Monday, June 29, 2009

Promethean Loves Us, Too!



Hot on the heels of last week's announcement that we were recognized by SMART, we can now announce that interactive whiteboard company Promethean has also officially labeled us the bee's knees.


We've made a link on each of the subject websites so you can find individual products.

Here's Social Studies: here.

And English: here.

Of course, Science: here.

And finally, Foreign Language: ici, aquí, and hier.

Twitter Goes All Lit-Like!


Most of us around here at Teacher's Brunch HQ in "rooting-for-neighbors-Lake-Orion-the-whole-time" Auburn Hills, MI are a little puzzled by Twitter, the social networking site that allows users to post short messages , called "tweets," updating friends, family, and perfect strangers to daily goings-ons in 140-character doses.

Really. Do we need to know what you had on your bagel this morning?

And while Twitter's usefulness to the savvy techies in Iran recently cannot be understated, the utility to the average user strikes us as a little, well, obsessive. Going for a walk? Great. Gotta tell the world? Not so much.

But this neat story about Twitter being used for literature caught our eye.

Maybe we've been a little too hard on the old Twit-machine? Feel free to comment and tell us how Twitter has a place in your classroom. This blog might get the old Tweety-Thinker working: here.







(Oh, and while we're at it. That's what you get, Bob Corker. We feel your pain, Spring Hill.)

Monday, June 22, 2009

This Just In: We're Officially SMART Board Ready!



From the beginning, we've known that our games and PowerPoint presentations work great on interactive whiteboards of all makes and models (including ours!).

Now, SMART has officially recognized a big batch of our products to be what they call "SMART Ready."

That means that SMART has reviewed our product and determined it to be a great fit with SMART Board interactive whiteboards.

To us around here, it's sort of like a perfect stranger coming up to you at the park saying "Your kid is great and would fit in perfectly with my family." (OK, maybe not quite as creepy, but you get the idea.)

Below is the list of SMART Ready products that we have so far. It makes for a rather dull blog post, but when you realize we have over 200 items that were awarded the SMART Ready tag, it seems worth the scrolling.

If you'd like to learn more about any of the titles listed below, click on the correct division at www.teachersdiscovery.com and search for the title.

We've made a link on each of the subject websites to make tracking things down a little easier.

Here's Social Studies: here.

And English: here.

Of course, Science: here.

And finally, Foreign Language: ici, aquí, and hier.

As always, we're here at teachersbrunch at teachersdiscovery dot com if you'd like to fire off an email with your question.





A RAISIN IN THE SUN NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
A SEPARATE PEACE NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
ADV OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
ANIMAL FARM NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
BEOWULF NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE CATCHER IN THE RYE NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE CRUCIBLE NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
FAHRENHEIT 451 NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
FRANKENSTEIN NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE GIVER NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
JULIUS CAESAR NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
LORD OF THE FLIES NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE ODYSSEY NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
OF MICE AND MEN NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE OUTSIDERS NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE SCARLET LETTER NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
NIGHT NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
MACBETH NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
ROMEO AND JULIET NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
THE GREAT GATSBY NOVEL GUIDE CHALLENGE GAME
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE POWERPOINT ON CD
THE ENGLISH ROMANTICS POWERPOINT ON CD
19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETS POWERPOINT CD
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS POWERPOINT ON CD
CHARLES DICKENS POWERPOINT ON CD
ERNEST HEMINGWAY POWERPOINT ON CD
MARK TWAIN POWERPOINT ON CD
JOHN STEINBECK POWERPOINT ON CD
EDGAR ALLAN POE POWERPOINT ON CD
GEORGE ORWELL POWERPOINT ON CD
S.E. HINTON POWERPOINT ON CD
HARPER LEE POWERPOINT ON CD
HARLEM RENAISSANCE AUTHORS POWERPOINT ON CD
ETYMOLOGY CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
RHYME TIME GAME ON CD
SAT WORD CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
KEY WORDS FOR COLLEGE BOUND CHALLENGE
LITERARY TERMS & DEVICES CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
ELECTRONIC JOURNALISM STARTER
ELECTRONIC ESSAY STARTER ON CD
ELECTRONIC POETRY STARTER
SHORT STORY DEVICES POWERPOINT ON CD
ELEMENTS OF A NOVEL POWERPOINT ON CD
19TH & 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETS POWERPOINT ON CD
SHAKESPEARE CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
MYTHOLOGY CHALLENGE
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BASEBALL GAME ON CD
OF MICE AND MEN BASEBALL GAME ON CD
ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN BASEBALL GAME ON CD
ROMEO & JULIET BASEBALL GAME ON CD
THE OUTSIDERS BASEBALL GAME ON CD
IDIOMS BASEBALL GAME ON CD
GRAMMAR BASEBALL GAME ON CD
ELEMENTS OF SHORT STORIES & NOVELS BASEBALL ON CD
POETRY BASEBALL GAME ON CD
FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT PPT ON CD
AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES POWERPOINT ON CD
THE WILD WEST POWERPOINT ON CD
THE FIRST AMERICANS POWERPOINT ON CD
EARLY EXPLORERS AND EARLY COLONIES POWERPOINT CD
SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES POWERPOINT ON CD
WESTWARD HO! POWERPOINT ON CD
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA POWERPOINT ON CD
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA POWERPOINT ON CD
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION POWERPOINT ON CD
THE ROARING TWENTIES POWERPOINT ON CD
THE GOLDEN AGE OF IMMIGRATION POWERPOINT ON CD
1930'S & THE GREAT DEPRESSION POWERPOINT ON CD
1950S AMERICANA POWERPOINT ON CD
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT POWERPOINT ON CD
KENNEDY,JOHNSON,& THE 1960s POWERPOINT ON CD
NIXON & THE 1970s POWERPOINT ON CD
THE REAGAN REVOLUTION & THE 1980s POWERPOINT ON CD
HARLEM RENAISSANCE AUTHORS POWERPOINT ON CD
HARLEM RENAISSANCE ARTISTS POWERPOINT ON CD
HARLEM RENAISSANCE MUSICIANS POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR AMERICAN REVOLUTION POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR CIVIL WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR WORLD WAR I POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR WORLD WAR II POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? THE COLD WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? KOREAN WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR POWERPOINT
WHY WAR? FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? THE WAR OF 1812 POWERPOINT ON CD
WHY WAR? THE VIETNAM WAR POWERPOINT ON CD
EARLY EXPLORERS & COLONIES CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR CHALLENGE
1930'S & THE GREAT DEPRESSION CHALLENGE ON CD
THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
THE PROGRESSIVE ERA CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
THE RECONSTRUCTION ERA CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
THE WAR OF 1812 CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
VIETNAM WAR CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
ROARING TWENTIES CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
THE PATH OF WORLD WAR I GAME ON CD
THE PATH OF WORLD WAR II GAME ON CD
AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTBALL REVOLUTION GAME ON CD
AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTBALL 1800-1900 GAME ON CD
FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOOTBALL GAME
IMMIGRATION FOOTBALL GAME
WILD WEST FOOTBALL GAME
AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTBALL 1900-1950 GAME ON CD
AMERICAN HISTORY FOOTBALL '50S AND '60S GAME ON CD
COLD WAR FOOTBALL GAME ON CD
KOREAN WAR FOOTBALL GAME
WESTWARD HO! BASEBALL GAME ON CD
THE CIVIL WAR BASEBALL GAME ON CD
NIXON & THE 1970S BASEBALL GAME ON CD
REAGAN & THE 80S BASEBALL GAME ON CD
THE ANCIENT GREEKS POWERPOINT ON CD
PEOPLE OF THE NILE: EGYPT POWERPOINT ON CD
ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS: MAYA, INCA&AZTEC CHALLENGE
EGYPT: PEOPLE OF THE NILE CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
GOVERNMENT CHALLENGE GAME
WORLD RELIGIONS POWERPOINT ON CD
WORLD RELIGIONS CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
REVOLUTIONS BASEBALL GAME ON CD
REVOLUTIONS! (1750-1917) POWERPOINT ON CD
ANCIENT GREEKS BASEBALL GAME ON CD
THE ANCIENT ROMANS BASEBALL GAME ON CD
GEOGRAPHY FOOTBALL GAME ON CD
GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE TERMS DIGITAL FLASHCARDS
FORENSICS CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
ACIDS, BASES & SALTS CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
FORCES AND MOTION CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
BODY SYSTEMS CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
CELL DIVISION CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
LIGHT, OPTICS & SOUND WAVES CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
SIMPLE MACHINES CHALLENGE GAMES ON CD
GENETICS-DNA,RNA CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
WEATHER CHALLENGE GAME ON CD
THE CELL: ELECTRONIC BOARD GAME ON CD
THE KINGDOMS: ELECTRONIC BOARD GAME ON CD
ECOLOGY: ELECTRONIC BOARD GAME ON CD
MATTER BASEBALL GAME ON CD
BIOLOGY FOOTBALL GAME ON CD
DISSECTIBLES RESPIRATORY SYSTEM CD-ROM
DISECTIBLES BRAIN CD-ROM
DISSECTIBLES HEART CD-ROM
DISSECTIBLES DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CD-ROM
DISSECTIBLES EAR CD-ROM
DISSECTIBLES EYE CD-ROM
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: HOUSEHOLD NOUNS
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: PROFESSIONS
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: SEASONS & WEATHER
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:TRANSPORATION
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:VEGETABLES
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:ANIMALS
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:BODY PARTS
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:CLASSROOM NOUNS
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:CLOTHING
SPANISH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE:FRUITS
SPANISH CONCENTRATION ANIMALS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION BODY PARTS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION CLASSROOM NOUNS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION CLOTHING GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION FRUITS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION PROFESSIONS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION TRANSPORTATION GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION VEGETABLES GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION HOUSEHOLD NOUNS GAME ON CD
SPANISH CONCENTRATION SEASONS & WEATHER GAME ON CD
SPANISH FLUENCY DICTIONARY
ANIMALS DIGITAL FLASHCARDS IN SPANISH PPT
BODY PARTS DIGITAL FLASHCARDS SPANISH PPT
FRUITS & VEGETABLES DIGITAL FLASHCARDS SPANISH PPT
FOODS DIGITAL FLASHCARDS IN SPANISH PPT
CLOTHES& ACCESSORIES DIGITAL FLASHCARDS IN SPANISH PPT
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH ALPHABET & NUMBERS PC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH VERBS PC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS FOR SPANISH ARTICLES & NOUNS PC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH ADJECTIVES PC VERSION
TV GAME SHOWS IN SPANISH FOR VOCABULARY PC VERSION
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH CULTURE PC VERSION
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH ALPHABET & NUMBERS MAC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH VERBS MAC ONLY
TV GAME SHOW FOR SPANISH ARTICLES & NOUNS MAC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH ADJECTIVES MAC VERSION
TV GAME SHOWS IN SPANISH FOR VOCABULARY MAC ONLY
TV GAME SHOWS SPANISH CULTURE MAC VERSION
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: ANIMALS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: BODY PARTS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: CLASSROOM NOUNS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: CLOTHING
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: FRUITS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: HOUSEHOLD NOUNS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: PROFESSIONS
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: SEASONS & WEATHER
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: TRANSPORTATION
GERMAN DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: VEGETABLES
GERMAN CONCENTRATION ANIMALS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION BODY PARTS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION CLASSROOM NOUNS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION CLOTHING GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION FRUITS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION PROFESSIONS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION TRANSPORTATION GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION VEGETABLES GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION HOUSEHOLD NOUNS GAME ON CD
GERMAN CONCENTRATION SEASONS & WEATHER GAME ON CD
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: ANIMALS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: BODY PARTS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: CLASSROOM NOUNS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: CLOTHING
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: FRUITS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: HOUSEHOLD NOUNS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: PROFESSIONS
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: SEASONS & WEATHER
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: TRANSPORTATION
FRENCH DIGITAL FLASHCARD CHALLENGE: VEGETABLES
FRENCH CONCENTRATION ANIMALS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION BODY PARTS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION CLASSROOM NOUNS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION CLOTHING GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION FRUITS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION PROFESSIONS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION TRANSPORTATION GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION VEGETABLES GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION HOUSEHOLD NOUNS GAME ON CD
FRENCH CONCENTRATION SEASONS & WEATHER GAME ON CD
DIEGO RIVERA POWERPOINT
MASTERPIECES OF ART CONCENTRATION GAME
ART HISTORY IMPRESSIONISTS CHALLENGE GAME
PABLO PICASSO INTERACTIVE ART SHOW VIRTUAL MUSEUM





This also marks the first time we've used a table in our blog. HTML is fun!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

How does your garden grow?

Just wanted to take a moment away from catalog work to share some pictures of the Teacher's Discovery vegetable garden.

It's really sprouted recently, thanks, no doubt, to the rainy weather we've been having in two-days-in-a-row-of-nice-weather Auburn Hills, MI.







There it is, in all its glorious splendor.









Nothing beats the taste of home (or office) grown tomatoes.










Peppers, too.




Here's hoping your garden is overgrown with scrumptiousness.

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Print Isn't Dead


This article explains American author Dave Eggers's opinion that, despite what we hear reported and fear, the printed word is still very much alive.

Eggers is involved in some pretty great stuff, not the least of which is the screenplay for this Fall's "Where the Wild Things Are" movie.

Roll on, books!

Friday, June 5, 2009

Happy Summer!



Schools across the country are gearing up for summer break, and we just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone happy vacation. Let's hope teachers and students across America return safely to their classrooms in a few months.

We know that teachers never really completely stop working. Many of you will be laying out new lesson plans, reading up on theory, maybe taking a class or two of your own. And that doesn't even take into account year-round schools or summer school teachers. So maybe "Summer Vacation" should be relabeled something else entirely.

We here at Teacher's Brunch HQ in still chilly (what the heck is up with that?) in the morning Auburn Hills, MI will be plugging away at some great new stuff, not to mention finishing up the catalogs that will be waiting for you when you get back to school.

Over the summer, we'll still be updating the blog and letting you know what's new in the pipeline, along with our other posts that meet our flights of fancy.

So check back in if you can, but if you go on break and can't, don't worry.

We'll be here when you get back.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Correct Common English Errors With Our Newest Game



Stephanie has just put the finishing touches on this game that is sure to be a hit with teachers and students.

Using your interactive whiteboard, review 100 of the most frequently misspelled and misused words in the English language.




Of course, this game works just as well in a computer lab, or on your stand-alone classroom computer, as a great review for standardized tests.

Make sure you allot a lot of time for this, because it's going to be worth its weight in gold! (I think we got all of them write right!)

Here are the links to the sample games, so you can try it before you bye buy it.

Here for PC users.

Here for Mac users.