Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: November 7, 2009
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WNY Education Associates » A Web Toolbox for Literacy Coaching
Extensive list of web-based tools for communication, presentation and more.
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This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place… and so much more!
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“SumoTweet allows you to quickly post a chunk of text or simple blog post to the web.
You can then share that URL with friends directly or paste it in to twitter. To start, simply enter your text and click ‘Save SumoTweet’.”
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Fantastic Flexible Foldables is a collection of mini math books and games that you can print out and create with your students. You and your students can create a fraction mini-book, a factors and multiples mini-book, a fortune teller fractor game, a geometry tetraflexagon, an integer infinity square, Flippers (fraction, decimal, music), and lines trihexaflexagon.
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“View Dozens of Kid-Friendly Educational Videos or Submit Your Own
MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to meet fascinating people from all over the world.
New educational, kid-friendly episodes are uploaded every two weeks. Included are links to fun websites and our Learning Corner with follow-up questions.
Check out The Big Apple Book Club filled with video book reviews for kids by kids. “
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: October 31, 2009
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Variety of sign generators such as cake frosting, Walk of Fame, popular characters & more.
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Research-based, classroom-tested teaching ideas.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: October 24, 2009
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Google Holiday Logos: 2009 October – December
Special Google homepage logos from around the world, including the country, and holiday/significance of the date; links to other years as well.
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fur.ly | shorten multiple urls into one
Enter multiple URLs and they are combined into a “slideshow” with 1 url; great idea for presentations and gathering resources to share.
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Links to teacher tips and checklists for blogging projects
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: October 17, 2009
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Digitally Speaking / Social Bookmarking and Annotating
A very thorough explanation of social bookmarking, including an analysis of pitfalls and the importance of the roles members play in the development and maintenance of a viable network.
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Online Books, Poems, Short Stories – Read Print Library
Free online books library for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast.
* Absolutely FREE online books
* Thousands of novels, poems, stories
* Easy to read books online
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: October 10, 2009
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Selections from the WPA American Slave Narratives
Selections from american Slave Narratives collected by the Federal Writers Project; includes lesson plans to raise issues of authorship and credibility. Links to additional narratives and readings.
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Test Tube – Behind the scenes in the world of science
Test Tube is an award-winning website following the highs and lows of life as a scientist.
Each week we feature new videos, showing the reality of life in the lab, from the joys of discovery to the disappointment of funding rejection.
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TeachersAndFamilies StudySites
Teacher-recommended resources for a variety of subjects, divided by elementary (1-5), middle school (6-8) & high school (9-12).
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TogetheRead – TeachersAndFamilies
Not sure how to approach reading with your child? A variety of things you can do before, during, and after sitting down to read will help you and your children be ready to tackle exciting new books.
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Select sound patterns, volume, & tempo to create music.
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The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2009 | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
In order to make this list, a site had to be:
* accessible to English Language Learners and non-tech savvy users.
* free-of-charge.
* appropriate for classroom use.
* completely browser-based with no download required. -
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no one should mistake simple for easy.
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Make effective use of primary sources. “Making Sense of Documents” provide strategies for analyzing online primary materials, with interactive exercises and a guide to traditional and online sources. “Scholars in Action” segments show how scholars puzzle out the meaning of different kinds of primary sources, allowing you to try to make sense of a document yourself then providing audio clips in which leading scholars interpret the document and discuss strategies for overall analysis.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: October 3, 2009
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Resources for learning about the internet and cyber safety as well as email services for children and families
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Learning English – The Teacher
Videos depicting idioms in a variety of categories-sports, food, animals and more.
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The Fin, Fur and Feather Bureau of Investigation uses humor and storytelling to help kids ages 8-13 learn about places and cultures around the world. This is an important first step toward building their global literacy.
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Strimko™ is a recently developed puzzle moving a logic puzzling with numbers into quite a novel dimension.
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50 Ways to Use Wikis for a More Collaborative and Interactive Classroom | Smart Teaching
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Gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning.
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Welcome to your notable world | Evernote Corporation
Use Evernote to save your ideas, things you see, and things you like. Then find them all on any computer or device you use. For free.
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Kids Games – Play Educational and Fun Kids Games Online! Play Kids Games.
Play Kids Games provides free online kids games that are both fun and educational. Aimed at ages pre-K through middle school, Play Kids Games offers kids a safe environment to discover their abilities and learn new skills with interactive and fun computer games.
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7 Things You Should Know About… | EDUCAUSE
The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative’s (ELI’s) 7 Things You Should Know About… series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or practice and describes:
* What it is
* How it works
* Where it is going
* Why it matters to teaching and learning
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
One More Hurdle Cleared
Posted by: linda704 on: September 20, 2009
Today is a momentous day! After many starts and stutters, and stops and frustrations, I sent off Chapter 1 of my dissertation to my committee chair. While by no means is it “finished” I feel really good about it. I’m looking forward to the feedback and getting the chapter tweaked and finalized.
Chapter 2, the review of literature, should be easier as my comprehensive exam question will form the bulk of it. I just need to add a couple of sections for the concepts added for the dissertation study. While I haven’t read my lit review lately, I’m thinking it’s at least 50% good to go.
I had set a goal to have chapters 1 & 2 complete by the end of August, and I really got into a funk and down on myself for a while. But all of that has changed tonight! It is going to feel so good tomorrow and report that I had an awesome weekend because this monkey is finally off my back!! (I think my chiropractor will be happy to hear that!)
I think a little reward is in order. I’ve had my eye on this cute pair of green sandals; if they are still at the store, they are so mine!
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: September 19, 2009
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Time to Act: An Agenda for Advancing Adolescent Literacy for College and Career Success
Carnegie report
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Educational Games, Worksheets & Homework Help for Kids, Parents and Teachers | Game Classroom
Game Classroom is a one-stop web destination for accessing high-quality educational games, and homework help for K-6 students, sorted according to skill, topic and grade level; interactive content for parents to better understand the building blocks behind their child’s development; free homework help section including learning tips, online resources and sample problems.
All of Game Classroom’s educational content has been created by professional educators with over 200 years of teaching experience, and has been outlined using state educational standards. We hope you (and your kids) enjoy Game Classroom and find it a fun place to learn and play games!
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Materials (Google Teacher Academy Resources)
Links to all of materials included in the printed book at the Google Teacher Academy.
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A compilation of lesson plans and tips created the ideas from playing around with the proficient reader research outlined in Mosaic of Thought: Comprehension in a Reader’s Workshop
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The Best Websites For Intermediate Readers | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Fourteen best sites for readers who have advanced their reading (in English) beyond the beginning stage. The sites here are accessible to a wide range of readers — from Early Intermediate to Advanced. They are also appropriate for English Language Learners and native-English speakers alike.
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Nik Keefe’s Blog » Blog Archive » The Ultimate Starter Generator
The second version of his ‘Starter Generator’. It contains loads of ideas, prompts and templates for making quick and excellent lesson openers, presented with a sense of humour not often found in such resources. Link to downloadable ppt
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The Best Free Apps – Free application – Download Free software
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: September 12, 2009
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Using the Flip Video cameras in the classroom for digital storytelling and video podcasting.
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A variety of math links collected by a long-time 5th & 6th grade teacher.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Weekly Web Wanderings (weekly)
Posted by: linda704 on: September 5, 2009
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Templates and directions for creating a variety of cards, envelopes and boxes.
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A review of free technology resources and how teachers can use them. Ideas for technology integration in education.
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
