Celebrate February

This month contains many celebrations from Black History Month to Valentine's Day.  Here are some resources for you and your students. 

               Resources for Black History Month

Thinkfinity

PBS

History.com

Smithsonian Education 

Scholastic.com

 

Websites I love....

Flipsnack   Add a pdf document, convert it to a flipping book, embed and share

  
Wetransfer   Send large files (Flipcharts, videos) up to 2 GB to your fellow teachers

Neok12  Check out the interactive diagrams for white boards on this site

Downforeveryoneorjustme   Sometimes I go to a website and it is down.  I always wonder if it is just me/my computer/my network or is the website down for everyone. No longer!  

http://www.symbaloo.com/  Park your favorite websites here using this icon based website.  Access them from any computer.

Gadgets I love.... 

http://standscan.com/StandScan/  Take high quality scans or photograph objects like a pro.  Documents stay flat.  This gadget is ultra-portable and folds flat.  This is the new way to scan documents anywhere, anytime.    The price is right…$19.95 

 http://pinterest.com/techchicktips/tech-stuff-we-love/  This Pinterest page is all about gadgets.  Included on this page are items such as: 

• The KVM switch which allows you to connect both your laptop and iPad to your projector allowing you to toggle back and forth between the two devices with the push of a button.
• Vera Bradley iPad case
• Jam wireless portable speaker