Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 6/12/15

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

If It Were My Home – “IfItWereMyHome.com is your gateway to understanding life outside your home. Use our country comparison tool to compare living conditions in your own country to those of another. Start by selecting a region to compare on the map to the right, and begin your exploration.” (L:M,H; SA:SS)

10 Great Tools for Telling Stories With Pictures – a .pdf that gives great resources! (L:T; SA:A)

Old NYC – features historical photos of New York City and shows the location on the map. (L:T; SA:SS)

Old SF – features historical photos of San Francisco and shows the location on the map (L:T; SA:SS)

Cometdocs - “Convert your PDF files to Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more. Convert various formats to PDF. Store & share your documents for free.” (L:T; SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley