Off-Road Algebra
http://www.hotchalk.com/mydesk/index.php/math-matters/387-math-matters-offroad-algebra
Here's a great concept and way to motivate students in the study of mathematics. Slap a helmet on them and head off-road on a cycle.
What they'll find is a collection of 30 videos and problems for various concepts. Play them in the class or send them home as another type of motivating mathematics experience.
Mathematics truly is everywhere.
DoitDoitDone
http://www.doitdoitdone.com
One of the very popular products from 3M has to be their Post-it Notes. You see them everywhere. Little reminders of things to do or a list of things in order to accomplish a task.
How about easily sharing such a list? With DoitDoitDone, it's a snap. Create your list - perhaps it's a series of steps to make sure that a project is properly submitted - and then send the URL that the website creates for you to those that need to know!
iSpy Games
http://www.scholastic.com/ispy/play/
Do you remember these games as a kid? "I spy with my little eye".
The folks and programmers at Scholastic have created this website to students zoom in and around looking for things. You can even send them on a little spying expedition at the library! Or, how about the basketball court?
The activities pair nicely with other Scholastic materials.
And, if you get tired of playing the games that come with the site, create your own!
SuperBowl Commercials from the Past
http://connectwithyourteens.blogspot.com/2009/01/super-bowl-commercials-do-you-remember.html
Are you one of these folks who only watch the SuperBowl for the commercials? You'll know, then, that there have been some spectacular offerings every year.
At this blog, Media Literacy comes alive as you explore some of the best commercials from previous years.
Undoubtely, the most memorable is the Apple commercial from 1984. It appears as the first one on the list for you to explore.
