Monthly Featured Web Sites - Archive

ACTIVITIES

• Funbrain
  Educational games, quiz lab and Kids, Teachers and Parents Sections
• Educational Web Adventures
  Interactive, in-depth adventures about art, science, history, and technology. Categotized by subject or grade.
• Interactive Skill-based Curriculum Activities and Games for Students
  Math, Language Arts, Science and Social Studies Activities and games.
• KidPort
  Think and Learn modules by Grade Level, Reference Library.

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Pecs Pictures/Icons - Beyond Autism
  Pecs, Boardmaker and Resources for Pictures
• Assistive Technology Training Online Project
  University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
  Assistive Technology (AT) topics, overviews, tutorials
• The Many Uses of Recordable Photo Albums
  Carolann Cormier, MS, CCC-SLP, ATP
• Introduction to Assistive Technology (AT) Devices
  Georgia Project for Assistive Technology (GPAT)
  Links at left lead to text and multimedia AT information
• Teaching Math to the Visually Impaired
  Teaching Strategies. Scroll down, click on Homepage and explore site.

FREE

• Freeware
  Downloadable Calculators

LANGUAGE ARTS/LITERACY

• World Wide School
  Online e-library, searchable by Title, Subject or Author
• Literacy Websites for Students in Grades 5-6
  Classroom Literacy resources by grade level, also Literacy Topics and Research
• Enchanted Learning
  Online dictionary/encyclopedia, thematic "Zoom Units" and diagrams, lots of fun stuff!
  Must use pay feature to print
• The Internet Public Library
  Access to e-text, books, magazines, newspapers
  Reading Room
  Reference, homework help and Information targeted by age
  Kidspace
  Teenspace
• Literacy CyberSpace
  Literacy websites and Resources for Children, Parents and Educators
• Children's Storybooks Online
  Links to Children’s Literature and e-text
• Starfall.com
  Free online service to help children learn to read. Lot’s of resources and downloads, Fun!
• Kidscribe
  A bilingual site for student authors. Students can submit writing, poetry, and jokes for publishing.
• Reader’s Theater Editions
  Free scripts for reader’s theater from stories. Scripts ages 8–15.

LIVE WEB CAMS

• Monterey Bay Aquarium - Live Web Cams
  Otter, Shark, Penguin, Birds
• San Diego Zoo – Panda Web Cam
  Meet the panda’s information and live cam
• The Elephant Sanctuary
  The nation's largest natural-habitat refuge, developed for old, sick or needy elephants who have been retired from zoos and circuses. Elephant info and the EleCam - the elephant webcam.

MATH

• Visual Calculus
  Modules for studying and teaching calculus – online activities and drill
• Geometry Step-by-Step - From the Home of the Incas
  Geometry problems, proofs, quizzes, puzzles, quotations, visual displays
  (You may want to mute the music)
• National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics
  Online math activities for Number Operations, Geometry, Algebra, Measurement, Data Analysis and Probability - Pre K-12
• Count Us In
  Learn Online - ABC Online
  Games designed to help children understand basic number concepts. Each game has “how to play” section
• Illuminations - The Nat'l Council of Teachers of Math
  Partnership between the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and MarcoPolo Lessons, Standards, Tools and Web Resources.

ONLINE REFERENCE SOURCES

• NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
  Chandra is designed to observe X-rays from high-energy regions of the universe, lots of information, pictures, also has e-mail newsletter

SCIENCE

• Shodor Interactivate
  Online lessons, activities, dictionary and tools for exploration in science and math
• Frank Potter's Science Gems
  More than 14,000 Science Resources sorted by Category, Subcategory, and Grade Level
• What’s That Bug?
  “Bug” information and answers to e-mailed bug pictures and questions
• Directory of Science Education Websites
  "COOL" science links, current events in science education, free e-journals, science for girls, from the National Science Foundation.
• Cosmic Classroom
  Portal to the Universe – English/Spanish. Infra-red astronomy, Timeline, Ask an Astronomer, Resources

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Punxsutawney Phil’s Groundhog Day Cam
  Official site of Punxsutawney groundhog club site
  Explore the website, Groundhog information, lore and activities
  Will the Groundhog see his shadow? Check out the web cam
• National Geographic.com Kids
  Stories, Explorer Magazine, games, coloring, fun activities and information
• Eternal Egypt
  Stories and information of Egypt using high-resolution imagery, animations, virtual environments, remote cameras and three-dimensional models.

TEACHER TOOLS

• Curriculum Integration 2005 Work Groups
  Technology Enhanced Lesson Plans, Resources, MI Technology Standards (K-8), Assistive technology links
• Technology Curriculum Integration Ideas!
  Best Practices of Technology Integration in Michigan. Ideas by Curriculum Areas.
• The Regents Center for Learning Disorders
  Helpful study tips provide learning strategies on a variety of topics.

THE ARTS

• NGA Classroom – National Gallery of Art
  Lessons, resource finder, Interactive activities that help connect art and curriculum
• A Lifetime of Color
  Create art, study art, play art games, or teach art resources, Click on your choice!
• MOWA - Museum of Web Art
  Visit the Galleries, Visitor Center and Kid’s Wing (interactive)
• The Collage Machine
  Interactive color and shape, click and move, collage activity
• Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
  Articles, Games & Toys, Food & Recipes, Poetry & Stories and a Virtual Woodland Tour
• Haring Kids - Keith Haring Foundation
  Interactive coloring book, screen savers, e-cards. Fun to explore!
• The Art Room
  Lots of visual arts topics.

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS/WEB QUESTS

• Virtual Field Trips
  Take or create a virtual field trip.
• Best Web Quests
  Search by Curriculum Area – K - adult.

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