We’ve covered a couple of options for making the process of filling out a bibliography easier, Easybib and Ottobib. Both of these have some excellent features such as a wide range of media types, ISBN search, etc… These services are great for students needing to do bibliographies quickly and in the proper format. But if you’re wanting some of the advanced features such as autofill-a service that automatically fills in the proper fields with information from a database-you often have to shell out some cash. Bibme appears to do this …

A co-teacher of mine emailed today about in interesting service today provided by Izzit.org They offer a free service for teachers wanting to cover current events in their classroom. Each day they post an important article from newspapers and magazines ranging from USA Today to the Wall Street Journal. Each article contains great key questions that can be used as discussion starters. Very few online services offer such quality and relevant articles and questions, and I figured it deserved some acknowledgment- not that it needs me based on the fact …

Students are always trying to pull out their portable game systems and get a few last minutes of gaming in. With their portability it’s easy to just slip it out of their pocket and get right to it. For a lot of us it’s becoming a problem in our classes. Their eyes are glued to these machines. So why not use it to our advantage.

Everyone knows technology enhances education. When we use what the students are already immersed in, the results are always mind blowing! Unfortunately, the price tag that comes with it is also mind blowing. Maybe you checked out our earlier post on Donorschoose.org where you can submit a need for your school and have donors contribute toward it, and now you are wondering where to start. Well maybe a full blown computer lab is a few steps down the line. So where is the first step and how can you do …

Lifehacker recently published on article on the various free resources that colleges offer on their websites. Some of the highlights include art galleries, a virtual microscope, and a vast collection of history resources. Sometimes it’s a tough task finding the information we need for our lessons and thankfully several universities are providing it for free! Read lifehacker’s full article here.

When starting a research assignment students often turn to Google. Even teachers do – you do right? And often times I wonder about the credibility of where they get their info from. Google makes it easier to keep it in check with Google Notebook. Let’s take a look at it’s features and then explore it’s possibilities for students AND teachers.

To some, a classroom webpage is simply one that students or parents can log into and view basic details about your class. At least at my school this has been the case. They usually go up, have a couple of minor changes, then for the most part collect dust. WikiSpaces can change that.

Website Articlechecker.com makes it easier than ever for teachers to catch plagiarism. In the past I have used Google to find the sources of what I thought to be plagiarized text. Articlechecker takes this to the next level. It’s easy to use interface has a couple of quality features that deserve pointing out.