============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips For Teachers **Issue #72** "The Web Portal For Educators!" We're up to 8379 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. ============================================================= **In this Issue** -New Additions To TeAch-nology.com- 1. Best On The Web For Teachers 2. Teachers: New On-line Poetry Contest Start This Week! 3. Quote of the week 4. Teachers: Breakthrough In Burning Off Body Fat! 5. Jokes You Can Tell In Class 6. Downloads of the Week 7. $10,000 Cash Prize Contest Taking Place! 8. Lesson Plan Of The Week 9. Ask Our Experts 10. Our Latest "Teaching Idea That Worked!" ============================================================= **New Additions** *TeAch-nology's T-shirts!* New T-shirts are here! 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The boy turned to his mother and asked, "Does he want logically constructed sentences or just a few random and purely isolated words?" ------------------------------------------------------------- Like Jokes?? Check Out Our Cartoon Of the Day, Click Below: http://www.teach-nology.com/news/ ============================================================= 6. Download of the Week- PC Download: *ViewMol3D* "ViewMol3D is a program, created by Andrew Ryzhkov and Arcady Antipin is destined for visualization. ViewMol3D uses OpenGL 3D graphical system to render molecules as sticks, ball-and-sticks and CPK models. ViewMol3D can draw molecules models from output of several quantum chemistry programs: Alchemy MOL files, MOPAC/AMPAC OUT files, GAMESS(US)/PC GAMESS OUT files, Gaussian 9x OUT files. There are Windows and Linux versions with sources." ------------------------------------------------------------- Mac Download: *Word Square Builder* "Word Square Builder is for building word search puzzles where interlocking words are hidden in a grid of letters. It allows the user to enter, save and reuse word lists, control the size and shape of the puzzle, flow the puzzle around irregularly shaped pictures, control the font and letter spacing, select the characters that may appear in the puzzle, select the directions in which words are permitted to run, print puzzles and puzzle solutions, and export puzzles as graphics files for use in DTP or on the web. "Special features of the program include: the Mask Editor which allows the user to draw shapes into which the puzzle will fit, and Auto Mask which helps create masks to flow the puzzle around the outside of pictures. With QuickTime 4 the program also supports the export of puzzles (including embedded graphics) in many different formats suitable for the web or DTP." ------------------------------------------------------------- Click Below, To Download These Applications & Others For FREE: http://www.teach-nology.com/downloads/ ============================================================= 7. $10,000 Cash Prize Contest Taking Place! Enter the Monstermoving "Make Your House A Home" Sweepstakes and win a $10,000 cash prize, gift certificates and services to improve your new or future home! Click below, for more details: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/31111/97123/97123 ============================================================= AOL users click here ============================================================= 8. Lesson Plan Of The Week- *Your Mind's Eye* This lesson trains students to pay attention to words as well as the message in the writing. It encourages them to visualize what they are reading. Find it here: http://encarta.msn.com/alexandria/templates/lessonFull.asp?page=1295 ============================================================= To View 17,000+ Lesson Plans, Ideas, And Worksheets Visit: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ ============================================================= 9. Ask Our Experts- ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "I am a elementary level teacher in the gifted and talented program. We are looking for ideas on how to show student growth (for our evaluative portfolios)in areas like creativity, critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and problem solving." ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: One way to show student achievement over time is to use a rubric that assesses progress according to the criteria that you set for your students. We have a rubric generator that can assist you in designing a tool that can provide information relative to what you wish to evaluate. We also have a tutorial on 'rubrics' and how they can be used. The rubric generator can be found at: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/ (General Rubric Generator) and the tutorial can be found at: http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/teaching/rubrics/ on't forget to save your work once you design the rubric! Good luck! ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "I have been assigned the Enrichment program coordinator position for our 5 and 6 grade enrichment students. We have a pull-out program where I see the students one 40 minute period per week. Can anyone help me with some suggestions for projects we can work on?" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: WIf you are providing "enrichment" experiences for students, the experiences need to be opportunities to learn in extended ways or ways that present challenge to students beyond 'normal' classroom instruction. Project based learning using an inquiry approach is one among many ways to enrich the learning experience. Another way is using technology such as "web quests" to challenge students with teacher generated assignments that extend their learning experience beyond classroom walls. Web quests will also allow students to work independently and will allow students to complete assignments from home or from wherever they can access the World Wide Web (at a local library, etc.). As a 'technology-based' project, you can have students create their own web pages on a given topic or theme. Information on these strategies can be found at: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/ http://www.teach-nology.com/currenttrends/inquiry/ http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/educational_technology/internet_in_class/ http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/ Good Luck! ************************************************************* A question from Anonymous: "How can I introduce new vocabulary to students?" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: A fun way to introduce vocabulary is with our "Word Search Maker." Just click on: http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/word_search/ Also, try using our "vocabulary lesson plan" page at: http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/vocab/ You can also get some ideas at: http://www.teach-nology.com/worksheets/language_arts/units/ ============================================================= 10. "Our Latest Idea That Worked!" "Beat The Machine Math!" By: Sean Redwodar, Math Teacher "This game really works for just about any subject. I tell my students to buy a voice tape recorder at the begging of the year. I then have students take a stack of flashcards and read them into the recorder. There should be a pause between the problem and the answer of about 5-7 seconds. As an example, "3 x 2 = (5 sec. pause) 6." When students go through all the cards, they should then play back the tape and compete against the tape recorder. If they get the answer right, they get one point. If they get it wrong, the recorder gets a point. 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