Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Interactive Activities


Are you looking for interactive activities for your math, English, art, social studies, or science students? Why not take a look at: http://www.learner.org/interactives/

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Up to Date World Statistics

O.K. Maybe you don't need to know - right to second - the world population. Maybe you don't need to know to the second the reported cases of HIV this year. But just maybe you do. Check out the widget on the left side of this page for these and more up to the second statistics.
With thanks to Jerry Parini.

Friday, November 16, 2007

Vocabulary / World Hunger Connection

Free Rice. If you haven't seen or used this site it is well worth a look. For each vocabulary question you answer correctly 10 grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations to fight world hunger. http://www.freerice.com/index.php

Monday, November 12, 2007

Slope - Intercept Calculator

The Slope - Intercept Calculator is a free application. Here is a resource for you and your math students. Just view the left side of this page for the calculator. Make your input and click solve. The Slope - Intercept Calculator can be added to your blog.

SAT Math and Much, Much More

SAT Math Pro uses today's hottest technologies to deliver exceptional practice and instruction to students preparing for the math component of the SAT. Combining on demand video instruction with interactive quizzes, SAT Math Pro is a test prep system that you can count on 24/7. Best of all, SAT Math Pro is a completely free service. Any student with access to a home computer, a school computer lab or a public library can enjoy the learning programs.
http://www.satmathpro.com/Index.html

Saturday, November 3, 2007

Good Things from Google

Google 411
Google's new 411 service is free, fast and easy to use. Give it a try now and see how simple it is to find and connect with local businesses for free from your phone.
http://www.google.com/goog411/

Google Sets.
Automatically create sets of items from a few examples. Enter a few items from a set of things. Next, press Large Set or Small Set and Google will try to predict other items in the set.
http://labs.google.com/sets

Google Page Creator.
Create your own web pages, quickly and easily. Google Page Creator is a free online tool that makes it easy for anyone to create and publish useful, attractive web pages in just minutes. https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=pages&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fpages.google.com%2F&ltmpl=yessignups

Other good things from Google can be found on the Google home page.