26 Great Sites for Physics Teachers

In an effort to cover all areas of the sciences, this post for physics has been added to the Science page. (Tab at the top)  Please add your suggestions or feel free to request any future postings.SITES 100 Amazing Videos for Teaching and Studying PhysicsAmusement Park Physics- provided by the Annenberg ProjectCenter for History and Physics: Niels Bohr Library and Archives- history of modern physics, astronomy, and geophysicsKhan Academy Physics...

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What a List!! 136 Interactive Educational Games By Subject Area

What kid doesn't like a game? Here's a great way to support your lesson plans without losing your audience. Interactive games allow students to play, learn and interact with the game while having fun. Can't beat that, right?CIVICSAre They Watching You?- 4 quizzes from the Bill of Rights InstituteBill of Rights Institute- interactive learning gamesiCivics- 20 games include Argument Wars, Represent Me, Win the White House and Immigrant Nation, to name...

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6th Annual Doodle 4 Google Contest

Students in grades K-12 have the opportunity to win a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for their school. The Doodle 4 Google Contest began 5 years ago, and entries have come from all over the United States. Here is a collection of Google's own doodles which commemorate various events and holidays. This year's theme is "My Best Day Ever.." More InformationApplicationFor EducatorsJudging and Pri...

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120+ Resources for Your Parents: From Bullying to Special Needs Children

I recently put together a listing of resources for our parents, which covers everything from Bullying to Special Needs Children. I would have liked to add this as another page (tab at the top) but I have reached Blogger's limit of 20 pages. In order to properly bookmark this page, click on the title of the post first. If you have any resources to add, please comment below the post.BULLYING Beatbullying- site is for grades K-7 ...

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Most Popular Posts in 2012

Thank you to everyone who has followed the blog and shared posts I have made in the past year. With over 230 posts in 2012, I am amazed at all the great people I have met via the Internet. Please let me know if there are any resources you are looking for and I will gladly provide them. These are posts from 2012 that received the most hits:30 Resources to Help Our Children Cope with Tragedies60 Titles for Reluctant Readers K-418 Places Where You Can...

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56 Books for Reluctant High School Readers

This is the last installment of my books for reluctant readers. Today's list is for high school students. All three lists are available under the tab "Books for Reluctant Readers" at the top of this page. You can download a PDF copy of the high school list here.11/22/63- Stephen KingBlank Confession- Pete Hautman Bluford High Series- (various authors)The Book Thief- Marcus ZusakBox Out- John CoyBreathing Underwater- Alex FinnChasing Lincoln's Killer-...

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Being Green: Try the CleanPrint Browser Tool

CleanPrint  works with all browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari, by allowing you to delete, images, text (You can change the font size as well) and ads before printing. Less printing means less ink and less paper. NOTE: You most likely will need your school tech person to download the add-on for Firefox and Internet Explorer. I was able to get the bookmarklet for Chrome. (Couldn't see about Safari because my school has all PCs)  Thanks to Free Technology for Teachers for posti...

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