Teach This! Teaching with lesson plans and ideas that rock 09/11/2012
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Tools for Teaching: The Amazing Sticky Note | Edutopia
I LOVE sticky notes and use them all the time. Here are some ideas from edutopia about many ways to use them. One tip from me: get the "extra sticky" sticky notes - or you'll be finding them all over the floor.
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Computer Science Teacher: Are You The Best Part Of A Student’s Day/
"Yesterday is used a quote from an educator friend of mine that “I may be the best thing that happens in my students and my staff's lives that day. I can handle the other stuff. They come first.” " Alfred Thompson ponders the importance of wanting to be the best part of a student's day. While it relates to computer science, it relates to all teaching as well. Great thoughts.
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Facebook template page - Resources - Share My Lesson
This is an interesting approach to creating a customized "Facebook" page for a character. You can use this or Fakebook but many don't have access to Fakebook. Download and use this activity to create a "fake" facebook page for major characters in history or literature.
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Creative Writing Prompts PowerPoint - Resources - Share My Lesson
If you need some creative writing prompts for grades 6-8 (short 10 minute tasks) you can use this cool PowerPoint.
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TES iboard: Interactive activity finder
Love this website for interactive whiteboards in the elementary classroom. In the activity finder you can search by topic.