navigating the web--finding the gems!
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This presentation was "put together" for a breakout session at the Parent Involvement Conference held in Papillion, Nebraska in March of 2008. The intent was to share educational web sites with parents.TRANSCRIPT
Navigating the Web“Finding the Gems”
Pam Krambeck, ESU#3
Navigating the Web“Finding the Gems”
Pam Krambeck, ESU#[email protected] ~ http://esu3.ishareinfo.org/pkrambeck
“Finding” Needles in Haystacks• Learn the math of searching
• Using quotes• Advanced
searching• Google
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Interactive Educational
Sites
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• Helpful Interactive Sites
• Browse/search del.icio.us
Educational Games
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• StarFall (Primary)• Tux Type• Tux Paint• Punctuation Paintball
Document Processing
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• Google Docs –http://docs.google.com
• ZoHo –http://www.zoho.com
• Registration Required
Picture Editing
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• PikNik• http://www.picnik.com
• Lunapic • http://www.lunapic.com/editor/
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Create a Graph at Kidzone—• http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/cr
eateagraph/default.aspx• great on-line graphing tool• creating a graph becomes
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Fun Brain—• http://www.funbrain.com/kids
center.html
• Math Baseball, Soccer Shout Out, Power Football, Math Car Racing and What’s the Point.
• Always expanding and always enjoyable
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What’s My Angle?• http://www.amblesideprimary.com/amblewe
b/mentalmaths/protractor.html
• series of activities that demonstrate the use of protractors
• practice measuring angles
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The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives-- http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
• opportunity to manipulate objects virtually on the screen
• have access both at school and home. • Sponsored by Utah State University
Math Sites
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Hippo Campus -- http://www.hippocampus.org • homework helper site• select course, textbook, and page number• on-line tutoring session with interactive
examples that align with the lesson from their textbook.
• government, biology, environmental science, physics, religion and US history are also covered at this site
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Web Math – http://www.webmath.com • A great resource• interactive web site• step by step instructions for the • Sections include: math for everyone, general
math, K-8 math, algebra, plots & geometry, trig & calculus and others too numerous to mention.
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Math Goodies• http://www.mathgoodies.com• A great resource for all things Math! • Interactive lessons, worksheets • homework help for K-12. • more than 500 activities for students and
parents
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Division Bingo• http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_f
tp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/bingo/index.html
• offers students a chance to practice their division skills in a fun interactive game
• basic math facts & review of division• Students enjoy working on math skills
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Punctuation Paintball• http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L3?Area=Paintba
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• on-line game
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The Five Paragraph Essay –•
http://www.geocities.com/soho/atrium/1437/tips.html
• simplistic in nature• bare bones approach to
writing an acceptable essay
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The Writing Fix• http://writingfix.com/Traits.htm • 6-Trait Writing Process• literature prompts helpful when
writing
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The Scriptorium• http://www.thescriptorium.net/youth.html
• Did you know that a scriptorium is a place set aside for writing?
• “young writers’ resource webzine” new “stuff” every month
• Provides a forum for young writers
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One Hundred Best Books –http://www.teachersfirst.com/100books.cfm
• listing of the 100 best books and authors for all ages
• use this site to inspire writers• A listing at the site includes
childhood favorites and a sampling for young adults.
Science Sites
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• NASA: The NASA site (http://www.nasa.gov) is vast and offers a daily image gallery, and links for both educators and students.
• NASA For Kids: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/ With students as the audience, this link takes you directly to the grade level links for K-4, 5-8 and 9-12
• gov/en/kids/ NASA’s Space Place offers animated games, projects, animations and amazing facts in a kid friendly forum.
• NASA Fundamental Physics in Space: http://funphysics.jpl.nasa.gov/ Aimed at secondary students, this site explores the laws of science, experiments in space and recent news events and discoveries related to space studies.
Science Sites
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• The Wild Classroom• http://www.thewildclassroom.com
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• Some of my favorites were an offering on Biodiversity and Deadly Snakes.
Science Sites
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K-2 My World Interactiveshttp://www.uen.org/k-2interactives/my_world.shtml
• K-2 interactive science site• “Plant Parts” and “Elmo’s World
Weather Game.”
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Mr. Nussbaum’s Science Sitehttp://www.mrnussbaum.com/zoocode.htm
• “thousand sites in one”• two-minute challenge on the
periodic table
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• The Exploratorium• http://www.exploratorium.edu/• middle level grades• more than a science museum • Webcasts, digital libraries and
interactive microscopes
Science Sites
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The Virtual Bodyhttp://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.aspx • Explore the human brain, skeleton,
heart and digestive tract • On-line resource that offers
animations, narrations and activities • Build a skeleton and organizing the
organs of the digestive tract.
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National Geographic’s Forces of Naturehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/forcesofnature/
• Volcanoes, earthquakes, hurricanes & tornadoes are explored
• Offered by National Geographic
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• Cells Alive• http://www.cellsalive.com/• Cell biology, microbiology, immunology
and microscopy and the topics• interactive links to cell models, mitosis,
meiosis, the cell cycle and cell cams. • Check out the puzzles and quizzes—
students like the challenges
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Edheads—Activate Your Mindhttp://www.edheads.org/• interactive activities• machines, weather, and
performing virtual hip or knee replacement surgery
Social Studies Sites
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Library of Congresshttp://www.loc.gov/index.html • Check out the American
memories collection
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Time Magazine for Kidshttp://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/ • aimed at the K-8 grades• Many topics--current events
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Ten-By-Ten Sitehttp://www.tenbyten.org/10x10.html
• 100 Words and Pictures that Define the Time
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50 Stateshttp://www.50states.com• well organized • alphabetical order using key words• state bird, state flower• Easy to use and elementary student
friendly
Just for Fun!
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra Site: For the music lover, theory, games, etc.
http://www.dsokids.com/2001/rooms/musicroom.asp Fun Brain: Games on all subject areas. http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
Jigsaw Zone: Jigsaw puzzles various sizes, pictures and shapes.http://www.jigzone.com
Learning Planet: Timed games, math, geography, words & matching.
http://www.learningplanet.com/stu/kids3.asp
National Geographic Kids: Geography information andhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/index.html