In
my opinion, there us nothing better than finding something new that I find to be EXTREMELY valuable! Yesterday was an ordinary day, I went to my mailbox and there it sat very normal looking, wrapped in a plastic protective cover. A poster and one single sheet that linked me to DIGITAL GOLD!!!
my opinion, there us nothing better than finding something new that I find to be EXTREMELY valuable! Yesterday was an ordinary day, I went to my mailbox and there it sat very normal looking, wrapped in a plastic protective cover. A poster and one single sheet that linked me to DIGITAL GOLD!!!
The ad was for PBS Learning Media. Guess what it is? PBS content... you guessed, it for FREE (I am jumping up & down doing a happy dance) Arthur, Sid the Science Kid, Cyberchase, Mya & Miguel, The Electric Company, the list goes on & on. There are videos, interactive games, lesson plans activities to help teach phonics. Reading, Science & Social Studies. For access all you have to is create your FREE account. Then you can start using it immediately. Some of the interactive activities would make great centers! or students could watch short videos related to science & social studies during centers. There are tons of possibilities!
The link to get there is pbslearningmedia.org
The lesson I learned yesterday...give small plain packages a second look. They can turn out to be grand. I really think this site can be one of those great hooks for our kids that need things taught differently. We know they will watch these shows & pay attention. They would love to participate in activites on the Promethean board or iPAD.
LEARNING.COM
Some of you have come to me saying you have had trouble getting in. Your user name is your regular user name for you to sign in. Your password is 1234. For district you must capitalize Mesquite and ISD. I will be happy to hang around Thursday afternoon, after bus duty to help anyone who wants to come to the library and set up accounts. When you go into Learning.com & you are assigning curriculum be sure to take a look at AHA Math for your grade level and assign what TEKS you are covering.
Thursday, after school I will hang around until about 4:30 to help anyone with iPad questions you might have. If you want to blog & need help, Learn an app I will be here working and you are welcome to drop in.
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