Tamara

Worcester Who?

Worcester Who Website Worcester Who Blog Doctor Who Page

Story Summary Cube Lesson plans and resources

_ I was asked to share some information on the Praxis testing and study tools that I still had in my email from last year. While looking for it, I found some other links and info that might be helpful as well if you don't already have them: 1. First is the email from Tricia Lopez from March 2012:

 * At Teacher Interview Day I was requested to share the link to the "LearningExpressLibrary". http://www.learnatest.com/LEL/index.cfm/general This site you have to obtain a username and password. To do so, you must have a Kansas State Library card. Anyone can get a card from your college or public library. Once you have your Library Card you have to access the the Learning Express Library through the Kansas State Library Website http://www.kslib.info/ and use the link to the left named "Online Resources" and click on the link for Learning Express Library.

 This site has timed practice exams for Praxis I and II, in addition to e-books study guides for PPST, PLT and Elementary Content and other selected content exams, of course all free to the card holder. You might want to share this with your tutoring center...it has a lot of good portals in many different areas. *

2. This link is to a website where you can request a WAIVER OF FEES on the Praxis testing!

Since the testing is SOOO expensive and the more endorsements you want, the more expensive it is, this is a GREAT resource!  http://www.ets.org/praxis/about/fees/fee_waivers/

3. And this link is also helpful: IT has the list of tests needed for licensing in Kansas. http://www.ets.org/praxis/ks/requirements

If I think of or find any more, I'll post them here AND on my Blog: Worcester Who Blog

I don't know how many of you know who "Dick Van Dyke" is, though you probably know him from "Mary Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on TV Land. But this video was posted by Mr. Van Dyke on Twitter a couple weeks ago. The song is an old duet sung by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (She played Miley Cyrus' grandma on "Hannah Montana" and both of them were HUGE country music stars back in the 70's - 80's and 90's). He is REALLY old, and this is the woman's 40th B-day celebration. They were married shortly after this! It is truly truly FUNNY!

media type="youtube" key="o9sBdnSoccw?rel=0" height="315" width="420"

__ I have HDADD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. I can't pay attention, but when I do, it's UNBELIEVABLE! __

media type="youtube" key="Aa3HXdqNWIM" height="325" width="428" align="center"

__If you like the interactive whiteboard...__

__Now you can complete a puzzle directly on the wiki page!__ __Here's another Doctor Who / South Park Mash-up__

media type="custom" key="22292360"

__jigsawplanet.com EXCELLENT site for people who love puzzles!__

__click the image to try one of my puzzles__ media type="custom" key="22209542"

media type="custom" key="22190962" align="left"

media type="custom" key="22192972" align="right"



Great sites for Lesson plans and other teaching resources. __

Remember:
BBC Skillwise- []

Spelling City- [|http://spellingcity.com]

Starfall- [|http://starfall.com]

Discovery Streaming- [|http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com]

Lexipedia- [|http://lexipedia.com]

YouTube- [|http://youtube.com]

Gamegoo- []

PBS Kids- [|http://pbskids.org]

Understand:
Into the Book- [|http://reading.ecb.org]

Skype- [|http://skype.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Treasures- []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Book Adventure- [|http://bookadventure.org]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Twitter- [|http://twitter.com] LIVE webcam The Melbourne, Swansea - YOU control the camera in this cafe in Wales!

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Apply:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kerpoof- [|http://kerpoof.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">PhotoBooth- Software

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Scholastic- []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fotobabble- [|http://fotobabble.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Google Earth- []

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Analyze:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read Write Think- [|http://readwritethink.org]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool Iris- [|http://cooliris.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wordle- [|http://wordle.net]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creaza- [|http://creaza.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mindomo- [|http://mindomo.com]

Nessie on the net: Live webcam +6 hrs

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evaluate:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shelfari- [|http://shelfari.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wikipedia- [|http://wikipedia.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Think.com- [|http://think.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Nota- [|http://notaland.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Create:
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pic-Lits- [|http://piclits.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kerpoof- [|http://kerpoof.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ZimmerTwins- [|http://zimmertwins.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wiki Spaces- http://wikispaces.com

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DomoNation- [|http://domonation.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Glogster- [|http://edu.glogster.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Creaza- [|http://creaza.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Voicethread- [|http://voicethread.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kidblog- [|http://kidblog.org]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wetpaint- [|http://www.wetpaint.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">edublogs- [|http://edublogs.org]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Stage’d- [|http://stagedproject.com]/ Doctor Who From Script to Screen: Lesson plans for an entire unit of teaching students to research and write a script for a 3 minute scene in a TV show. Videos to watch, interviews with writers, directors, producers, actors, etc. Created for students age 7-9, but could be used for almost any grade.

Have Fun Teaching: Good site with resources for teachers of ALL ages and grades.

National Geographic - Education: It's National Geographic, what more needs to be said?

6th grade Language Arts: Another site created by a teacher with links to lesson plans which use Technology. primarily 6th grade.

Enchanted Learning: Good site with LOTS of free stuff. The graphic organizer page is AWESOME and this site has stuff for all grades. Even more stuff available if you join. $$$

The Problem Site: TONS of games and lessons for all ages. Easy sign up, and FREE.

Read Write Think: Excellent teacher site with lots of resources for all ages.

Royal Shakespeare Company on Promethean Planet: - Alone each of these sites is an amazing resource. Together .... well, if you are teaching Shakespeare or ANY classical literature, you MUST check this out!

Active Inspire: If you're using any kind of smartboard, this is where you get the programs for your computer... even if you AREN'T using a smartboard, this is a GREAT program to build interactive, visual AND auditory lessons.

Scribd: The World’s Largest Online Library. Read, Publish, and Share Documents and Written Works.

EPals - Pen pals all over the world - select country, class size, and type of contact preferred - email, skype, online project - and more! Sponsored by National Geographic.

Looking for a teaching job? Want to travel? Sign up for this site! Eteach : Thousands of teaching jobs in the UK and Worldwide: sign up for an account, upload your resume, some of the employers will even help you get there, sponsor your VISA, pay you to move, etc. There are also agencies here which will do the searching FOR you (for a fee$$) and find you the right position at the right school. To see how Common Core compares with the standards in the UK, go here: You can teach for one year in UK schools WITHOUT getting a UK teaching license (QTS). You can teach for up to four years if you are only substitute teaching (Supply work) and you will be working toward your QTS while doing so. Pretty cool, eh?

<span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 118px; width: 1px;">https://sites.google.com/site/worcesterwho/ <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Remember**: <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> BBC Skillwise- [] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Spelling City- [|http://spellingcity.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Starfall- [|http://starfall.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Discovery Streaming- [|http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Lexipedia- [|http://lexipedia.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> YouTube- [|http://youtube.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Gamegoo- [] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> PBS Kids- [|http://pbskids.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Understand**: <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Into the Book- [|http://reading.ecb.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Skype- [|http://skype.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Treasures- [] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Book Adventure- [|http://bookadventure.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Twitter- [|http://twitter.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Apply**: <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Kerpoof- [|http://kerpoof.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> PhotoBooth- Software <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Scholastic- [] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Fotobabble- [|http://fotobabble.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Google Earth- [] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Analyze**: <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Read Write Think- [|http://readwritethink.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Cool Iris- [|http://cooliris.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Wordle- [|http://wordle.net] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Creaza- [|http://creaza.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Mindomo- [|http://mindomo.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Evaluate:** <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Shelfari- [|http://shelfari.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Wikipedia- [|http://wikipedia.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Think.com- [|http://think.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Nota- [|http://notaland.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> **Create**: <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Pic-Lits- [|http://piclits.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Kerpoof- [|http://kerpoof.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> ZimmerTwins- [|http://zimmertwins.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Wiki Spaces- http://wikispaces.com <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> DomoNation- [|http://domonation.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Glogster- [|http://edu.glogster.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Creaza- [|http://creaza.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Voicethread- [|http://voicethread.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Kidblog- [|http://kidblog.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Wetpaint- [|http://www.wetpaint.com] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> edublogs- [|http://edublogs.org] <span style="display: block; height: 1px; left: -40px; overflow: hidden; position: absolute; top: 863px; width: 1px;"> Stage’d- [|http://stagedproject.com]/