Modelling Parabolas with Angry Birds

If you use Geometer's Sketch Pad in your math class you might want to try this activity.  Not sure if kids even know what Angry Birds is anymore but if they don't play this game you could have the kids video some classmates shooting basketballs in the gym with there cell phone to do this activity or download a video of Lebron shooting a basket.  To see the activity click here.

Song Maker

Song Maker by Google is a new tool that you can make....wait for it....music. with just a few clicks.
Click here to visit the webpage.

professional learning opportunities

Glenn Wiebe posted about 75 professional learning opportunities happening this summer.  To take a look at these click here.

Zoomtastic - an online Geography game

Here is a great Geography game to play online.  From their website, "A map will appear in the screen and a 30 seconds countdown starts.  The map zoom outs slowly giving you more information over time.  After 10 seconds, 4 possible answers appear.  Choose one!"  To see the website click here.

Job Interview Questions

Yesterday I posted about a resume generator.  To keep in line with careers, here is an infographic on job interview questions.  It comes from https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/

Resume Generator

This is a repeat post as I had a student ask about writing a resume. 

 

If you are teaching a Careers course, you probably will be having your students make a resume.  Read Write Think has their own Resume Generator.  To see their generator click here.  They also have many lessons that can be found by clicking here.

Great Graphic Organizer

I had PD on Friday and we were given a 50 page pdf of graphic organizers.  If you would like a copy just click on the link and you will get a download.  Click here.