Links

by MARK WEST 12/02/10
4/09/12 10/23/12

Sites I have found useful

It might be of interest to note, when asking yourself, "Who uses this stuff?" Teachers from all over.

Promethean Planet
Promethean OZ
Alabama - Huntsville City Schools
Alabama - Huntsville City Schools (Many Technology Resources)
Nebraska - Lincoln Public Schools
New York - Sarah Edwards Page at BuffaloSchools.org
North Carolina - Rockingham County Schools - "Tips and Tricks for Technology in the Classroom"
North Dakota -Govt Whiteboard Pages
South Carolina - Dillon Promethean Page
Kevin Craford's page - check out "9 Ways to Reveal Answers"
Creative Writing Stuff

I attended tetc2010 (Tennessee Education Technology Conference) on Wednesday, Dec 1, 2010. These are links the various presenters used that may be helpful to your classes.

LANGUAGE ARTS

The Writing Fix an excellent site of six trait (Idea Development, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions) writing materials. They even have a section that lets you pick "For Which Trait are you Seeking a Lesson?"
MNPS Language Arts Resources
Daily Grammar lessons and quizes covering the eight parts of speech, (verbs, nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections), the parts of the sentence (appositives, predicate nominatives, direct objects, prepositional phrases, clauses, and verbals), and the mechanics of grammar (capitalization and punctuation).
Grammar Bytes
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Magnetic Poetry
Scholastic Language Activities
Storybird Collaborative storytelling

MATH

MNPS Math Resources
Boatloads of STEM Resources from Jackie Elam and Kris Marshall's PortaPortal site.
Algebasics basics of algebra, equations, ratio and proportion, inequalities, absolute value, exponents, polynomials, factoring, rational expressions, rational equations, linear equations, functions, systems of linear equations, radicals, quadratics, and applications.
Big onscreen calculator because that kid in the back row can't see.
Interactive Math Projects a dozen and a half interactive math experiences.
Marble Mania explore randomness and probability.

SCIENCE

Boatloads of STEM Resources from Jackie Elam and Kris Marshall's PortaPortal site.
MNPS Science Resource
Acceleration - Have students interact with a chart using mass, force, and acceleration. The site encourages students to analyze the chart and see if they can discover a rule of the relationship of these variables.
Boiling Point Using a multimedia experience, students see how long it takes something to melt which is charted. Students analyze the chart to answer questions about boiling points of various substances and other questions involving time and temperature.
Human Anatomy
Kitchen Chemistry
Science Activities- topics: Life processes and living things, Materials and their propertiesPhysical processes, Chemical and Material Behaviour, Energy, Radiation and the Universe, and Organisms and Health.

SOCIAL STUDIES

Amherst County Social Studies topics include: America, American Revolution, Ancient Civilizations, Archived Famous Speeches, Biographies/Famous Americans, Black History Month, Civil War, Colonial History and Jamestown, Community Helpers, Continents, December Holidays, Economics, Explorers, Government, Industrial Revolution, Inventors, Lewis & Clark, Map Skills, Native Americans, Regions of North America, U. S. History, Virginia, and Westward Expansion
Middle School Social Studies
Sixth Grade Social Studies
MNPS Social Studies Resource
US Geography interactive.
Trucking Across The 50 states facts about all 50 U.S. States

POLYDISCIPLINARY

Amelia Middle - has links regarding: 5th Grade Math Practice, 6th Grade Math SOL Practice, 6th Grade Fractions, 6th Grade Metric, 7th Grade Math SOL Practice, PreAlgebra SOL Practice, Algebra SOL Practice, Algebra Readiness Initiative, Math, 5th Grade Reading Practice, Sixth Grade Reading SOL Practice, Seventh Grade Reading SOL Practice, 8th Grade Reading SOL Practice, Reading, Language Arts, Biology,Physics, Science, Social Studies, Jamestown Research, Gettysburg Information, Technology, CyberHunts, Online Textbooks, Internet Safety, PowerPoints, WebQuests, Project Based Learning, Screencasting, Problem Solving Skills, Teacher Resources, SOL Practice, Vocabulary, Character Education, Elementary Spanish Curriculum, Learning Games, and more.
Elkton Middle School - language, math, science, social studies, related arts, physical education and health, and more
Interwrite Interactives - Interactive Activities for Math, Science, Language, and Social Studies.
Ambleside C.E. Primary - the interactive section includes Literacy Hour, Numeracy Hour, ClickON, Book Reviews, Quizzes, Jigsaws, Cyberkids and the TOP SECRET! section
Look for "MNPS Portaportals" - besides the four core subjects, there are links for art, music, health and webquests
Animoto upload pictures and music to create free 30-second videos
BIG onscreen clock - because that kid in the back row can't see.
ETC - Interactive Whiteboard Links.
FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence.
General Whiteboard Resources and Useful Weblinks
Interactive Whiteboard Resources
Interwrite Learning Center
Prezi a new way to present information, allowing dynamic zooming and content orientation.
Smart Educator Resources SmartBoard resources that can be imported to ActivInspire.
VoiceThread group conversations are collected and shared in one place from anywhere in the world. All with no software to install. A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam). Share a VoiceThread with friends, students, and colleagues for them to record comments too. Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.
WallWisher A bulletin board where students can post ideas to a topic. Allows student interactions to an idea. Students do not need an account to post a comment and can identify themselves. Posts can be text, photos, videos and the like.