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Summer Surfing
Some subtle and not-so-subtle changes are coming to Google Docs. One of my favorite blogs, Free Technology for Teachers, has an entry on the changes, New Sharing and Editing Options in Google Docs, and includes video. While you’re there, be sure to check out the great free guides he’s written for teachers.
If you like to travel and you like to save money, you might want to check out the article, On the Road, on the Cheap: Get Around Without Going Under, published on the Edutopia website. Although it was published a few years ago, many of the teacher travel discounts and specialized programs still exist. If you’re a bargain hunter, don’t forget many discounts exist for teachers, even at department and speciality stores. Google the terms, “teacher shopping discounts” or “educator discounts” without the quotes, and browse some of the results.
If you plan to spend some time this summer making games for your students, you’ll want to look at the Free Board Game Maker site. It offers a variety of customizable board game templates that you can print out for centers or other activities.
If you need some new graphic organizers for the 2010-2011 school year, check out the Graphic Organizers from Houghton Mifflin page. It has over 30 types that you can print out for student use.
Summertime is a great time for exploring some new blogs. If you’d like to expand beyond here, a few of my favorites, where I often find great resources to share with you, are:
- Free Technology for Teachers
- Farr-Out Links to Learning
- Jane’s Pick of the Day
- Technology Chatter
- Teachers Love SMART Boards
- iLearn Technology
- High Techpectations
Also, if you have some time, don’t forget to explore our revised Elementary Instructional Technology website.
Have a fabulous summer!
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:44 pm
These websites for games, do you think they would be okee for a high school level or are they strictly for younger grades? Would you know of any helpful websites for helping teachers teach high school sciences?
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:53 am
Hi Pauline,
The game websites are geared to elementary students and topics. If you’re looking for sites for high school I’d start with Jerry Blumengarten’s Cybraryman website, http://cybraryman.com. Also, are you on Twitter? If so, put out a question about links to the topics you need, and maybe add the hashtag #edtech, so others that don’t follow you will still see the question. Good luck!
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:12 pm
Great ideas to keep us all going in the summer. I had no idea how many discounts were available to teachers, that is fun!
Thank you for including iLearn Technology in your summer reads
June 29th, 2010 at 12:35 pm
Ann:
I appreciate all of the resources you’re sharing at Bits ‘n Bytes! The Free Technology for Teachers has been very helpful in showing the irony of web restrictions and educating students in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Technology Chatter by Dodie Ainslie now has a post describing a book dealing with the pros and cons of technology in the world beyond the classroom.
This collaboration and information makes it even more possible for us to learn about how these changes are influencing us: personally, professionally, and globally. I am a student in Dr. Strange’s EDM 310 class at The University of South Alabama. I’ve really enjoyed my brief experiences in networking, and I hope to continue my journey in the “inter-web”! I’d like to leave you with a few resources that have been helpful to me, along with my class blog.
Wendy Drexler’s Teach Web
Karl Fisch’s “The Fischbowl”
Leah DiVincenzo’s class blog
September 9th, 2010 at 2:55 pm
Very insightful information. I’m always interested in ways to save money. Thank you.
September 11th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
Ms. Carnevale,
My name is Courtney Banks and I’m an Elementary Education major at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. I was given your blog site through a class I am taking called EDM 310, Microcomputing Systems.
Thank you for the information regarding ways to save money when it comes to education! I had no idea that there were websites with coupons for teachers. Nor did I know that teachers could get discounts at department stores or specialty stores. There is so much that I’m learning as I get into the depths of teaching.
Thanks also for the website for game centers. I’m going to add this to my favorites!
Courtney
http://bankscourtneyedm310.blogspot.com/
September 12th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
I LOVE saving money! Especially during the summer when there is free time to do traveling and different activities. Thank you for the tips.