Sites to See, Week of May 14

Brain Metrix: Brain Training http://www.brainmetric.com “Brain Metrix is an educational website dedicated to brain training programs; you can achieve optimum fitness by visiting your gym, and engaging in a brain fitness program that is both fun and stimulating. Here you stretch and train your brain to the limit, you can train and test your memory or test your reflexes or even your brain creativity and improve it and much more." (from the website)

50 Brain Facts Every Educator Should Know. http://www.associatesdegree.com/2010/01/27/50-brain-facts-every-educator-should-know/ Some of these are just trivia kind of things. Some are pretty interesting, and might need to be kept in mind.

Paying for College Cost Comparison Worksheet—CFPB http://www.consumerfinance.gov/payingforcollege/costcomparison Enter up to 3 universities you’re considering, and it will supply for each the sticker price for first year, average grants and scholarships, total borrowing, estimated debt after school, and comparative debt burden.

Budget Your Trip http://www.budgetyourtrip.com “Travel costs from real people.” Plan and track travel spending here, using the site’s tools. Enter a city’s name and get a wealth of information including average daily costs and user submitted tips.

Teaching Channel.org http://www.teachingchannel.org From a teacher at Southside “Their video library offers educators a wide range of subjects for grades K-12. The videos also include information on alignment with Common Core State Standards and ancillary material for teachers to use in their own classrooms.  I was able to find a decimal activity and the pages were provided so that I could quickly make the activity.  It is a good resource to check out over the summer.”

What Should I Read Next? http://whatshouldireadnext.com/ Type a title/author and come up with a list of suggested titles.

Those Kids Today http://www.besteducationdegrees.com/high-school-kids/ Interesting info-graphic about the differences between kids in 1982 and in 2012. Pretty neat. The stats toward the middle/bottom are most interesting in terms of education.