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August 23, 2017 For those of you who haven't seen it yet, we are re-publishing our popular math chart featuring some of the best resources for math teachers. 'We have arranged these resources into 8 main categories: iPad math apps, Android math apps, Chrome math apps, Graphing calculator apps, Math games, calculator apps, and web-based tools for math teachers. You may want to bookmark this page for later reference. Enjoy' Categories Apps iPad Math Apps Motion Math Geoboard Sushi Monster Math Flash Cards Math Vs Zombies Mystery Math Town Mathmateer Everyday Mathematics Math Ninja Elementary School Math Math Tappers SlateMath Motion Math Android Math Apps PhotoMath Math Tricks Maths Formulas Free Mathematics Math Flash Cards Complete Mathematics Mathematics Dictionary Math Expert GMAT Math Flashcards Graphing Calculator GeoGebra Geometry Pad Mathway FreeGeo Mathematics Mac Math Apps PhotoMath Graphing Calculator by Desmos Math Drills Lite Math MathBoard iMathematics Chrom...

August , 2017 Here is an excellent resource from ReadWriteThink to help students with their writing.   Editing Checklist for Self and Peer Editing  is a tool that allows your students to edit their writing along a number of predetermined set of criteria. They can also use it to peer-edit their peers writing.  The checklist is designed in such a way to raise students awareness of writing conventions and therefore enhance their writing style. More specifically, using the Editing Checklist, students will be able to assess their writing against four main criteria: punctuation, capital letters, grammar, and spelling. However, this Editing Checklist is best used after students have already gone through the revision stage in their writing process. ‘When they are ready for the editing stage of the writing process, students should edit their writing and then meet with a partner to engage in peer editing. Prior to having students use this tool independently, it is important to mode...

August 21, 2017 In today's post we are sharing with you four handy Chrome extensions that will enhance your YouTube viewing experience. The first extension in the list enables you to turn off the lights in a YouTube page so you can only focus on the video playing. The second one provides you with an excellent solution to block annoying ads on YouTube videos . The last two extensions come with a bunch of functionalities all geared towards improving your YouTube experience. You only need to install one of these extensions; in case you have more than one YouTube extension installed on your Chrome browser this could probably create a conflict and result in the extensions not working properly. 1-  Turn off the Lights ‘With a single click on the lamp button, the page will fade to dark. And automatically focus on the video. By clicking on it again, the page will return to normal.Turn Off the Lights is a lightweight and useful add-in designed for a more comfortable watching experience. It ...

August , 2017 Factile  (former Jeopardy Rocks) is an excellent web tool that enables teachers to create multimedia quiz games for their classroom.  Using a simple and intuitive gameboard, teachers will get to create engaging quiz games without the need for any coding skills. The process is easy: Open an account with Factile, click on ‘build now’ in homepage then type in your titles and categories. Click on a square to open up the editor for a question  and fill in with your content. Factile will engage your students in collaborative team work and enhance their learning while having fun. There are different ways to use Factile in your instruction. For instance ,you can use it  for formative assessment purposes to check students understanding of newly taught lessons. You can also use it to introduce new concepts or review latest ones. Please note that ‘Factile is totally free for your first 3 games. After that, you must upgrade to the PRO version for $5/month (or $48 p...

August 20, 2017 Gaming is a growing trend in the 21st century learning paradigm and you don't need to look hard to see the evidence. Digital and video games  take up a big part of the lives of our digital natives, and of course, as is the case with every 'new technology' doubtful and cynical voices are the first to be heard.  When writing was first invented  some 6 thousands years ago, people were very critical of the new invention. In Phaedrus, for instance,  the popular Greek philosopher, Plato  expresses serious reservations  about writing. He viewed it  "as a mechanical, inhuman way of processing knowledge, unresponsive to questions and destructive of memory."( Orality and Literacy , Kindle location. 891). The same criticism and initial rejection were levelled against other inventions that transformed humanity (e.g invention of telephone, radio, TV, and Internet). The argument here is that everything has an inherent polarity of negative and positiv...

August 19, 2017 CloudConvert is an excellent converter to use for converting almost anything you want.  We have tried several converting utilities in the past and this one stands out from the crowd. It is fast (even with large files), simple, easy to use, and most important of all, it is integrated with Google Drive and other cloud services such as Dropbox. ‘It is possible to use Google Drive or Dropbox both as input or output destination for your converted files. This makes it possible to start a large video conversion, leave the app and just wait until the file appears in your Google Drive / Dropbox.’ CloudCovert  supports over 200 different formats including: audio (MP3, AAC, FLAC…), video (MP4, AVI, MPG…), document (PDF, DOC, DOCX, ODT…), ebook (MOBI, EPUB, CBC…), archive (ZIP, RAR…), spdreadsheets (XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV…), and presentation (PPT, PPTX, ODP). Some of the types of conversions you can carry out using CloudConvert include: Extract ZIP, RAR etc directly on Google...

August 14, 2017 Here are some great resources where you can access and share educational video content. These are websites and YouTube channels that provide mind-illuminating content covering a wide spectrum of topics from education and philosophy to biology and natural sciences.  You may want want to use them to enhance your professional and self development, expand your knowledge and gain new perspectives.  You can also use them to search for educational video content to share with your students in class. 1-  TED  TED is probably one of the most popular platforms that provides inspiring and educational video content out there. It features influential talks from renowned speakers and thinkers on various topics. These talks are also available with subtitles in more than 100 languages. 2-  RSA Animate  ‘RSA’s (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts) mission is 21st century enlightenment via enriching society by innovative and creative ideas. Besides TED...