'Tis a very dirty manner of life

In 2004 Public Broadcasting System premiered the series Colonial House about life in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628. An interesting interactive on this companion website brings colonial history alive. By reading the diaries of the various colonists presented, students figure out who wrote the mystery diary. A glossary defines the 17th century words that are unfamiliar to today’s students so they can “translate” the diaries into 21st century parlance.

courtesy of Knovation

Deleting AR Quiz Attempts

Teachers have the ability to delete student quiz records on their own; this is not something I have to do. If you need to delete a student quiz attempt:

1. Log in to your Renaissance Place account
2. Under Accelerated Reader click on “Record Books and Goals”
3. Click on “Reading Practice Quizzes”
4. Select the class period the student is in from the drop down menu
5. Click on their name
6. Find the quiz you wish to delete and click delete

That’s it!

Educational video sites

Are you looking for a video to show your class? Or maybe just a short clip to use as an interest grabber as you introduce a new topic? Check out WatchKnowLearn for free educational videos that are searchable.

Welcome

After years of sending teachers emails with websites that they might find useful I finally decided to put up a blog. Feel free to subscribe to it (stop by my desk if you don't know how!) and to share it with other educators. I hope you all find this useful!

Nicole