navigating the web--finding the gems!

Navigating the Web“Finding the Gems”

Pam Krambeck, ESU#3

Navigating the Web“Finding the Gems”

Pam Krambeck, ESU#3pkrambeck@esu3.org ~ 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

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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

Math Sites

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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

Language Arts Sites

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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

Science Sites

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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