The much anticipated Educators page over at BrainPop has had its debut, and teachers can head on over and start getting involved in the BrainPop Community. BrainPop.com/educators.
Some things to do while you are there:

Check out the blog, and leave your tips, ideas, and thoughts in the comments.
Take a look at the improved state standards tool.
Browse the “Tips and Tools” section and find all of the extra activities, resources, and other fun stuff.
Check out the lesson plans, and submit your own!
Watch the video tutorials to brush up on your BrainPop best …

Tuesday morning started off with a presentation by Allysin Levy of BrainPop on using their movies to make your science lessons more interactive. I’ll be covering some of the highlights here as I  paraphrase and elaborate on the content of the presentation.

Email accounts have limits. They can only take so much before they freak out and stop taking anything else that gets sent to it. You usually find out about it after a long break or weekend, and typically when you are expecting something important. It doesn’t have to be this way. There is a solution. It may have a drawback here and there, but it is a much more pleasant scenario than getting that dreaded “account is over its size limit” email.

So you’ve found that gem of a video on Youtube. It perfectly aligns to your curriculum, and you are all set to show it to your class. You arrive at school ready to direct your projector mounted laptop to Youtube and play the video only to find that it is blocked. Wouldn’t it be nice to have that video resting safely on your computer’s harddrive so that you wouldn’t have to waste time searching for it or deal with internet blocks?  There is an answer…

We’ve covered the incredible free current events and discussion questions provided daily by Izzit.org, but one thing we didn’t mention was their videos. We like to keep the tips free here, and while the videos are available for purchase they also offer one free video per year.

So you’ve stayed awake many nights working on that perfect poster for your classroom. It looks nice, but could be better in the right hands. Your kids are learning from it, but could it do more? According to Cash For Creations it could make you some cash.
Cash For Creations is a company that lets you submit your materials(posters, handouts, games, etc…) to be remade by professionals. To top it off, they will sell it for you and give you back some cash for each unit sold.  Here’s how it works.
You …

Most schools that use Microsoft Outlook on site give the option for teachers to check and send mail when away from school via Outlook Web Access. This web-based client features most of the same abilities that you would get while at school, but still leaves most wanting a little more functionality. One feature that it fails to supply is the ability to know immediately when you get a new message. OWANotify offers a free solution.
OWANotify adds an icon next to your clock that not only tells you when you get …

How green is your classroom? Have you ever stopped to wonder exactly how much paper is used in your classroom? Maybe it is time to consider turning more of your hard copy documents into a digital format.