Teacher Resources

Free Camtasia™ Studio: Create your Own Desktop Videos

Desktop video is one area where existing Open Source software doesn't measure up to the commercial version. And, the "king" of commercial video creation software is Camtasia™ studio.

Thanksgiving Cornucopia: Real (Primary) Source Resources

Thanksgiving (like Christmas, Easter and Columbus Day) have undergone revision, transition and change as they transformed from fact to myth.

African American Culture: Learn it Like you would a Foreign Language

African Americans lost their demographic status as "The Minority." Now, there are more Hispanics in the US than African Americans. But, this does not decrease the importance of teachers understanding African American culture.

Nation Master .Com and State Master .Com

Every teacher needs an up-to-date resource about the history, geography, politics and other information about the countries of our world.

eBooks: Inexpensive, Available Content…Why use Textbooks?

eBooks are available, inexpensive or free, and more interesting to students than the canned, static, ossified content known as "textbooks."

Learning Sites™ A Resource (Even if you don't Teach Archeology)

Learning Sites.Com offers some unique resources for teachers, even those teachers who don't teach archeology.

Edutopia™ Professional Development

We recommend that you visit (or revisit) Edutopia™. The reason? Edutopia™ continues to challenge education to…

Teacher Tube: A Great Resource, If you Contribute

Online video is popular, and some videos become popular. Video sites such as YouTube™ are the current rage.

Free Microsoft™ Clip Art and Media

Besides the free tutorials that we described in the last issue of Classroom Toolkit, Microsoft™ offers lots of "clip art and media."

Microsoft™ Offers Free eLearning Content

Sidebar

Some advocates of the Open Source movement criticize any mention of Microsoft(TM), but more Open Source software that is useful to teachers runs on Windows™ than any other platform.

And, although few school districts will roll out Microsoft's updates and new products anytime soon, Microsoft™ has free online learning available for the next 90 days. Take advantage of this offer…