Archive for July, 2006

I Don’t Mean to Depress You…

Monday, July 31st, 2006

And don’t worry, because you still have almost a full month of summer vacation left. But just in case you’re thinking about it, A to Z Teacher Stuff has an awesome back-to-school section.

Classroom Clip Art

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Getting ready to decorate your classroom this Fall? Check out ClassroomClipArt.com for tons of fun images for handouts, presentations, or decorations.

YES! (dot com)

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Whoever thought of this website is an absolute friggin’ genius. How many times have you heard a cool song on the radio but they don’t tell you the artist or the song title? Now you can visit Yes.com to find out any song played on any station in the last 24 hours. […]

Sensitive Students

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

I found an interesting article about a parent and teacher who are concerned that a student cries too much as school. I remember when things would bother me when I was young- worrying when my Mom would be picking me up, feeling confused or lonely during class, or feeling sad and bored when I […]

Trinkets for Kids

Saturday, July 29th, 2006

Some teachers like to hand out little prizes to kids in the classroom, but this practice can get awfully expensive. Check out ToyConnection.com for cheap toys kids will love.

New Bloggy Blog

Friday, July 28th, 2006

I found another pretty cool blog called “History is Elementary.” Just started reading it, so check her out guys!

Mozilla Quicksearch

Friday, July 28th, 2006

If you want to do a “Quicksearch” in Firefox, type these little gems into your browser window:
*Type “dict < word >” in the addressbar to perform a dictionary look-up.
*Type “map < address >” to get a Google map of a street address or location.
*Type “technorati < search term >” to see what weblogs are posting […]

Yay for Free Stuff!

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Thanks to The Reflective Teacher, I recently found out about Teacher Appreciation Day at Staples. This is a glorious event where you can load up on free goodies. Check out his informative post with all the details here.

What Would You Do in This Situation?

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

I was chatting with a middle school teacher the other day and she told me about this scenario: A student in one of her afternoon classes often comes into class smelling like cigarettes. By this time, she believes that a fresh cigarette smell from a smoking parent or guardian would have worn off. […]

Keyboard Shortcuts in MS Word

Wednesday, July 26th, 2006

Sure, we all know Ctrl+C Copies to the clipboard, but did you know Ctrl+5 sets 1.5 line spacing? Click here to learn all the fun shortcuts you may be missing out on.