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February 2009

EDUCAUSE: The Future of Learning

by knann
Great resource for teacher professional development focusing on understanding the Learner, Learning Principles and Practices, and Learning Technologies. Look for the 7 things you need to know series.

JeopardyLabs - Online Jeopardy Template

by knann (via)
JeopardyLabs allows you to create a customized jeopardy template without PowerPoint. The games you make can be played online from anywhere in the world. Building your own jeopardy template is a piece of cake. Just use our simple editor to get your game up and running.

iamliterate wiki

by knann
Great resource for teachers in understanding 21st century skills and the tools available.

January 2009

microObservatory Guest Observer Portal

by knann (via)
Welcome to the MicroObservatory online telescope network. You can now explore the universe using working telescopes that YOU control via the Internet free of charge, and have access to your image within 48 hours! Each of our easy-to-follow activities allows you to investigate different aspects of the universe just like a professional astronomer. You select your target, choose exposure times or filters, then sit back and hope for clear skies! To start, click on an activity below.

xtranormal

by knann & 2 others
Create 3D movies using this Text-to-Movie tool!

December 2008

Your Take

by knann
Problem-solving/decision-making tool for students/teachers. Free until June 2009, but only $299 for site license. This is a great web-based tool for helping students analyze complex issues. Most appropriate for middle and high school

LIFE photo archive hosted by Google

by knann & 15 others (via)
Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

November 2008

JISC RSC Scotland N&E: AccessApps

by knann (via)
50 open source and freeware assistive technology applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows compute

search-cube - the Visual Search Engine

by knann & 2 others (via)
Search Google in 3D. Thumbnails displayed on a cube. Use your arrow keys to turn the cube. Hover over a thumbnail for more details about the site.

3D Plant and Animal Cells Simulation

by knann
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things. If you look inside cells, there are even smaller structures called organelles. Each organelle has a different function within a cell. Learn about plant and animal cell organelles in this interactive 3D simulation. View the cells from any angle by clicking and dragging, select a plant structure to learn more about its function.

TeacherTube - 60 sec tech

by knann (via)
Short, essential "How To" video tutorials for smartboard

BeFunky

by knann & 8 others
Funky Ways to Express Yourself -Turn photos into cartoons with remarkable accuracy. Video cartoons coming soon! Great way for teachers to post a student likeness online.

Interactive Flash

by knann (via)
Downloads to use with smartboard.

SumoPaint

by knann & 3 others
Don't have Photoshop? Try SumoPaint -an image editing in the browser with support for layers, filters, special effects.

October 2008

Factophile

by knann
Factophile offers topical facts, trivia and statistics on a wide range of topics, along with a growing set of links to more in-depth resources. New facts and trivia are added on a regular basis.

On the Tip of My Tongue

by knann
Index of Idiomatic expressions, spanish and french equivalents, some cartoon examples, audiory samples, contextual examples

VIRTUAL LIBRARY OF INSTRUCTIONAL UNITS

by knann
Welcome to the Virtual Library of Conceptual Units. The Virtual Libray includes conceptual teaching units for middle and high school English/Language Arts classes. These units have been designed by preservice and practicing teachers at The University of Georgia. The units follow principles of curriculum and instruction developed by George Hillocks, Jr., (see, e.g., Dynamics of English Instruction, Grades 7-12, by Hillocks, McCabe, and McCampbell; Random House, 1971). The process for designing these units is described in Peter Smagorinsky's Teaching English through Principled Practice (Merrill/Prentice-Hall, 2002) and Teaching English by Design: How to Create and Carry Out Instructional Units (Heinemann, 2008; an online Instructor's Guide is available for this book as well).The units are designed to cover 4-6 weeks (assuming daily class periods of 45-55 minutes). Each is organized around a concept such as a theme (e.g., Coming of Age), genre (e.g., satire), strategy (e.g., understanding irony), literary period (e.g., Victorian Age), movement (e.g., Transcendantalism), region (e.g., Authors of Georgia), or author (e.g., the works of Emily Dickinson).

Thinkfinity

by knann
High quality resources from recognized providers such as ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Science NetLinks, etc.

Tech-Ease: Quick Answers to Real Classroom Technology Questions

by knann (via)
Great resource for teachers to get quick answers technology questions

WebAnywhere: A Screen Reader On the Go

by knann & 2 others (via)
Screen reader from web browser. No software to install.

The Periodic Table of Videos - University of Nottingham

by knann (via)
Oustanding Periodic Table of Elements with video explanations (practical explanations)

September 2008

ZaidLearn: 101 Free EduGames

by knann
Great compilation of learning games on the net, many of which are tied to the content areas. Teachers need to preview in order to determine appropriate grade level

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