by Roy Winkelman | Oct 1, 2021 | Using Digital Content, Photo of the Month
The O’Shaughnessy Dam is a breathtaking construction feat. Although built a hundred years ago, it is still an amazing structure. The thundering waters and rising mist add to the drama. Perhaps even more dramatic was the Hetch Hetchy Valley that was submerged...
by Roy Winkelman | Oct 1, 2021 | Hidden Gem, Using Digital Content
Usually in this space, I share a digital content collection from FCIT’s ClipArt, ClipPix, or Maps ETC websites. This month, we’ll look at a collection of robots I created for the Technology Integration Matrix website. The collection includes individual...
by Roy Winkelman | Oct 1, 2021 | Using Digital Content, Lit2Go Audiobooks
Take advantage of your students’ fascination with spooky stuff this month. We’ve collected our favorite Lit2Go stories and poems along with some spooky images from FCIT websites. The items in the collection will probably give you many ideas for classroom...
by Roy Winkelman | Sep 1, 2021 | Hidden Gem, Using Digital Content
2004 is reasonably ancient in Internet Time. That’s when I started creating Presentations ETC, a website of resources that students and teachers could freely use to individualize their Powerpoint or Keynote presentations. At that time, I was visiting many...
by Roy Winkelman | Sep 1, 2021 | Using Digital Content, Photo of the Month
Most students will easily recognize this zebra by its stripes. But why stripes? That question has interested scientists for a long time. And, no doubt, will interest your students as well. Too often students (and adults as well) expect all science to be...