teacher+links


 * **Teacher Links** ||  ||

Below are links collected by CFF to help the teachers find examples and ideas to use in the classroom. If you know of any additional links or resources please send them to me at tsnyder@fcrsd.org  [|**All**]** Teachers ** http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/  The above link is for high school lessons ideas in all curriculum areas. You can sort by level and subject. The above can be used with the Smart Boards with their software notebook but can also be directly imported into “Active Studio” for use on the Promethean boards. http://www.prometheanplanet.com/  You need to register (It is free to all educators) at the above link. The Promethean Planet Website contains hundreds of free flipcharts created by teachers for their classes and is free for you to use. These flipcharts will only open in “Active Studio” which will be available on your new laptops. Make your own comic strips and more. http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon  http://classroom20.ning.com/ http://voicethread.com/#home http://k12onlineconference.org/ http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=164 http://twitter.com/philosoful http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=148 [|**Language Arts**] Here are great resources for Language Arts  <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Creative Quotations] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|ThinkFree] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Online Office software with 1Gb storage and it's free! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|One Word] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - simple. you'll see one word at the top of the following page. you have sixty seconds to write about it. as soon as you click 'go' the page will load with the cursor in place.don't think. just write. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Visuwords] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- is a free online visual thesaurus <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">5. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Lightning Bug] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - A guide (from Australia) on finding a story idea, developing the story, and finishing the story. Many writing-related links are included in these 3 categories. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">6. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|ReadWriteThink] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Interactive tools that are easily used in the classroom for a variety of LA topics. Here is their <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|index of Student Materials] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Digital Storytelling **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Digitales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Bernajean Porter's digital story telling site has lots of projects including tips and rubrics for all types of digital storytelling projects. [|**Math**] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Here are great resources for <span style="FONT-SIZE: 13.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">1. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The list of <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> applets from the <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Math Forum.org] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> site <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">2. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Geogebra] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Algebra and Geometry dynamic free software. Great for visualizing concepts. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">3. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">calculus demonstrations for geometer's sketchpad - <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http://www.calculusinmotion.com/ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">4. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Winplot] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - free graphing software, the .exe can be placed on a shared drive and run without any installation whatsoever! <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">More resources that <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> teachers are using: The list of sites below are those which can be used in conjunction with the whiteboard in <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Class.

http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/browse_by.jsp

Her are some on-line interactive <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> resources.

[|http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html]

The above link is great for high school <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> manipulatives and reinforcing high school <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">math <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> skills.

http://www.inspiration.com/resources/ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">The above link is for great ideas to use Inspiration in the classroom with the Smart Board.

http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/ The above link is for high school lessons ideas in all curriculum areas. You can sort by level and subject. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> [|**Social Studies**]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">http://www.education.smarttech.com/ste/en-US/Ed+Resource/Lesson+Activities/Notebook+Activities/Browse+Notebook/United+States/ <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> The above link is for high school lessons ideas in all curriculum areas. You can sort by level and subject. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> [|**Science**]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> [|**Learning Science**]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Created by one of our coaches (George Mehler, Central Bucks) and his colleagues, this website includes a host of <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> tools which have been vetted by <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> teachers. Tools are organized by grade and standard. Each tool is categorized by the type of tool it is (e.g. Web Interactive Lesson or Web Visual Lesson). <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Here's a great <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|tutorial and interactive quiz] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">on laboratory safety. When the student successfully passes the quiz they receive a certificate to show their teacher. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Exploratorium] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">For the educator: a wealth of activities, <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">research <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">, professional development. In addition, there are exhibit-related multimedia presentations <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Cell Biology Animation] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Select a cell biology topic to see the cell structure animated. In some cases, a series of topics are linked together. Key points of the structure are clickable to get more detail.
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">General ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Science ****<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> or Mixed Content Areas **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Laboratory Safety **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Biology/Life Sciences **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Biological Animations] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Short animations of biological processes from the Biology Dept. at St. Olaf's College

<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Interactive Science Courseware] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> From the Virtual Courseware Project Interactive, online life <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> simulations which include online assessment <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Interactive Science Courseware] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> From the Virtual Courseware Project Interactive, online simulations of earth <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> field studies, including online assessments <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Phet Interactive Physics Simulations] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Interactive, <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|research] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">-based physics simulations from the Physics Education Project at University of Colorado <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Brain Bites from NASA] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> They call this site "munchies for your mind". It is filled with short high-action videos answering questions about space and linking everyday activities to space. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|NASA Educator Resource Center] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Loads of NASA resources organized by the University of Pittsburgh <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|NASA's Digital Learning Network] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Learners have the opportunity to interact directly with NASA scientists <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Where Science Happens] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Educator resources from Carnegie <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> Center. At first glance, this appears to be a site strictly tied to field trips at the <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> center. However, the High School educator guides are filled with <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">science <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> activities. <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> [|**Research**]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Here are some <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">research <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> links · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Nettrekker] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|What Works Clearing House] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Best Evidence in Education] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> [|**World Languages**]<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Here are some resource links for getting your World Language class connected: · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Wikispaces] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Create a collaborative learning environment for your courses. Collaborate with classes in your target culture. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Google Earth] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">- Virtually TAKE your students to the cultures that speak their language, view photos, and much more. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Googe Page Creator] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Create your own webpage. It's fast and very easy with Google! · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Epals] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Find classrooms around the world with which to have email exchanges. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Skype] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Peer to peer communication via text, voice or <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">video <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">. Great for quick videoconferences. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Elluminate] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Set up a virtual space to do videoconferences with a few people or a whole class. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|iTunes] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Find music and <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">podcasts <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> to use in class. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Quia] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Create and share activities, games, quizzes, and more. · <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">[|Filmarobics] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> - Target language films & lesson plans. Great for teaching culture. [|**Polls and Surveys**] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> Survey Gizmo ( <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[|http://www.surveygizmo.com] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ) ZoHo Polls ( <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[|http://polls.zoho.com] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'"> ) Polldaddy ( <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[|http://www.polldaddy.com] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">). Make polls embeddable on your website. Profiler PRO <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">( <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); TEXT-DECORATION: none">[|http://www.profilerpro.com] ) <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">was recommended but required those taking a poll to create an account ||
 * Earth Sciences**<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Physics **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Survey Monkey ( <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,51,204); FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; TEXT-DECORATION: none">[|http://www.surveymonkey.com] <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">) *By far the most recommended