PBS has created teacher activity packs, a collection of educational resources focused on a theme, and packaged as a widget that you can be embedded in class web sites, blogs or wikis. Packs include links to PBS web sites and a sets of grade level activities. There are several categories of activity packs from which to choose – The Arts, Health and Fitness, Reading and Language Arts, Science and Technology, and Social Studies. Within each [...]

Sometimes, I just want to see what other people have bookmarked. With delicious, there is an easy way to find the most recent and/or popular bookmarks on a topic quickly. Here’s how… In a web browser, enter the URL for the delicious web site: http://delicious.com To find the most recently added bookmarks for a topic, just append the address to include /tag and then the topic you want, such as /algebra The full URL should [...]

The New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE) produces a newsletter called, “Connections.” In the August 2008 issue there is a great article on page 9 by Nancy Keane titled, “50 Ways to Use Your Wordle.” I am sure this article will inspire even more uses! Share them!

Have you ever needed to collaborate with others in real time? Well, here is the solution – EtherPad! Tool: EtherPad What Is “EtherPad“? Etherpad is a web tool that allows for simultaneous, realtime text editing. Using the tool only takes a few simple steps. Sign up for an account – now! [ The demand for this service has overwhelmed the load the current servers can handle and they are limiting the number of users until [...]

If I needed to contact you, would I be able to find you online? Could your students? Other educators? I believe, like other educational bloggers, that it is essential to be able to find  and connect with educators today on the web. If you have followed prominent edubloggers Will Richardson or Dr. Scott McLeod, you know that they have both written about the value of having an online presence. Some refer to this concept as [...]