Friday, August 24, 2018

Useful Information In and Out of the Classroom 8/24/18

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 Animals Have Tails – SciShow Kids; “Jessi and Squeaks got another science question from one of their viewers! Why do animals have tails and we don't?” (L:E;SA:S)

Historic Maps for Students and Teachers – “Welcome to ETC's collection of historic maps. Here you will find over 5,000 maps representing many different time periods. A friendly license allows teachers and students to use up to 25 maps in non-commercial school projects without further permission. All maps are available as GIF or JPEG files for screen display as well as in PDF for printing. Use the GIF or JPEG maps for classroom presentations and student websites. Use the PDF maps for displays, bulletin boards, and printed school reports.” (L:G;SA:SS)

Loom – “A new kind of work communication tool that helps you get your message across through instantly shareable videos.” (L:G;SA:A)

Typing Club – “Learn Touch Typing for free!” (L:G;SA:A)

Brush Ninja – make your own animated .gif  (L:G;SA:A)

Original photo by Pat Hensley






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