Project Gutenberg - the original publisher of ebooks

Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device.  All of their ebooks can be freely downloaded: (Gutenberg's ebooks are free in the United States because their copyrights have expired.)  Choose between ePub, Kindle, HTML and simple text formats.

PREZI is not your father's presentation tool!

It's not your typical linear tool; users have said that it's definitely cooler than what we are used to.  It's FREE!  You register online and then you and your students can immediately upgrade to the EduEnjoy version with 500mg of online storage (even this version is FREE!).  Watch some of the get started videos...you'll be developing PREZIs in no time.

Quickly, you should be able to develop your PREZIs online, download them, play them on a Mac or PC or online.  You will be able to work on a presentation by yourself or collaboratively in the same way that you share a Google Doc.  You can even turn a Powerpoint or Keynote into a PREZI.

Attend one of the largest ed tech conferences for free!

https://presentations.inxpo.com/Shows/1105/FETC/04.11/Registration/FETC_04.11_Registration.html

Tuesday, April 12, 2011 is the 150th anniversary...

That first shot, at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861, ignited the greatest, most decisive war in American history. The shell from the Confederate mortar, its red fuse glowing "like the wings of a firefly,'' according to one observer, hung briefly before beginning its descent and exploding directly over Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor.  2011 marks the sesquicentennial or 150^th anniversary of the Civil War. The years of the Civil War were a time of great conflict for our nation. Using primary sources, lessons and interactives from Thinkfinity.org, immerse your students in the Civil War, and help them understand how its outcome continues to impact their lives to this day.

WES 3rd graders to GLOG about solar system

What do your students already know about our solar system and the universe?  Here are five warm up quizzes that are Smartboard ready.  Each of the following links has both a printable copy and an interactive version. (Quiz 1, Quiz 2, Quiz 3, Quiz 4, and Quiz 5.)

Here are two sites that have a lot of information about our solar system and the universe.  Check them out!

http://kids.nineplanets.org/intro.htm

http://www.kidsastronomy.com/universe.htm

Do you know about Skype in the classroom?

Skype in the classroom is a free community to help teachers everywhere use Skype to help their students learn. It’s a place for teachers to connect with each other, find partner classes and share inspiration. This is a global initiative that was created in response to the growing number of teachers using Skype in their classrooms.