Thursday, October 21, 2010
EduHound
EduHound is an Educational Technology resource site that aims to provide a central hub for all resources related to Educational Technology. It appears that several areas of the site are under maintenance right now, such as their "EduHound Site Sets" but you can still search through their categories at the bottom of the page and find resources for topics that you are looking for. Each category is then broken down into subjects to narrow down your search for resources and then provides an outside link to click on. You can also search for free lesson plans for all subjects and grade levels. You can also find some very useful classroom tools and tips to use in the classroom. They also have a huge source of clipart, for those of you that just can't stop inserting them into PowerPoint presentations. Eduhound also sends out a newsletter that you can subscribe to that provides links to resources and their tools and tips. This is a site well worth exploring for some Educational Technology Resources.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Documentary Heaven
Documentary Heaven is a site dedicated to providing documentary movies for free on the web. You can search for movies based on several different categories and topics. These videos are found at other locations and then embedded onto this site. I will warn you that several videos in certain topics might be deemed inappropriate, but that does not take away from the educational value that several hundred of the other videos can provide in your classroom. My suggestion is that you take a look at the videos for yourself and see which ones you might find useful.
Conjugate Verbs
Conjugation.com is a site where students can learn how to conjugate verbs. Students can type in a verb and the website will provide affirmative forms, negative forms, interrogative forms, definition and examples, and translations in several different languages. Conjugation.com is a simple site and could be a great addition to share with students in English classrooms.
Collaborize Classroom
Collaborize Classroom is currently a free software for teachers to create a social network with your students. You have until October 31st to create your own community (social network) to collaborate with your students in a safe environment. You can see a video on the main page of a teacher sharing her experience using the software with her students. Sign up is simple, all the usual information. Once you decide to join there is a simple wizard that you can go through to setup your network with your students.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Weekly Core Subjects Resources
With this edition I will include a fantastic site for art teachers who might be interested in having students create computer generated art.
Mathematics
ACT Math Question of the Day - This site is great for understanding the concepts and problems that students will face when taking the ACT. It is broken down by the different math curriculum based on the percentage it would appear on the ACT. Each problem is then in a Flash video with an explanation of how to get the correct answer. These make GREAT bell ringer activities. Students can complete it and then be shown how to solve it to check their answers.
Science
Sixty Symbols is a site that has videos related to various symbols in physics, science, and Astronomy. These videos would be very useful in high school science classrooms. It helps to clarify many of the confusing symbols that we see in science classrooms.
English
Interactive Folio: Romeo and Juliet. Found on Free Technology For Teachers, this is a great interactive for learning about Romeo and Juliet. The interactive does a fantastic job of helping students interpret the text from Shakespeare. You can search through the various Acts, Scenes, and Page numbers if looking for a specific resource.
Social Studies
American Journeys: Eye Witness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement. Primary documents from the Vikings all the way up to the 1800's. This site is fantastic for finding resources about early America. There are several documents and images that you can search through, as well as a Teacher Resource area. This would be a great starting point for research.
Art
Sculptris is a 3D sculpting software for your computer that you can download and use to create 3D images. I highly recommend viewing the video to see it in action.
Mathematics
ACT Math Question of the Day - This site is great for understanding the concepts and problems that students will face when taking the ACT. It is broken down by the different math curriculum based on the percentage it would appear on the ACT. Each problem is then in a Flash video with an explanation of how to get the correct answer. These make GREAT bell ringer activities. Students can complete it and then be shown how to solve it to check their answers.
Science
Sixty Symbols is a site that has videos related to various symbols in physics, science, and Astronomy. These videos would be very useful in high school science classrooms. It helps to clarify many of the confusing symbols that we see in science classrooms.
English
Interactive Folio: Romeo and Juliet. Found on Free Technology For Teachers, this is a great interactive for learning about Romeo and Juliet. The interactive does a fantastic job of helping students interpret the text from Shakespeare. You can search through the various Acts, Scenes, and Page numbers if looking for a specific resource.
Social Studies
American Journeys: Eye Witness Accounts of Early American Exploration and Settlement. Primary documents from the Vikings all the way up to the 1800's. This site is fantastic for finding resources about early America. There are several documents and images that you can search through, as well as a Teacher Resource area. This would be a great starting point for research.
Art
Sculptris is a 3D sculpting software for your computer that you can download and use to create 3D images. I highly recommend viewing the video to see it in action.
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