Help Using the wiki

• The 2011 Research Papers

• Here's a short tutorial on  how to create a weblink on your wiki.swf

• Here's a short tutorial on  how to create a new page with a link.swf

       (These tutorials were created using Jing.  Find the free download at the Jing Project website) 

• Editing Tip:  If nothing shows up when you click the Edit tab...try this:  Hold the Control Key (Ctrl, in the bottom left corner) down and then click the Edit tab.  That opens another Tab with your Edit page on it.  So, check your tabs and you should be able to edit.

• Having trouble finding what you want on Google?  Check out Google Search tips 

Resources

• Video for parents called "Common Sense Tips for Digital Generation Parents"

• Audio of "Blue-Jays" by Mark Twain bluejays.mp3

  Other audios at the Open Source Internet Archive 

• Reach Activities

• Many idioms  explained; an interactive, idiom game

• Fan Fiction has a wealth of re-writes and extensions of popular fiction; you can join and add your own, too. 

• Here's a great Guide to Grammar and Writing 

• How to do in-text citations in your report or essay 

• Adverb Activities --- games that test your ability to identify adverbs

• Some tips on how to Give Credit to Your Sources of Information (also called "Not to Avoid Plagiarizing" and "How to Document Your Sources") 

• Restorative Justice website

• Kevin Hodgson's Prezi on Using Webcomics in class

• Create your own Comic Strip 

• Kevin Hodgson's Prezi on The Origin of Words 

• Thinkfinity --- A great website for learning or playing on your own. 

• How it all ends video --- A science teacher explains Climate Change as a devil's advocate addresses the other side of the issue

• An almost-educational look at the Nations of the World by Animaniacs.

• 90-second visual representation of the last 5,000 years of Middle Eastern Imperialism

•  If you like to trick your mind, check out these Optical Illusions. 

•  Looking for a job that could lead to a good-paying career?

• Two of Annie Leonard's videos about our environmental crisis:  The Story of Stuff and The Story of Cap and Trade

• The Known Universe --- An amazing trip through space

• Graphic Organizers

• Think Before You Speak --- Fighting anti-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender) language. 

• The President speaks out against all bullying, but especially in strong support of gay students. 

• Bring Change 2 Mind --- Informing people about mental illness

• Webspiration --- a tool to visually organize your thinking

• Solar Roadways of the Future 

• The amazing new bridge at Hoover Dam (see it constructed in time lapse) 

• Picnik --- Photo editing online for free (Mr. K playing with Picnik)

• Prezi Presentations 

• example on the topic of "Tech Tools for the English Classroom"

• using prezis to teach

• Read Books online for free 

• Gargantuan List of Descriptive Words 

• Try your hand at Animation

Mr. Kabodian's travels 

• Mr. Kabodian sings with the Earl Nelson Singers.  "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as sung by the Earl Nelson Singers Track01.cda

• Conference in Philadelphia (Nov. '09)

• From Sharon Creech in San Antonio (Nov. '08):

   

• Saying Hello WS110011.WMA

• An excerpt from her talk  WS110006.WMA

• Mr. Kabodian's notes and other thoughts about his trip

• Need to get back to Mr. Kabodian's school website?

• Want to read Mr. Kabodian's Blog? 

• Who is Mr. Kabodian?  (a 2008 video)