Do you like to use flashcards to review material for the test? Do your students always forget to bring index cards? Do the cards get lost? How can you review the cards as a group?

Try an online flashcard service like Quizlet!

Go to the site and register (it's free!). Then you can either create a set of flashcards for your students to review or search for a set made by other teachers. Once you have created or found a set of flashcards, you can review them with the class online on the SmartBoard, create classroom games and competitions, transfer them into a matching activity for centers or have students individually look through the as a center. Students can even create their own sets of flashcards to share with the class instantly. The cards will never get bent, dirty or lost. Try it out!

Place Value Practice

I often get asked for resources that will help students reinfocre place value. Harcourt Schools E-Labs has a good tool for reinforcing this skill. Students can drag and drop numbers into the correct location on the place value chart. Then they can type in the correct whole number in the box. This would be a great tool used with a SMARTboard. Hope you find it helpful.

SOL Practice Site

Need some extra practice for your SOL tests?
Tami Maloney has taken all subjects of released tests from 3rd grade up through high school level and created an interactive site students can use for SOL review.  As students work through the problems, the site gives them a cummulative average of their work.  This would be great for use as independent practice as well as whole group review with SMART or CPS clickers.
Happy practicing and good luck to you and your students!

You've got the Control...

...Key that is.

I love learning about and using shortcut keys and the Ctrl key has become one of my favorites. That one little key can do so much!

Here are a couple of ways to use the Ctrl key:

You are browsing the web, and don't want to lose the website you are currently on, Ctrl + T will open another Tab for you.

Accidentaly close a window that you want to reopen, Ctrl + Shift + T saves the day!

Need to copy a web address, just press Ctrl + L and voila, copied and ready to paste!

Primary Journal writing on the Computer

Do your students add Journal entries to their notebook Journals daily? Are your students getting tired of the same format?
Students may need a different format for creative writing, so try Kidspiration 3!

This program offers a visual and interactive way for young learners to think and write.
Students create graphic organizers by combining pictures, text, and keyboarding skills. This visual learning tool allows students to combine graphics, sight and vocabulary words, and creative writing entries into a Journal format.          
          To access the Journal go to Activities, Reading and Writing, scroll down to Journal.
          Students can use the suggested Journal format or they can click the view to allow
          the entries to look like a graphic organizer and have fun writing creatively.

These entries can be saved and printed.

Mobi/Workspace Tutorial Videos

Learn how to use your Mobi with Workspace, an interactive whiteboard software which allows you to interact and annotate on any content or medium. Check out these 6 tutorial videos on using the Mobi with the Interwrite Workspace Software.
http://www.einstructionwv.com/home/mobi-workspace-videos

Don't Lose Your Internet on July 9th!

Many people are not aware that they may have been part of a DNS Malware that could alter your web browsing on the Internet.  Fortunately the FBI has a fix for it.  Go to the following address to check to see if your computer is one of hundreds of thousands that have been infected. 

• http://www.dcwg.org/ (More Information)
• http://www.dns-ok.us/ (Check Your Computers DNS)

*If your computer is one of those unfortunate ones and you don't fix the problem then you will lose your Internet on July 9th.*