Flickr

Flickr is a great site to find images and use other people's photos in your blog. This is a convenient place to find pictures since there are certain sites that are restricted by the school county. Finding pictures is now so easy!

Animasher

I added shuizinga in my delicious account. There is a website under digital storytelling which is called Animasher. This tool can help you make your own video. You can choose any background, effects, music or pictures. Signing up is fast and easy. I think this is great for ESL instruction. Check it out!

Math and Google Earth

There is a good tool for teachers to use and it is shown in the video using google earth to teach math concepts. I found this video from the blog where you can find free technology resources. Google Earth can be used to teach area and perimeter. Plus, the students will have fun finding different landmarks they can measure like the Pentagon or The Louvre. This technology is especially great for upper grade students.

Using Bubblr

I used the bubblr which I learned from Larry Ferlazzo's website to teach vocabulary words for my small group reading. We read the story Max is a Star. It was such a hit with the students. The pictures were very helpful especially for my ESOL students! =)

Relative Beauty

Nature is both fascinating, beautiful, and can be extreme. The Cymothoa exigua is one creature that is just extraordinarily queer looking. Don't get me wrong, I love creatures both great and small but some just give me the willies. I have to agree to the author that beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder. Look at the creature closely...

Images and Bubblr

I browsed three topics in Nik Peachey's website, Nik's Learning Technology Blog namely: animation, images, and poems. I learned about Gifup which allows users to create image sequences which teachers can use in teaching vocabulary. I discovered Flickriver a great image tool that creates an endless webpage which can also be used in teaching vocabulary and sentence drills. Another helpful tool is Bubblr where you can add speech or thought bubbles to images. All of these are helpful tools which I can use in my instruction especially for my ESL students who need a lot of pictures and prompts in writing.

Exploring Reading

Another interesting site which I found from Larry Ferlazzo's website

The Best Websites For Intermediate Readers is Into the Book.

Students can choose a reading strategy like inferring or visualizing by dragging the picture Into the Book. It first describes the chosen reading strategy and shows students how it is done. What makes it more interesting are the videos of actual classroom instruction modeling the strategies. There is also a part called "try it yourself", where students can try the strategy on their own.