Entries Tagged as 'Neat Websites'

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

So Much Information and Not Enough Time

Today I happened upon a radio talk show  about technology that was very informative.  The host of the show is Kim Komando and she also has a website.   She was talking about the wealth of information on the web and the lack of time at a particular moment to read everything that you would [...]

Friday, October 24th, 2008

Print What You Like

   Joyce Valenza shared this site on the School Library Journal blog and I want to share it with you.  Print What You Like allows you to print a web page without the ads, empty spaces, and other junk.   It is a free web page editor that gives you control of how web pages look when [...]

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

MUSE

 
 
 
 
In case you have not heard, Hueytown High now has an online Literary Magazine.  Muse is produced and managed by students in Mrs. Renfroe’s journalism class.  
The magazine features poetry, short stories, artwork, photography and other literary works by Hueytown students.   So teachers, please help support the magazine by encouraging  your students to showcase their talent.  Students can [...]

Monday, April 21st, 2008

A Valuable Resource

 
I would like to make you aware of and promote one of our magazine subscriptions, Technology & Learning, whose mission is to provide K-12 educators with essential resources for managing, teaching, and training with technology.     There is also an online version of Technology & Learning.  The site contains considerably more than the print version does, [...]

Wednesday, April 18th, 2007

Another tool worth sharing: Google spreadsheet

Check out how Janelle Porter, Carrie Radice, and Marrianne Coleman are using yet another Google tool.  If you use any Google tools in any way to help develop classroom instruction,  for student/parent communication,  or for managerial purposes  please share your experiences here.  
Thank you Jannelle for letting us know how you are using Google spreadsheet.
Google has so many [...]

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Better than leaving a trail of bread crumbs: Google Notebook

Sometimes when I am searching the Internet I become overwhelmed with the necessary task of keeping track of the vast amount of useful information that I find.  Losing my path in a search for previously found information can be quite frustrating not to mention the time wasted backtracking and searching through pieces of paper or word [...]

Tuesday, March 27th, 2007

Teachers sharing with teachers: Integrating Technology

When Janelle Porter came into the library last week she was wearing an unusual looking piece of hardware on her collar.  She explained that she was recording her classroom presentations.   I asked her if she would share her idea and experience with the rest of the faculty.  The following is her written explanation.  Thank you Janelle!!
“For [...]