Here is your 3rd installment of the Take 5! Integration Update.
“Take 5” monthly emails contain information for you related to teaching and learning for today and beyond...
Take just 5 minutes (or less) to look over these resources and see what might be helpful for your and/or your students. Better yet, set aside at least 15 minutes a week to focus on finding resources and ideas that will improve student learning and prepare them for their future!
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Tips and Tools for Teachers
1) Free PDF Staff (music), Graph paper, and Sudoku Files - http://www.pdfpad.com/
And direct links to their Storyboard pages (they take a while to load... So use these)
- http://www.pdfpad.com/storyboards/pdf/1-1.pdf
- http://www.pdfpad.com/storyboards/pdf/4-3.pdf
2) Online Timers (w/ alarm sounds) - http://www.online-stopwatch.com (ads on page, but lots of timers to choose from); Great for use with SMART Boards or without!

3) Yearly and Monthly Calendars (Excel templates)
Did you know Excel could do this? Check these out... Free for your own personal/educational use (no web use). Just ignore all the ads links!
http://www.vertex42.com/ExcelTemplates/yearly-calendar.html
http://www.vertex42.com/calendars/
4) News for Kids, Tween, Students (“News for Kids and News by Kids”) -- Thanks to Beth Cramer (GL) for this one!
http://tweentribune.com/
Ponderings – speaking of reading...
Short (or Long) Read (but HIGHLY suggested!!!)
- Partnership for 21st Century Skills – Ohio recently joined this group and we will soon see these skills being integrated into future content standards
- --> Summary of 21st C. Skills - http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120
- --> MILE Guide – Summary of “Milestones for Improving Learning & Education” - http://intersection4learning.blogspot.com/2009/11/21st-century-skills-mile-guide.html
How are you already incorporating these skills and knowledge? What area(s) can you integrate next?
Learning Opportunities
1. REVS’ trainings and workshops calendar (February sessions) - http://ed-tech-integration.pbworks.com/Workshops
2. Atomic Learning – online video tutorials on popular software tools such as Office 2007 (Word, PowerPt, Excel), Discovery/United Streaming, Audacity, Google tools, iMovie, Inspiration, Kidspiration, SMART Board Notebook, VoiceThread, and much more! - http://www.atomiclearning.com/
Contact me or your building tech rep for the login/password. You can use it anywhere (home or school)!
Just for Fun!
A NEW section for a little comic relief... And for those of you creative types who can find a way to make a lesson out of this stuff! Here you go:
Truck Spills.com - http://www.truckspills.com/ -- We’ve all seen them, but not quite like this... Scary what is in those things... And that it sometimes ends up all over the road!
(NOTE: some spills are not “fun” or “funny” but it’s interesting to see what travels our roadways...)
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