3 Websites to download free eBooks

 

As teachers, we all need to foster the habit of reading. With ebooks, we do not have to worry about space and storage of actual books as we can build our libraries of ebooks.

I have come across 3 sites that offer free ebooks for download. The books are legal for download, in case you were wondering about how the whole free ebook downloading goes.

 

1. Manybooks.net

A huge collection of older novels that you can dow nload in many different ebook formats.

2. Getfreeebooks.com

A collection of more modern books on a variety of subjects. More books by new authors and first time authors and some free offers by publishing companies.

3. Bookyards.com

Their goal is to be the library to the world.  They currently have Bookyrds has a total of 17,008 books, 41,784 external web links, 4,197 news & blogs links, 384 videos, 32,963 Ebook links and access to hundreds of online libraries (800,000 Ebooks).  I have not verified it but its possible.

Well here we have it, more free ebooks for all top use. Have fun with this.

Current Events with theweekinrap.com

 

If you want to change your current events around a bit in the classroom, you could try showing the week in rap.  It is a summary of the news headlines in a short rap video usually under 1:30 minutes.

They also have a transcript so you can read the news beforehand. The news is entertaining, a bit US centric, but they are based in the US. They update every Friday, so if you live in Asia, it can be a  part of the new week’s classes.

Free presentations for your classes from Pete’s Power Point Station

Pete’s Power Point Station is a huge collection of free presentations in PowerPoint format. These presentations are designed for the K-12 teachers and students.

Even though the page looks very kid friendly and has extremely vivid colors, there is a wealth of resources available.  There are presentations on almost every topic you can think of for a school setting. And for a teacher who is teaching a lot of classes, this is a great way to help with finding more resources.

I have used some of the presentations here and would recommend this site for any teacher who has to teach a lot of classes and needs help with presentations.

Free fonts from Dafont.com

 

Do you need free fonts for your schoolwork? If so look no further than Dafont.com. This webiste has been a favorite of mine for many years.  The fonts are arranged by theme and you can also search for the kind of font that you are looking for. There is also the option to preview what your text will look like in the font.

The best part about Dafont.com is that the fonts are all free to download and use, without you having to worry about using them illegally.

Here are the themes:

 

 

 

 

Free Games for you to create and host from Classtools.net

You can create free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in a flash. Host them on your own blog or website.

The free version has ads in bright colors at the bottom of the screen, and there is a big push to get you to sign-up for the premium membership. However, the free tools work the same.

 

Here is a list of all the games with links to them:

• Fakebook
• Arcade Game Generator
• Random Name Picker
• Countdown Timer
• Twister
• Keyword Checker
• Plagiarizr
• Dustbin Game
• Telescopic Topic
• Post It
• Diamond 9
• Fishbone (Ishikawa)
• Venn Diagram
• Animated Book
• Timeline
• Lights Out
• Target
• Hamburger
• Living Graph
• Learning Cycle
• Jigsaw Diagram
• Priority Chart
• Source Analyser

Free McGraw-Hill apps!!

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics is holding its annual conference this week and in honor of this event McGraw-Hill has dropped the price on select iOS educational applications. The sale started earlier this week and extends until the conference ends on April 16. During this time, the following applications will be free:
Everyday Mathematics Addition Top-It : 0 to 10 basic addition and number comparison game Everyday Mathematics Subtraction Top-It : 0 to 10, 2-digit subtraction and number comparison game
Everyday Mathematics Name That Number : Computation and order of operations game
Everyday Mathematics Monster Squeeze : Octopus monster-themed number comparison and recognition game
Everyday Mathematics Equivalent Fractions : Fraction flashcard game
Everyday Mathematics Tric-Trac : one or two-player addition game
Everyday Mathematics Beat the Computer : Multiplication (0-10) game
Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication 1-6 Facts: Baseball-themed multiplication game Everyday Mathematics Divisibility Dash: Number multiples and division practice

Create “word clouds” with Wordle

 

Have you wanted to create a word cloud for your website? Try wordle out, you might like it. You can enter text taht you want to create the cloud with, or you can type in a website address. ( it has to have an RSS feed)

You create the wordle, and then comes the difficult part, you cannot save as image or save as. You must first display your Wordle at the desired size, then take a "screen shot" or "screen capture". I am sure that this will not be a problem later. But for now, here are a couple of  wordles I created from this site feed.