http://www.edtags.org/ http://www.edtags.org/css/EdTags.jpghttp://www.edtags.org/bookmarks.php/tfishburn Recent bookmarks posted to Edtags.org 60 http://tagcrowd.com/ A great site to visually represent your text. I took all my lesson analyses for the school year and used the site to get a feel for instruction. We need more tools like this to be able to manage information, make it visual, and the ability to massage and manipulate it. tfishburn Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:44:46 +0000 tag tag clouds text visual http://www.leadertalk.org/ LeaderTalk is the first group blog written by school leaders for school leaders. We hope that our insights and resources are beneficial to P-12 administrators and educational leadership preparation programs. tfishburn Tue, 13 May 2008 07:56:25 +0000 leadership blogs research wikis http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/numeracy.htm Some cool simulations, lessons, ideas.....notice the links on the left-hand navigation under "Interactive." Does require Flash plug-ins. tfishburn Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:28:06 +0000 math literacy simulations games http://www.mathsyear2000.org/ A neat Math site. Games, codes, math news, links, et cetera. Check out how this site might compliment what you are doing in the elementary math classroom. tfishburn Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:21:29 +0000 math games elementary codes links http://animoto.com Cool site to create free 30 second videos from your photos (upload or pull in from another photo site - Flickr). Add your own music or select from the site. Your videos then can be downloaded, added to a third party site, or left on Animoto. The end product looks like a movie trailer. tfishburn Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:29:12 +0000 video photos trailer http://www.readingrockets.org/webcasts/ Some nice webcasts from Reading Rockets. Some great professional development videos in reference to the best practices of reading instruction. tfishburn Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:55:18 +0000 reading comprehension webcasts videos fluency phonemic awareness differentiated instruction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_W._Tyler Another legendary educational thinker. Tyler's work and thinking in reference to curricula, choice, engagement, and authentic learning experiences is of value for all current and future educators. tfishburn Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:49:00 +0000 tyler choice curricula effective learning instruction pedagogy http://www.infed.org/thinkers/bruner.htm Information about one of the most profound thinkers in education today. tfishburn Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:45:05 +0000 bruner psychologist curriculum schooling culture http://quizlet.com/ Learn Vocabulary....Here's how it works: 1. You enter a vocabulary list of any words or data you want. (ex. SAT words, history dates, French-Spanish translations, etc.) 2. Quizlet gives you a specialized learning mode, flashcards, randomly generated tests, and collaboration tools for classmates to help you study those words. 3. You ace your test. tfishburn Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:56:20 +0000 vocabulary quiz http://www.wikimatrix.org/ Choose, Compare, Get Help, Enhance. A neat tool to compare wiki features. Pick the wikis that you would like to compare and click the compare button. Stacks wikis side by side to compare: general features, technical features, syntax features, media/files, et cetera. More than you will ever want to know about your soon to be favorite wiki.....enjoy! tfishburn Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:53:47 +0000 wiki wikis http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/magazine/02sex3-t.html Interesting article by ELIZABETH WEIL on single sex classrooms at the intermediate level. Interesting stuff...some unique insight provided by Dr. Leonard Sax. tfishburn Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:45:07 +0000 single sex education intermediate grouping http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/ Interactive electric circuits site. tfishburn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:42:36 +0000 interactive electric circuits science http://www.robinsloan.com/epic/ An interesting video on how information may evolve. tfishburn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:32:55 +0000 information video data future http://chompchomp.com/menu.htm Grammar Instruction with attitude is their tag line. Some nice exercises, definitions, handouts, and more. tfishburn Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:29:19 +0000 grammar english definitions handouts http://www.stylewizard.com/apa5/index.html The APA Wizard is designed to help you create an APA (5th ed.) citation. It will take you through the steps for the most common types of cited works providing you with assistance on how to input specific information. As long as you enter the information correctly, the Wizard will result in a correct APA citation. tfishburn Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:16:53 +0000 bibliography research apa