The New Who Wants to be a Millionaire PowerPoint Game!

Updated: September, 2011 -  The New Wants to be a Millionaire PowerPoint Game has been released.  Be one of the first to get it.  We will only offer a limited supply.  Click here for more details.

 

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We want to wish all of you a Happy Fourth of July.  Today I am sharing with you a new exciting project I have been working on over the past few months.   I have been spending many hours and time working on a new Who Wants To Be A Millionaire PowerPoint Game that you all deserve to have.  It will be released in a few weeks, so stay tuned. 

If you are watching the current Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Game Show on TV, it will reflect a similar blue and gold theme.  So stay tuned for this project and you can be one of the first to have it. 

In the mean time, you can download the free version by visiting my second most read blog article as of today.  Simply scroll up to the top and you will see a picture of the thumbnail on the left or you can click on the picture below.


Also, make sure you visit my number one blog article that is getting hundreds of visits on a daily basis.  You will be able to download additional free games.  It is titled Free Power Point Games!  You can click on the picture below and you will be taken to these free resources. 

But wait, before you click on it push the Control Key on your keyboard and hold it down, then press the letter key N and it will open up a new window so you don't close this window out.  You know how you are on a great web site with important information and you don't want to close it out, if you perform the actions above, it will open up a new browser so you can go back and fourth between windows.

Recently, we have been receiving numerous e-mails on how to perform certain activities in PowerPoint. So in a few weeks I will be releasing free YouTube Video Tutorials on PowerPoint 2010.  These tutorials will walk you step by step and hold your hand as you are learning all the new features of PowerPoint 2010.

So I am excited about that project which will be released in a few weeks.  Well I am off to join the family for a Great Fourth Of July Weekend.  We hope you Have a Great Fourth of July Weekend!

Before I go, don't forget to check out my new YouTube channel this week by clicking on the follwing link:  Free YouTube Videos from Mr. Ybarra.  This week I will be featuring more videos that will guide you to different blog articles I wrote last year where you can have access to additional free resources.  Take care.

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Great Student Centered Activities (Grades 4 - 5)

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I hope you had a great week. I know a lot of the fourth and fifth grade teachers have been waiting for this blog article. In this blog article, I will be sharing with you the free student centered activities for grades 4 - 5.
The Student Center Activities for Grades 4 - 5 include three books and one DVD: The DVD is broken up into 6 parts. Here are the three books:

1. Advance Phonics and Fluency Student Centered Activities
2. Vocabulary and Comprehension Student Centered Activities
3. Teacher Resource Guide

1. Teacher Resource Guide

Part 1: Five Components of Reading Instruction, Frequently asked Questions, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom, Interpretation of Activity Plans, Implementation of Activity Plans

Part 2: Crosswalk, 2-3 Glossary of Reading Terms

Book 1: Advanced Phonics and Fluency (8 Page PDF)

A. Advanced Phonics

Part 1: Variant Correspondences (62 Page PDF)

Part 2: Syllable Patterns (48 Page PDF)

Part 3: Morpheme Structures (88 Page PDF)

B. Fluency

Part 1: Word Parts & Words (70 Page PDF)

Part 2: Phrases, Chunked and Connected Text (44 Page PDF)

Book 2: Vocabulary and Comprehension (8 Page PDF)

A. Vocabulary

Part 1: Word Knowledge (60 Page PDF)

Part 2: Morphemic Elements (60 Page PDF)

Part 3: Word Meaning & Analysis (80 Page PDF)

Part 4: Words in Context (48 Page PDF)

B. Comprehension

Part 1: Narrative Text Structure (64 Page PDF)

Part 2: Expository Text Structure (60 Page PDF)

Part 3: Text Analysis (40 Page PDF)

Part 4: Monitoring for Understanding (66 Page PDF)

To download all the resources and to view the DVD parts for FREE, click here.

Ok, I hope you enjoyed all the valuable resources on all the Student Centered Activities you can make and use for interventions with your students.  Remember all these activities have been researched through the Florida Center for Reading Research. 

For more information or to view their Mission Statement, simply click on the blue link above this sentence.  I will see you next week with another exciting topic.  Take care.

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Great Student Centered Activities (Grades 2 - 3)

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I hope you are doing well.  I know you a lot of the second and third grade teachers have been waiting for this blog article.  So, let's get started.  Today I am sharing with you the free reading student centered activities for grades 2 - 3.

The Student Center Activities for Grades 2 - 3 include three books and one DVD: The DVD is broken up into 6 parts.  Here are the three books:

1. Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Student Center Activities

2. Phonemic Awareness and Phonics Student Center Activities

3. Teacher Resource Guide

1. Teacher Resource Guide

Part 1: Five Components of Reading Instruction, Frequently Asked Questions, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom: System one, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom: System Two, Interpretation of Activity Plans, Implementation of Activity Plans

Part 2: Crosswalk, 2-3 Glossary of Reading Terms

Book 1: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics (8 page PDF)

A. Phonemic Awareness

Part 1: Phoneme Matching & Phoneme Isolating (64 page PDF)

Part 2: Phoneme Blending & Phoneme Segmenting (56 page PDF)

Part 3: Phoneme Manipulating (29 page PDF)

B. Phonics

Part 1: Letter Sound Correspondence (56 page PDF)

Part 2: High Frequency Words (72 page PDF)

Part 3: Variant Correspondences (132 page PDF)

Part 4: Syllable Patterns (56 page PDF)

Part 5: Morpheme Structures (36 page PDF)

Book 2: Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension (10 page PDF)

A. Fluency

Part 1: Letter Sound Correspondence & Word Parts/Patterns (82 page PDF)

Part 2: Words (12 page PDF)

Part 3: Phrases & Chunked Text (38 page PDF)

Part 4: Connected Text (18 page PDF)

B. Vocabulary

Part 1: Word Knowledge (62 page PDF)

Part 2: Morphemic Elements (38 page PDF)

Part 3: Word Meaning (20 page PDF)

Part 4: Word Analysis (52 page PDF)

Part 5: Words in Context (28 page PDF)

C. Comprehension

Part 1: Narrative Text Structure (34 page PDF)

Part 2: Expository Text Structure (18 page PDF)

Part 3: Text Analysis (32 page PDF)

Part 4: Monitoring for Understanding (38 page PDF)

To download all the resources and to view the DVD parts for FREE, click here.

Ok, next week I will be sharing with you the grades 4 - 5 reading resources. I hope you have a great week. Take care.

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Great Student Centered Activities (Grades K - 1)

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I hope you are having a great day. Today I am sharing with you a great web site with free student centered activities for grades K – 5.  This one of the best web sites I have found with hundreds of great student centered activities that you can make.  You will want to save the books that I will be sharing with you.  Once you save them, then you can print them in color and cut them out to use in centers or a small group setting.

According to the Florida Center Reading for Research (FCRR), “The Student Center Activities were created over a three year period. Student Center Activities for Kindergarten and First Grade were published in 2005, Second and Third Grade were published in 2006, and Fourth and Fifth Grade were published in 2007. The activities are formatted in the following manner.”

This week I will be sharing with you the free resources for grades K – 1: These resources include games and activities that students can play in reading centers. If you look down below, you can download all the resources for free.

Kindergarten and First Grade Student Center Activities:

Kindergarten and First Grade Professional Development DVD (6 Parts)

Teacher Resource Guide

Part 1: Five Components of Reading, Frequently Asked Questions, Implementing and Managing Student Centers in the Classroom, Interpretation and Implementation of Activity Plans (50 page PDF)

Part 2: Crosswalks (Sorted By Activity Number and Subcomponent), Kindergarten and First Grade Benchmarks (28 page PDF)

Part 3: K-1 Glossary of Reading Terms, References (14 page PDF)

Book 1: Phonological Awareness and Phonics Student Center Activities Introduction & Contents (5 page PDF)

A. Phonological Awareness

Part 1: Rhyme & Alliteration (82 page PDF)

Part 2: Sentence Segmentation, Syllables & Onset Rhyme (54 page PDF)

Part 3: Phoneme Matching (56 page PDF)

Part 4: Phoneme Isolating & Phoneme Segmenting (55 page PDF)

Part 5: Phoneme Segmenting and Blending & Phoneme Manipulating (36 page PDF)

B. Phonics

Part 1: Letter Recognition (43 page PDF)

Part 2: Letter-Sound Correspondence (115 page PDF)

Part 3: Onset and Rime (43 page PDF)

Part 4: Encoding and Decoding (37 page PDF)

Part 5: High Frequency Words (71 page PDF)

Part 6: Variant Correspondences (59 page PDF)

Part 7: Syllable Patterns & Morpheme Structures (46 page PDF)

Book Two: Fluency, Vocabulary, and Comprehension Introduction and Contents (6 page PDF)

A. Fluency

All Parts: Letter Recognition, Letter Sound Correspondence, High Frequency Words, Oral Reading (83 page PDF)

B. Vocabulary

All Parts: Word Identification/Words in Context, Words that Describe/Word Meaning, Word Categorization/Word Knowledge, Word Structure/Word Analysis (135 page PDF)

C. Comprehension

All Parts: Sentence Structure & Meaning, Monitoring for Meaning, Story Structure, Narrative Text Structure, Expository Text Structure, Text Analysis, Main Idea/Summarizing (79 page PDF)

To download all the resources and to view the DVD parts for FREE, click here.

Ok, next week I will be sharing with you the grades 2 - 3 reading resources.  I hope you have a great week.  Take care.

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What is Twitter and Why is it Becoming So Popular? Part 2

Greetings,

Twitter focuses on the main question: What are you doing right now? Through twitter you can get to know people a little bit better. You can follow people and it will help you see people in a different way. You might know people for one thing and then when you follow them, you can find similar interests.  You can create a friendship and a connection through other people's interest.

When creating an account, it’s a good idea to create a name that will connect to people. Celebrities use names that connect to them, so people can recognize them right away. Some of the people that others follow are professional friends, old friends, groups of people, colleagues, dignitaries, celebrities and musicians. If you are a student under 18, make sure you get your parents' permission to create an account.

Listed below are resources on how educators can use twitter

1. 100 Tips, Apps, and Resources for Teachers on Twitter

2. Nine Reasons to Twitter in Schools

3. Using Twitter the Smart Way

4. The top 10 people you should follow on Twitter

Listed below are the 5 Stages of Twitter Acceptance:
 

 
Remember, you can use twitter almost anywhere, especially if you have a smart phone that has text messaging and an internet connection. You can also twitter any time you want.  I hope you enjoyed these free resources on twitter.  Ok, I am in currently in the middles of stage 3 - 5 on twitter acceptance.  Here is my new twitter page: http://twitter.com/complabteacher  We will see you next week!

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A Year End Review of Over 50 Blog Posts!

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What a year we had with all the blog entries we wrote over the past year.  Here is a detailed list of all the articles.  All you have to do is click on the blue underline link and it will take you to that specific article.  If you click on the black underlined link for the month, it will take you to all posts published for that month.

November 2009
November 14, 2009: Welcome!
November 22, 2009: Power Point Resources - Free!
November 29, 2009: Making Professional Movies with Digital Pictures/Videos for Free!

December 2009
December 6, 2009: Valuable Writing and Brain Based Resources!
December 13, 2009: Express Your Next List of Words With Creativity!
December 20, 2009: Tell the Whole World!
December 27, 2009: $30,000,000 Deal for Sharing Video!

January 2010
January 3, 2010: The New Flip Camcord Camera by Pure Digital
January 10, 2010: How to Take Pictures of Your Computer Screen Using MS Office 2007
January 17, 2010: How to Take Pictures of Your Computer Screen Using MS Office 2003
January 24, 2010: How to Turn any Room into a Presentation Room with Your Computer Part 1
January 31, 2010: How to Turn any Room into a Presentation Room With Your Computer Part 2

February 2010
February 7, 2010: How to Copy and Paste
February 14, 2010: Free Resources You Can Download and Use in Your Classroom!
February 21, 2010: How to Create a Podcast or Vodcast Part 1 of 3
February 28, 2010: How to Create a Podcast or Vodcast Part 2 of 3

March 2010
March 7, 2010: How to Create a Podcast or Vodcast Part 3 of 3
March 14, 2010: 1 Week to 5,000,000 Hits!
March 21, 2010: Why You Need to Back Up Your Files and Data Every Week!
March 28, 2010: How to Find Free Microsoft Office Power Point, Word and Excel Templates

April 2010
April 11, 2010: The Flip Digital Video Camera Introduction: Part 1
April 18, 2010: Digital Video Cameras in the Classroom: Part 2
April 25, 2010: How to Use the Pocket Digital Video Camera: Part 3

May 2010
May 2, 2010: Working with Video Footage and the Software: Part 4
May 9, 2010: Using Video Footage with Other Compatible Software: Part 5
May 16, 2010: What is Scribd and SlideShare?
May 23, 2010: How to Download Videos From YouTube
May 30, 2010: The 21 Best Free Web Sites for Learning!

June 2010
June 6, 2010: Remembering Coach John Wooden
June 13, 2010: The 18 Best Subscription Based Web Sites for Learning
June 20, 2010: What Is IVC?
June 27, 2010: Part 2 of What is IVC?

July 2010
July 4, 2010: Happy 4th of July!
July 11, 2010: What is Cool Timer?
July 18, 2010: What is the Hat?
July 25, 2010: How to Search Google?

August 2010
August 1, 2010: How to Get a Free E-mail Account
August 8, 2010: How to Access Free Movies, Music, Books and Audiobooks!
August 15, 2010: How to be an Effective Teacher: Part 1 of 3
August 22, 2010: How to be an Effective Teacher: Part 2 of 3
August 29, 2010: How to be an Effective Teacher: Part 3 of 3

September 2010
September 5, 2010: 30 in 48 Days!
September 12, 2010: Teaching with Claymation: Part 1 of 3
September 19, 2010: Teaching with Claymation: Part 2 of 3
September 26, 2010: Teaching with Claymation: Part 3 of 3

October 2010
October 3, 2010: What is Scholastic Study Jams?
October 10, 2010: What is Storyline Online?
October 17, 2010: Free Quick References for You
October 24, 2010: What is a Pocket Projector?

November 2010
November 1, 2010: Power Point Keyboard Shortcuts
November 7, 2010: Creating Your Own Blog
November 15, 2010: Teaching Children Presentation Skills
November 22, 2010: What Are The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs?
November 28, 2010: What is Google Docs?

December 2010
December 7, 2010: What is Atomic Learning?
December 13, 2010: Free Multiplication Tables and Games!
December 19, 2010: Free Addition Tables and Games!
December 26, 2010: A Year End Review of over 50 Blog Posts!

We will see you next week with a new and exciting topic.  Happy Holidays!  See you next year.

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Free Multiplication Tables and Games!

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Updated: April 8, 2012: Just added Multiplying 1 to 10 on the Multiplication Chart Video.  Simply click on the video below.



Today I am blogging about sharing some valuable tools I have created to assist your students with multiplication and division.  A lot of students who have performed at a high level in math have memorized their multiplication tables all the way up to their twelves. 

You can start teaching these tables as early as second grade.  These tools will give your son or daughter a great advantage when it come to multiplication and division.  Ok, here are the resources.

Just click on the picture below to save this free Power Point. It also has a blank multiplication table so your students can practice filling out the tables.

The next PowerPoint allows you to print a pocket version of the multiplication table.  When you download this PowerPoint, you can make copies, cut them out and pass them out to your students.  Simply click on the picture below to download this one.

Now you can dowload and print a free Multiplication 12 X 12 Blank Table to practice filling in your multiplication facts with your child.  Simply click on the picture below to dowload the free PDF

The last activity was created in Excel.  When you download this activity, you will get a message to enable macros.  You will want to enable macros. It is a code that will clear all the green cells and turn them all orange, so you can play again.  Follow the steps below.

Step 1

Step 2

You will notice that all the cells are colored orange.  When you fill in the cell with the correct number, the cell will turn green. When you fill in the cell with the incorrect answer, the cell will turn red. Simply click on the picture below to download and save.  When you exit the program, do not save it again.

I hope you enjoy these free tools you can use with your students to learn their multiplication tables.  Next week I will be posting additional PowerPoints on addition tables for your K - 2 students.  See you next week!

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What Are The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs?

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Last week, I discussed the importance of teaching children presentation skills.  This week I am blogging about resources you can use in your own presentations.  These secrets are from one of the greatest innovators of our time Steve Jobs.  In this new book: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs you will learn the following ideas:

1. Create an inspiring story.

2. Answer the one question that matters with your audience.

3. Paint a specific, memorable, and consistent vision of where you are going.

4. Deliver unforgettable moments.

5. Build visually engaging presentations.

6. Master stage presence.

7. Make it look effortless.

8. How to rehearse effectively.

9. Have a great time when presenting.

This is a great book: The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo.  For a free preview of this book, you can download a free PowerPoint presentation on a few of these secrets.  Just click on the link or the picture above and it will take you to this valuable resource. 

Wow, another free resource. Here is his newest book.  The Innovative Secrets of Steve Jobs: "7 Insanely Different" Principles for Breakthrough Success by Carmine Gallo.  Just click on the link or the picture above to download this free PowerPoint resource. Hope you enjoy these free resources I have shared.  Have a great Thanksgiving Holiday.  See you next time.

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Creating Your Own Blog

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Today I will be sharing with you how to create your own blog.  That's right you can publish your own material.  How many times have you attended a great training and you wanted to share the handouts or resources from the training with other teachers?  Well here is how you can do it.  To get started you can download my free training tutorial: How to Create Your Own Blog - Tutorial.  Simply click on the blue link above and chose save as.  You will want to save it to your desktop. The tutorial will review the following key concepts and ideas:

1. Learn how to create a blog by following the detailed pictures in the tutorial. 


2. Learn how to edit, proofread, add links, pictures and videos to your new blog.


3. Learn free tips, hints, tutorials and great resources to use in the classroom.


4. Includes step by step screen shot pictures of how to create a blog.


Hope you enjoy the free resource and keep me posted on how your blog is going.  See you next week. 

This hand out is being edited, and revised to reflect current changes in blogger and soon will be posted.

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What is Scribd and SlideShare?

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Today I am excited to share with you Scribd.com and SlideShare.com in greater details. These are both web sites where you can download or share valuable resources. Ok, let's get started with Scribd.com. If you click on the picture below, it will take you to the website.



Check out Scribd 101
or you can watch the video below.



Remember, if you are interested in creating your own blog, and publishing your own blog, it is as easy as clicking on this link below to get the instructions. http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/visual_media/2009/11/creating-a-blog-using-blogger.html or you can click on this link below to see the document http://www.scribd.com/doc/22339943/Creating-a-Blog-in-Blogger If you want to download the power point or PDF then you can become a member of http://www.scribd.com/ for free and download all types of free informational documents. You can post any online document to share with the community. You can also charge for people to download your document and you keep 80% of profit.

Now we are ready to talk about SlideShare. Slideshare is a web site where you can also download free resources.
If you click on the picture below, it will take you to SlideShare.



Check out SlideShare 101
or you can watch the video below.



Stay tuned for next week. I will be sharing with you how to download YouTube videos for your next presentation. Videos are always useful and helpful in getting your point across to your audience. See you next week.

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Free Resources You Can Download and Use in Your Classroom!

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Today I am blogging about a Great web site where you can find free, and valuable resources that other teachers have created and posted. You can sign up and join the community for free. When you sign up, you can search for all types of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Power Point documents, as well as pdf's. You will find many forms on classroom management, behavioral reward systems and behavioral contracts. I personally have searched the site for many useful documents that I have shared with other teachers. Just click on the picture to the left of this post to get started. Here is a list of 10 additional resources you will find on the site:

1. Beginning Teacher & Professional Development
2. Teaching Practices
3. Classroom Management
4. Managing Student Centers
5. Homework Ideas
6. Writing Ideas
7. Seasonal and Holiday Ideas
8. Science, Social Studies, Math, Reading, Language Arts Ideas
9. Technology Ideas
10. Visual and Performing Arts Ideas

Hope you enjoy the site. This is probably one of the most comprehensive collections of helpful documents I have found. When you get a chance, sign up for a free account and search for many ideas that you can use in your classroom. Hope this helps. Next week I will be blogging about podcasting and vodcasting. See you next week.

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Power Point Resources - Free!

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Today, I am sharing a wonderful web site that has hundreds of pre-made power points you can use with your students. You can also download them to your computer or a flash drive/jump drive or a portable hard drive. Here is the web site. http://www.pppst.com/

If you are interested in creating your own blog, it is as easy as clicking on this link below to get the instructions. http://mikejmoran.typepad.com/visual_media/2009/11/creating-a-blog-using-blogger.html or you can click on this link below to see the document http://www.scribd.com/doc/22339943/Creating-a-Blog-in-Blogger If you want to download the power point or PDF then you can become a member of http://www.scribd.com/ for free and download all types of free informational documents. You can post any online document to share with the community. You can also charge for people to download your document and you keep 80% of profit. Happy exploring, and we hope you will enjoy the web sites. More valuable resources to come in the future, so stay tuned.

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Welcome!

Welcome to my Technology blog. Here you will find valuable resources that you can utilize with your students. We look forward to collaborating with you online. Take care.

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