Google Art Project

Do you love art but never get the chance to visit galleries?  Visit Google's Art Gallery and take virtual tours of various museums around the world.  You can view hundreds of pieces of art and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces.  This site is sponsored by Google and is completely free to users.  Learn more and see behind the scenes at the Art Project by clicking here.

Check it out and let me know what you think by commenting below.

Guttenberg

Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 33,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPad, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Android or other portable device.

Create Video Games for Your Classroom!!!

Microsoft's Kodu is a free Windows-based program that anyone can use to create video games without writing code. The drag and drop interface relies on users being able to manage "if/ then" scenarios to design a rich gaming experience. Kodu users create the setting (trees, mountains, rivers, etc), specify the roles and place characters in their games, and program what players can and cannot do in their games. To encourage game development through Kodu, Microsoft is hosting the Kodu Cup. The Kodu Cup is a contest for kids between the ages of nine and seventeen. The contest asks entrants to design their best games and submit them for judging. There are two age groups and the winner in each will receive $5,000 cash and a trip to New York. Microsoft has published a selection of guides for teachers and trainers and a classroom kit for teachers who are interested in using Kodu in school. Click here to view the suggested math lessons associated with Kodu. There are a lot of you tube video tutorials for kudu, please click here to see a simple kudu game tutorial and part 1 of another tutorial.

ebooks

Do you have trouble reading books for English class?  Check out this list of sites to get access to free ebooks.  These books will enable you to listen and follow along while the text is being read to you.  Also, if you cannot find a book you are looking for and you have a print disability, register for a Bookshare account.  Bookshare will provide access copyrighted texts and provide you with text-to-speech software.

How to avoid plagiarism...

Have you ever used the internet as a resource for a paper?  I should think the answer is usually yes and many students have admitted to copying and pasting information to their document before paraphrasing content.  This can land you in a lot of trouble if your teacher chooses to check into your sources.  Don't let youself get caught up in plagiarism, before submitting your work visit plagiarisma.net.  This site allows users to copy and paste text or upload a whole document to check if there is evidence of plagiarism.

What is Kurelja's Korner for?

While working as a high school teacher it has become clear to me that students need a place where they can find resources that are pertinent to them and what they are learning.  The purpose of Kurelja's Korner is to provide my students with a resource page where they can get free online assistance while completing homework, writing papers, or studying for an important test.  While this blog is a work in progress I ask that you have patience and please share any resources you have found particularly helpful for you!