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ProfessorNussbaum.com was
developed with the idea that crucial concepts, themes, ideas,
and fact sets taught in the classroom can be enhanced over
the internet through interactivity. Furthermore, for teachers
to have a reliable k -8 internet site to use in the computer
lab or in the classroom, that likely covers one or many themes
currently being taught. ProfessorNussbaum.com offers dozens
of interactive games specifically designed to pinpoint one
or several essential concepts taught in elementary years, and
dozens of research themes designed to make the process of gathering
information interactive and enjoyable. ProfessorNussbaum.com,
however, does not just present information, but in addition,
provides numerous interactive activities to complement the
presentation of interactive information.
ProfessorNussbaum.com
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Who is
MrNussbaum?
I am a 33
year old fourth grade teacher at the Gifted and Talented Center
of White Oaks Elementary School (Fairfax County Public Schools,
VA). I was formerly a computer and technology teacher at Fairview
Elementary School, where I was nominated for the Agnes Scott
Meyer/Fairfax County Teacher of the Year in 2004. I received
my bachelor's degree from Hamilton College (upstate New York)
in 1998, and my Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh
(my hometown) in 2000. My birthday is August 14, and have been
married for seven years. I currently live in Great Falls Chase,
Virginia (Loudoun County). I grew up in beautiful Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania and am a passionate Steelers and Pirates fan.
Why are
there so many ads on ProfessorNussbaum.com?
ProfessorNussbaum.com
receives over five million page views every month (as of spring
2008). Consequently, bandwidth associated with the site can
be expensive. The advertisements offset the cost of the site
and the thousands of hours spent over the last three years
developing the site and provides me with an income stream so
that I can continue to develop games and applications. As much
as I would like to offer the site without the ads, it would
be impossible. I think the site with advertisements is better
than no site at all. Your FEEDBACK is most welcome. Please e-mail me!
Where
do you get all of the information and images?
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and images are gathered from a number of sources including:
Awards
ProfessorNussbaum.com
has received awards from edunetconnect.com, bonus.com, teacherscorner.com,
and was recently featured in the May 2006 edition of Classroom
Connect. Many well-known sites link to ProfessorNussbaum.com
including yahooligans, internet4classrooms, multiplication.com,
kidsconnect, mathforum.org, and gamequarium.
Contact
You can always
contact me concerning any topic regarding the site. I usually
respond within 24 or 48 hours. Click here to
e-mail me.
Site
Directory/Navigation
There are
over 3,000 pages on ProfessorNussbaum.com. Consequently, creating
a navigation system that allows easy access to all of the pages
is challenging. Nevertheless, navigating the site is now much
easier. There are several navigational tools that allow teachers,
parents, and students to find what they are looking for quickly.
Below are descriptions of the navigational features
Always return
to the home page by clicking on the large logo at the top of
most pages.
* Navigate
to different parts of the site by using
the nine buttons located below the main
logo.
* Use
the site map (one of the nine menu
buttons) to see text links of all available
categories.
* Use
the search tool to locate anything
in the site.
* There
are not links to grade-level pages,
but, rather, activities on each page
are organized by grade level. If you
are looking for, say, Cloze Reading
activities for third grade, first visit
the Cloze Reading page, then, scroll
down until you find third grade. Grade
level activities on main pages are
organized by color.
Why
is there minimal grade-level navigation?
Games and
activities are sorted by grade-level once a user clicks on
a main page (e.g. math). I have chosen to build the site navigation
by skill set rather than by grade-level, however, for philosophical
reasons. I know it is often easier for teachers to click on
a grade-level button and see all activities deemed suitable
for students in that grade. However, I want students to explore
the site based on how far their skills take them, rather than
on what grade-level they are on. Most of the games on ProfessorNussbaum.com
are designed so that students in grades 1 through 8 can play
them. Each game begins at a certain difficulty level and progresses
to harder and harder levels, or, each is customizable based
on difficulty level. For example, a student in first grade
can certainly play Speed Math. An average first grader may
score 10 or 15, whereas the average fifth grader may score
40 or 50. In Everglades Spelling, the average third grader
may be able to get to rounds two or three, whereas the average
5th grader may get to round 5 or 6. The games are meant for
students to challenge themselves. The thousands of drills,
flash cards, interactive worksheets, and timed exercises, however,
are grouped by grade level. Students and teachers must click
on the activity first, and then find grade-level activities
which are sorted by color.
What's
New
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MrNussbaum Gazette for all of the new happenings with ProfessorNussbaum.com,
click here.
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as long as our advertisements are not subject to blocking. Please
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any activities.
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ProfessorNussbaum Programmers
and Developers
Although ProfessorNussbaum.com started out as
a small classroom site, it has grown beyond my wildest imagination
and attracts millions of visitors from around the world. I have
an international team of programmers and developers who bring
to life the crazy game and applications ideas I come up with
it. Below are credits:
- Main Programmer; Main Programmer of
MrNussbaum Premium - Stefan Mititelu Romania
- Games Programmer - Mariam Dholkowala - India
- Games Programmer - Paul Burney - USA
- Games Programmer - Cosmin Dolha - Romania
- Games Programmer - Peter Benyovszki - Romania
- Games Programmers - Individuals from India,
Romania, China
Other
Frequently Asked Questions
I get asked
a lot of interesting questions. Below are the most common.
- Can
you help with me with my homework? Unfortunately,
I cannot help with homework.
- Why
did you start the site? I thought I
could create an awesome resource for people to use throughout
the world. It started off as a simple class page, but has
evolved into something much bigger.
- I
found an error or typo, what should I do? Please
e-mail me as soon as possible. There are invariably going
to be errors on a site so large. I do my very best to edit
the site, but I am sure it is not free of errors. If the
site were one or two pages there would be no excuse. Most
major websites have people who do nothing but edit. I am
the only editor for ProfessorNussbaum.com
- How do
you make a website? It is actually
very easy to make a simple website. I
learned the basics from buying a HTML for Dummies book. I
took classes to learn the more difficult stuff such as javascript
and MX Flash.
- The games
don't show up on my computer. This
is usually because your computer does not have the newest
version of FLASH. Many of the games require the latest version.
The latest version of Flash can be downloaded by visiting
www.adobe.com and clicking on "downloads". It is
free.
- I
have an idea for a game, would you make it? I
would if it was a very good idea. I think the best games
are those that are creative, original, and a little bit
weird.
- Do
people help you with the site? At
first, I was a one-man show, but now, I hire outside programmers
to make games based on my ideas and specifications. For example,
Place Value Pirates and Death to Decimals were games based
on my ideas that were produced by programmers that I paid.
- Do
you enjoy working on ProfessorNussbaum.com? It
has become my passion. I spend two to three hours and sometimes
more every day maintaining it. You would be surprised at
all of the things that need constant attention when you
run a website with thousands of pages.
- Can
I link to ProfessorNussbaum.com? Yes,
please do. Permission is not necessary.
- Can
you help with homework? Most
likely not, though I am surprised at how many homework
help related e-mail requests I get. I probably don't have
the time to help out with homework.
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