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This list will host sites that have lesson plans that can be used in Professional Development to be taken back to the classroom.
Updated on Jun 13, 14
Created on May 26, 10
Category: Schools & Education
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Point Counter Point: How to Use (and Avoid Misusing) PowerPoint
Great for classes at OCDE. How to use powerpoint correctly. Can be taken back to the classroom.
Free book publishing for students printed and emailed
Discovering the outdoors on the computer to get you outside. Great activities and starting points
"MyArtTutor is focused on teaching art using virtual classes that give you a full assortment of what a tutor has to offer. You can interact with other students, ask questions, and hear how a tutor answers other students with similar questions. You have access to the class indefinitely!
The classes change and update constantly. New classmates ask new questions and there is constantly new content from MyArtTutor and on occasion, a new comment from your tutor. You just never know!"
This is the 3 minute video that we submitted to the MacArthur judges. It is available for public consumption on You Tube . Connecting SciLife and Glogster to create an example of the life of a cell
Discrimination video from Jennie Oaks 6th Grade Class. Student made. Very good.
For media folks like me, the cool, interactive graphical program that is Google Earth has always had a Holy Grail–inserting moving media so it plays right over the terrain, as still images will do. We’ve gotten a lot closer with two new features, one with mixed blessings. First, Google Earth now has a YouTube layer.
ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books. Using ZooBurst, storytellers of any age can create their own rich worlds in which their stories can come to life.
ZooBurst books are completely web-based and can be experienced using nothing more than your browser outfitted with the Adobe Flash plug-in. Books can be inspected from any angle from with a 3D space, and rotating around a book is as easy as dragging and dropping your mouse. In addition, the author of a book can choose to make items "clickable," allowing you to learn more about individual characters within a story. You can choose to experience a ZooBurst book in a number of ways, including in Augmented Reality. If you have a webcam installed on your computer simply click on the 'Augmented Reality' button at the top of the screen and watch as the book appears in the palm of your hand!
Great site for resources on everything for nerdy teachers. Cybersafety and lesson plans
"Created by the Discovery Channel, and the energy that revolutionized media over twenty-five years ago, Discovery Education empowers educators to engage students and transform classrooms by providing dynamic curricular resources, comprehensive assessment services, and customized professional development plans with ongoing support that improve student achievement.
Discovery Education is the #1 provider of digital services to U.S. schools reaching 1 million educators, 35,000,000 students, and is in 60,000 schools"
"The non-profit empowering educators to deliver and share curricula"
Has content created by educator for educators for free.
"Whether you want to define a word, learn the name of a bone, practice your French, or prep for the SAT, iPhone has the smartest apps around."
Welcome To The (Unofficial) Administrator Training Program Wiki
This wiki is meant to support delivery of the OCDE Administrator Training Program curriculum. It contains links to resources mentioned by the presenters, the guest speaker, and the participants.
"Product: Toon Boom Studio 6.0, Flip Boom Classic 5.0, Flip Boom All Star 1.0 (www.toonboom.com)
Retail Price: Toon Boom Studio, starts at $150; Flip Boom Classic, starts at $40; Flip Boom All Star, starts at $70.
Toon Boom Animation has expanded on and improved its selection of animation software, with the addition of Flip Boom All Star and more advanced features in Toon Boom Studio. "
"Welcome to the
Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies (C4LPT)
A resource site for the use of new technologies for working and learning"
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USA TODAY Snapshots
USA TODAY Snapshots are easy-to-read statistical graphics that present information on various issues and trends in a visually appealing way. Readers are invited to answer a "Quick Question" related to the snapshot. A new Snapshot is posted online Monday through Friday."
" TuxTyping Tux the penguin is hungry, and loves to eat fish. But Tux can only catch the fish if you type the right letters in time! Can you help Tux? "
"Nine Neat NASA Resources for Teachers and Students
Almost every time I visit NASA's website I find something new and interesting to me. I just did a quick look through my archives and over the last few year I've written about NASA-related topics more than sixty times. Here are nine of those better NASA resources for teachers and students."
49 items | 3 visits
This list will host sites that have lesson plans that can be used in Professional Development to be taken back to the classroom.
Updated on Jun 13, 14
Created on May 26, 10
Category: Schools & Education
URL: