============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips for Teachers **Issue #182** "The Web Portal for Educators!" We are up to 77,124 subscribers http://www.teach-nology.com ============================================================= This newsletter is only sent to the friends of TeAch-nology.com, but feel free to forward it to all your friends. Tell them that they can subscribe for free at: http://www.teach-nology.com/newsletters/ ============================================================= **In this Issue** -K-12 Teachers: Need Curriculum Resources In A Hurry?- 1. Quote of the Week 2. Jokes You Can Tell in Class 3. Eworkbook of the Week 4. Makeworksheets.com Printable Activity Of The Week 5. ExamBuddy.com On-line Activity Of The Week 6. Downloads of the Week 7. Lesson Plan of the Week 8. The Latest From Our Message Board 9. The On-line Teacher Poll of the Week 10. Results Of Last Week's Teacher Poll 11. Our Latest "Teaching Idea that Worked!" 12. This Week in History 13. Best on the Web for Teachers ============================================================= *K-12 Teachers: Need Curriculum Resources In A Hurry?* Our program now makes creating printable classroom materials and assessment rubrics easier than ever before! Save dozens of hours! Just look at what you do with our program: -Rubrics: Create custom printable rubrics with over 180 predefined fields. -Puzzles: Create printable crossword puzzles, cryptograms, word searches, word chops, word scrambles, secret messages, mazes, math boxes. -Graphic Organizers: Create over 20 high quality graphic organizers. -Language Arts Worksheets: Create alphabetic order, bingo cards, cloze, handwriting, mix & match, sequence organizers, and spelling sheets. -Math Worksheets: Create basic math, equation, fraction, graph paper, and missing digits sheets. -Print Pals: Create certificates, newsletters, patterns, and timelines. All the files that you create can be saved on our system and/or on your computer in .pdf format for superior print quality. A message from a current member: "This is probably the best teacher resource I have seen so far on the Internet! Thanks Teach-nology...you did it again!" - Jennifer S., Grade 4 Teacher You can view printable samples from our program here: http://www.makeworksheets.com/tools/index.html For more information, just click on: http://www.makeworksheets.com/ ============================================================= HTML email users link ============================================================= 1. Quote of the week- "You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him discover it in himself." ~Galileo~ ============================================================= 2. Jokes You Can Tell in Class- *Baby Sister* A boy was taking care of his baby sister while his parents went shopping. He decided to go fishing so he took her with him. "I'll never do that again!" he told his mother that evening. "I didn't catch a thing!" "Oh, next time I'm sure she'll be quiet and not scare the fish away," his mother said. The boy said, "It wasn't that. She ate all the bait." ============================================================= Want To See More Jokes?? Visit This Site: http://search.teach-nology.com/jokes/hints.pl ============================================================= 3. Electronic Workbook of the Week *Algebra - Addition, Vol. 1* This set of 30 worksheets requires students to determine the addend or sum of an addition formula. Visit This Site: http://www.teacherworkbooks.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16221 ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= Note: This workbook is free to all Gold Members. Gold members can find this workbook by logging in at: http://www.getworksheets.com You can either search for the title or click on latest files to see the latest files added to our gold membership. Our Gold Membership allows members to download thousands of valuable resources including: activities, worksheets, PowerPoint® templates, Excel® templates, Word® templates, web graphic sets, music loops, and sound effects. A message from a current member: "Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your program. I was really skeptical at first, but I have to admit that I couldn't Imagine a better experience. It seems like there is always something new available and your Support Team is super-helpful. Keep up the phenomenal work!"- Michelle Y., Grade 6 To learn more about our gold membership or log-in and download this workbook instantly, navigate to: http://www.getworksheets.com ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= 4. Makeworksheets.com Printable Activity Of The Week *Hard Spelling Words* This printableh is just a sample of our spelling worksheet maker You just input the words of your choice. Our word search maker does the rest. You can choose to have spelling worksheets created in this format or you can choose to have a single letter removed. All printables can be created in HTML or .pdf format for great print quality. Platinum members will find this application under our Language Arts Worksheet Maker section. Available at this web address: http://www.makeworksheets.com/activityofweek/ ============================================================= Note: All activities of the week are created using our platinum membership site. Our Platinum Membership allows members to make, edit, and save custom puzzle, awards, timelines, mazes, decoders, patterns, math worksheets, rubrics, lesson plans, graphic organizers, and language arts worksheets. Now you can create time lines, awards, patterns, newsletters, 25 customizable basic math worksheets, 16 types of fraction worksheets, new missing digit math worksheets, graph paper, equation makers, mazes, and secret decoder pages. A message from a current member: "You guys obviously put a great deal into this and it shows. This is just excellent! Thanks Again."- Veronica H. "This platinum membership makes life so much easier! Thanks!" - Carol K. To learn more about our platinum membership, navigate to: http://www.makeworksheets.com ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= 5. ExamBuddy.com On-line Activity Of The Week *File Name: BodiesofWater* This is a simple example of ExamBuddy's ability to make custom match the Theme activities. The student must select all of the items that match the theme: Large Bodies of Waters on Earth Exambuddy creates the activity for you, you just choose the words. Anyone can do it! You can play the game here: http://www.exambuddy.com/teachers/sample/myclass/ You can see an overview of what you can create with ExamBuddy here: http://www.exambuddy.com/explore/ ============================================================= Exam Buddy Sample ============================================================= Note: All on-line activities of the week are created using ExamBuddy. Our ExamBuddy membership allows members to create: 30+ online learning activities, learning games, online quizzes, online calendars, printable tests, class web pages, electronic newsletters, learning units, class surveys. Student progress can be monitored through the automatic item analysis feature that can be used with on-line quizzes and surveys. Development is effortless; just add words and clues. All the activities featured above can be found in the ExamBuddy directory. Members can easily add them to their accounts for their own use. A message from a current member: Nancy Newhouse, 3rd Grade Teacher- "Thank you for creating an outstanding suite of tools for teachers, like me. Finally, somebody gets it! We (teachers) need everything in one simple package that does everything we need it to do. My students and parents thank you most of all!" To learn more about our ExamBuddy Membership, navigate to: http://www.exambuddy.com ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= 6. Download of the Week- PC Download: *U.S.A. Puzzle* "U.S.A. puzzle is an educational game with 7 different activities: Geo quiz, Grill words, Hidden word, Patchwords, Trivia, Jigsaw, Scrambled states. Covers the following topics: Birds, Capitals, Constitution, Flowers, Highest points, Largest cities, Motto, Nicknames, Origin of the state's name, rivers, and trees." ============================================================= Mac Download: *SysQuake LE* "SysQuake is innovative, powerful and flexible software for the design and simulation of dynamic systems. What makes it special is its unparalleled interactivity which will boost your productivity. SysQuake can be used in many areas, including: automatic control, analog and digital filters, identification of model parameters and model validation, robotics, statistics, physics, demography, finance. Simulation of dynamic systems can benefit greatly from SysQuake's interactivity. Parameters have often long-term effects which are difficult to deduce intuitively from the model or from a few static simulation graphics. With SysQuake, their manipulation will make apparent their role and which compromise may be obtained." ============================================================= To Download These Applications & Others Visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/downloads/ ============================================================= 7. Lesson Plan of the Week- *Teaching About Thanksgiving* "Offers a great selection of ideas." Find it here: http://www.night.net/thanksgiving/lesson-plan.html ============================================================= To View 20,000+ Lesson Plans, Ideas, and Worksheets Visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ ============================================================= 8. The Latest From Our Message Board- ************************************************************* A question from lwohlfard: Web sites for Social Studies "Looking for usable websites with lessons for students to use at a 6th grade level and an online teacher discussion group. " ************************************************************* If you have a response for this question, please visit the web address below to post your thoughts on the topic: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard/ikonboard.cgi?s=bc837e6156767ba70941395c74d1d909;act=ST;f=2;t=99;st=0 ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= 9. The On-line Teacher Poll of the Week This is a new weekly on-line poll. Results of this poll will be published in next week's newsletter. Cast your vote now! This week's poll: "Are teachers getting the respect they deserve from students?" - Yes - No To cast your vote, visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/poll/thisweekpoll.php Make sure to refresh your browser if you voted in last week's poll. ============================================================= HTML email users visit this link ============================================================= 10. *Results Of Last Week's Teacher Poll* The poll question was: "When do you do most of your school supply shopping?" Results: Total Votes: 184 - July-September 70.1% - October-December 12.0% - April-June 10.3% - January-March 7.6% ============================================================= 11. "Our Latest Idea that Worked!" "Bathroom Privileges With A Sense of Humor" By: J. Martinez, Middle School Teacher "In order to cut down on the number of times that a student goes to the bathroom on a daily basis, some teachers have prepared a toilet seat as a bathroom pass. Yes, it was new! It's painted and decorated very craftily. For some unknown reason, students just don't want to be seen walking down the hall with a toilet seat! Unneeded visits to the bathroom have dropped substantially!" ============================================================= ***What Worked for You? PLEASE Take a minute to tell us!*** ***Be Heard!*** Visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/ideas/tell_us/ ============================================================= 12. This Week in History- 1863 - Patent granted for a process of making color photographs 1910 - Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs 1919 - Labor committee in US urges 8-hour work day & 48-hour week 1954 - Humane Society forms ============================================================== **Keep Up with What Happened in History** Visit our tool: http://search.teach-nology.com/today/today2.pl ============================================================== 13. 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