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Website Resources
Putting students first to make learning last a lifetime
Celebrating academics, diversity, and innovation
Objective & CCSS
• Familiarize teachers with websites they can integrate into the
classroom to help motivate, inspire, and enhance instruction.
• CCSS
– W.7 Conduct short research projects that build knowledge
about a topic.
– W.8 Gather information from provided sources to answer a
question.
– L.4 Consult reference materials (e.g., dictionaries,
glossaries, thesauruses) both print and digital, to find the
pronunciation and determine or clarify the precise
meaning of key words and phrases.
Common Core Assessments
This is site offers free resources such as math modules and assessments
for mathematics and ELA.
Ed.ted.com
Ed.ted.com is a website that allows you to take almost any
video on the web and create an interactive lesson based
around it. It gives you the option to put forth learning
objectives, add questions, and promote discussions based on
the subject of the video. You can create your own video
lessons or choose from the 100’s of videos already created.
Google Images
Images.google.com – search the world’s images! You can use
images to enhance presentations, explain concepts, and
beyond. To use, simply click on any opensource image to go
to the source site, right click on image, select ‘Save Picture
As’ to save the pictures to a folder and then use the menu
options on the left side of the screen to filter your search
results.
Open Sources
Images and Music that are free
for public use
•
http://classroom-aid.com/educational-resources/openeducational-resources/multimedia/
Prezi
Prezi is an online presentation creation website that
puts PowerPoint to shame. Use it to create dynamic,
engaging, energetic presentations that will captivate
your audience. It’s easy to learn and free to use. Create
your own amazing Prezis or use one already created by
another user just like you. Find it at www.prezi.com
Edmodo
Edmodo is a free and safe way for students and teachers to
connect and collaborate. Edmodo is designed to get
students excited about learning in a familiar environment.
On Edmodo, teachers can continue classroom discussions
online, give polls to check for student understanding, give
quizzes and assignments, and award badges to individual
students based on performance or behavior.
Edmodo is a
powerful and safe
social network for
you and your
students. Find it at
www.edmodo.com
Polleverywhere.com
Polleverywhere.com allows you to poll your class in real time!
You can create a question, either multiple choice or free text
response and have your students respond in three different
ways: sending a text message, using a smartphone's web
browser, or on a computer via the web browser. The results
are displayed dynamically on animated charts. You can even
embed the charts in PowerPoint!
Puzzlemaker
Puzzlemaker is a puzzle generation tool for teachers,
students, and parents. Puzzlemaker allows you to create
and print customized word search, criss-cross, math
puzzles, and more using your own word lists. Find it at
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/freepuzzlemaker/?CFID=23423831&CFTOKEN=69607151
Typingtest.com
Typingtest.com allows the user to time typing
speed, to type in a variety of languages, and to
learn about various topics while typing.
Interactive Learning Sites
A fun interactive learning site that
offers student games pertaining to
specific subjects and topics. These
games can easily be aligned with
classroom content and instruction.
Find it at
http://interactivesites.weebly.com/
More interactive sites for elementary
Hour of Code – learn to write code http://csedweek.org/learn
Thinking Blocks – basic math skills
http://www.thinkingblocks.com/tb_fractions/fractions.html
Starfall.com – learn phonics and mouse skills http://www.starfall.com/
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic features a variety of people, animals,
and places. This site includes facts, games, activities, and
related links for students to explore and enjoy! Find it at
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
Library of Congress
Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/Kids
NASAforkids.gov
This educational site provides information, videos,
and photographs about space, space missions,
planets, and the universe.
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents
Application – Classroom Use
• Incorporating these websites resources into
your instruction can build content knowledge,
increase motivation, and inspire students.
• They can easily be integrated into specific
lessons or units.