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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
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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
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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