http://www.garageband.com/ This site has music on it that can be shared legally. Just look for the shared music symbol right underneath the song title. It looks like a little square with a CC that is intertwined in the middle of it.
This site will allow you to search for webquests for any grade level or subject. If you are an English teacher, you should look at the one for Poetry for War.
http://brainpop.com This is a great site for kids and educators. It has videos, activities,etc. I would love for our district to subscribe to this site!
This is a great site if you need information about particular periods in literary history--or history in general. For you social studies teachers, you can find information to incorporate period-appropriate literature to your classes' studies of different historical periods or events. :)
If you are interested in keeping up with the tropical systems during hurricane season, use the National Hurricane Center link below. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_write.htm This is an awesome site for teachers. It is complete with writing prompts, rubrics, quizzes, SAT sample quizzes etc. It is overloaded with GREAT resources for all language arts levels.
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Games/Puzzles_and_Mazes/ This is another great resource for teachers. There are links to access games and quizzes, maze maker, puzzle-maker etc. Type in Analogy at the top and see what you get.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n24.htm This is an analogy quiz site with a teacher’s link.
http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/Analogies-for-Kids-194435.html This website is a kid’s analogy quiz. It is really cute and fun to do. I think students would enjoy this. Note: If you click on “More word play,” you will go to a site for other Kid’s quizzes.
http://www.justriddlesandmore.com/analogies.html This is another website that provides another analogy quiz on a little harder level.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n24.htm This is another analogy quiz site with a teacher’s link.
This site examines Mesopotamia through the social studies concepts we will be using in class (geography, culture, government,and economics) Lower level students.
http://historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm
Links for research, maps, art, and pictures as well as seven wonders of ancient world. Accelerated
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
An interactive site for all levels.
http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/
Great interactive site with powerpoints, interactive activities, and templates. All levels
Touching Spirit Bear Helpful Websites for Teachers:
http://www.restorativejustice.org/intro/tutorial/processes/circles - This website provides good information about Circle Justice in Native American Cultures
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-touching.html - This website provides teachers with a good summary and discussion questions about the book.
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/mikaelsen_touching.htm - This website provides teachers with student reactions to the book and other issues to think about that are related to the social issues in Touching Spirit Bear.
Touching Spirit Bear Helpful Websites for Students:
1.) http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/December/similes.htm - This website provides a practice sheet for students to write their own similes.
2.) http://www.edhelper.com/language/Similes_and_Metaphors801.html - This website provides practice exercises for the meaning of metaphors.
3.) http://www.edhelper.com/language/Similes_and_Metaphors804.html - This website helps students practice writing metaphors.
These sites could be used by a social studies teacher. However, they can also be used along with the novel Nothing but the Truth, which is centers around certain patriotic ideas.
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.web.QuiaWebManager This is a site that allows teachers to create web quizzes. There is a free 30-day trial.
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2432 Article by a Vietnam vet, who is speaking out about the war today. This could be used to look at objective v. subjective and bias.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/national/2001/sept11/transcripts/0921bush.html Speech by President Bush, “either you’re with us or against us.” Look at bias, subjective v. objective, propaganda
http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_4a.htm This site contains an article about the Patriot Act and how American’s individual rights are sacrificed. This article could be good to read for research about the Patriot Act. There are also questions at the end of the article; so, this article/questions could be assigned to those gifted students who finish assignments early.
These sites can be used by a social studies teacher. However, they can also be used while teaching Nothing but the Truth because that novel deals with certain patriotic concerns.
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.web.QuiaWebManager This is a site that allows teachers to create web quizzes. There is a free 30-day trial.
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2432 Article by a Vietnam vet, who is speaking out about the war today. This could be used to look at objective v. subjective and bias.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/national/2001/sept11/transcripts/0921bush.html Speech by President Bush, “either you’re with us or against us.” Look at bias, subjective v. objective, propaganda
http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_4a.htm This site contains an article about the Patriot Act and how American’s individual rights are sacrificed. This article could be good to read for research about the Patriot Act. There are also questions at the end of the article; so, this article/questions could be assigned to those gifted students who finish assignments early.
These sites can be used by students when working on a unit of study on cells.
Rader’s Biology4Kids http://www.biology4kids.com/ Students are introduced to all organelles of the animal and plant cell. They read about the organelles and then can take self quizzes on the cell in general and also quizzes on each organelle. Students are given immediate feedback on their quiz and explanation of each answer. Students can also see slide shows of different cell types as well as video links to cells.
Cells alive! http://www.cellsalive.com/ Students can view interactive cell models of animal, plant and bacterial cells. They also can look at live cell cams to see the growth of cancer cells and bacterial cells. Students can also look at several types of cells at different magnifications. Also, jigsaw puzzles for students to put together on different types of cells.
Cells and Organelles (Part of the University of Cincinnati Web Page) http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/cells.htm Students see colorful parts of the animal and plant cell. They can point to different parts of the cell and get names and functions of those organelles. Also provides links to other great sites in biology (Genetics/Mendel, Evolution/Charles Darwin)
Grey Matter: Cell Trail http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/s2s/latest/cell1/src/index.html Students have access to a tutorial about the organelles of the cell. The can then play a matching game where they will match up pairs of cards. (Organelle name on one card/Function on another)
These sites can be usd by teachers in preparing for unit on cells:
The Science Spot http://sciencespot.net/ This is a resource for Junior High Teachers and Students. It contains lesson plans on various science topics, daily science trivia, and puzzle corner for word searches and crossword puzzles.
The Discovery School http://school.discovery.com/ This is a resource for all teachers. It contains Lesson Plans, Brain Boosters, Puzzle Makers and Study Starters. Also a link to Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Educator’s.
Science NetLinks http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm The Thinkfinity partnership provides free, Internet-based content across academic disciplines. Science NetLinks' role is to provide a wealth of standards-based resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources. Science NetLinks is a dynamic site with new content being added on a regular basis.
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/ This is an interactive weather website for kids to learn all about weather. There is lots of information here. This is an easier reading level.
http://www.fi.edu/weather/ This is another fun website to learn numerous weather facts.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/atmos/atmos_intro.htm This is the National Weather Service website which discusses the layers of the atmosphere and related topics. This is a higher level of reading.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html&edu=mid Diagrams and text are used in this website to explain the five layers of the atmosphere.
http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/hbf/watercycle/index.html This is an interactive website that allows kids to learn all about the water cycle by playing games, puzzles, and reading very informational text.
http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/interactive/water.asp This is another interactive website that takes students through the water cycle.
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http://www.eo.ucar.edu/kids/sky/air6.htm
Children's website about the atmosphere and weather
Make rubrics for all types of projects
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php
http://www.garageband.com/
This site has music on it that can be shared legally. Just look for the shared music symbol right underneath the song title. It looks like a little square with a CC that is intertwined in the middle of it.
http://www.webquest.org/
This site will allow you to search for webquests for any grade level or subject.
If you are an English teacher, you should look at the one for Poetry for War.
http://www.kidsdomain.com
This is a fun website that helps kids learn a variety of skills.
This site has great information and images of clouds. Enjoy!
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/cloud.htm
http://www.moviewavs.com
You can find sounds from many movies.
http://www.brainpop.com/
This is a wonderful website. I wish the district would buy rights to it.
http://www.sparknotes.com
This is a great website for summaries and in-depth information about many novels.
http://brainpop.com
This is a great site for kids and educators. It has videos, activities,etc. I would love for our district to subscribe to this site!
http://www.mathematicshelpcentral.com/graph_paper.htm
Download and print graph paper.
http://www.bl.uk/collections/britirish/modbrilit.html
This is a site I use often when students are researching British authors for author studies.
http://www.Ghsathletics.com
This is a great web site for all Gilbert sports! ENJOY
http://www.c-spanclassroom.org/Registration.aspx
Great website that gives info, video clips, etc. of the American Govt. system
www.archeryintheschools.org
Good website for all the Pe taechers.
http://www.texashste.com/administrators/rubrics.htm
Great site for rubrics!
http://www.britannia.com/history/
This is a great site if you need information about particular periods in literary history--or history in general. For you social studies teachers, you can find information to incorporate period-appropriate literature to your classes' studies of different historical periods or events. :)
http://www.cellsalive.com
Great interactive web site for students on cell biology.
http://www.pltw.org/index.html
This is a great site for CATE teachers on Project Lead the Way.
http://www.thebluebook.com/
This is a good site about building codes
Here is a website that offers vocabulary lists for lots of popular novels:
http://www.vocabulary.com/VUctwheights.html
If you are interested in keeping up with the tropical systems during hurricane season, use the National Hurricane Center link below.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/nhc_storms.shtml
http://score.rims.k12.ca.us/score_lessons/power_grab_game/teacher.html
This provides a game for students and teacher to play along in. It acts as an assessment.
Teacher Sites:
http://www.nccer.org/schooltocareer/lessonplans.asp
This site offers lesson plans, videos, and classroom activities.
http://www.acteonline.org/resource_center/lpl/archit_clusters.cfm
This site is good for covering safety lessons.
http://www.pltw.org/curriculum/hs-engineering.html
This site offers all curriculum needed for all CATE areas.
These could be helpful
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_write.htm
This is an awesome site for teachers. It is complete with writing prompts, rubrics, quizzes, SAT sample quizzes etc. It is overloaded with GREAT resources for all language arts levels.
http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Games/Puzzles_and_Mazes/
This is another great resource for teachers. There are links to access games and quizzes, maze maker, puzzle-maker etc. Type in Analogy at the top and see what you get.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n24.htm
This is an analogy quiz site with a teacher’s link.
http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/ForChildren/Analogies-for-Kids-194435.html
This website is a kid’s analogy quiz. It is really cute and fun to do. I think students would enjoy this.
Note: If you click on “More word play,” you will go to a site for other Kid’s quizzes.
http://www.justriddlesandmore.com/analogies.html
This is another website that provides another analogy quiz on a little harder level.
http://www.rhlschool.com/eng3n24.htm
This is another analogy quiz site with a teacher’s link.
Here are some great student sites for ancient Mesopotamia:
Mesopotamia Student Web Sites
http://www.shrewsbury-ma.gov/schools/Central/Curriculum/ELEMENTARY/SOCIALSTUDIES/Mesopotamia/ancient_mesopotamia.htm#geography
This site examines Mesopotamia through the social studies concepts we will be using in class (geography, culture, government,and economics)
Lower level students.
http://historylink101.com/ancient_mesopotamia.htm
Links for research, maps, art, and pictures as well as seven wonders of ancient world.
Accelerated
http://www.mesopotamia.co.uk/menu.html
An interactive site for all levels.
http://www.phillipmartin.info/hammurabi/
Great interactive site with powerpoints, interactive activities, and templates.
All levels
Here are my sites for middle school math.
Student Websites
http://www.mathsisfun.com/
This is an interactive site that allows students to click on links for games, dictionary and the different strands related to our math standards.
http://www.mathmastery.com/
This is a site to order tutoring for $99 per year. It is approved by the US Department of Education.
http://www.mathleague.com/help/geometry/basicterms.htm
This is a site that gives definitions for geometry terms.
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/index/wright/wrightindex.html
This is a site with pictures of houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This is for their project.
Teacher Websites
http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/word_search/
This site has a word search maker. I can become a member and make tons of worksheets.
http://www.worksheets4teachers.com/generators.php
This is another site with worksheet, games, etc templates.
http://www.cosmeo.com
This is a great tutoring site for kids in my classroom. Would have to be purchased.
Websites for Teachers
http://www.eduplace.com
This website discusses what data is, tips and tricks, lesson ideas, and questions students ask.
http://webquest.sdsu.edu
This website provides various data collection activities.
http://score.kings.k12.ca.us
This website gives a description of how to use M&M’s Candies to construct line plots and graphs.
Websites for Students
http://www.mathsisfun.com
This website reviews skills on calculating the mean, median, and mode of data.
http://www.gamequarium.com
This website provides data interpretation games.
http://www.learnalberta.ca
This website provides students practice on problem solving strategies.
Best website I have found so far.
www.texashotjobs.org
Touching Spirit Bear Helpful Websites for Teachers:
http://www.restorativejustice.org/intro/tutorial/processes/circles
- This website provides good information about Circle Justice in Native American Cultures
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/guides-touching.html
- This website provides teachers with a good summary and discussion questions about the book.
http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/mikaelsen_touching.htm
- This website provides teachers with student reactions to the book and other issues to think about that are related to the social issues in Touching Spirit Bear.
Touching Spirit Bear Helpful Websites for Students:
1.) http://www.abcteach.com/MonthtoMonth/December/similes.htm
- This website provides a practice sheet for students to write their own similes.
2.) http://www.edhelper.com/language/Similes_and_Metaphors801.html
- This website provides practice exercises for the meaning of metaphors.
3.) http://www.edhelper.com/language/Similes_and_Metaphors804.html
- This website helps students practice writing metaphors.
http://www3.nationalgeographic.com
This is an awesome website for teachers and students that has pictures, videos, and information about animals,etc.
These sites could be used by a social studies teacher. However, they can also be used along with the novel Nothing but the Truth, which is centers around certain patriotic ideas.
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.web.QuiaWebManager
This is a site that allows teachers to create web quizzes. There is a free 30-day trial.
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2432
Article by a Vietnam vet, who is speaking out about the war today. This could be used to look at objective v. subjective and bias.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/national/2001/sept11/transcripts/0921bush.html
Speech by President Bush, “either you’re with us or against us.” Look at bias, subjective v. objective, propaganda
http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_4a.htm
This site contains an article about the Patriot Act and how American’s individual rights are sacrificed. This article could be good to read for research about the Patriot Act. There are also questions at the end of the article; so, this article/questions could be assigned to those gifted students who finish assignments early.
These sites can be used by a social studies teacher. However, they can also be used while teaching Nothing but the Truth because that novel deals with certain patriotic concerns.
http://www.quia.com/servlets/quia.web.QuiaWebManager
This is a site that allows teachers to create web quizzes. There is a free 30-day trial.
http://www.vaiw.org/vet/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=2432
Article by a Vietnam vet, who is speaking out about the war today. This could be used to look at objective v. subjective and bias.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/national/2001/sept11/transcripts/0921bush.html
Speech by President Bush, “either you’re with us or against us.” Look at bias, subjective v. objective, propaganda
http://www.crf-usa.org/bria/bria19_4a.htm
This site contains an article about the Patriot Act and how American’s individual rights are sacrificed. This article could be good to read for research about the Patriot Act. There are also questions at the end of the article; so, this article/questions could be assigned to those gifted students who finish assignments early.
These sites can be used by students when working on a unit of study on cells.
Rader’s Biology4Kids
http://www.biology4kids.com/
Students are introduced to all organelles of the animal and plant cell. They read about the organelles and then can take self quizzes on the cell in general and also quizzes on each organelle. Students are given immediate feedback on their quiz and explanation of each answer.
Students can also see slide shows of different cell types as well as video links to cells.
Cells alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
Students can view interactive cell models of animal, plant and bacterial cells. They also can look at live cell cams to see the growth of cancer cells and bacterial cells. Students can also look at several types of cells at different magnifications. Also, jigsaw puzzles for students to put together on different types of cells.
Cells and Organelles
(Part of the University of Cincinnati Web Page)
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio104/cells.htm
Students see colorful parts of the animal and plant cell. They can point to different parts of the cell and get names and functions of those organelles. Also provides links to other great sites in biology (Genetics/Mendel, Evolution/Charles Darwin)
Grey Matter: Cell Trail
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/s2s/latest/cell1/src/index.html
Students have access to a tutorial about the organelles of the cell. The can then play a matching game where they will match up pairs of cards. (Organelle name on one card/Function on another)
These sites can be usd by teachers in preparing for unit on cells:
The Science Spot
http://sciencespot.net/
This is a resource for Junior High Teachers and Students. It contains lesson plans on various science topics, daily science trivia, and puzzle corner for word searches and crossword puzzles.
The Discovery School
http://school.discovery.com/
This is a resource for all teachers. It contains Lesson Plans, Brain Boosters,
Puzzle Makers and Study Starters. Also a link to Kathy Schrock’s Guide to
Educator’s.
Science NetLinks
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/matrix.cfm
The Thinkfinity partnership provides free, Internet-based content across
academic disciplines. Science NetLinks' role is to provide a wealth of
standards-based resources for K-12 science educators, including lesson
plans, interactives and reviewed Internet resources. Science NetLinks is a
dynamic site with new content being added on a regular basis.
Here is a good site:
http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/english/files/betterbookreports.pdf
Nice ideas for better book reports! No same old, same old!
http://www.weatherwizkids.com/
This is an interactive weather website for kids to learn all about weather. There is lots of information here. This is an easier reading level.
http://www.fi.edu/weather/
This is another fun website to learn numerous weather facts.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/srh/jetstream/atmos/atmos_intro.htm
This is the National Weather Service website which discusses the layers of the atmosphere and related topics. This is a higher level of reading.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/Atmosphere/layers.html&edu=mid
Diagrams and text are used in this website to explain the five layers of the atmosphere.
http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/hbf/watercycle/index.html
This is an interactive website that allows kids to learn all about the water cycle by playing games, puzzles, and reading very informational text.
http://www.national-aquarium.co.uk/interactive/water.asp
This is another interactive website that takes students through the water cycle.
Great interactive website!!!
http://gamequarium.com/readquarium/analogies.html
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