Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Have you ever wondered?

Here is a stream of more than just fun facts, these are areas of mystery demystified for us. Enjoy! All thanks to Family Literacy Center in Louisville and Wonderopolis. 

Monday, August 28, 2017

First Palm You'll See Driving South on I95?

Here is a valuable update on the first palm trees seen from driving south on the I95 highway. Sorry, still no pictures or a Google address ID. I might get onto Google Earth and try and figure it out!

Saturday, August 26, 2017

Collections and Information

I have some other sites that I maintain.

Most importantly, I have a world class collection of joker playing cards. Examples  of jokers.



There are specific sections like a collection of musicians who are jokers.  There's also a collection of clown jokers. And so on.

But wait, there's more. I also have a blog with info, a blorum, in which I present much info including info such as SEO Circa August 2017!  There I make the bold statement that search engine position is a function of:
  1.  Quality and quantity and relevance of incoming links from websites  50% of the battle. 
  2.  Quality and quantity of social media links such as Twitter and LinkedIn, perhaps Pinterest: 25% of the battle.  
  3. Engagement: Another 25%.

I'm also a big collector of vintage educational technology, the old techie for kids and their fun learning. Key articles there that you will want to check out:

Remember?


The site is about old technology for education. In the VocabularySpellingCity office, we collect vintage educational technology and enjoy viewing previous "revolutions" in edtech. Visitors get to visit the museum. Have retired film strips, educational records, or whatever? We might give them a home. Did you use these technologies, were they revolutionary? Comment on the site or tweet to me: @VSpellCityMayor PS. I'm looking for a classic old teacher gradebook, have one?

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Language Arts in Elementary Schools

I am familiar with the VocabularySpellingCity adoption by schools, districts, teachers, and parents across the country. It's been wildly popular! 👱

It started with the automated spelling test.  What a gas! Kids were finally empowered to really test themselves and not have to ask for help to practice their words. And, the test itself and all the practice activities were gamified so the kids stopped complaining about practicing their spelling words and started learning them.  

Teachers were like Oh WOW, I don't have to grade and record a spelling test this week? Or ever again.  Suddenly, after years of fighting technology, somebody has actually introduced some technology that simplified their life and saved them class time and effort. How much do teachers LOVE VocabularySpellingCity? So Much.  Other activities have come along which have also made a huge difference.

For nstance, the site introduced tens of thousands of word lists ready-to-use on almost any topic. Want to have a vocabulary test on top European countries?  Third grade geometry words?  1st Grade Compound Words?  8th grade level analogies and metaphors.  The site has a veritable Swiss Army knife of possibilities.  Want help finding the right materials for your grade? Start with the info on your grade level. Here:


Kindergarten Word Lists;
1st Grade Word Lists
2nd Grade Word Lists
3rd Grade Word Lists
4th Grade Word Lists
5th Grade Word Lists
6th Grade Word Lists

Lastly, the site has a serious number of great learning games. I won't list them here but still, fantastic materials. Enjoy! It's only $2.25 per student per year for schools!