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Google literally searches billions of web pages each time you type keywords into the search bar. When students are researching using Google, the huge amount of search results can been daunting and time consuming to a student who doesn’t know how to pick through and determine the relevance of each site. Not knowing good search engine techniques can create overwhelming search results.
Do you wish you could compile a list of web sites and then use the search power of Google to allow students to enter search queries that output results from just the sites you have determined? Well now …
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I love the interactivity of PowerPoint, but the tedious work changing each slide is maddening. I created this Excel Jeopardy game that allows the teacher to add all the changes to one page and then play. You can literally set up a game in about 5 minutes. Students can also use this file to create fun games to show their learning.
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Projector ready Jeopardy game that even keeps score! Designed for use with a 1024 x 768 monitor resolution. Design the game on the first page, click “Play Now” and your …
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I have tried to perfect the student eFolio for elementary students. Students are so proud to display their work online! It is a great motivator. Finding time, however, to teach html skills, digital photography, design, is the difficulty I always face. Trying to maintain a class’ focus while teaching about the best practices for using tables and hyperlinks is about impossible. This year I plan on going back to the basics and minimalize student web work.
Teaching fifth grade, I find my students are proficient in certain software. Microsoft PowerPoint and Word are the two …
