Archive for the ‘Fun Stuff’ Category

Groovy Music Shapes by Sibelius

25th December 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Learning Music Visually and With Rhythms, Shapes, and Tones
Grades: Ages 5 to 7, Homeschool, Special Education, PreSchool to Elementary School

Basic Sound & Rhythm With Cool Activities
Music is an activity to experience and enjoy, but trying to teach wiggly ones is rather difficult. Let’s face it – practicing scales just isn’t that [...]

Teach Periodic Table with Scrabble

24th December 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: How to Teach the Periodic Table Using Scrabble
Grades: Middle School & Up
Did you Know You Can Spell Halo With the Elememts Hydrogen, Aluminum, & Oxygen?
Well, kudos to Professor Kerry Cheesman of Capital University (Ohio) for redefining how to play Scrabble learning the Periodic Table. I recently returned from the NSTA Phoenix conference, [...]

Aha!Math

21st December 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Math
Grades: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade
Well Designed Online Supplemental Curriculum
There are many supplemental programs to reinforce content material. For elementary students, it is essential they have a strong foundation in math. Yet, students don’t learn in one fashion. My son is a visual learner. He’s good in Math, but when he [...]

FREE – How to Make Videos

9th December 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: How to make videos and podcasts for K-12 classes, beginning businesses or just having fun. Yes, even kindergartners can make movies.
Grades: Maybe not PreK, but definitely all grade levels, Non-Profits, Small Businesses
And…Take One!
If you own a 1-2 year old cell phone, a computer even with earlier versions of Windows and Mac [...]

Sign up! Adobe Design Achievement Awards 2010

7th December 2009 by LisaHill 5 Comments

Subject Matter: Calling all International student photographers, illustrators, animators, digital filmmakers, media and graphic artists! Register now for the 10th annual ADAA contest.
Grades: High school, graduate and post-graduate students from accredited higher education institutions worldwide.
Fantastic Opportunity from Adobe
For the past ten years, Adobe has hosted a free, design achievement contest, the Adobe Design and [...]

How to Find Education Video

3rd December 2009 by LisaHill 5 Comments

Subject Matter How to Find Vetted Video Clips for Businesses & Classes
Grades: All grades, Virtual Schools, Non-Profits
Quality, Not Quantity
Think about video on the web, and YouTube.com probably comes to mind first. However, YouTube.com can’t guarantee the quality of video content. Here are other resources that provide reliable, vetted video clips. All services [...]

Autodesk Mudbox 2010: Sculpting 3D Digital Clay

30th November 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Creating 3D animation characters and props for Beginners to Experts

Grades: Middle School to College, Animation Designers and Studios

Easy-to-Learn How to Create 3D Animation Characters
Put a piece of clay in your hands.  Can you resist shaping the clay? With Autodesk’s Mudbox 2010, this application lets artists regain the feel of working clay and paint, [...]

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