Sunday, April 25, 2010

Websites I found interesting (weekly)


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Sunday, April 18, 2010

Websites I found interesting (weekly)

  • an online diagram maker with an extensive library of shapes and icons, added features such as shading and gradients, and the ability to collaborate in real-time

    tags: collaboration, diagram, diagrams, art

  • In addition to oodles of interactive math flashcards, Aplus Math hosts two flashcard creators for designing and printing custom cards. The first, Flashcard Creator, prints a set of twelve cards (four cards per page) for any operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) and any set of operands (one through twelve). The second tool, called Custom Flashcards, lets you design math flashcards individually by inputting each problem (two operands and an operator). Each tool also lets you choose between four print sizes, from small to extra large.

    tags: flashcards, aplusmath, generator

  • "The second Horizon Report for the K-12 sector describes the continuing work of the NMC’s Horizon Project, a research-oriented effort that seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on K-12 education."

    tags: horizon


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Sunday, April 11, 2010

Websites I found interesting (weekly)

  • Take PDFs and embed or link to a website. Great for student made books.

    tags: youblisher.com, pdf, publishing, ebook, book

  • Site Hoover allows for the easy creation of visual pages of links which could be used to help young students access websites easily.

    tags: sitehoover, webpage, bookmark

  • America on the Move is a great online exhibit produced and hosted by the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. America on the Move showcases the evolution of transportation in the United States. America on the Move is divided into three main sections; Exhibition, Collection, and Themes.

    The exhibition section is essentially a timeline tour through American history. The exhibition section begins with the construction of the first National Road and chronicles each phase of transportation development through the 21st Century.

    The collection section of America on the Move features images of artifacts related to various forms of transportation used throughout US History. Visitors to the site can browse the collection or search by era, region, or form of transportation.














    The themes section of America on the Move arranges artifacts and stories into eight different themes. Each theme contains narratives related to various eras in the transportation history of the United States.










    Applications for Education
    In addition to the great online exhibits America on the Move offers three well-designed educational games for students. Each of the games is requires students to analyze and process information about the history of transportation. In the first game, Where's Everyone Going? students match vehicles to their proper era to learn about transportation in that era. In the second game, Drive Through Time, students spin a clock to select a year. Then they select a scenario and mode of transportation appropriate for that scenario's era. In the third game, Be a Movie Director, students select a storyline and the modes of transportation necessary for the storyline. At the end the students will see the movie they created.

    America on the Move also offers teachers some free classroom guides to use while students explore the exhibits.

    tags: smithsonian, america, socialstudies, history, museum

  • Learn Your Tables is a neat little site for students to use to learn and develop multiplication skills. The site offers two basic games on two different levels. The most basic game is a simple drag and drop activity in which students match equations to their correct answers. The more "advanced" game has students enter the correct answer to a multiplication question. The easier of the two levels only contains problems from one multiplication table while the more difficult level contains problems from multiple multiplication tables.

    tags: multiplication, smartboard, math, mathematics

  • Web Based Meeting Scheduler

    tags: meeting, Schedule

  • "Come in and see my sketches and descriptions of kites of every shape and size, many of them also including historical, anecdotal, allegorical or aeronautical snippets of information." The Virtual Kite Zoo categorizes more than fifty types of kites. Start with the terminology page (unless you already know your longerons from your spreaders) and then take the guided tour. You can finish with the JavaScript kite quiz.

    tags: kits, math, craft

  • 20 Kids * 20 Kites * 20 Minutes

    5 stars

    Can a classroom of twenty students make twenty kites, and be outside flying them in twenty minutes? You betcha! Uncle Jonathan from the Big Wind Kite Factory on the Hawaiian island of Molokai shares the kid-tested instructions he's been using with tour groups for fifteen years. The kites are folded from 8 ½ x 11 inch paper, so they are smaller than the usual kite, but the simple directions are easy enough for kindergartners, yet fun enough for big kids too!

    tags: kits, math, craft

  • tags: iTouch, ipodtouch

  • They have ways to export data from many of the Google Services.

    tags: google, data, export, dataliberation

  • Geometry: These pages teach geometry facts covered in K8 math courses. Each page has an explanation, interactive practice and challenge games about geometry.

    tags: math, geometry, Resources

  • SEN Teacher is a web site that provides free teaching and learning resources for students with special needs and learning disabilities. Resources for K-12 and college-level students are available, as well as at-home activities and free downloads. The site’s Printables Page has customizable handouts and teaching aids. SEN Teacher links to other web sites that are carefully chosen and that provide additional free resources and helpful links. The Files Page lists free educational software, and custom Google search engines make it easier to locate resources for special needs students.

    tags: printables, freeware, sped, certificates, math, literacy


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