Monthly Volume 8, Issue 1 Newsletter January 2018Volume 8, Issue 1 January 2018 Welcome! Welcome to...

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Monthly Newsletter Volume 8, Issue 1 January 2018 Welcome! Welcome to the students and teachers of Capetown, South Africa ! We’re happy you are using Infotopia.info, Infotrek.info and Kidtopia.info for your research needs! Are your elementary students studying the 50 states in the U.S.? Our Kidtopia resources are perfect for grades K-5. Each state page links to resources that include state facts, state symbols, a state puzzle, and more. Plus, there is a video about each state. Try it out! http://www.kidtopia.info/us_states_hist.html Happy New Year! This is the beginning of the eighth year of Infotopia/Kidtopia newsletters. We need ideas for topics for our newsletter and websites. What are you looking for? What topics are you studying? We’d love to help you by creating web resources for your students. Just send us an email: bell@ infotopia.info. Help! http://www.teachertopia.info/math.html Are you a new math teacher, or an experienced math teacher who needs some new ideas? Check out our TeacherTopia math resources for math handouts/worksheets, lesson plans, and much more, including teacher preparation videos from Annenberg Learner. Some of our favorites include the following: https://www.khanacademy.org/ http://mathforum.org/library/ http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

Transcript of Monthly Volume 8, Issue 1 Newsletter January 2018Volume 8, Issue 1 January 2018 Welcome! Welcome to...

  • MonthlyNewsletter

    Volume8,Issue1January2018

    Welcome!WelcometothestudentsandteachersofCapetown,SouthAfrica!We’rehappyyouareusingInfotopia.info,Infotrek.infoandKidtopia.infoforyourresearchneeds!

    Areyourelementarystudentsstudyingthe50statesintheU.S.?OurKidtopiaresourcesareperfectforgradesK-5.Eachstatepagelinkstoresourcesthatincludestatefacts,statesymbols,astatepuzzle,andmore.Plus,thereisavideoabouteachstate.Tryitout!http://www.kidtopia.info/us_states_hist.html

    HappyNewYear!ThisisthebeginningoftheeighthyearofInfotopia/Kidtopianewsletters.Weneedideasfortopicsforournewsletterandwebsites.Whatareyoulookingfor?Whattopicsareyoustudying?We’dlovetohelpyoubycreatingwebresourcesforyourstudents.Justsendusanemail:[email protected].

    Help!

    http://www.teachertopia.info/math.htmlAreyouanewmathteacher,oranexperiencedmathteacherwhoneedssomenewideas?CheckoutourTeacherTopiamathresourcesformathhandouts/worksheets,lessonplans,andmuchmore,includingteacherpreparationvideosfromAnnenbergLearner.Someofourfavoritesincludethefollowing:

    https://www.khanacademy.org/

    http://mathforum.org/library/

    http://mathworld.wolfram.com/

  • Oursearchengines/webdirectoriesinclude:

    http://www.infotopia.info

    http://www.kidtopia.info

    http://www.kidtopiagames.com

    http://www.infotrek.info

    http://www.virtuallrc.com

    http://www.academicindex.net

    http://www.teachertopia.info

    Asyouknow,ourwebsites/searchenginesarefree.Tohelpsupportus,pleaseshareourwebsiteswith

    colleaguesormakeadonationat:http://www.infotopia.info/support.html

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    Weappreciateyourfeedbackandwelovetohearfromyou!

    Dr.MichaelBellandCaroleBell(Retired)Librarians/Teachers Carole and Mike Bell

    Doyouneedresourcesforhealthandmedicine?OurrecommendationsincludeWebMD,theCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC),andmore.

    https://www.webmd.com/

    https://www.cdc.gov/CheckoutourHealthResourcespagesat:http://www.infotopia.info/health.html

    Checkoutoursciencebiographiesandinventors’pagesforlotsofideas.Youcansearchbytheperson’snameorthenameoftheinvention.FromKidtopia:http://www.kidtopia.info/science_biography.htmlFromInfotopia:http://www.infotopia.info/inventions.html

    Areyoustudyinginventorsorscientists?

    CominginFebruary:

    • AfricanAmericanHistoryMonthCheckoutourrecommendedresources:http://www.infotopia.info/black_hist.html(YoumightwanttoreviewourresourcesontheCivilRightsMovementalso.)http://www.infotopia.info/civil_rights_movement.html

    • February14th—Valentine’sDayhttp://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day

    • TheThirdMondayofFebruary—Presidents’Day

    https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/