Monday, February 16, 2009

Danteworlds

This is an excellent resource for anyone teaching the Divine Comedy.

Check it out.

Friday, February 13, 2009

Humor: Spell Checker Blues

I wish I saw fewer errors like these in my students' writing.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Theoi Greek Mythology

A great resource for classical Greek art, history, literature, and mythology.

Check it out.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Typing at the Speed of Thought

For anyone looking to improve their typing speed, this website is for you (or your students, computer apps and keyboarding teachers). This site turns the practice into a game, timing you and recording your progress over time. You can also play without logging in just to kill time.

Check it out.

Friday, February 6, 2009

TeacherTube

Although I've been using YouTube videos in the classroom for several years now, TeacherTube is a great resource for anyone who doesn't want to have to spend as much time finding school related videos without digging through tons of crap that you wouldn't want to use in the classroom.

Check it out.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Humor: Chamomile Tea

A teacher (especially an English teacher) looking for a good laugh could do worse than checking out this page, supposedly the actual responses of two students in a college class.

Check it out.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple

I don't teach history, but I do find a lot of this stuff interesting.  The Ancient Egyptian Virtual Temple site could make for a great teaching tool for a history or mythology class.