Tuesday Tip

Quick little tip on using connecting cubes.  

 This is a great little manipulative for using tens and ones on a magnetic board.  Snap ten connecting cubes together for a ten, and single cubes for ones.  My students were just as engaged (if not more so) with place value going "old school" as they are when we are using computers/mimios/projectors.

It's quick, simple, and CHEAP ;) 

AND NOW A LITTLE TECH TIP

I played around on Screenr this evening, and thought it was a neat little tool.  Here's the link:

http://www.screenr.com/

I thought that I would try to make my first video tutorial using it.  

I shared it on FB, and thought...why not put it out there for everyone?

Mind you, this was my first time---my cat jumped up on my bed where I was working about 50 seconds into it, I sound like a little kid, and I think I cut myself off in the very end.  BUT, I thought I would share nonetheless.  I talked a little bit about screer, and how to use google reader.  I hope someone finds it useful.