Friday, May 5, 2017

Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 5/5/17

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

Beautiful Audio Editor - An experimental audio editor.Copy. Snip. Pan. Record. Flexibly fade volume with envelopes. Apply and move effects (filters, compression, etc.) amongst tracks. And more.Edit while playing for quick feedback.Works online or offline.Create and organize projects in Google Drive. Edit projects anywhere within Chrome or Firefox.Store projects online or offline (in a local file to load later). (L:G ; SA:A)

Explore – the largest collection of live web cams of animals (L:G ; SA:A)

Plum’s Creaturizer – “Go on a nature adventure with Plum's Creaturizer! Kids and families can build wild creatures, then head outdoors to photograph them right in their own backyard. It's part of PLUM LANDING, a PBS KIDS project that helps kids develop a love for this amazing, beautiful, and dramatic planet we call home.The app provides opportunities for kids and their families to interact with nature in a thoughtful way and have fun exploring together.” (L:E ; SA:S)

GE Teach Tour Builder – “GE Teach Tour is a free tool that you and your students can use to create tours to play in the new web version of Google Earth” (from Free Technology for Teachers)

Cube Creator – Different planning sheets for different writing assignments (L:E,M ; SA:LA)


Original photo by Pat Hensley

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