Tuesday Teachables: Symbaloo

I was recently at a technology seminar and I found out about this cool site. I don't know how I did not already know about it, but it has become my new favourite way of bookmarking and organizing all the links I visit often. Symbaloo allows you to create custom pages where you can keep all your bookmarks. These can be accessed from any browser at any time. This is great for me because I have both a work laptop and a personal one and I often don't remember where I have stored certain websites. I sometimes find a really interesting site at school and bookmark it onto my work computer and when I get home, I forget where I first found the site. This is a must have for everyone who is an avid web browser. I am addicted to updating it and personalizing it with all my cool finds.

www.symbaloo.com

Tueday Teachables: Prezi

I am a big fan of using technology in the classroom. Out with the worksheets and in with the interactive programs kids can either use at the front of the class or individually on laptops. I few weeks ago I started using a really cool presentation site with my kids to help them create more interactive oral presentations. This site is very easy to use and allows students to creatively display their work. Prezi is known as the zooming presentation tool because it allows you to put all your information on a template and then zoom into the different components during the presentation. It's a little bit hard to describe without seeing it so definitely check out the "explore" link on the homepage to see some examples.

Click here for the website.

Tuesday Teachables: Monkeys and Fairness

I recently watched a TED talk on empathy, cooperation and fairness when it comes to animals. Here are a couple of clips that demonstrate how animals can recognize fair/unfair treatment and the importance of cooperation.

Tuesday Teachables: Multiplication

I have a new weekly post for Tuesdays and this one is for my fellow teachers. Look for posts on lesson ideas, tech stuff, teaching strategies..etc.

I am now teaching multiplication to grade 4/5s and I remembered this wonderful site. So many games, resources and ideas. I also send this link home with students I tutor so they can practice their times tables.

http://www.multiplication.com/