Deb Norton Tech

Fact Monster is a site I recently discovered full of fun facts and information for students and teachers. Find facts about many topics including sports, science, people, etc. Also there is a great reference section with a homework center, atlas, dictionary, almanac, timeline and encyclopedia.   Here are a few things I found while searching through Fact Monster : A huge collection of U.S. facts and info. Profiles on each state. A really nice atlas of The world A continent A country Biographies from all over the world! There is so much more to discover at Fact Monster .  I highly recommend using Fact Monster with your students.

Have you ever searched for just the right tool to use with your students?  Do you get tired of searching, and searching, and searching. . . . ? For example, I love using Wallwisher and Bubbl.us with my students, but I need something that offers easier collaboration.   I recently discovered a tool called Similar Sites.  This was super useful to me.   Similar Sites will find websites that are just like the one you enter into the search box.  It will then give you a list of similar sites.  Each results has a similarity rating to help you find a tool that closely matches the one you already use. Here is a screenshot of my search for sites similar to Bubbl.us. Here is what Similar Sites says about themselves: "Because it's all about choice, SimilarSites.com helps you find alternatives. Don't scroll through countless search results - SimilarSites makes finding content related to your current search absolutely effortless. Simply enter a web a...