Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Teacher Toolbox Assignment three

One of my college professors had this acronym for teachers: CASE meaning copy and steal everything.  As teachers, we have busy lives, and cannot reinvent the wheel everyday for our class.  Therefore, it is important to have and utilize resources.

Top Three Favorite Tools/Resources

  • http://teachershare.scholastic.com/ Sponsored by SCHOLASTIC, this allows teachers to share lesson plans, and submit feedback.  And share classroom resources.
  • Google Maps  When studying about a specific area in class, I can type in the location and bring an actual visual/photo of the location. For example if my students are studying Russian Literature, I can type in Moscow, and bring up pictures of the buildings and streets in Moscow, this allows students to connect to the literature on a new level.
  • Noodletools This site shows how students can correctly cite their work.  This cite has MLA, APA, Chicago, Turabian, and so on.  Citing work can be hard for students to figure out.  This tool guides students how to correctly format their bibliography or works cited.  Simply click on the NoodleBib Express, and it will ask questions about the source you are citing. And guide the student through a correctly formatted works cited. 
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  1. One.Red.FishNovember 16, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    We have a lot of the same sites in our toolboxes! (Great minds and all... :) )

    I like the NoodleTools site. I've come across other bibliography creating sites, but not one that walked you through all the steps. That's cool. Thanks!

    --Kayli

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