Friday, July 27, 2012

A Teacher with a Passion For CTE

Website: https://twitter.com/JamesBSchultz

Expand your personal learning network by following Jim Schultz. His tweets often include great articles and posts about project based learning, blended learning, and technology education.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Currency Conversion with Google

Website: www.google.com
Just type in your Google query in simple English what you are wanting to convert and get a quick currency conversion. You can use the currencies full name or the three letter currency symbol.  For Example: 25 Euros to USD or 9000 Philippine Pesos to Euros

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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

School to Career

Website: http://www.powertolearn.com/school_to_career/

This website offers a window into the professional world for students. It highlights current careers and gives biographies on each person that is featured. The biographies often include advice on how to achieve the dream position the students are striving towards and the impact that education had on their career choice.

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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Get A Graph Quickly With This App

App Name: Quick Graph

This free app can perform just like a high quality graphing calculator. The intuitive interface allows students to enter in the equations to create a visual representation. It is also capable of displaying 2D and 3D graphs.

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Toontasic Stories with Your Students

App Name: Toontasic

Creating a cartoon with this app is as easy as putting on a puppet show. It teaches students to create a story with a story arch. The story arch displays the setup, conflict, challenge, climax and resolution of the story. The app walks students through a step by step process that empowers the student to make their own choices.

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