untitled What Inspires You? This is your INSPIRATION BANK. You will create a page in your “Inspiration Journal” for each of these ideas. There are no limits for your Inspiration pages. -Things you have seen that are interesting -Close observations of objects and people, capturing sights, sounds, moods, tastes, etc. -Memories from places you have visited (vacations) (for example- Disney World, New York City, camping in Georgia, mountains) -Writing generated from photographs -Experiences you have had with animals -Experiences you have had with family -Setting ideas and stories revolved around places we “visit” on our region tour and virtual “field trips” -Family stories that you know -Entries about things you deeply care about -Celebrations or victories -Dreams -What fascinates you -Fantasy -Imagine interviewing a person in history -Imaginary field trips -Things you regret, and things you are proud of. -Things that are easy and things that are hard. -Things you are good at and things you would like to improve at.
Explore Discover the Museum's many offerings. The Computer History Museum offers a wide variety of information, exhibits, research and a rich library of multimedia content garnered from some of the most influential people of the computing era. Take some time to dig deeper into computing history and the one-of-a-kind information available here. There's something for everybody. Catalog Search Catalog Search is a powerful resource for researchers, students and history enthusiasts. Core Magazine The Computer History Museum's signature publication presents articles on technology leaders, computing breakthroughs, historical research and museum news. Fellow Awards Each year, a "who's who" of the technology world assembles at the museum for a banquet and ceremony to honor these industry leaders who have forever changed the world. Computer Restorations Donate Historical Materials
Teaching ideas and resources For Elementary School Teachers Gifted Homeschoolers Forum “ -- Zen Koan We are all underachievers. Or so it seems to me. That most of the time we could do better as individuals seems obvious. Psychometricians often claim we are smarter than ever. Maybe it just feels that way because we could do – we could -- so much more. I am far from the first to have had this thought. Ah, how shameless—the way these mortals blame the gods. From us alone, they say, come all their miseries, yes, but they themselves, with their own reckless ways compound their pains beyond their proper share. Zeus reminds the other gods that the war and all the attendant suffering was caused by humans reaching beyond their rightful portion, though knowing full well that it would ultimately end in their own total ruin. Perhaps the gods themselves are underachievers. Let’s begin with overachievement. What the notion of overachievement suggests is that we are often very poor judges of our own capabilities, let alone those of others. The first and most obvious reason is trauma.
PBLU.org | Making Projects Click Eide Neurolearning Blog 10 Great Tools for Tech Savvy Teachers Prezi A fantastic tool to liven up presentations, Prezi does away with traditional, crowded slides by allowing you to zoom in and out, so you can create an entire presentation on one slide and guide your audience through it step-by-step. Zoom in to the details, but zoom out to show how your ideas fit together as a whole. Edmodo Edmodo turns your classroom into an online community by providing you with a secure online social learning environment. That Quiz A great, simple-to-use online tool for creating your own quizzes on the topics your students are working on. Crossword Puzzle Maker A fantastic, fun resource to engage your class; particularly useful with language, vocabulary and spelling or complex definitions for subjects like science. Doink A simple, online program for creating your own animations. Flashcard DB Free online tool for making your own flashcards, which students can then use in an online test format. Collaborize Classroom Certificate Street Simple Booklet Think Quest
Planet of the As « Chasing Hollyfeld Like most schools, September is when we all start to schedule our first parent-teacher conferences of the year. We began this process when the girls started kindergarten, eagerly awaiting the conference, and hoping to hear those words every parent (thinks they) want to hear: she’s smart, she’s wonderfully behaved, she’s doing just great. Our first conference for the girls was a shock: we’re not sure what to do with them. Then we moved into the full-time GT program, and the discussion at the conference began: so we think she needs to skip a grade. I’m sure some parents react calmly to these sorts of discussions. I was not one of them. The result is that we are not typical GT parents at the conferences. But not for the reasons you’d think. I can hear all of you saying now: why push your kids? For some kids, this is actually the right thing to do. But the data would say we parents should do otherwise when it comes to school. So, we’ve taken the other path. Like this: Like Loading...
P or paragraph tag - HTML5 tutorials This sentence is the contents of a <p> tag. So is this, ...and this. The <p> tag is probably the handiest and most commonly used of all tags. While it's been around since HTML was introduced, many of you who have worked in web design may not have ever used it. Web designers who haven't kept up with the development of HTML standards (tut-tut) will find this to be the biggest difference between HTML5 and earlier versions of HTML. Take a look at this page's source code These symbols are part of the Universal Character Set. No doubt you saw all kinds of things in the source code that made no sense. Now you are ready to make your first page. ...copy this: <title>My first webpage</title> <p>My first webpage</p> ...and paste it into a text editor The code above is indented solely to make it more legible and easier to debug. While there are any number of good (even free) text editors available, for now I recommend using Notepad on Windows machines and Text Wrangler on Macs **. Didn't work?
Blogs - Mom Congress - 10 Best Educational Websites for Kids (that are free!) Mom Congress - 10 Best Educational Websites for Kids (that are free!) By Melissa Taylor September 27, 2012 | 3:03am EDT Full Size Image My kids could easily become addicted to technology, especially as they grow older and find more to do online. 1. Find all your favorite PBS characters, each with learning games for kids to play: Clifford, Curious George, SuperWhy, The Cat in the Hat, and lots more. 2. Discover a new wonder each day. 3. National Geographic Little Kids features games, crafts and recipes, science, videos, and animal information. 4. Games, videos, information, cool photos, and more will keep your kids engaged and learning on this educational site. 5. Math and reading video-like games like math baseball and Mad Libs Junior. 6. Tweens hang out in Whyville to play learning games and socialize. 7. J.K. 8. Get into cooking on this kid-friendly cooking website with lots of videos and recipes. 9. This website gives users art adventures and activities from the National Gallery of Art.
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