Archive for August, 2009

FREE – ScienceScore.com

24th August 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject matter: Science (Cells, Diversity, Energy, Environment, Forces, Matter, Solar Systems, Systems, Technology, Water, and more)
Grades: Third to Sixth Grade (ages 8-12) Students, Teachers, and Home Schooling Parents
Offering Visual Quizzes Online
Many elementary schools will be winding up to start teaching students different topics in science. President Obama wants our nation to improve math and [...]

FREE – YakItToMe!: Text to Speech

21st August 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Downloading Text Docs to be converted into Speech
Grades: Middle School to College, Businesses, NonProfit Organizations
Keep It Simple
I like it when readers let me know about different websites. If you need a site that converts text to speech, and it’s free, give YakItToMe! a visit.

Dangerously Irrelevant-Interesting Website

19th August 2009 by LisaHill 3 Comments

Subject Matter: Education Website
Grades: All grades
Ruminate on Education I’m probably not the only educator that has stumbled onto this site. It’s hosted by Scott McLeod, J.D., Ph.D. Dr. McCleod is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Educational Administration program at Iowa State University. He also is the Director of the [...]

What’s Your College Degree Worth?

17th August 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Salaries After College Graduation
Grades: College & University
If you’re curious about what students are earning after college, here’s an interesting article from the Payscale page of New York Times blog Economix : Top US Colleges — Graduate Salary Statistics.
Granted the article doesn’t specify what an engineering degree versus marketing/business degree receives, but it’s interesting [...]

FREE – SpanishDict.com

15th August 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Learning Spanish
Grades: Upper Elementary & Up, Business
Learning Spanish The Fun Way
When I need to to interpret a word in a different language, I probably do what everyone else does – type in “Spanish to English”, or vice-versa in Google. And what pops up are various generic conversion websites – pretty plain, and sometimes [...]

Adobe Curriculum: 4 Teachers’ Viewpoints

11th August 2009 by LisaHill 11 Comments

Subject Matter: Digital Media Education for Students, Teachers, Administrative Personnel, Digital Technicians
Grades: Elementary to College, Businesses, Marketing, NonProfit Organizations
Learn From These Teachers
I’ve enjoyed interviewing four different teachers who use different Adobe curricula in their elementary to college marketing classrooms. Adobe offers two curriculum levels: K-12 and Upper Education for College & Technical Training. [...]

Bagatrix Math Software

9th August 2009 by LisaHill 3 Comments

Subject Matter: Math Software
Grades: Middle School to College
Math Made Easy
If you’re looking for math software to improve your understanding and boost your grades, check out Bagatrix math software.

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