Input Ideas
United Streaming
www.unitedstreaming.com
most subjects
can download
most grades
School has purchased
Teacher Tube
www.teachertube.com
free
streaming videos
Brain Pop
www.brainpop.com
(Does require a subscription for most videos)
Public Broadcasting Network
www.pbs.org
(Teacher resources, too.)
Exploritorium
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
This is a museum of museum sites. It includes, art, science, and human perceptions. It is said to be quite good.
Seems to cover a wide age level range
Interactive 4 Teachers
www.4teachers.org
This has 14 tools that are very good. It also has quick and easy Web lessons. Much of the focus is on project-based learning.
Internet4Classrooms (I4c)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/teachertools.htm
This is a site that I use a lot because it contains such a variety for all ages. This site has lots of tools but has some great interactive components that can be used with PolyVision
MarcoPolo
http://www.marcopolo-education.org/
There is so much power within this site including such subjects as art, economics, humanities, math, language, science and social studies
Scholastic
http://teacher.scholastic.com/tools/index.htm
Full of resources such as graphic organizers, rubric maker, flash card maker, spelling wizard and interactive student activities. This goes from K to 12.
Tools
Most of these require a little practice before using them in front of everybody, but the ones I have done are not difficult if you have a little experimentation time.
◊ Online Bookmark Saver
www. furl.net
Stores Web Sites as well as the URLs. If you store a website on Furl, you don’t have to worry about the site disappearing. ; it is always there on Furl’s server.
Advantages: Can save bookmarks on more than one computer-if you buy a new computer, you don’t have to transfer.
A Variety of Tools
for those of you that are ready to rumble
http://chnm.gmu.edu/tools/scrapbook/
This site is produced by George Mason University. Some of the tools are: Web scrapbook, survey builder, timeline builder, poll builder, scribe (a note card system online, syllabus finder, tools center.
Discovery Education
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html
Includes Puzzlemaker, Lesson planner, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator. Try the clip art. Kathy Schrock as some good stuff linked to this site too: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/?pID=kathy
The ChemoCollective
www.chemcollective.org
Lots of virtual labs and scenario based learning activities
Math Tools High School
http://mathforum.org/mathtools/
I have never used this. You do need to register but it is free. This site functions as a community of students, teachers, mathematicians, researchers and software developers.
NGA Classroom
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/
One of the top spots for teaching fine art and locating interdisciplinary resources
Elementary Theme Pages
http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/
Project-Based Learning
The Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education
http://www.k12science.org/currichome.html
Edutopia’s Project-Based Learning
http://www.edutopia.org/projectbasedlearning
Contains real life issues and ideas for project-based learning for all levels.
This can be for any subject. Do you have some advanced students that need to be challenged? Have them make their own
WebQuests
http://www.aula21.net/Wqfacil/webeng.htm
Project-based Learning
http://www.pbl-online.org/
This helps you with designing a project-based lesson. You need to register but it is free.
Languages
Rosetta Stone
Can register students free through Wyoming Edgate.
www.wyoming.edgate.org
BBC Languages
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
Lots of resources for teaching Spanish, French, German, Italian, and other languages. This site has videos, audios, interactive online exercises, etc.
OR Just “Google” for stuff…for instance, this is what came up when I typed “best middle school math sites.”
http://www.k111.k12.il.us/King/math.htm
http://www.homeschoolmath.net/math_resources_3.php
http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/1math.htm
http://www.middleweb.com/CurrMath.html
http://cte.jhu.edu/techacademy/web/2000/heal/sitelist.htm
http://www.shodor.org/interactive/activities/
So try a little “Google Thing.”
