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Classtools.net: great Flash activities (or create your own!)

20 May 2008 @ 08:22 am · 3 Comments ·

Good morning everyone!

Today’s featured site, ClassTools.net, comes to us by way of Diigo user Brandi Caldwell who recently shared it with her network. Thanks Brandi!

ClassTools.net provides a collection of ready-to-use Flash applications ideal for use with an interactive whiteboard (or individual laptops), but it also allows you (or your students) to create activities using four provided templates: Manic Miner, like Dig-Dug; Cannonball Fun, utilizing angles and velocity; Word Shoot, like Space Invaders; and Matching Pairs.

Admittedly, the games are fairly simplistic, but to me that makes them ideal for use by elementary students! I can envision them being used to review for exams or as a year-end activity.

The pre-prepared activities are terrific too, varied and well designed. They are just waiting for you and your interactive whiteboard! Check out ClassTools.net today!

Hope this helps,

-kj-

Tags: Interactive Whiteboards · Web Resources

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3 responses so far ↓

  • 1 Meg Ormiston // May 20, 2008 at 9:29 am

    Thanks for the post, can’t wait to explore!

  • 2 Jay Bohnsack // May 20, 2008 at 1:50 pm

    Thanks for the link. We have invested in Kagan software tools (had to purchase individual licenses for teachers) because we had a former administrator that was pushing it. The administrator spent over $1000 and now I find these tools that will do the same thing…without having to install them and manage individual licenses.

    Thanks again,

    Jay

  • 3 Kevin Jarrett // May 20, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Hi Jay,

    Well, the good news is you now have similar tools that can be used free throughout the district! :)

    -kj-

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