Archive for the ‘Geography’ Category

mimio Links with Rand McNally

20th November 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Offering Geography Through Mimio
Grades: All grades
mimio and Rand McNally have collaborated together by bundling the mimio Interactive Systems and accessories with the Rand McNally Classroom (online subscription service).
The mimio Interactive plus Wireless converts any whiteboard into an interactive educational tool with just a computer and projector. Here is my review on mimio.

FREE – Internet Public Library

11th November 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Public internet library for students, teachers and researchers
Grades: Upper school students, teachers, administration, research, college, universities
What’s Internet Public Library?
If you’re looking for a trusted research source, consider the Internet Public Library. Since 1995, IPL.org has provided vetted resources for students, teachers, librarians, and academia. It is a public learning technology service [...]

FREE: How to Use Adobe Products in Schools

9th November 2009 by LisaHill 4 Comments

Subject Matter: Adobe Digital School Collection, Using Technology in School classrooms, Media Technology, Marketing, Story Telling
Grades: K-12
Adobe Offers More Than Great Software
Every day, new media products come online providing students and teachers different tools to excel. When paper and pencils were introduced, these tools were a breakthrough in technology. Now, today’s schools incorporate [...]

FREE: New York Times Learning Network

29th October 2009 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: New York Times Daily Lessons For Teachers and Students
Grades: Middle School & Up
Offering Current Events, Articles, Photos & Videos As Lessons
The New York Times offers free educational material using current news.
“Our mission is to offer rich and imaginative materials for teaching and learning using New York Times content.”

Adobe: New Digital School Collection K-12

28th September 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Updated K-12 Digital School Collection
Adobe offers great curriculum support for students, teachers and administrative staff. Not only does Adobe provide lessons on how to use their products, the company supports teachers, parents and students by providing actual lesson plans, activities and projects that can be incorporated into classroom curriculum.
Adobe just updated their Digital School [...]

Adobe Curriculum: 4 Teachers’ Viewpoints

11th August 2009 by LisaHill 10 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. [...]

K12.com Virtual School

18th July 2009 by LisaHill 3 Comments

Subject Matter: Virtual School
Grades: K through 12 (Elementary through High School)
Learning Online
This program offers a full curriculum for K through 12th grade students, and also a summer school program. For K-8, they offer 75 online courses in seven subjects (Language Arts/English, History, Math, Science, Music, Art and World Languages). Parents and teachers will also [...]

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