GroGebra! Free mathematics software for learning and teaching.

Math teachers and students will find helpful resources on GeoGebra, a
free and multi-platform mathematics software for all levels of
education that joins geometry, algebra, tables, graphing, statistics,
and calculus in one easy-to-use package. Users will learn how to create
images for paper worksheets and interactive websites with a single
click. Educators will also find access to the GeoGebraWiki, a free pool
of teaching materials. Any user can contribute and upload material,
and all contents of the pool may be used free of charge.

http://www.geogebra.org/cms/en

Are you teaching History? Try Hyper History

Hyper History presents 3,000 years of world history with interactive simultaneous lifetimes, timelines and maps. I do like the fact that they present their history in a synchronoptical manner.  The parallel views that they present convey a different prespective on world history and show how so many of the things that are in different sections or chapters in the book were actually taking place at the same time. 

The People Index was another amazing  resource and you are able to see which lifelines intersect and the influence that one person might have had on others in their lifetimes.

Tsunami News and Updates

AS we read and watch disturbing scenes from the Tsunami that has hit Japan, we can keep up-to date with what is happening right now.

Here is the BBC's live news and updates
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12307698

Pictures from the disaster
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12721552

CNN  breaking news
http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/03/12/nhk.nat.kamaishi.cnn?hpt=C2

Google is doing its bit to help families of the missing with a person finder tool
http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en

Preparing for your CBSE?

The Central Board of Secondary Education is the Board of Education for school level in India of Central Government. http://cbse.nic.in/

It is the largest nationwide education board in India and was set up with the following in mind.

• To prescribe conditions of examinations and conduct public examination at the end of Class X and XII .
• To grant qualifying certificates to successful candidates of the affiliated schools.
  
  
• To fulfill the educational requirements of those students whose parents were employed in transferable jobs.
  
  
• To prescribe and update the course of instructions of examinations.
  
  
• To affiliate institutions for the purpose of examination and raise the academic standards of the country.

The prime focus of the Board is on

• Innovations in teaching-learning methodologies by devising students friendly and students centered paradigms.
• Reforms in examinations and evaluation practices.
• Skill learning by adding job-oriented and job-linked inputs.
• Regularly updating the pedagogical skills of the teachers and administrators by conducting in service training programmes, workshops etc.

http://cbse.nic.in/aboutus.htm

If you are an Indian student or a student in India preparing for the CBSE board exams, here is a list of sites that you can get help and sample papers from.

Sample papers, mock tests and tips.

http://www.cbsemath.com/

CBSE Social Science

Free Educational Resources from Discovery Education

Discovery Education has a wide range of free educational resources for teachers.  They are lesson plans, worksheets, learning adventures and brain boosters.

Microsoft Mathematics 4.0

Microsoft has released Microsoft Mathematics which is a free tool to help students with math problems.
With this free download you get:
A fully featured graphing calculator, a formula and equation editor, a triangle solver and a unit conversion tool.

Today is World Spelling Day

Today is the first ever World Spelling Day. This is brought to us by the creators of World Math Day.   Students will compete in real time against other students from around the world playing spelling games on the World Spelling Day website.World Spelling Day encourages students of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to have a go at spelling in a fun, interactive and accessible way. Best of all participation in World Spelling Day is free – all you need is internet access.


www.worldspellingday.com