It was a good news for me to get this news that 'Google is offering free e-course on advanced search which is called "Power Searching by Google". It is a great opportunity for people who browse a lot of information at net.
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Join this course and become a power searcher. This free course is open for everyone but you need to register TODAY
Google is providing '50-minute classes' in a total of six sessions to help us quicken our search time and also extract exactly what we need. I am sure you realize the value of this course.
When you pass out the sessions, a printable Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you.
Register today. Registration process is very easy, just write your full name at provided box and if you already have a 'Google' account, you will be registered without any hassle.
I am a drawing teacher and love to see kids learning and enjoy drawing class. Sometimes teachers want to enhance their own skills in particular area, so there are lots of online sites offering free tutorials to improve at drawing.
These basic drawing tips and tutorials can be adopted in classroom to teach basic drawing process to students.
Tips to help you with practicing drawing:
Prepare the essential drawing tools for drawing which are pencil, eraser and paper. HB pencil is probably the most popular hardness of a pencil, because it
is neither too soft nor too hard. It allows you to draw a large variety
of pencil drawings and sketches and, is excellent for shading.
Sketchbook, notepads, chalkboards, whiteboards, the backs of receipts, you may use anything to practice drawing.
The most common way to hold a pencil is the basic tripod grip. The basic
tripod grip is the same as the one you probably use for writing.
This grip allows the
pencil to be finely controlled by the fingers, so holding a pencil this
way is ideal for drawing fine detail. The upright position of the pencil
allows for accurate shading with the tip, rather than side, of the
pencil.
There are more ways to hold the pencil. You may notice another way of holding pencil for shading in facing picture.
While practicing drawing, don't be so concerned with how the finished
product will look. Instead, be open-minded as to how your drawings may
turn out.
The lines we draw are representative of the thoughts we think. And in realizing this connection, it's important to be able to both think and draw creatively.
Take on a more 'free-flowing' approach with respect to the lines you put down on paper. Instead of fixed, rigid lines — switch over to quick, wispy, sketchy ones, gradually bringing the desired image into view.
You should have less focus on how your drawings will look when they're finished, and more focus on the process at hand — that of being creative.
Learning and improving at drawing is an ever-changing process, one that always has the potential to yield a number of different results and every drawing will be a learning experience for you.
Treat each new drawing as a stone on the pathway to success and with each new creation, you'll be one step closer to your goal.
Draw in the moment!
Free download:
'Learning how to draw' 133 pages of pdf file (2.27 M)
Get ready to download millions of free ebooks from internet and there is no hidden cost, no membership or registration cost. You just need to bookmark the 'World eBook Fair' site to start downloading your favorite ebooks in July. Teachers, parents, students, scholars, researchers have a good chance of having access to online ebooks for free during one month.
'World eBook Fair Organization has announced that " 5th 'World eBook Fair' is going to be held from July 4th to August 4th 2010 ".
The 'eBook Fair Organization says :
'Our goal is to provide Free public access for a month to 3 Million eBooks.'
Details are:
The 5th Annual World eBook Fair will offer about Three (3) Million titles.
from Project Gutenberg
from The World Public Library
from The Internet Archive
from eBooks About Everything
from IMSLP
3,117,00+
Grand Total
Brief History of The World eBook Fair
Just two years ago The First World eBook Fairs came on the scene with about 1/3 million books and doubled to 2/3 million in 2008, and over a a million and a quarter presented last year. This year 2010 it is '3 Million eBooks'
Michael S. Hart who is the founder of Project Gutenberg and co-Founder of World eBook Fair says:
"There aren't even a million Kindles or Sony's, but there are now ~4 1/2 billion cell phones-- which means the possibility of reading readers via cellphones is larger than any other media.
The cell phone is the wave of the future, not, I repeat, NOT the Kindle or Sony approach, for they are only targeting millions, and I should like very much to reach billions of people.
More eBooks In More Languages
Obviously to reach billions of readers we have to present the eBooks in more languages than a simple Top Six list such as:
English
Chinese
German
French
Spanish
Urdu
Did you know there are 250 languages with over a million speakers?
In this collection of 2.5 million eBooks we're trying to reach readers in over half of these. Well, that's the goal. . .I hope we make it!!!"
During the rest of the year you can continue to download your selection of about 750,000 PDF eBooks by joining the "World Public Library".
Annual membership is only $8.95 per year.
There are many graphics softwares which can help you create a lot of art or other interactive stuff. But if you want to teach children with those softwares, you need to simplify it. 'Scratch' makes it easier for young children to learn art and other stuff for free online. You need to download the software programme from the site which your child can use offline as well.
What is 'Scratch'?
It is a programming language for children. You can create interactive stories, games, music and art - and share them online.
'Scratch is a computer application aimed primarily at children that allows them to explore and experiment with the concepts of computer programming by using the simple graphical interface. It was proposed and developed by the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab by a team led by Mitchel Resnick and first appeared in the summer of 2007.
Scratch,which is available free, can be installed on any Windows or Mac OS X computer with various installation options for computers running Linux .'
You can get free blog around the net very easily but some of us don't like or not comfortable with the blogging platform and need to set up a site for educational purposes.
There is a difference between web site and blog which is that at web sites you can keep the data unchanged but blogs need you to write or update on regular basis.
Recently I read a post at 'freetech 4 teachers' about 8 ways to build web site, which I am going to share with this blog reader because it is a very useful link for educators who want to create a web site for their school, class or for themselves.
There are millions of people around the world who learn English as a second language. Being a second language the first steps are always difficult when their children learn English at school or at home. I collected some interactive softwares for my son who was going to school, to make English learning easier and fun for him. I use the same technique for my students and use different software programs which are fun to watch and encourage them to listen, and speak the English langugage. I was really happy to find the site "Mingoville" which offers English learning course absolutely FREE.
Mingoville.com offers the world's most comprehansive English course online for kids of ages 5-12.
Features of the course:
- It is 100% web based and contains hundreds of game like activities to stimulate kids language learning abilities.
Mission (In their own words) "Our Mission is to educate kids English language by providing high-quality, result-oriented English learning on the Internet. We believe in the power of knowledge and our valuable goal is to deliver the best practices of education, entertainment and information technologies.
Our Vision is to maintain the position of high-quality, result-oriented eLearning solutions and online content provider through continuous value creation."
It includes:
An interactive dictionary with words and images, 10 missions to solve, several different exercises in spelling, lestening and reading.
Regarding innovation in education, Mingoville’s creators understand that children learn English best when learning is fun. This "edutainment" (education + entertainment) model allows children to learn English by clicking, doing, exploring, and interacting – comprehensive virtual language immersion based on advanced technologies and the newest pedagogical knowledge. Through a variety of methods such as direct interaction with the exercises and games, visual learning, and recording and audio elements to perfect English pronunciation, kids are encouraged to explore and learn English in a fun way. Parents of kids using Mingoville recognized a sharp learning curve after three to four months of commencement of the online courses in English for children.
There are more Free courses which creator of 'Mingoville'company 'E-learning for kids' offers in subjects like Maths, language art, science, computer skill, health and life skill,
Online education blogs are a good way to get in touch with the fresh content relating to the education field. Online communities, forums or message board provide a platform where we can directly ask any question and get advice or tips from other members. Same way online magazines offer good stuff and "Teacher Magazine" is one of those online publications.
Teacher Magazine is from Editorial Projects in Education Inc. a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization based in Bethesda, Md.
Primary mission: To help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education.
You can register FREE for complete access to TEACHER Magazine online.
Your FREE registration to TEACHER Magazine also gives you:
Full access to 'Teacher Magazine' online including feature stories, web watch, teacher blogs and more like,
- Community - blogs, chats and Web Watch to keep you connected to your profession. - Insight - free e-newsletters, including "Teacher Update" and "Curriculum Matters" with the freshest approaches sent straight to your inbox. - News - from Education Week online (limited to 2 articles per week) - Research - Education Counts database with customizable reports right from your desktop.
After registering, you have access to even more edweek.org resources. In addition to what is listed above, you gain access to:
Daily editor-selected Education Week & Associated Press stories. Up to nine free e-newsletters on relevant topics in K-12 education. Ability to comment on articles and start discussion with peers. All current and archived articles from Teacher. Search for top school jobs and career resources at TopSchoolJobs.org. Current Annual Reports - Quality Counts, Technology Counts, and Diplomas Count. State data and tools from the Research Center.
Many teachers around us understand that they should be tech savoy and learn to integrate technology for teaching, but they are afraid of taking first steps. I feel that we don't have much knowledge and information to start making our teaching tech based. I am planning to write and provide as many links and resources which could make our journey easier. Today's site "Education World" is the site which helps the teachers in this connection. It is a FREE resoruce.
Education World makes internet easier for educators. Education World's goal is to make it easy for educators to integrate the Internet into the classroom. With 98 percent of the nation's public schools connected to the Internet, the need for a complete online educational guide is evident.
How?
It offers:
* a search engine for educational Web sites only, a place where educators can find information without searching the entire Internet; * original content, including lesson plans, practical information for educators, information on how to integrate technology in the classroom, and articles written by education experts; * site reviews; * daily features and columns; * teacher and principal profiles; * Wire Side Chats with the important names in education; * employment listings.
The site is divided into many sections and you can directly go to 'site guide' link to further search for these sections:
LESSON PLANNING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATOR'S DESK TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION SCHOOL ISSUES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION WORLD @ HOME LIFESTYLE SUBJECT RESOURCES SPECIALTIES MORE RESOURCES
You can subscribe to many FREE newsletters such as: - Education World Newsletter - Education Site Reviews - Teacher Lesson Plans - Administrator's Desk Newsletter - Education News Headlines - Education Humor - Early Childhood Education Newsletter - Professional Development Newsletter - SchoolNotes Home Newsletter
Internet has become a source of information and if we want our children to use the internet for constructive purposes then we have to guide them and let them learn about "internet". This article offers you useful links and resources to learn about 'Internt' and 'World Wide Web.
1- From "Infomat": What is 'Internet'?
The Internet is a huge collection of computers around the world. These computers (there are millions of them) are all linked together, and they communicate with each other, sharing information. If your computer is connected to the Internet, it can connect to millions of other computers, in many different parts of the world.
These sites are interactive and informative, so students can learn a lot for their class room or project works, parents can encourage their children, and kids to enjoy and browse these edutainment sites. And remember that these all sites are free to browse.
1- Site about insects "BugBios"
BugBios site aims to help you really see insects for the miniature marvels they represent and to understand how intertwined our cultures have become with these alien creatures. At the home page you can start your search with the link, “entophiles, cedigest, class: insecta. Click here to enter your search query in the field provided to search the site.
2- "The Living Desert" "Living Desert" tour through The Living Desert and the deserts of the world you are about to embark on will show you how language has misled everyone into thinking of the desert as a surly, outlaw landscape instead of a fragile, interesting ecosystem.
What you can find at the site?
You’ll see remarkable plants, animals, places and natural phenomena associated with deserts and learn how The Living Desert is helping to interpret and protect them.
You will also find out about one of the most unusual institutions in the United States. There isn’t a single word to describe all that The Living Desert is and does. We must string words together, like beads: zoo and endangered species conservation center – botanical gardens – natural history museum – wilderness park – nature preserve – education center. The thread that holds all the beads together is the word “desert.”
Are you one of the persons who browse the internet just to look for free stuff? Yes there are many links and sites where you can get free stuff like articles, softwares, and games too. Not only kids but adults are also addicted to pc games. As I love to play puzzle, board and adventure games and if offered to download puzzle or adventure game, I won't miss the chance. Will you?
Most of the sites would be offering only trial versions. But I am talking about a site which offers FREE DOWNLOAD of pc games. Don't believe?
You can get commercial software titles - for free. Every day they offer licensed software or games, you'd have to buy otherwise, for free at Game Give Away of the day
The idea behind this initiative is that many sites and publishers offer trial downloads; but only this site offer giveaway downloads.
How it is done?
Daily they nominate one software or game title that will be a Giveaway title of that day. The software will be available for download for 24 hours (or more, if agreed by software publisher) and that software will be absolutely free. That means - not a trial, not a limited version - but a registered and legal version of the software will be free for our visitors*.
The software product will be presented in its full functionality, without any limitations save for those mentioned in Terms and Conditions.
The download link will remain on our web-site for the agreed period of time, together with the review of the software product and the information about other products from the software publisher presenting the giveaway title.
How to get Free software or game?
The information about giveaways for upcoming week will be posted on our web-site; all of our subscribers will receive this information in their weekly newsletter. Plus, Giveaway Tickers will also help us spread the information around the world.
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