Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 6/21/13

Here are some interesting sites that I’ve found this week, thanks to my PLN. As a teacher, I feel we have to keep up to date concerning research in our field and current issues in the education system. I hope some of these inspire you, inform you, and even have you asking questions. Thank you for coming by and visiting!

Note: Each resource is labeled with a level and subject area to make it easier to use.

Levels: E: Elementary; M: Middle; H: High; G: General, all levels; SN: Special Needs; T: Teachers

Subject Areas: LA: Language Arts, English, Reading, Writing; M: Math; S: Science; Health; SS: Social Studies, Current Events; FA: Fine Arts; Music, Art, Drama; FL: Foreign Language; PE: Physical Ed; C: Career; A: All

Draft - “Easy Version Control and Collaboration for Writers” (L:M,H; SA: LA)

The Power of Wind - See how wind energy works (L: M,H; SA: S)

Room Recess - “collection of math and word games for elementary children, developed by a 3rd grade teacher” (L:E; SA: LA, M)

Under His Hat - “Discovering Lincoln’s story from primary sources” (L: G; SA: LA, SS)

Try Engineering - “TryEngineering.org is a resource for students, their parents, their teachers and their school counselors.” (L: H; SA: C)

Original Image: Tools by Pat Hensley