============================================================= TeAch-nology.com's- Weekly Tips For Teachers **Issue #77** "The Web Portal For Educators!" We're up to 10,909 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: Looking For The Latest News On The Net?? 3. Quote of the week 4. Teachers: Have You Seen eSylvan? Check It Out! 5. Jokes You Can Tell In Class 6. Downloads of the Week 7. Teachers: A New Way To View Real Estate! 8. Lesson Plan Of The Week 9. Ask Our Experts 10. Our Latest "Teaching Idea That Worked!" ============================================================= *Teacher T-shirts Are going Fast, Hurry!* We would like to invite you to see our new arrivals. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Hurry, they’re going fast! We also have many sizes in stock as well. 1. I Live With A Teacher... Help Me! http://www.teach-nology.com/tshirts/livewith/ 2. Teachers Shape The World! http://www.teach-nology.com/tshirts/teachers/ 3. Teachers Are Super Heroes http://www.teach-nology.com/tshirts/superhero/ **New Veterans Day Teaching Theme** Clip Art, Background Sites, Crafts, Interactive Sites, Lesson Plans, Online Memorials, Songs, Vocabulary Builders, Web Quests, and Over 20 Worksheets. http://teachers.teach-nology.com/themes/holidays/veterans/ ============================================================= 1. Best On The Web For Teachers- Featured Sites Of The Week: exZOOberance- http://www.exzooberance.com/ In2Edu- http://www.in2edu.com/ WellnessWeb, Inc.- http://www.wellnessweb.com/ ============================================================== 2. Teachers: Looking For The Latest News On The Net?? See it all at eWeek. The latest breaking news now. Click below, to see this FREE site: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/34047/108176/108176 Also, Check out ExtremeTech here: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/34040/108176/108176 ------------------------------------------------------------- eWeek AOL users click here ExtremeTech AOL users click here ============================================================= 3. Quote of the week- Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up. ~ Pablo Picasso ~ ============================================================= 4. Teachers: Have You Seen eSylvan? Check It Out! eSylvan, Helping Kids Succeed in School. eSylvan provides live, online tutoring in Math & Reading to kids in 3rd - 9th grade. During each online lesson, a child speaks to & learns from one of their certified teachers. Click below, to Check It Out FREE: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/34825/108176/108176 ============================================================= AOL users click here ============================================================= 5. Jokes You Can Tell In Class- "Student Essays" As an English professor, my father would often write little notes on student essays. Often he worked late, and as the hours passed, his handwriting deteriorated. One day a student came to him after class with an essay that had been returned. "Mr. McDonald," he said, "I can't make out this comment you wrote on my paper." My father took the paper and, after studying it, sheepishly replied, "It says that you should write more legibly." ------------------------------------------------------------- Like Jokes?? Check Out Our Cartoons, Click Below: http://teachnology.subportal.com/comics/ ============================================================= 6. Download of the Week- PC Download: *MathAid Trigonometry* "Visual and interactive way to thorough understanding and mastering Trigonometry without getting wearied on the very first chapter! Java- and web-based math course includes theoretical concepts, hands-on examples featuring animated graphics and "live" formulas, problem-solving lessons, and customizable real time tests with solutions and evaluations. An online version of the demo is avaliable on MathAid's homepage. The demo version contains selected lessons from the full version, fully functional, all features included." ------------------------------------------------------------- Mac Download: *Music Scale Teacher FAT* "The Music Scale Teacher is an invaluable computerized music tutor. It uses advanced teaching techniques to accelerate your note reading abilities. It replaces the monotony of memorizing the scales with a thrilling more action packed arcade game. The more notes you shoot down, the more scales you’ve mastered. Master those difficult keys instead of being intimated by them!" ------------------------------------------------------------- Click Below, To Download These Applications & Others For FREE: http://www.teach-nology.com/downloads/ ============================================================= 7. Teachers: A New Way To View Real Estate! 1.4 million home listings. A vast collection of real estate stories. All updated daily at a single address. With RealEstateJournal.com from The Wall Street Journal, you’re sure to feel right at home. Click below, view this FREE: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/30458/108176/108176 Also available, CareerJournal: http://by.advertising.com/1/c/22592/30459/108176/108176 ============================================================= AOL users click here AOL users click here ============================================================= 8. Lesson Plan Of The Week- *Planet For Sale!* "Students market and advertise a Planet of their choice. A fun lesson! " Find it here: http://worksheets.teach-nology.com/science/space/planetsale/ ============================================================= 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: "Do you know any easy grade programs that will be able to do progress reports? I teach second grade and do not want to use something really complicated, but would like to print out grades." ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: Most teachers find Orbis's Easy Grade Pro to be simple to use. The new version allows you to track and graph student progress. You can learn more about this program here: http://www.orbissoft.com/ ************************************************************* A question from Mother of 10 and grandmother of 4: "I need to find a way to keep an organized record of the work done daily with a 34 months old child with multiplle severe disabilities. A few of his medical problems included missing his left eye, hypotonic in all his body but especially his right side, seizures that occasionally cause him to loose where he is, malformation of the mouth and low muscles tone through his face and the right side of his tongue etc. I am his grandmother and care for him everyday. He attends for now early intervention 5 hours a week but I reenforce all they teach me so he can function. I need a method to keep track of all the therapies I do, Speech, articulation, physical, occupational and cognitive. He CAN learn and needs the constant help. He is already walking with a walker, making parts of about 10 words, though some sounds I can't get yet. His needs are so great I really need suggestions on how to keep track of all I do each day, How many times a day, his success, What prompts I gave him etc. so I can remember how long I ve tried one method before I give up and try a new way. If any one knows of how to keep all this information that can be readily accessed for future decisions, I would be grateful." ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: You certainly should be commended for the dedication that you have in providing care for your grandchildren. A way to keep track of daily activities is using a spread sheet program that lists the activities that you engage in each day. Spread sheet programs also allow you to create charts that show progress over time by presenting visual representations. A program that you can use is Microsoft Excel. We offer a tutorial on the benefits of Excel at: http://www.teach-nology.com/tutorials/excel/ If you do not have access to Excel, then use your word processing program's charting or table functions that allow you to create sections to track activities on a daily basis. If all else fails, a simple daily calendar always comes in handy. We offer a free calendar at: http://www.localendar.com/cobrand/teachnology Just sign up and get all that for free. We hope this helps. Good luck! ************************************************************* A question from David: "Is there a way to connect a turntable (used for playing vinyl records of the past) to a computer?" ************************************************************* TeAch-nology.com's Staff Response: You'll find a very good summary on how to do this here: http://www.blazeaudio.com/howto/lp-connections.html ============================================================= 10. "Our Latest Idea That Worked!" "A Fun Way of Getting the Class in Order Before Dismissal" By: Lisa Morris, 7th Grade Teacher: Woodbury Middle School "Before lunchtime, I announce to the class that the "quietest, cleanest, straightest row or group will be dismissed first. To add a bit of interest, I also add another adjective, such as weirdest, happiest, most sleepy, most professional-looking, etc. The possibilities are endless. I have even used new vocabulary terms as well, such as "most indignant," and "most discreet." The kids soon start submitting ideas to use. It is amazing how the room is straightened up in such a short amount of time!" ============================================================= What Worked For You? 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