Wednesday, July 8, 2009

25 Online Resources for the Classroom

Brain Pop

Short animated video and interactive quizzes for math, reading, science, social studies, and other school subjects. Subscription based site.
http://www.brainpop.com/


Build Your Own Roller Coaster

Choose the hills, curves, and loops, then enjoy the ride with this interactive roller coaster builder.
http://dsc.discovery.com/games/coasters/interactive.html


Continents and Oceans Game

Practice your geography skills with the Continents and Oceans game.
http://www.lizardpoint.com/fun/geoquiz/worldquiz.html


Daily Life in Ancient Rome

Discover what life was like for the Ancient Romans.
http://rome.mrdonn.org/dailylife.html



Education World: Technology Integration Made Easy

Gives a list of a variety of easy ways to incorporate technology in the classroom.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech146.shtml


4 Teachers: Teach With Technology

Provides a variety of resources on integrating technology into the classroom.
http://www.4teachers.org/


Ghosts in the Castle

Take a virtual tour through an animated Medieval Castle to learn about life there.http://www.nationalgeographic.com/castles/enter.html


Google Earth

Another FREE downloadable program that gives you a satellite image look at the world. Explore distant cities, landforms, or even your hometown.
www.googleearth.com


The Great Plant Escape

Learn everything you need to know about plants.
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/gpe/index.html



Integrating Technology into the Classroom using Classroom Instruction that Works:Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement
http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/professional_development/strategies/


Make a Quake
Interactive earthquake simulator. Choose the ground quality, building structure and severity of the the quake, then watch and see what happens!
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/planetearth/earthquake/interactive/interactive.html


NASA Kids Club

Learn about the mysteries of space from NASA themselves!
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html


Open Office

Site offering a FREE downloadable software suite similar to Microsoft Office. Best of all, the program is compatible with office and documents can be saved in Office format.

www.openoffice.org


Puzzlemaker

Make and print custom word puzzles with word of your choice.
www.puzzlemaker.com



Roller Coaster Simulation

Explore the physics behind the thrill of a roller coaster ride, and see the effects of changes in speed, gravity, and friction.
http://www.funderstanding.com/coaster


Search for ET

Explore the idea of life beyond planet Earth.
http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/universe/et_e/index_e.htm


SMART Board Educator Resources

Search their resources for SMART Board lessons and activities.
http://education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/


Study Island

Practice Reading, Math, and Science skills based on the NC Standard Course of Study and End of Grade Tests. Subscription based.
www.studyisland.com


Teacher Tube
Teacher made video clips to support education. (You Tube for the classroom.) http://www.teachertube.com/

Technology Lesson Plans


Great resource list of ideas for using technology in the classroom.
http://www.tcet.unt.edu/START/instruct/lp_tech.htm



United Streaming

Subscription site with video and other educational resources on any topic you can think of. Produced by The Discovery Channel.

http://www.unitedstreaming.com/


Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom

http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/bruceperry/using_technology.htm


Using the Technology of Today, in the Classroom Today


Journal article from the AACE discussing integration of technology into the classroom.

http://education.mit.edu/papers/GamesSimsSocNets_EdArcade.pdf

vozMe

Online tool which changes any text entered into speech. Can be saved in mp3 format.

www.vozme.com

Ways to Integrate Technology in Your Classrooms

Site built by educators with tips on integrating technology into the classroom.

http://www.hartnet.org/chow/integrate/

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