Laura Cummings's Public Library

Links to websites that feature virtual learning experiences that expose online visitors to the history, geography, literature, government and for different places around the world.

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Guess the wordle resources from Jen

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wordle vocabulary multiple curricula

23 Things blog created and used by Jacki and Carol for their course.

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23things professional development web 2.0

Wiki from Wayne RESA group on helping teachers learn to create project-based units for their students.

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project-based learning professional development

Test your students' spelling skills against the most commonly misspelled words on Dictionary.com. They will need to quickly decide whether each of 20 words is spelled correctly or incorrectly, as speed and accuracy count in this game.

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spelling vocabulary games

Use Stu’s Quiz Boxes software (for Windows) to create interactive quizzes to use with your students. Upload your completed quizzes to share with others. Download quizzes that others have shared.

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Sponsored by a National Science Foundation grant, researchers at New Mexico State University are developing Math Snacks -- a series of short animations and games that help middle-school students better understand math. The programs are designed to be used as homework or to introduce new concepts.

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The Five Best New Google Search Tools -- And How To Use Them

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google search engines

A Moodle course for students about learning online.

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moodle online learning

An explanation of Google Squared

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search engines google

At this site students will find the answers to many questions about biomes. They will also find a listing of biomes along with a detailed explanation of each.

kids.nceas.ucsb.edu/...index.html - Preview

biomes science

National Geographic's site for kids that includes games, information on animals, photos, stories, and more.

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science animals geography grades 3-5 K-2

A website where teachers and students can learn about log cabins and their part of our nation's history.

www.nps.gov/...logcabin - Preview

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Resources and links to ways to use graphic organizers in K-12 education.

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graphic organizers resources

Home page for the Let's Talk Technology group. Great resources from a professional learning network formed 12 years ago and initially supported by a MACUL grant.

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pln macul

Links to six web sites where students can create a variety of video types.

www.freetech4teachers.com/...ys-for-students-to-create.html - Preview

video create

Tips & tricks for using Picasa

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Resources to use on the SmartBoard. Some are free but some require a subscription.

www.learningtoday.com/...ractive-whiteboard-lessons.asp - Preview

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50 tips for getting the most out of the Bing search engine from Microsoft.

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search engines

A free, Web-based computer program to enhance math lessons. Geogebra provides teachers with a venue for sharing lesson plans, creating work sheets and interacting with students at home and at school. Students can be involved in it and can have a hand in changing or working with the equations.

www.geogebra.org/cms - Preview

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