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noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 28 Aug 2006 03:01:00 +0000

I've moved this blog to Wordpress. You can find it here: http://www.oneverni.com/wordpress/

Google Sketchup

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 20:05:00 +0000

Google Sketchup is a free and easy to use 3D drawing tool. In less than 15 minutes, you and your students can construct 3D drawings. Google is encouraging the use of Sketchup in schools with an open licensing policy.

Flow

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:01:00 +0000

Flow is another example of what creatiove designers are doing with online tools. In yhis very beautiful "game", the user directs an aquatic organism that swims, eats, and evolves.

Pobediteli-Soldiers of the Great War

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:10:00 +0000

Pobediteli-Soldiers of the Great War is a rich site was created to acknowledge the 60th Anniversary of the end of World War II in Russia. It's an example of the depth of content that is being developed with Flash. The media rivals content published on CD-ROMs. This site was a finalist in the Flashforward Film Festival in Seattle.

It's RoadKill Time!

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:01:00 +0000

It's slightly morbid, but it's science. Since 1993, students have been learning about animals, their habitats, and science through the RoadKill site. Students record sightings of roadkill and upload their recordings. The result is an interesting students-as-scientists database. Activities are also included to help teachers lead students through the analysis of the roadkill data. Take a look.

Cosmic Blobs

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 21:02:00 +0000

With Cosmic Blobs, students can create 3-D characters and objects.It's easy to use and available in quantities with an academic discount.

New York Philharmonic KidZone

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Mon, 06 Feb 2006 20:46:00 +0000

The New York Philharmonic KidZone is an outstanding music education site. Kids can learn about the oboe, the clarinet, and famous composers, But what makes this site unique is the activities in the Game Room. Try the "Minuet Mixer"with it's Garage Band-like tools or "Orchestration Station" to learn how the pieces of music sound with different instruments. A great and worthwhile tool.

Attracting Young Women into an IT Career

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 16:04:00 +0000

Cisco, with the support of The National Center for Women and Information, has launched a new site- to encourage young women to enter the IT field. The site's "Digital Library" has links to resources aimed at sparking interest in technology. This will be a valuable site for those researching this topic in EM590.

Books on iPod

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:25:00 +0000

In my previous life as a special education teacher, I often made use of Books-on-Tape services. For certain kids the service made a big difference in their ability to keep up with their courseload. Given that many kids have iPods or other mp3 devices, LibriVox may be great help. LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and then share the recordings as audio files on the web. Students and teachers can download the growing list of titles for free.

An Online Word Processor

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 18 Dec 2005 15:03:00 +0000

Writely is one of several new online word processors. Writely allows you to create a document, save it online and access it from any browser (no Safari yet). You can also save the document to your hard drive as a Word document. Authors can also allow other writely users to edit the document. I see this as potentially a great tool for the classroom. Students can move documents back and forth from home, work on collaborative projects, and allow teacher proofs and edits without printing. Keep an eye on these new web based tools. (Who needs Office?)

Packetville

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 08 Oct 2005 23:38:00 +0000

Packetville is a set of instructional materials and games created to teach middle school kids about internet technologies. Designed by Cisco Sytems, the lesson plans and games are very slick. Peter Packet is a great deal of fun and I suspect kids will actually learn while playing this Mario-like game.

NYPL Digital Gallery

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 17 Sep 2005 22:53:00 +0000

The New York Public Library hosts a vast collection of photographs, maps, posters and other historic images as part of their Digital Gallery. Access to the hundreds of thousands of digital images is free. A great resource for the students and teachers.

Food Force

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:06:00 +0000

Food Force is very interesting game and learning vehicle. Developed by the United Nations World Food Programme, the game helps learners understand the complexities of delivering food to those in need and the work of the WFP. A fun game that's a free download for Mac and Windows.

Comic Life

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 02:58:00 +0000

Comic Life is a great new tool that allows users to turn digital photos into comic books. I think this will be a wonderful creative writing tool. There is a free trial available for the Mac and it works seamlessly with iPhoto. I can't wait to put this into my student's hands.

Cmap

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:37:00 +0000

For schools without Inspiration, Cmap is an outstanding free tool. Available for all platforms, Cmap is extremely web friendly. It's easy to learn and has a very clean design. Watch out Inspiration!

Celestia

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 03 Jul 2005 18:20:00 +0000

Celestia is free 3-D space simulation. With Celestia, you can "travel" throughout the solar system. There are also hundreds of downloadable add-ons and list of educational activities, aimed at students in grades 7-12.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 15 May 2005 14:24:00 +0000

Kids (and adults) can create drawings that "spring" to life with Moovl. Moovl is an offspring of sodaconstructor, an activity that's kept many a student entranced for hours. Take some time to look at this very unique web application.

Zoombinis $5.00

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 10 May 2005 02:23:00 +0000

zoombinis
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Zoombinis Mountain Rescue and some other excellent Ed software titles are available from $5.00 at: 5dollarsoftware

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 14:10:00 +0000

Howtoons is the web version of a Sunday comic feature that shows kids how to build simple exploratory projects. Each Howtoon project is a printable pdf file that can be freely copied and distributed. A cool extra for a science class. The site also includes video clips of kids creating the projects.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Thu, 21 Apr 2005 00:03:00 +0000

Net Frog is an online site that takes the user through the process of dissecting a frog. It provides audio, visual, and interactive hands on experience for each step of the dissection process. Additional information, links, and resouce pages are available on the site to allow an idividual user to learn at thier own pace, while at the same time, provides a structured format in which a teacher could incorporate an entire classroom into the laboraory experience. Although some of the pictures and videos are small, I would still highly recommend this site for use in a high school science class.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 15:08:00 +0000

Tux, of Math Command is an open-source D&P application from the developers of TuxPaint. The game is still in the Alpha phase and not yet available for OSX. (I'm using the OS 9 version). It's a fairly good, Asteroids-like game that gives students many opportunities to practice math facts. I'm really excited about the continued development of open-source applications for education. In development is an application called TuxWriter.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 14:39:00 +0000

A collection of old stories and songs from the "golden age of children's records" is available at Kiddie Records Weekly. I think primary teachers might be able to make use of this unusual resource. Some of us actually remember these recordings.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 23:35:00 +0000

Logo, a simple computing language, is still going strong. You might remember it from your elementary school years. I am always surprised at how much satisfaction students get from making the turtle do their bidding. LogoPark is the first online Logo applet that I've seen. Kids can create simple designs right in their browser. LogoPark is one of the activities at Math Playground.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:38:00 +0000

nanoreisen:Adventures Beyond the Decimal allows the viewer to travel deep inside some common objects. It's a great and beautiful demonstration of our "inner" universe. Try a voyage.

noreply@blogger.com (Bob) — Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:34:00 +0000

SparkTop.org is a rich site designed for 8-12 year old students with learning disabilities. The site includes games, information on coping with disabilites, and some communication tools. My favorite activity is the Audio Mixer in the "Create" section. It's like a mini GarageBand. SparkTop.org is one of the finalists in the Flashforward 2005 film Festival.