3. ALTEC

Of all of the resources available on the web that I've research thus far in this class, ALTEC has to be up there with the top 3 in terms of usefullness. This is kind of a "one-stop-shop" for saving time as a teacher, which is important for all teachers. I explored at least 5-6 of the resources and I was really impressed.

The first one that caught my eye was Arcademic Games. I played a few math games and instantly was taken back to my grade school days and I'm jealous that students today have these fun games to play and learn at the same time. I thought they might be kinda corny but I found myself progressing through the levels and finally had to cut myself off!

The second one that I check out was Teacher Tacklebox. I was truly impressed with this resource. I am going into Physical Education and it is hit-and-miss with many of these resources when it comes to PE. Not only did this site have PE resources, it had resources on dozens if not hundreds of topics. For example, I dug deep and found probably more than 20 variations of the chasing game, "tag." What an awesome teacher tool...

I shared this resource with Mrs. Borden, teacher at Abe Hubert Middle School. She works with at-risk students in a character education curriculum so she is always looking for new and exciting ways to engage her students. She was particularly interested in the Arcademic Games resource.

As for myself, I will definitely use the Teacher Tacklebox in the future. As a PE teacher, I think it will be important for me to come up with fresh ideas and games to encourage students to be healthy and active not only while in class, but at home as well. This resource will really make me more efficient in doing so.