tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16548095278919882922024-03-05T10:33:23.138-08:00KB...Konnected ClipsPersonal, classroom, and commercial use clip art and products/freebies for teachers, homeschoolers and anyone else who lends a hand in educating others!Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.comBlogger117125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-91107342184599676712022-02-15T10:55:00.001-08:002022-02-15T10:55:27.871-08:00<p> Hello Readers! I haven't posted in soooooo long. I may not have posted here but I have been creating new clip art for my TpT store. I've added a bunch of "Dollar Deals" lately and I know teachers like deals. So I'm sharing one of my Pinterest boards that is a collection of my <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/kbkonnected/kb-konnected-clips-dollar-deals/" target="_blank">"Dollar Deals".</a> Of course, you can also check them out on at my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kb-Konnected" target="_blank">TpT store</a> as well. I've been specializing in unique frames and borders and having so much fun doing it. Below are a few of my favorites. They're great for eye-catching product covers, newsletters, posters, signs, game borders, etc. I hope you check them out.</p><p><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-10-Colorful-Jamie-Frames-6325697" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlF3UWG23D67cj2E1HYMJm3NY0aHtHt-n8dOcRr6-Bdumtb7Osw2LY3x-ZbwZKt21eA_6-0QrxjgriG2s_HIoYUzyRx3F1gHzO8OTOXgrKKW6HH1PqI6Fufemnb-bC9HmD8LBAWf57Q1WYpChAMBtHfr43uW06whMhxsMuiUwiraW7_dcgOcziV0EMRQ=w199-h200" width="199" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-10-Colorful-Isabelle-Frames-Borders-Clipart-7565100" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHvc1ODNyRYdWx3NMxZ7H1DZbV-gAESwx86bK4nJ493yNEC6xEvHVk8drIu-1Ndr1MljIKSoku7b-Q8_cp9ykK6Suo2QkA9HRFDOaE2JrJPvMqTm5pPXMJFqwMQq3x0RAZPoHpJv03yHM8dN_JuyBX9h2SDXqvqsSl_WxafyxqW2Lyzj-XFMYyPiv2rA=w199-h200" width="199" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-Patsy-Frames-Color-and-Line-Art-black-line-5343347" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgWyBLXxjDBehiMQJ5OBlrtLs4ND0Abw_IQ7M4TDV-BOrciQbw87bOrCyRpDWcrGcL2BvEyO_ZTcJMI2RAopTSJGrdwjkm8FEzg3bxHPMYHJAgHZ3gPzkJIZ6WV4nVQWzXLZ4uJK-lxjc2_Gdqd0H7kF71Am3VByP6r-tODoeuu2frMWMqO3--v--DDYg=w200-h200" width="200" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-Dan-Frames-10-Colors-Moveable-5830129" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgDzhRrW40rIkylmzWTIVBKQUrUOdw1NSxxtqsOKL-nGxPk1oH5PjPtWrjT74nk9p1VWPjV2gj683Gbfb6gMDgpXfLUWCPdTjr0etMmXjsS_psDM5Oaet2SVC5W7FhglVvX-VbkH0Z-EYfP0FulESNJNwPiqXHm0k0BFZv38DGwcKxeY99yLoirtt37kw=w199-h200" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-Colorful-Nina-Frames-Square-Rectangle-3-sizes-6458006" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg311YiOrazeBTd8e4m561Q9uIzdYo8kOotT3Hc1LX62uc_k9rpddH6YnKq0yGYstVUy4J_HCjnkLxius8lvkM6gdAMFRoyufrV_0PAXN0Xk1GVyFyRXf-w-hRRo9NO2hUChFDoS7ZPDkJ7WEpsy9q0kP0mQVO2mgs0l_wGhPy2CnaVTogAbWQoJRmaPA=w199-h200" width="199" /></a><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-Patsy-Frames-Color-and-Line-Art-black-line-5343347" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOxqyM-CtqlFYK_1G6s61SA_bwwBfjBX3_q2kvxMer0LGjWp40cP5LLbwsmKnNw7nYmImFUwRucW1We_cED6y3jaMdBDnNp_QKTUzqbsE5mVak-99-XXD5rl-9V-6YAONoevbrkm_pplhlGUCoQ2r52UZGI3DnaqSrtQDQugWonQO6m_vWUsE1RTXtRg=w199-h200" width="199" /> </span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Dollar-Deal-Patsy-Frames-Color-and-Line-Art-black-line-5343347" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="348" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNSWOOAiuOairOQ6O3G4PKdsGddJmiU8I9xOJ0oxSalXoHSWzQm93jviSWCgTMH_Lc_0GSZzrcC9sBm7mwrwC9OKP1QVHg0PE2X2M8dIoxBIhLBWcMtxyxyV6ld_4XozLE4JO02Va3q9s7D_NcUYdjZ_TFWkK6dedMaHSQqHO-5SCCJxH3tJSM__buag=w199-h200" width="199" /></span></a></div></div></div></div>Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-15241926649192896122015-10-25T23:43:00.001-07:002015-10-25T23:46:37.918-07:00How to Remove a White Background from Clip Art in PowerPoint EasilyBelow is a scope by @brookebrowntpt that I thought was helpful. 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<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #67425b; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/Hallowiener.html" target="_blank">The Hallo-weiner</a></span></strong></li>
<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE30.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The Boy Who Wanted the Willies</span></a></strong></li>
<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.readerstheater.com/blasts/October08/HalloweenStories.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">How to Catch Monsters Gr.1-3</span></a></strong></li>
<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.readerstheater.com/blasts/October08/HalloweenStories.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color: #67425b;">Bats in the Bellfry</span> Gr. 6-9</a> Same page as above script.</span></strong></li>
<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.timelessteacherstuff.com/readerstheater/LittleOldLady.pdf" target="_blank">The Old Lady Who was Not Afraid of Anything</a></span></strong></li>
<li><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.storycart.com/haunted_castle.pdf" target="_blank">The Haunted Castle</a></span></strong></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://theredbench.teachercreatedmaterials.com/spooky-fun-readers-theater/" target="_blank"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">A Fun Onomatopeia Script </strong></a></span></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.thebestclass.org/rtscripts.html" target="_blank">Readers' Theatre Scripts (Dr. Chase Young) </a></span></b></li>
<li><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><a href="http://www.storiestogrowby.com/script.html" target="_blank">Whootie Owl's Reader's Theatre Play Scripts</a></b></li>
<li><a href="http://pbskids.org/zoom/activities/playhouse/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Zoom Playhouse Scripts</span></a></li>
<li><b style="color: #353641; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.jbonzer.com/readerstheater.html" target="_blank">Readers’ Theater Scripts for Emergent Readers</a></b></li>
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<li><b style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><strong style="line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><b style="color: #353641; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="http://www.teachingheart.net/readerstheater.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Readers’ Theater Scripts and Plays</span></a></b></strong></b></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><a href="http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/ReaderTheater.aspx" target="_blank">Grandview Library Readers’ Theater Scripts</a></b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://ttools2.com/readers_theater/readersTheatersLIST.pdf" target="_blank">50+ Readers' Theater Scripts</a></span></li>
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Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-79388172849555043532015-10-09T00:20:00.002-07:002015-10-09T00:24:12.281-07:00How to Add an On Air Periscope Button to Your Blogger Blog - Easy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm really lovin' all of the new features </span><span style="font-size: large;">Periscope</span><span style="font-size: large;"> has been rolling out. The </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: center;">"On Air Periscope Button"</span><span style="font-size: large;"> is especially cool for bloggers since it will alert anyone visiting your blog that your live on Periscope and with one click they can watch you. I haven't scoped yet but as soon as I get my courage up I will. I added the button so it will be there when I do.</span><br />
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Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-7443610125856046242015-09-29T15:58:00.002-07:002015-09-29T15:58:29.969-07:00Halloween Clip Art Mix it Up! - Frames and Elements and a Fun Freebie!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You can use this set alone or mix and match with either one of my page divider sets (see below). It includes 5 rectangle and 5 square frames, along with 4 characters and candy. All line art is included. 50% off for the first 48 hours in my store.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">And now for the freebie. I had fun making these cute Halloween paperclips. I think they turned out pretty awesome. I have included full and half clips as well as the striped clips. Enjoy!!!</span></div>
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I can't believe it's almost October. I just looked out the window and noticed the leaves are starting to fall. Oh my! Speaking of October, I have been working on these two Halloween page divider sets and finally got them into my store. They're both 50% off for the first 48 hours, so if you like them why not get both. The bright Halloween colors coordinate perfectly. Click on either image to view in my TpTstore.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Hooray for Peanuts! I love when movie studios put out quality interactives that can be used in the classroom. The makers of the upcoming Peanuts movie have done just that with <a href="http://www.peanutizeme.com/" target="_blank">Peanutize Me</a> which lets you create your own Peanuts character. It's an easy to use website with lots of fun options to choose from when creating your Peanut's style character. With a great selection of backgrounds too these could make great story starters. No sign up (or e-mail) is required and when your done you can download your character as a picture or wallpaper. Fast and easy. Pretty cool!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.cartoonjr.com/charlie-brown-halloween-coloring/" target="_blank">It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown Coloring Pages</a></span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Below are two neat videos I discovered that kids will enjoy from </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmtOFSoI9qIx1BfUOzaU2w" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;" target="_blank">Muffalo Potato</a><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">. Learn to draw these characters using letters and numbers. Neat concept.</span></div>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="157" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/lBnHaHU5YTk" width="280"></iframe>Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-20430436130744707752015-09-20T12:03:00.000-07:002015-09-20T12:55:54.885-07:003 Halloween Clip Art Collections to Spruce up your Printables and Product Covers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I just added these colorful Halloween themed clip art sets. The frames have a fun "shiny" look. Each frame set has 17 frames with 4 versions each. There are 68 png frames in each set. The frame sets are easy to mix and match with the coordinating papers. There are 33 papers in the paper set. Each set is 50% off for the first 48 hours in my TpT store.</div>
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I've added lots of new frame and background paper collections to my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kb-Konnected/Order:Most-Recently-Posted#seller_details_tabs" target="_blank">TpT Store</a>. In fact, I've added so many new clip art collections that I can't show them all here. So after checking these out head over to <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Kb-Konnected/Order:Most-Recently-Posted#seller_details_tabs" target="_blank">my store</a> and see the rest. Most of my collections mix & and match pretty well so they are easy to use. In the graphic above I've used a frame from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Funky-Chunky-Frames-2004753" target="_blank">"Funky Chunky" frame collection</a> and a paper from my <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Clip-Art-Scratched-Paper-Collection-White-Line-Dollar-Deal-1859255" target="_blank">"Scratched White Line" paper collection</a>. I think they look great together. Don't you? Oh and one more thing. Make sure you don't miss the fun <b>freebie</b> at the bottom of this post. Thanks for stopping by!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Want to create blog titles that will catch the eyes of potential readers and get inspiration for new blog posts as well? I sure did and when I learned about <a href="http://www.portent.com/tools/title-maker" target="_blank">Portent's Content Idea Generator</a>, from social media expert Kim Garst, I just had to check it out. I was pleasantly surprised to see that a tool like this could actually work for me, especially when I get the dreaded "blogger's block". Now some of the suggestions from Portent's were rather silly so I thought I would see if there were other similar tools out there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I looked around and found four others to share with you. I really liked <a href="http://www.impactbnd.com/blog-title-generator/blogabout" target="_blank">BLOGABOUT</a>, <a href="http://seopressor.com/blog-title-generator/" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Blog Title Generator</a>, <a href="http://www.hubspot.com/blog-topic-generator#/student/math/test" target="_blank">HUBSPOT'S BLOG TOPIC GENERATOR</a> and <a href="http://tweakyourbiz.com/tools/title-generator/index.php" target="_blank">tweak your Biz</a>. To use these generators all you need to do is add a key word or two and click to get suggestions for titles and posts. Easy peasy! After reading some of the suggestions generated (see below) I can see how they will attract readers. For me these are terrific time savers. It's unbelievable how much time I have spent trying to come up with post titles. Hope they save you time too and maybe give you inspiration for future posts.</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Back To Basics. The 3 Fundamentals That Everyone Always Forgets About </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Seven Common Misconceptions About </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The Modern Rules Of </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Learning </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;"> Can Be A Disaster If You Neglect These Seven Rules.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The Most Unconventional Ways to Learn </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Ten Ways To Have Fun Learning </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior</span></span><span style="color: #666666;">.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">The</span><span style="color: #666666;"> </span><span style="font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px; padding-left: 1px;"><span style="color: #666666;">Classroom Behavior </span></span><span style="color: #666666;">you should be working on.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #666666;">Not getting all you want in </span><span style="color: #666666; font-weight: bold; letter-spacing: 0.3px;">Classroom Behavior? </span><span style="color: #666666;">Take these steps.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">I am happy to share with you that Crayola now has a program for recycling markers (any brand) and students can play a big part. It's called <a href="http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspx" target="_blank">ColorCycle</a>. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17.5636348724365px;">This is totally awesome! As an art teacher you can imagine how many markers I have thrown away over the years. Makes me cringe just to think about it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's very nice that they also include lesson plans and I'm sure creative teachers everywhere will create even more authentic lessons based on this program. Not only recycling and such, but my mind is exploding with math ideas at the moment. Just off the top of my head I thought of counting, graphing opportunities, probability etc. Tons of ideas for all age levels. What about you? What kind of lesson would you teach while your school participates in <a href="http://www.crayola.com/colorcycle.aspx" target="_blank">Crayola ColorCycle</a>.</span>Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-38552609837396370652015-08-30T18:11:00.002-07:002015-08-30T18:15:17.636-07:00The Sunday Scoop Linky<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have linked up with <a href="http://teachingtrio.blogspot.com/2015/08/sunday-scoop-83015.html" target="_blank">The Teaching Trio</a> for The Sunday Scoop. This is a fun linky. I noticed many people have laundry as one of the "3 things I have to do...". I'm so thankful that my husband does ALL of our laundry. Gives me more time to create for TpT!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is really only one thing I have to do and that is visit my Dad in the hospital. He has been in there with a nasty infection since August 5th. He is finally on the mend and I am so grateful. He still has a ways to go to get back to his old self but he is definitely headed in the right direction. Love my Dad!</span></div>
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Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-36045022459051720232015-08-13T10:15:00.000-07:002015-08-13T10:15:13.149-07:00Free Passes to National Parks for 4th Graders - 2015 - 2016 School Year<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Looking for a National Park near you? Here is a list of <a href="http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/national-parks-by-state/" target="_blank"><b>National Parks by State</b></a>. I've been to 3. </div>
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<li style="outline: none;"><a href="http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/saguaro-national-park/" style="color: #009ade; outline: none;" title="Saguaro National Park">Saguaro National Park</a></li>
<li style="outline: none;"><a href="http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/grand-canyon-national-park/" style="color: #009ade; outline: none;" title="Grand Canyon National Park">Grand Canyon National Park</a></li>
<li style="outline: none;"><a href="http://parks.mapquest.com/national-parks/mammoth-cave-national-park/" style="color: #009ade; outline: none;" title="Mammoth Cave National Park">Mammoth Cave National Park</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">All of them were terrific and well worth the trip. I was a little claustrophobic in the caves, but would definitely do it again. Which parks have you been to. Any recommendations? Let me know in the comment section below.</span></span></div>
Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-36236987973869473202015-08-13T06:08:00.000-07:002015-08-13T06:11:00.079-07:00Track Your Rank on TpT - Quick and Easy!!!<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://tpt.naujok.com/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9VYfBV4wUvsc9Levr9IdJpVcFWN6OYfi6rXgbTVJ4CXTRdaPhtGALO7hVCuFAEjZuGRroW2wyjuBG_52TSmNEB2upTFBbpOOrsV6Ww8ZBqM2k6lu7J0UGYMqwfcx21gZC4Nb-9c10-Ws/s320/TPT+Rank+Data+Finder.png" width="105" /></a>Finally an easy way to check your rank on TpT. <a href="http://tpt.naujok.com/" target="_blank">The Colorado Classroom</a> has created a tool where you just type in the name of your store and you receive your <a href="http://tpt.naujok.com/" target="_blank">TpT ranking</a>. No more searching through pages and pages of stores on TpT to find your ranking. This is genius and so helpful. I don't use my TpT ranking to compare myself to others. That's to stressful for me. I use it to compare how I'm doing from one month to the next. </div>
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The Colorado Classroom's tool has just saved me time and I certainly love that. I also checked out <a href="https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Colorado-Classroom" target="_blank">her store</a> and it is very nice. Lots of goodies for 5th-8th.<br />
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So head over to the "<a href="http://tpt.naujok.com/" target="_blank">Track you TpT Ranking</a>" tool and give it a go. I'm curious. How do you use your TpT ranking? Let me know in the comments.Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-89391522977279482702015-08-10T10:23:00.000-07:002015-08-10T10:23:51.375-07:00How to Add a Watermark to a Google DocI love the Gooru! He always has such great tips and tutorials. If you use Google Docs this is a great trick to add your brand's watermark on your products. Very easy to do.<br />
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<br />Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-90845874736325901972015-08-05T18:42:00.002-07:002015-08-05T19:50:08.810-07:00How to Create a Clickable Collage for your Blog to your TpT Store - Step by Step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I just created a clickable collage for my last post and it was pretty easy so I wanted to share with you how to do it. Just follow the steps below to create your own. See the one I made previously <a href="http://kbkonnected2.blogspot.com/2015/08/frame-trios-circles-squares-and.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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1. Go to <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/">PicMonkey</a> I used the free version of <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/">PicMonkey</a> to create my collage because everyone can access it. No need to create an account.<br />
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2. Click on "collage" at the top. You can choose to you use their layouts or create your own. I created my own for this example.<br />
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5. If the collage gets filled but you still have more images to add just drag the next picture to the bottom of one of the images already in the collage. When you see the highlight bar drop in your picture.</div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">7. Now click "save" to save it to your computer. I saved mine as a png.</span></div>
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8. Now you need to upload your collage image to the Internet. Picassa, Flickr, and Photobucket are great places to upload your image to. You can even do it to a secret Facebook page if you have one.</div>
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9. Once your image is uploaded, right click on it to "copy the image url".</div>
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11. Paste in the image's url and click "start mapping". Then click "click to continue".</div>
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Add the url and title of the product from your TpT store. Then under the tab events click "target" and choose "blank". This will open the image in a new window for your readers. Do this for all images.</div>
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13. Once you have added all of the urls right click and choose get code. Choose the tab "html code". Scroll down and copy the code.</div>
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I hope you liked this tutorial. If you have any questions just leave me a comment.Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-42015718169866096682015-08-05T11:49:00.002-07:002015-08-05T19:56:11.386-07:00Frame Trios - Circles, Squares and RectanglesEach of these sets has three options included: circles, squares and rectangles. These are great for coordinating your products. Click on any image to view in my store.<br />
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I just put my first "Doodle Frames" bundle together. It includes seven collections! If you want to jazz up your student's black and white printables then you'll love this collection. This bundle shouts variety. You will find rectangle, square, and circle frames as well as some page dividers. Some frames with and w/o white centers. These are some of my best sellers. (They're on sale too!) Stop by my store and check them out. </div>
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I'm finally starting to update all of my covers to get a more uniform look in my store. I started with my "Printable Scrabble Letters". These are not clip art. You'll find 81 pages of letters (upper & lower), numbers, and punctuation in 4 sizes. Great for bulletin boards, word work, games, etc. <b>All you need to do is print and laminate.</b> I have also included pages of the more frequently letters.</div>
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<a href="http://www.allscrabblewords.com/" target="_blank">All Scrabble Words</a> is a neat site where you can put in a group of letters and it gives words that you can make with those letters. Great way to learn new words. Have students discover the meanings of words they don't know by looking them up.</div>
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<br />Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-77970139681824157132015-07-24T01:49:00.002-07:002015-07-24T04:04:39.106-07:00Don't miss this! #BlackFridayClipArt Sale in July<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-88927175052412163192015-06-05T21:59:00.001-07:002015-06-05T22:05:26.885-07:00Cute Clip Art Frames!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here are just a few of my recent clip art frame collections that I have added to my TpT store. Click on any image to view in my store.</span><br />
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<br />Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-16474213845032986462015-04-12T13:56:00.002-07:002015-04-12T13:56:47.021-07:00100+ Earth Day Resources for Kids<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Includes games, interactives, teacher resources, videos, crafts and more! 99% free! (April 22nd is Earth Day.)</div>
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Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-17097583769910596552015-03-18T19:15:00.002-07:002015-03-18T20:26:38.327-07:00OKC Great Horned Owl-Cam Classroom Questions Answered through Videos by Alessondra <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If your class has been watching the live <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/okcowlcam" target="_blank">OKC Great Horned Owl-Cam</a> here is a link to the <a href="https://vimeo.com/album/3262376" target="_blank">personal videos</a> Alessondra has been making for classrooms answering their questions about the owls nesting outside her window. She is an amazing, well-spoken, young girl. Students will enjoy learning from her. I think there is still time to have her answer your students' questions about this owl family. The owlets haven't left the nest yet but they soon will.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you don't know about the <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/okcowlcam" target="_blank">OKC Great Horned Owl-Cam</a> check it out with your students. It's fascinating. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">You can read more about it and how to submit your classroom's questions in my earlier post </span><a href="http://kbkonnected2.blogspot.com/2015/02/today-im-linking-up-with-teaching-trio.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">My 3 Favorite Animal Web Cams</a><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">You'll find more resources for learning about owls in my post</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="http://kbkonnected2.blogspot.com/2015/02/20-resources-to-learn-about-owls.html" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">20+ Resources to Learn about Owls!</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Fun activity: Have your students take screenshots and make free collages with <a href="http://www.picmonkey.com/" target="_blank">PicMonkey</a>. Great for story starter reports art activities and more. </span>Karen Bolotin http://www.blogger.com/profile/07504463468898451901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1654809527891988292.post-68155288827017963662015-03-18T18:00:00.000-07:002015-03-18T18:00:03.363-07:00Save ink and $ - New Clip Art Dollar Deals!I've added a couple of new "Dollar Deals" to my store so I'm sharing those and a few other of my ink-saver frames. These frames are a nice option when you want to save ink but still want an eye-catching pop of color. All of this at an affordable price too. Most come with the line art (b/w). Click on any image to view in my store.<br />
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