Author Archives: dkindig

In my last post, I wrote about TubeChop, which edits out the parts of a video you don’t want. Quietube lets you remove the “visual noise” (ads, comments, suggested videos) that may be inappropriate or distracting. 1. Go to http://quietube.com/ … Continue reading →

http://www.tubechop.com/ TubeChop lets you take any public YouTube video, chop off the intro and/or the ending, and save it as a new video. Here’s how: 1. Go to https://www.youtube.com/  and 2. Search for the video you want (I chose ChickaBoom, … Continue reading →

Google and Mattel just came out with a View-Master-like gadget that lets you take virtual field trips. You insert your smartphone into it. Here’s more: http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/13/google-and-mattel-view-master/?ncid=rss_truncated We saw RIT’s presentation on Classrooms of the Future this morning with the 3rd … Continue reading →

http://www.fun4thebrain.com/subtraction/snowballFightSub.swf This site lets you choose the difficulty of the problems, then choose the right answer to throw a snowball.  

http://www.kiel.k12.wi.us/faculty/jwills/Concentration.cfm You need to put tagboard or other stuff paper in your inkjet printer to print these out, but print the fact cards and the matching answer cards, then cut them out. Shuffle and spread them out on a table … Continue reading →

  Let’s face it. Kids would rather play a game than do your blending lesson worksheet. Make Syllabllopoly! I’ve added the first 19 short vowel clusters to squares around the blank gameboard (it’s the maximum size for our copier, 11×17″; … Continue reading →

We have a student who has trouble with the words used in math. In my search to find terms, I came across lists divided out by grade level. He’ll love this because he has a competitive spirit and wants to … Continue reading →

Kids respond to literature, especially biographies, if they can make a Glog, a graphic blog that summarizes their learning. This boy went off-the-charts enthusiastic about this, and couldn’t believe there was a webpage on the Internet that he created! We … Continue reading →

A VMI board is my Visual-Motor Integration game board.  It’s made on 18′x18′ white oaktag. Buy some blank dice here:  http://www.atomicempire.com/item.aspx?item=20148 and scrounge some player pieces (incomplete chess sets make wonderful pieces; so do the tops of depleted markers, milk jug … Continue reading →

  The next time there’s a bake sale, school supper, teacher appreciation day, or other foodish pleasure at your school, someone will leave a polyethylene container behind. Even an old one at a garage sale will work well (spend no … Continue reading →