Educational Technology Weblog » educational http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech A Weblog from the Educational Technology Department of Palm Beach County Schools Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:59:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 netTrekker Safe Search Awards http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/2009/10/08/nettrekker-safe-search-awards/ http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/2009/10/08/nettrekker-safe-search-awards/#comments Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:02:25 +0000 Kim Cavanaugh http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/?p=196 We should all be PROUD!!!

The School District of Palm Beach County has been recognized by netTrekker for our commitment to keeping our students safe online and providing educationally sound Internet resources for our students and teachers.  Each year netTrekker recognizes the top 100 Districts based on the usage of their educational search tool, and this year WE RANKED # 7  OVERALL!!

To see where we ranked compared to some of the other districts in Florida and the nation click on the award.

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As a reminder,

netTrekker is available to all students, teachers, and family members of the School District of Palm Beach County, and is available via a link on the Learning Tools website.  This is a direct link from school, and inquire at your school to learn more about access from home!

To learn more about netTrekker… check out the netTrekker Support Page, and KEEP SAFELY SEARCHING!!!

]]> http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/2009/10/08/nettrekker-safe-search-awards/feed/ 2 A link to share on your Edline page http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/2008/09/25/a-link-to-share-on-your-edline-page/ http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/2008/09/25/a-link-to-share-on-your-edline-page/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:40:26 +0000 Kim Cavanaugh http://weblogs.pbspaces.com/edtech/?p=95 I often come across a link that I will share with a particular department, or group of teachers. I think this would be an example of one that may be of interest to many elementary, and select secondary teachers.
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http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/ is a site that has many fun and free educational games that cover many different subjects. This site was highlighted by CNN as a “Fun Site of the Week”, and I can see why.

If you take a few minutes to explore this fabulous resource, you will find everything from Astronomy to Zoology, from basic math operations to pre-algebra, from history to health, and even SAT vocabulary builders.

Whether you’d like to use this during your scheduled lab or computer time (although there are a few blocked advertisement banners, yes this site is currently available inside our firewall!) or by providing links to specific games as supplemental resources on your Edline pages, I can’t think of anyone I know who would not see true value in providing these fun and effective options for their students!

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