Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 6/28/13

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

GeoGuessr - a geography guessing game (L:M, H; SA:SS )

Sprouster - Ipad app; like Free Rice, spelling words correctly earns rice to feed the hungry. (L:E ; SA: LA )

Dictionary Word Games - fun word games (L:G; SA: LA )

Problem-Attic - Get instant access to 30 years’ of well-respected, proven questions for Math, Science, Social Studies and English. (L:H; SA: A )

Rivers of Ice - learn about glaciers in the Great Himalayan region (L:G; SA: S)

Original Image: Tools by Pat Hensley