I have Karen to thank for sharing the following Math resource.  It is a wonderful site with a whackload of Math skills practise activities.  They are all categorized by grade and then further broken into Math strands and topics.  It is an American site, but can definitely be applied to our curriculum.  Check it out:

IXL Math
It appears that you can explore the site and try out activities for free.  However, there is a membership tab with family and classroom prices listed so I'm not sure if you're only allowed so many free plays before you get blocked out.  I'd be interested in any feedback you have on this site (ie: how free is it, is it worth getting a membership, and so on).

Here are a few sites we want to take you to for Mentor Monday's "Math on the Web":

GSSD Renewed Math Resources - Mike Fulton's videos are linked on the right-hand side of the page
Quia - Pre-made activities and lessons
Math 6 Spy Guys

Everyone should have received an email from Tech Services awhile back regarding the use of SysAid.  This is a system that will allow you to submit your requests for tech support online.  The link to access this service is below.  I will also put the link on the sidebar so that you can access it easily if need be.  Your user name should be your school email address and your password has been supplied in the original email.  To change it, go into "Change Your Settings" once you have logged in.

http://tech.gssd.ca:8080/Login.jsp

Destination Math & Reading are up and running for our school!  You need to have an account to be able to use it so please email me if you are interested.  Click on the following link to get to the log in page:

http://success.gssd.ca/lms?service=page/Login

I will place a link in the sites bar at the right, as well.

We're down to the last page of the mystery resource, and it happens to be on using digital cameras in the classroom.  The following are a few links that you may wish to explore if this is an area of interest for you. For those teachers who indicated using digital cameras with their students as an area of interest on the mentor survey I sent out, I have a handout I can give you, also.

Click! Using a Digital Camera in the Elementary Classroom
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - scroll down for a bit for the digital camera links
1001 Uses for a Digital Camera
Digital Cameras in the Classroom

So I have to say that the staff at Inspiration are on the ball or something ... Within 24 hours of posting "Some 'Inspiration' For You," I had received a comment from Sarah Cargill, an employee of Inspiration Software.  She mentioned that they have a "Thinkspiration" blog with the "Inspired Calendar" and "Inspired Sites."  In her words, here is what they are about:

"The Inspired Calendar provides lesson plans and examples created by educators around special days and holidays. The Inspired Sites provide links to websites, wikis and blogs created by educators that provide valuable information about our programs."

To visit the blog and check these out for yourself, click on the following link:

Thinkspiration Blog

The tabs are at the top of the page - just click and follow!

Our laptops and school computers have a program called "Inspiration" (and there is also a "Kidspiration") that can be used for concept mapping.  The following two sites have ideas on how these programs can be integrated into your lessons:

Inspiration Software (home site)
Inspiration in the Elementary Classroom