You can receive a free gift from the Intel Innovation Odyssey! Describe a project that uses integrated technology and send along some digital pictures. Your gift is not won through a competition. You receive a gift for participating in the program and sharing ideas! Right now, they are giving away microscopes that can be attached to your computer for easy viewing.

Mimio is the award-winning collaboration tool from Virtual Ink that transforms your standard whiteboard from a simple writing medium into a powerful collaboration and communication tool. Tell Mimio how you  would use a it as an educational tool in your classroom and you might win one!

AVID is a consortium media library of the schools of DuPage County Illinois.  Its members benefit from access to one of the largest media collections in the state, over 20,000 items.

User ID's and passwords are available for all teachers, librarians, coordinators, and administrators at member institutions.

The Online Catalog is a current, searchable, and interactive catalog of all titles in the AVID media collection. Through this catalog, AVID members can browse, book (reserve) materials, extend current bookings and revise items scheduled for delivery. Members may also review their past year's orders.

The catalog is searchable by keyword, subject, grade level, and media type. The AVID collection includes videos, DVDs, streaming media, hardware, software, kits, models, audiocassettes, and educational journals, as well as the Professional Development Center's book library.

Rubrics: Make your life easier! Create a rubric with the help of RubiStar!

Fine Arts on the Web

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote incredible music but he also liked fun and jokes. He wrote minuets and then invented a game to go along with them. With a roll of the dice, a different melody is created. Try the online version "Composing Mozart Variations with Dice".

The Music and Rhyme Station at Preschool Express has a songs for many occasions for the little ones.

ESL students as well as many visual learners will benefit from the use of graphics. Once you find a suitable image, right click on the picture and select "copy". Then paste the image in Word, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Power Point, Excel, etc. The possibilities are endless!

• Pics4Learning
• Royalty-Free Clip Art Collection for Foreign/Second Language Instruction
• Microsoft Office Design Gallery

The Journey North is about to begin! Help track spring's journey across the Northern Hemisphere from February to June! Follow data on animals, plants, and sunlight as the days in our area get warmer.

To learn about Project Based Learning, visit the March of the Monarchs from the George Lucas Educational Foundation. The video clip demonstrates how learning can take place between classrooms in Maryland and Mexico.

If worms are more your style, see what twists and turns first graders are taking as they figure out what to explore in their classroom.

Meg Ormiston's Tech Teachers site continues to grow! The Tech Teachers Digital Filing Cabinet is the place to find great resources! The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics is a must see!

Students can create a line graph to analyze the plot of a story! A Story Plot Graph will teach your students the patterns found in interesting reading materials. The images in the step by step instructions are based on spreadsheets used with a Mac but it translates to PC very easily. If you need help, feel free to contact Cathy Baker.