the 11th anniversary of 9-11 and I wanted to share a host of resources for you and your students. Working with kids who are 12-18 years old, many of my students were as young as 1 year old when this tragedy occurred. The subject matter can be very frightening to some, so review sites completely. The 9/11 Commission Report- 585 page PDF file9/11 Interactive Timeline- excellent9/11 Lesson Activity With Word Clouds9/11 Memorial- resources...

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Two Pages Added to the Blog!

I just added pages for Language Arts and Science and will be constantly updating them with resources. Tabs for all pages are located at the top of the blog. Looking for something special? Just let me know and I'll get working on ...

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Teacher-Librarians: How Do You Fit In?

This week was the first week of school in my district. We had two days of meetings and professional development. On day two, everyone met with their department for their first meeting. I don't have a department; no library aide; no other adult to share concerns and ideas with. (I work in a junior-senior high school) What is your situation like? Please add your comment bel...

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Need Calendar Templates? Try This Website

All I needed was a blank Word template for the month of September 2012. I was trying to schedule three business classes for in-class lessons on GoogleDocs, and found WinCalendar for oodles of Word templates.You can choose monthly, weekly, holidays and single month calenda...

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CamScanner Turns Your Smartphone into a Scanner and Fax Machine

It's the beginning of the school year, and if your school is like mine, you have already been inundated with loads of papers. (Somehow the notion of saving paper with online PDFs didn't happen here) With schedules, rules and regulations etc. everyone has a folder of new "stuff" which can easily be stored. I chose to scan the documents and sent them to the cloud for storage. What did I use? CamScanner.CamScanner is an app for iPhone and Android phones,...

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Welcome to the New School Year!!

I realize that I have been absent for 95% of the summer and I apologize for that. Health issues have finally been straightened out, and I'm ready to begin the new year tomorrow.  In the meantime, I've prepared some important links for you to use.New teachers, click here for oodles of assistance.Teacher-Librarians and Media Specialists will find a ton of resources here.If you are still looking for a teaching job, try this listing.I promise to...

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