A list of items of special interest
Hotlist was created in 2009.
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1. creating a template for my lesson plans 2. writing newsletters to communicate with parents 3. updating worksheets 4. organizing documents, plans, newsletters, etc 5. creating puzzles, worksheets, vocab quizzes, & glossaries 6. locating new lesson plans on the Internet 7. joining a listserv to share ideas 8. creating my own discussion board for parents 9. creating a classroom website to publish student work 10. posting classroom rules, calendars, homework on the web 11. learn how to set up a weekly homework writing program 12. organizing class supply orders in a database 13. keeping track of students' grades 14. creating a Welcome to our Classroom slideshow for the 1st day of school 15. collecting informational websites for student research resources 16. finding a class to correspond with 17. locating an email project 18. participating in an online project with other classrooms 19. creating an online project 20. creating a scavenger hunt 21. downloading clipart or graphics 22. finding story starters 23. play Homeworkopoly 24. locating just the right webquest 25. creating my own webquest 26. creating a hotlist based on a current theme or unit 27. completing a tutorial 28. looking for a zip code 29. listening to music 30. taking an online class 31. creating my own business cards 32. sending greeting cards 33. reading a newspaper 34. looking up email addresses 35. planning a trip 36. downloading free programs 37. comparing prices and buying online 38. finding educational tv schedules 39. mapping student ideas with Inspiration 40. purchasing tickets for field trips 41. creating certificates 42. subscribing to chatboards 43. registering for conferences 44. creating classlists 45. sharpening my search engine skills 46. finding an address 47. creating templates for students 48. creating online flashcards 49. locating holiday projects 50. writing a KWHL chart 51. collecting daily weather data 52. writing a daily classroom journal 53. publishing stories 54. researching topics from pre-selected sites 55. collecting current material 56. comparing different versions of stories 57. finding a keypal 58. going on a scavenger hunt 59. going on a virtual field trip 60. asking an expert 61. publishing art work 62. researching an author 63. watching a science movie 64. graphing surveys 65. reading This Day in History 66. writing an author study with Inspiration 67. doing Math Challenges 68. locating places on maps 69. using a dictionary 70. using an encyclopedia 71. using a thesaurus 72. participating in a webquest 73. sending online postcards 74. take a test online 75. getting help with homework 76. printing a map of our town 77. dissecting a frog 78. viewing a shark - live! 79. creating classroom stationery 80. watching astronauts on the space station - live! 81. reading original documents 82. touring the Whitehouse 83. using a calculator 84. participating in a videoconference with another class 85. maintaining a weather or temperature spreadsheet 86. recording science experiments with digital pictures and narratives 87. writing and printing letters 88. creating student business cards 89. reading online stories 90. creating a timeline 91. illustrating a math story 92. collecting graphics to illustrate stories 93. exchanging information with other classes 94. practicing with flashcards made in KidPix or Powerpoint 95. exploring the human body online 96. playing online learning games 97. practicing with online flashcards 98. participating in a simulation 99. creating an abc slideshow for a current theme/unit 100. illustrating and recording a song in a slideshow 101. comparing any 2 or 3 things with a Venn diagram school : homework; creating work ; etc games: fun; educational; etc