Welcome to the Cyber Search Showcase!

It's not "cyber Monday" yet, but you can take a peek now!

Let's get started looking for those freebies ....

Download over $85 worth of materials for free!

Monday, August 8th only!

This is how it works...

1. Visit each blog or website below and you'll find one featured item that's valued between $3.00 and $10.00. You'll see a link to the TeachersPayTeachers.com store where you COULD buy this item, but you won't have to because it will be absolutely free to download from their website on Monday, August 8th!
2. For now, look for the blue Cyber Search buddy button on each blog or website to help you find the he Cyber Search Showcase page. Then take a look around and check out the great teaching resources you'll find there. These bloggers have great teaching strategies, tips, and free items in addition to the items they sell on TeachersPayTeachers.
3. Then choose another website on the list and hop over there to check things out. Bookmark any pages you like so you can come back and check them out later!
4. On Monday, return to this page to start your Cyber Search for over $85 worth of teaching materials created just for Grade 3 - 5 teachers! Download and save each file before moving on to the next site. If you like the freebie, you may want to follow the seller on TpT or Facebook so you'll know when they create more great stuff!

The Teched Out Teacher's Featured Free Item

Visit These Websites To Continue Your Cyber Search!

(Note:  a few sites haven't set up their pages yet - so don't worry if you don't see the cybersearch button - it will be coming soon).

Cyber Search Showcase Sellers and Websites

• Laura Candler Teaching Resources

• Lisa Frase Effective Teaching Solutions

• Rachel Lynette Minds in Bloom

• Ashleigh Swinford Education Journey

• Charity Preston The Organized Classroom Blog

• Jennifer Runde Runde's Room

• Wise Guys Teaching Activities, Lesson Plans, and Units

• Karla Banks Life in Special Education

• Heather Kaiser The Teched Out Teacher

• Rosshalde Pak Education Shortlist

•  Nyla Phillips-Martin  Nyla's Crafty Teaching  

• Margaret Whisnant – Taking Grades for Teachers 

•  PowerPoint Maniac PowerPoint Maniac's Teaching Resources   

• Tracey Graham Smart Chick Teacher

Bonus Item hosted on Laura’s site:

Ruth S.  "Chocolate Fever Student Worksheets"

Thanks to Laura Candler for setting this up.  If you aren't already receiving her newsletter, be sure to sign up here, or follow her facebook page here. 

 

LifeLab - Growing Classroom Resources

If you've ever considered gardening with students, LifeLab.org is a great resource.  This week about 10 teachers in our district are spending time with one of the trainers from LifeLab and we've been learning lots already.  Attending a workshop or bringing a trainer in to do district training isn't always an option.  Fortunately, many of the resources from LifeLab can be found online.  They even have their own channel on Youtube.
If you like this, you should really check out the Banana Slug String Band for some great songs too.

If you use any of these resources, I'd love to hear about your experience.  Leave a comment below.
 

Back to School Sale on TpT Starts Tomorrow!

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Worth the Wait!

It's been awhile since I posted, but I think it will be worth your wait. If you have ever used Moodle I think you'll agree that it is a powerful open source classroom tool. My problem has been finding a hosting option that worked with a teachers zero dollar budget. Well here it is: KeytoSchool. They host your classroom Moodle for FREE! It takes awhile to become active, but I solved that with a jaunt to Family Dollar and Walmart. By the time I got home, my site was ready to be managed. If you aren't familiar with Moodle you may want to do a bit of reading up on it first. There are some good guides online for that. I'm pretty excited to be able to offer this to my students this year. In a little over an hour, I have set up my profile and the initial settings for the site, selected a theme and created 3 courses for my science classes.

Another great find I recently made that has kept me too busy to post is pinterest.   What a fabulous way to visually bookmark websites.  Students are becoming increasingly visual and digital.  Sites like pinterest and sqworl make it super easy to categorize and share websites with your students.  I hope you find something you can use.  I know I have!