Thursday, April 30, 2009

GPS


CACHING on the University Of Northern Iowa campus!
This is a great way to teach map skills and Cardinal directions. Pair students and send them on their way! Everyone loves finding treasure!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

YUM...this is DELICIOUS!

Delicious is a pretty "sweet" organization tool for keeping your tags in order. In the classroom Delicious could be used in the classroom for research when you assign an assignment for a project. You could also keep your websites together in a bundle as a teacher. They may be the sites you visit to get lesson plans or ideas for your classroom. Check out my Delicious and see for yourself! What ways would you use it in your classroom?

Thursday, April 16, 2009

ZOTERO Review and Reflection


Zotero makes organizing research a breeze! There are many options Zotero offers while you do your browsing. My favorite option is the snapshot you are able to make of the window you are reading. This option allows for you to treat the window as a document that you're able to manipulate by highlighting and even posting notes or friendly reminders about why you are highlighting something particular. You can also create tags, attach files, and organize searches into folders for easier navigation. I encourage you to check it out for yourself at www.zotero.org, and do some exploring!!