Tech Ideas for the Classroom
March 2013
Switch Zoo
Make your own animal, listen to animal sounds, and create an animal habitat. Great for the "Understanding Life Systems" science strand for Grades 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7. http://www.switchzoo.com
Science News for Kids
Science News for Kids has a large collection of nonfiction science new articles. Great for science-related "current events," and high-interest nonfiction reading material. http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/
Helpful Computers Tips and Tools for You:
Snipping Tool
The Snipping Tool captures a screen shot of anything on your desktop, like a picture or a section of webpage. Then you can annotate, save, or e-mail the image using buttons right in the Snipping Tool window. To access the Snipping Tool, simply click on the "Windows Start" button in the bottom left-hand corner of your screen.
Change to Upper/ Lower Case
When working in Microsoft Word or Powerpoint, highlight any text and press the Shift+F3 buttons on the keyboard to toggle between ALL CAPS, no caps, or Caps On First Letters Only.
Retrieving Deleted Emails in FirstClass
If you