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Monthly Newsletter Interactive content for your interactive classroom
December 2010
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
New Resources 1
In The News 1
Facebook Freebies 2
StarrMatica 2
Feature
New Member 2
Welcome
Social Media 2
Highlights
Winter Holiday 3-6 Activities Insert
Connect With
Us On Twitter
Browse Our
Blogs:
IWI and ICC
Explore Our
You Tube
Channel
This Month’s New Resources Eighteen K-2 reading resources focusing on CVC words were
added to StarrMatica this month. To enjoy these new resources,
after logging in as a teacher, click on the resources tab. Then,
choose the Search by grade, subject and topic button. Choose
K or 1st, Reading, Building Words and Sentences, and then the
new CVC folder.
Garden Bugs: Add the beginning & ending letters to create a word that matches the picture.
Channel A: Build a CVC word with the letter A. Then turn on the TV to hear the word and see an illustration.
StarrMatica In The News District Administration—the most-read magazine of America’s
school district leaders—announced StarrMatica as a Readers’
Choice Top 100 Product of 2010! The Top 100 products are
selected based on reader votes, so we are thrilled to be
awarded this honor by our fellow educators!
Read about the award, including our CEO’s reaction here: TOP 100 ANNOUNCEMENT Learn about all top 100 products here: TOP 100 LIST
Fan Us
On Facebook
Facebook Freebies
StarrMatica Feature
New Member Welcome We welcome our newest members: John B. Sliney Elementary in Branford, CT, and Southside Elementary in Morrison, IL!
eInstruction Makeover 2010
Winners
Scale of the Universe
Facebook Freebies
Money Activity
Beat the Bandit
Body Browser
Lunar Eclipse
Bloom’s
Taxonomy Part 3:
Applying
Blog
Highlights
Highlights
Highlights
Did you know you don’t have to have a Facebook account or even use Facebook to take advantage of the Freebies on StarrMatica’s page? Visit our page at: http://on.fb.me/starrmaticafb
You will automatically land on our Freebies page where you can view a video and instructions on How To Create Interactive Whiteboard Lessons In Just 3 Steps. Click on the “Lesson Creation Tools” tab to download The Top Fifteen Websites for Interactive Online Content ebook and a ready-to-use lesson plan for teaching fractions (2nd-6th) or the alphabet (K-1st) created entirely with interactive online content. Did you miss some issues of our newsletter this year or want to review a favorite article? You can find every issue of our newsletter under the “Notes” tab on our Facebook Page. Once there, click “View Full Note” at the bottom of the page to see a full listing.
3-D Solids getting boring for your advanced
students? Challenge them to learn the Platonic
solids with the Enrichment II activity where they
will be asked to land each alien shape-ship on its
corresponding net landing pad.
Special Holiday Insert Interactive Activities for Winter Holidays
(Click the images below to visit the sites.)
Create A
Snowflake
Build A Snowman
Decorate A
Gingerbread
House
Christmas Math
Decorate!
Winter
Stories
Spin the
Dreidel for
Hanukkah
Develop A
Snowflake
Advent
Calendar
Christmas
Games
Celebrate
Kwanzaa
Christmas
Fun
Christmas
Games
Christmas Songs
Christmas
Stories
Many of these
resources were
found via these
wonderful blogs:
Teachers Love
Smartboards
InTech Insights