Whitehall, PA teacher, Charlie Gerancher found this gem. From the site: “JeopardyLabs is yet another project by Matt Johnson, an undergraduate at Washington State University, Vancouver (who should really be more focused on his studies). JeopardyLabs makes it easy to create jeopardy templates without PowerPoint. Give it a try, you’ll probably like it a lot.”
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The URL: http://jeopardylabs.com

And that’s it until after next week. I’m taking some time off so will return in a few days. Have a great long weekend, everyone!

Who doesn’t love wildlife cams? List Member, Christel Smith, found this cam of the Decorah Bald Eagles. The birds are active and the stream looks like it is reliable (after you view the commercial…) The chicks are hatched and well on their way now so you’ll see a lot of interaction. There are links to other cams from this page as well.
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The URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/3064708

Today is no ordinary day – it’s May 15th, the date for the ADay.org Photo Upload Event. You have one day to join thousands around the world in using the power of photography to create, share and compare perspectives on daily life! You can upload your images until May 22nd. The group is looking for perspectives on daily life of everyone who enjoys and values photography – professionals, amateurs, school children, farmers, social media fans, astronauts, office workers and you. All images will be displayed online for you and everyone to explore. Some of them will be selected for a book, others for exhibitions. Every single one will be saved for future research and education. Let a part of your life inspire generations to come.
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The URL: http://www.aday.org/

My pal, Daryl Jones, shared this site with me a while back. Providing only one photo, click on the levels of the Bloom’s pyramid to see how different types of questions could be applied to the photo. It’s a good basis to understanding higher level questioning strategies, allowing you to extend it to other images in your lessons.
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The URL: http://www.learnnc.org/lp/media/articles/bloom0405-3/bloompix.html

My pal Des sent this growing site along. The Encyclopedia of Life seeks to increase awareness and understanding of living nature through an Encyclopedia of Life that gathers, generates, and shares knowledge in an open, freely accessible and trusted digital resource. There are over a million pages of information and 1.5 million images. If you click the “discover” link at the top, you’ll find teaching resources, podcasts, a glossary and many other tools that might help in using these materials in your lessons.
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The URL: http://eol.org

Thanks to List member, Mark Hannah, who passed on We Give Books. It’s an online activity where a user reads a book at no cost on their screen. When the book is complete, enter an email address for verification purposes and the charity will donate through a selection of partners, a physically printed book. They recently passed the milestone of giving away over one million books – impressive! The only thing that caught my sensors is the requirement to enter an email address at the end. Perhaps a teacher or classroom email account could be used for this purpose.
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The URL: http://www.wegivebooks.org

List member, Todd Austman, told me about Block Posters the other day. It lets you and your students create any size wall posters from any size images. Upload an image (paying attention to copyright compliance, of course) and you’ll receive a multi-page pdf that when printed out and assembled will look great on any wall. The example image they use is kind of strange but don’t let that put you off. Check out the gallery for some excellent examples of how people have used this tool.
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The URL: http://www.blockposters.com

I am an unabashed putterer. I love working in the garage on odd projects which usually take me three times longer than most. My pal, Des, showed me a Calgary Herald article by Kevin Brooker that showcased LowTechMagazine.com and offered the adage, “The solution to every problem is within 100 feet.” This is the site for those who like to fix and repair and make-do. It is a great study in how the world’s problems can often be solved simply and inexpensively. It examines simple machines, simple solutions and offers historical perspective to many civilian challenges. There is much here to prompt student discussion about technology and progress and well worth the time to peruse through.
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The URL: http://www.lowtechmagazine.com

I first suggested this site back in 2005! And then List member, Beverly Ohlendorf, reminded me that with all the inherent technology in student hands now, this site is definitely worth an updated look! The site is even easier to use now – just enter a location to access a list of possible caches, use your gps or gps-enabled device to find the cache and share back with the community.
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The URL: http://www.geocaching.com

Once again, that special day arrives when I get to say: May The Fourth Be With You. If you know why this is such a great day, you’ll appreciate this film studies lesson plan by Seth Busching‎ in which he lays out a unit on Star Wars. It’s not a web resource so much as a downloadable MSWord doc but Seth plans out five days during which students can work in groups to examine different aspects of the film from plot, character, theme and technical filming aspects as well.
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The URL: http://sites.google.com/site/sethbuschingshomepage/Home/star-wars-lesson-plan

And look out for tomorrow – The Revenge of the Fifth!