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PUBLIC MARKS with tags msvt & hsvt

18 February 2007

Lake Champlain Basin Atlas

by knann
The Lake Champlain Basin Atlas by the Lake Champlain Basin Program contains more than 40 full-color maps about the Lake Champlain Basin, articles about the maps, photographs, and a glossary. Extra resources, such as website links, manuals, and factsheets are also available. This 2004 version is loaded with lots of new information, many revised maps, and a new Students and Educators page!

History of Lake Champlain

by knann
brief history of the Champlain Valley, focused on Lake Champlain and its uses. It is by no means complete, and we are constantly adding to it as we increase our knowledge of this region, through our research and archaeological projects.

15 February 2007

Quick Thumbnail: The fastest and most powerful way to resize images online

by knann (via)
The fastest way to resize your pictures and images. Choose an image file, select some resize options, and hit Resize it. Your image will be uploaded to the server and resized, and then any or all of the resized images will be provided in a single convenient view. Not only can you get simultaneous generation of different sizes but you can enlarge your images too.

11 February 2007

Mr. Picassohead

by knann & 3 others
Create your own picasso-styled drawing

Online Countdown Timer

by knann (via)
Handy countdown timer for your classroom

Field Trip Earth

by knann
Field Trip Earth focuses on field-based wildlife conservation research projects ongoing around the world. Some of the projects are "live," meaning that research activities, and one or more research scientists, are currently active in the field. These projects are featured prominently on the site. Projects that are not "live" are archived so that students can continue to access the relevant articles, photos, videos, and other materials.

10 February 2007

Snap Search Engine

by knann (via)
Save time searching! Try Snap....Here is an example using the American Revolution as a keyword. The large previews helps you quickly decide if a site is worthwhile or not. Instructions:Click once on the results in the left column. Use the arrow key to scroll the previews. Click the Go to Site link in the preview window to open the link in a new window,

04 February 2007

Block Posters - Create large wall posters from any image for free!

by knann & 2 others
Upload an image from your computer and choose how many sheets wide you would like your poster to be once printed. Download the results as a PDF.

02 February 2007

Captive Passage: The Transatlantic Slave Trade and the Making of the Americas

by knann
From the Mariner's Museum, an informative site about the Transatlantic Slave Trade. This site is useful for differentiation: background information for teacher's adapting materials or for higher level students working independently

The Mariners' Museum | EXPLORATION through the AGES

by knann
Interactive site with information about the explorers, their ships, navigation tools, voyage maps.

27 January 2007

IDB Population Pyramids

by knann & 1 other (via)
Create population pyramids for any country in the world

SketchUcation -

by knann & 1 other
This site is still under construction perhaps for awhile. It will be a terrific resources for learning how to use sketchup in an interactive environment

The Sketchup Wiki

by knann & 1 other
Resources for using Sketchup including tutorials

26 January 2007

MapMyWord Graphic Dictionary & Thesaurus - The Free Vocabulary Builder Tool

by knann (via)
MapMyWord is an interactive graphic dictionary and thesaurus, which dynamically draws color-coded representation of words, relationships (16 types), and meanings in radial clickable graphs. The g, s, t superscripts denote words suitable for GRE, SAT, and TOEFL levels, respectively. Special editable features include Pronunciation, Wordlist Difficulty Setting, Next Word Randomization, Spelling Suggestions, Sample Usage mini-Messages, and Clickable Nodes and Words. Where can I use MapMyWord?

25 January 2007

How Products Are Made

by knann & 4 others
How Products Are Made explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. The site provides step by step descriptions of the assembly and the manufacturing process (complemented with illustrations and diagrams) Each product also has related information such as the background, how the item works, who invented the product, raw materials that were used, product applications, by-products that are generated, possible future developments, quality control procedures, etc.

Online Tools For Schools

by knann & 1 other (via)
The Office of School Services in the College of Education operates as a clearinghouse for Web-based and other educational technology projects. Online Tools for Schools provides an entry to our Internet-based materials for K-16 education.

20 January 2007

Kung Fu Angles

by knann
Practice describing the angle rotating around a circle ninja style

BBC - Mathematics Skillswise -

by knann
Excellent site for older students to practice math skills. Only drawback is that money uses the British pound currency.

17 January 2007

World66 - Your travel maps

by knann & 1 other
My World66 is a service where you can create a map of the places you have visited. Choose countries of the world, states, Candadian provinces, or European Countries. Generate the html to place in webpage or right click to copy or save image. Easy to use...no signup.

16 January 2007

MagneticTime

by knann & 1 other (via)
text to mp3 software. Convert emails and docs automatically

15 January 2007

Footnote - The place for original documents online

by knann & 1 other (via)
Interactive site for primary source documents. free to browse. Sign up required.

Massive Resource List for eLearning

by knann & 2 others (via)
Audio, video, and web services for research and learning

09 January 2007

Online Vermont Geography Book

by knann (via)
An updated, online version of the the Vermont Geography Book.

02 January 2007

Letterpop

by knann & 4 others
Create beautiful newsletters online. Very easy to use. Sign up now to get free one year subscription.

01 January 2007

Pre-Algebra, Algebra, & Geometry

by knann
Billings Public Schools Math Video Project. Math videos produced by high school teachers and aligned with their textbooks. Ongoing project but many videos available.