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
Why
Do Scientists? – “A site developed to help non-scientists, or
students embarking on a career in science, to understand "the scientific
mind-set” “(L:G ; SA:S)
Geometry Expressions – “Free
browser-based mathematical modeling.” (L:H ; SA:M)
Ode to Space – “Motion Designer Christian Stangl and
his brother, composer Wolfgang Stangl, just created one of the most beautiful odes
to space exploration we’ve seen… and they did it without ever taking a single
photograph. Every photo in their tribute was pulled from NASA’s Project Apollo
Archive.” “(L:G ; SA:S)
Fact Fragment
Frenzy – free app; “Fact Fragment Frenzy, as a
stand-alone or as part of an extended research skills unit, aids students in
learning the importance of finding the words in sentences and paragraphs that
contain the facts they need for compiling their research. They practice by
pulling important words from a text over to a virtual notebook. The students
then move to putting those notes into their own words, avoiding plagiarism.
Having elementary and intermediate students participate in the fact-finding
process early in their school experience promises to enrich further study and
enjoyment of nonfiction texts.” (L:E,M ; SA:LA )
Teachers on
Twitter – “These automated lists update automatically from
Twitter on a daily basis. They are designed to help teachers connect
quickly on Twitter to exchange ideas and resources.” (L:G ; SA:A )
Original photo by Pat Hensley
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