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GRADS is like a classroom without walls. We help our students make connections in their community, find reliable information online and show them how to be lifelong learners throughout their parenting journey. There are also other methods of teaching our students without the traditional textbook. Follow my classroom blog as we stretch the boundaries of teaching and learning.

May 21, 2012

Gliffy

I found another resources to produce nonlinguistic representations. Gliffy has a multitude of products to create professional flow charts, diagrams and more. Save product as jpeg then insert image into new post on blog.

Venn Diagram

Post-It

virtual book
http://www.classtools.net/education-games-php/turningPage

Bubbl.us


You can create colorful mind maps online then save and share. This image was exported and downloaded as an image. The image was inserted in this new post. Students can make their own by going to this sight. but they will need to create an account.

Class Tools

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This Venn Diagram is available on ClassTools.net. You can embed this interactive tool into your blog using the html code. (click the save icon in bottom right corner, copy the html code, paste in to a new post. Click "compose" in the upper left corner of your new post. Publish when finished)
Click anywhere on this image to fill diagram. 

May 2, 2012

Online Baby Book

Do you have a baby book about your own birth and childhood? Do you know the details of your birth, when you took your first steps, the first word you uttered? Baby books are a way of keeping records of the events that occur on practically a daily basis as a baby grows.
I have found an awesome e-baby book that is similar to a blog. Kidmondo is very easy to use and you can upload photos and videos of baby too! I am going to help each student create an account and journal about their pregnancy and baby. When they get to the end of the book they can order a printed hard cover for a precious keepsake and start a new book for the next year.
Check out the other online baby books I found: