============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips For Teachers **Issue #44** "The Web Portal For Educators!" We're up to 3932 subscribers http://www.teach-nology.com ============================================================= This newsletter is only sent to the users of TeAch-nology.com, but feel free to forward it to all your friends. ============================================================= **What's New at TeAch-nology.com ???** *Featuring the "Movie of the Day !!!* TeAch-nology.com is proud to present real time movie skits created by Brain Pop for you to use with your students. These are motivational flash productions focused on educational themes. Don't miss this one!!! A new movie everyday! Check it out at: http://www.teach-nology.com/movie/ **New Monthly Motivator** "What Have We Learned About Technology?" Look for TeAch-nology.com's new Monthly Motivator to be released March 1...And don't forget to order your own copy of the First Edition CD! Just click on: http://www.teach-nology.com/orders/ **New Language Arts Worksheets** 15 new worksheets have been added...visit our worksheets center at: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/ **New Time line Generator** Time lines are great graphic organizers!!! Help your students organize and manage information effectively. Check it out at: http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/materials/timelines/ ============================================================= 1. Site of the week- SearchShots- http://www.searchshots.com/ This week we bring you a very exciting site to your attention, SearchShots. SearchShots is really a substantial leap in search engine technology. In the past five years, there have been plenty of times when you come across a web site that will change the entire Internet experience. First Yahoo!, then Google, and now we have SearchShots. SearchShots is a new kind of visual search engine that provides preview screenshots of every site. To view an example listing, click here. The database at SearchShots is currently limited, but as it develops it should save you tons of time searching. The idea for SearchShots was conceived in December 1999 because Paul Rydell (the creator) thought it would be interesting to see what a website was going to look like before he clicked on it. The more he thought about the idea he realized that seeing a preview of what a website looks like along with its description is also very useful... The presentation of data on a website can tell you a lot about its quality and content. The first version of SearchShots went live in February, 2000 with screenshots of only 500 websites. The SearchShots' database currently has over 1.3 million screenshots. 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Quote of the week- The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching so potent in the motional life of man, that its influence should withstand the pressure of the elemental psychic forces in the individual? ~ Albert Einstein ~ ============================================================= 4. Looking For Computer Technology For Your School?? Does it take you 3 months to find the solution to a computer problem or are you having trouble finding lowest computer technicians? Check this site out! Click below, to visit them: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/12749//20114 ============================================================= AOL users click here ============================================================= 5. Jokes You Can Tell In Class- "Name the States" The old pastor made it to a practice to visit the parish school one day a week. He walked into the 4th grade class, where the children were studying the states, and asked them how many states they could name. They came up with about 40 names. He jokingly told them that in his day students knew the names of all the states. One lad snickered, "Yes, but in those days there were only 13" ------------------------------------------------------------- Like Jokes?? Check Out Our Cartoon Of the Day, Click Below: http://www.teach-nology.com/news/ ============================================================= 6. Need FREE Help With Your Taxes?? Take control of your finances! Register with The Motley Fool. It's free. And, it's tax time -- we can help you save. Get free investment offers, too! Click below, to visit this great site!: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/12292//20114 ============================================================= AOL users click here ============================================================= 7. Download of the Week- PC Download: Learn Letters- "Learn Letters teaches children to know and make the 26 letters of the alphabet. Using the shapes the letters have in common, the child is guided as he combines shapes to make the lower case letters of the alphabet. Learning the names and shapes of the letters of the alphabet is the first step to reading. This is one of the most important, most basic things a child needs to know to learn to read. Learn Letters makes learning the letters of the alphabet fun and easy, even for children whose fine motor coordination is not yet well developed. Fun, educational hands-on learning." ------------------------------------------------------------- Mac Download: Pizza Party Puzzles- "Middle-School (grades 5 through 9) math program written to provide skills in context. Students use hints to find what fraction of a pizza was eaten by each of five party-goers. Sample hints: 'Judy had 2/5 of a pizza. Bill ate twice as much pizza as Judy." ------------------------------------------------------------- Click Below, To Download These Applications & Others For FREE: http://www.teach-nology.com/downloads/ ============================================================= 8. Freebies For Teachers!!! ** Buy One Inkjet Cartridge - Get Two FREE! ** -Buy One Get Two FREE! Everyday!!! -No nonsense - Easy ordering -Free Shipping on orders $25 or more Click below, for complete list of cartridges and media paper: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/12201//20114 ============================================================= AOL users click here ============================================================= 9. Ask Our Experts- ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "Teaching is not a right, it is a privelege and a responsibility earned" I am currently a student studying Elem/Special Ed. and am looking for a response to this quote, agree or disagree. I've been thinking and I sort of agree....Help!" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: "If one were to define a "right" as an "automatic" guarantee in life, then teaching cannot be defined as a "right." To define teaching as "privilege and as a responsibility earned," it can then be regarded as a "choice" one makes in order to receive such privilege and such responsibility. In this case, it goes without saying that teaching is not for everyone, but for those who have "earned the right" to touch the lives of children!" ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "How do I make my speech better as in how do I make it smart instead of using small words." ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: "Two ways: Read more and build a vocabulary bank. Pick books that will expose you to better vocabulary and learn at least ten new words a week. Good luck!" ============================================================= 10. "Our Latest Idea That Worked!" By: Joannie, 5th Grade Teacher: Cape Cod, MA "Hallway Ins and Outs" "While walking through the hallway, teach your students to leave all doorways clear. For example, if the line of students stop, and there is a classroom door (or any door) along side of the line, have the students leave an open space (the width of the door) so that someone could still walk in or out of the room." ------------------------------------------------------------- Click Below, To Visit Our "Ideas That Worked!" 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