Archive for the ‘Homework Help’ Category

DimensionM Math Game

8th August 2010 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Material: Playing online math game
Grades: For students grades 3-12; content in all missions is
correlated to NCTM and all 50 U.S. state standards, including Washington D.C.
Challenging Math Game
If educators are looking for different math games, consider the DimensionU Games. DimensionM math games can be played in the classrooms, improving student math skills and emphasizing [...]

DashPad for iPad

2nd August 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Dashboard for your iPad; operating multiple apps on an Apple iPad
Grades: All ages
Handy Apps in One Widget
I’m getting to know my iPad better. And one issue is only one application can be run at a time. This feature may not seem limiting, but it can be a bit redundant having to [...]

Livescribe Offers Echo Pen

29th July 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject: How to Take Better Notes; Recording Lectures, Meetings
Grades: Middle School to College, Businesses, Marketing, Tech Institutes
Latest Smartpen
Last year I reviewed the 1 GB Smartpen. It worked great recording lectures in the pen, and notes written on Livescribe’s special memory paper. My daughter dashed off with it to college. And I bought one [...]

GISTeq PhotoTrackr Mini- Geotagging Fun

13th July 2010 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Inserting data in digital pictures. Geotag photos, geotagging
Grades: Upper elementary to college, Tech, Multimedia
Location, Location, Location
Location may not be “everything” in photography. Composition, focus, exposure and a tack sharp image are still king. When using images to tell a story, for school projects or being on vacation, knowing the [...]

Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book

13th July 2010 by LisaHill No Comments

Subject Matter: Adobe Photoshop CS4
Grades: High school to college, Multimedia
Excellent Learning
Richard Harrington, in Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS4, provides an excellent learning platform for beginner and intermediate Photoshop users. He provides comprehensive, yet engaging explanations.

Card Game “War” 2 Teach Math

11th May 2010 by LisaHill 7 Comments

Subject Matter: Using play cards and the card game “War” to teach Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division and Fractions
Grades: All ages
War Party
This math game has probably been thought of, but I haven’t seen it on the Internet. Here’s a simple, yet competitive way to motivate students to learn math. Play individually, as teams, [...]

ClayMation Videos Teach STEM

11th May 2010 by LisaHill 4 Comments

Subject Matter: Creating Claymation Movies Using PowerPoint and Videos to teach STEM; Combine science, art and technology
Grades: Upper Elementary to High School

What’s Your Story?
I’m writing a hands-on, elementary grade science issues for Science Weekly. My topic is the Science of Movies. Yet, how do you teach this topic when every schools may [...]

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