Have You Tried TED ED? Here Are 6 Sample Videos

If you haven't taken a look at TED-Ed, you are missing a wonderful resource for your classes. With 11 subject categories, each video comes with multiple choice and short answer questions, resources about the video 's subject, information on the creator of the video and the ability to flip the lesson. Take the TED-Ed tour here.1. DESIGN, TECHNOLOGY: How Inventions Change History (for better or worse)2. HEALTH: How Breathing Works 3. MATHEMATICS: Logarithms, Explained4. PSYCHOLOGY: Rethinking Thinking 5. SCIENCE: How Do Nerves Work? 6. SOCIAL STUDIES:...

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The Holiday Listing from September to June

 In August of 2011, I posted a mega-listing of resources for holidays from September to June. Since Chanukah, Kwanza and Christmas are right around the corner, I want to remind you to bookmark this post so you'll have it close by all school year.Have I missed a day? Please let me know and I'll post resources for that d...

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My 2012 Edublog Nominations

Here are my 2012 nominations for the Edublog Awards: Administrator Blog- A Principal's ReflectionsFree Web Tool-Google Apps for EducationIndividual Blog- Free Technology For TeachersEdTech Blog- Educational Technology GuyLibrarian Blog- The Daring LibrarianIndividual Tweeter- Steven Anderson's Web 2.0 ClassroomLifetime Achievement- Larry Ferla...

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340+ Sites with Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts for the iPad

A while back I did a post on 39 Sites for Using iPads in the Classroom. It has become my most popular post so far, so I decided to look into tips, shortcuts and tricks for the iPad. There are  many sites devoted to the most popular tablet in the world, so it is quite possible that you'll find duplicates on some of these lists:9 Fun iPad Tricks 10 Useful Apple iPad Tips and Tricks- from Mashable 11 Tricks for iPhone, iPad and iPod Earphones17...

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Resources to Share With Your Parents

 I have just finished updating our school's library website with a new section for parents. Here are the 20 sites I shared with them:About Our Kids- information on mental health for children; resources for parents & professionals, this site is sponsored by the NYU Child Study Center EmTech- extensive listing of resources for parentsFamily Education Network- contains news and articles on all topics; also includes...

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Talk About Your Tech.....Please

Last week I posted a request from those of you who have great technology plans in your districts. If you have a moment, please fill out the form here to help out my district. THANK Y...

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Looking For Schools with Great Tech Plans

Does your school have a great tech plan in place? If so, I could really use your assistance. As a member of our district's technology committee, I have been asked to research several things for our district. So...if you're using tablets, have a great Internet provider etc. please take a few minutes to answer and submit the form below.Thank you so much for your input! It is greatly appreciated. Loading...

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It's Time for the Edublog Award Nominations!

Nominations for the 2012 Edublog Awards are open and will be accepted until November 26, 2012.  The purpose of these awards is to "promote and demonstrate the educational values of these social media."  Here's how to nominate: write a post on your blog with your nominations and send a link to the post on the nominations page. Here are the categories for this year's awards:Best individual blogBest group blogBest new blogBest class blogBest...

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What I Realized After Sandy Came to Town

Greetings from Bergen County, New Jersey, 12 days since Hurricane Sandy swept through this part of the United States and changed the lives of people forever. After missing 7 days of school, we are here on November 9th, which should have been the second day of the N.J. Educator's Association's yearly convention in Atlantic City. Many of my colleagues and students were directly affected by the storm; some losing their cars and some losing everything...

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