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Learn About Oklahoma - State of Oklahoma
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): native americans (78), states (161)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students to demonstrate how to navigate the site, then allow students to explore on their own. Using a tool such as Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, have students create trading cards with information about famous Oklahoma natives as part of their state research. Challenge students to create an online book of images and captions about Oklahama using Ourboox, reviewed here.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Ohio Kids - History for Kids - Ohio Historical Society
Grades
4 to 8tag(s): archeology (31), natural resources (57), states (161), virtual field trips (55)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard to show students how to navigate the icons and links then allow them to explore on their own. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online graphic to share using DesignBold, reviewed here. Have students create scavenger hunts for other students to use when exploring the site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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New York State for Kids - New York State Department of Economic Development
Grades
3 to 8In the Classroom
Copy the crossword puzzle on the site for students, then have them explore the site to find answers. Share this site with students as they work on state research projects. To show what they have learned from this site, challenge students to create an online graphic to share using DesignBold, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NebraskaStudies.org - Nebraska State Historical Society
Grades
4 to 12tag(s): native americans (78), railroads (11), states (161)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard with students then allow them time to explore on their own. Share this site with students who are performing research for state projects, American History, or international events. Have students or student groups create an online, interactive poster using Web Poster Wizard (reviewed here) showing information learned from the site. Use the international and national timelines on the site to research important world events.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Plimoth Plantation - Plimoth Plantation
Grades
3 to 8This site includes advertising.
tag(s): colonial america (107), pilgrims (17), thanksgiving (33)
In the Classroom
Change the commercial traditions of tradition and bring on a study of history. Fascinating worlds of primary resources are at your computer! Virtual field trips, historical sleuthing, genealogy, and so much more. Challenge your students to take a closer look and decide for themselves. Debate information lines the pages of this website. Have students keep a virtual journal about what they are learning (that is new to them) from Plimoth Plantation. Use an easy virtual journaling tool such as Penzu, reviewed here. With Penzu you can add images or your own artwork as illustrations. Study history not false information. Share this and other sections of the TeachersFirst Colonial America tour as part of your study of the colonies so students can see what these historic locations look like today.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Decide Already - Sprout Box
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): polls and surveys (55), questioning (36)
In the Classroom
Teach one of the highest levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (evaluating) using this tool. Have s student operator open it on a projector or interactive whiteboard and have the class determine criteria for decision making, such as how to choose the best location for a field trip or decide on the best book to read. Ask how they choose books for independent reading, and have them develop their own criteria as a class. Send out questions for students to decide on classroom events such as field trips - offer 2 or 3 choices along with criteria to consider when choosing. Offer to allow students to choose the next read-aloud book to be used in the classroom, choose student of the week or month recipients, activities for classroom parties, etc. Use this site to start a class debate on historical choices that may be considered controversial (i.e the use of the atomic bomb). Share this with other staff in your building and use the site to make decisions on professional development topics, dates for get-togethers and more. Include this link on your class website for groups to use in making project decisions or to simulate political process and the ways legislators make decisions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hinterland Who's Who - Wildlife in Canada - Environment Canada
Grades
3 to 12tag(s): animal homes (63), animals (319), environment (321), habitats (110)
In the Classroom
Bookmark and save this site to use with any animal research or projects. Introduce the site on your interactive whiteboard or projector and allow students to explore on their own. Have students choose an animal from the site to research then make a multimedia presentation using one of many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. Use questions from the Issues and Topics section during classroom debates and discussions on the environment.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SAS Curriculum Pathways - SAS institute Inc.
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7 to 12tag(s): africa (163), architecture (84), cells (101), europe (71), evolution (103), genetics (89), grammar (208), literature (264), motion (70), numbers (191), operations (119), probability (135), statistics (125), verbs (38)
In the Classroom
Use the more than 200 Interactive activities and 855 ready-to-use lessons to provide technology-rich lessons to teach many of the most difficult concepts in the core subjects. Use the variety of assessment options that are found within each lesson. Note the Quick Launch numbers on the resource you will be using to direct students to the correct activity. Example activities include a Web Inquiry which is a guided and self-paced investigation that is built around a focus question.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Hangout NJ - State of New Jersey
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2 to 8tag(s): branches of government (53), states (161)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students on your interactive whiteboard, then allow them to explore on their own. Share the site as a resource for student state research projects. Extend learning and challenge your students to create a web exhibit collection about states using a tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to share all of the important links, information, and even brief descriptions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Montana Kids - Montana.gov
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4 to 8tag(s): famous people (23), montana (3), states (161)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard then allow students to explore on their own. Create a scavenger hunt with information from the site for students to find. Brainstorm with Stormboard, reviewed here, having students enhance their learning by adding sticky notes of things they learn (or questions) about Montana on the online shared whiteboard. Use this site as part of a web exhibit collection about states using a tool such as Wakelet, reviewed here, to share all of the important links, information, and even brief descriptions.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Radio Lingua Network: One Minute Languages - Radio Lingua
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3 to 12tag(s): greek (41), japanese (45), portuguese (22), russian (26)
In the Classroom
Use this site on a projector or interactive whiteboard to discuss and informally assess prior knowledge as you start your study of a specific country or new language. Mark this site on your classroom or lab computers so students can take advantage of the free lessons and use them for review. List this link on your class website for students to use both in and out of the classroom. In a world cultures class, have cooperative learning groups spend a class/period learning the basics of a new language. Have the groups create a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here and share their new language with the class. Gifted students would love to compare new languages discovered on this site.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects Book List - Maps - TeachersFirst
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K to 10tag(s): book lists (129), map skills (80), maps (292), reading lists (77)
In the Classroom
Build student literacy skills, reinforce what students are learning about maps, and help students build the important reading strategy of connecting what they read to prior (classroom!) knowledge. Share this link on your class web page or wiki so students can select independent reading books to accompany your unit on maps. Don't forget to share the list with the school and local libraries so they can bring in some of the books on interlibrary loan. CurriConnects are a great help for teachers who have lost school library/media specialists due to budget cuts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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CurriConnects Book List - Geographic Wonders - TeachersFirst
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K to 10tag(s): book lists (129), ecosystems (91), landforms (49), reading lists (77)
In the Classroom
Build student literacy skills, reinforce what students are learning about Geography, and help students build the important reading strategy of connecting what they read to prior (classroom!) knowledge. Share this link on your class web page or wiki so students can select independent reading books to accompany your unit on Geography. Don't forget to share the list with the school and local libraries so they can bring in some of the books on interlibrary loan. CurriConnects are a great help for teachers who have lost school library/media specialists due to budget cuts.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Groundhog Day - The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): holidays (137), pennsylvania (6)
In the Classroom
Challenge students to investigate a certain facet of this site (for example, Past Predictions) and create a multimedia presentation to share with the class. Have students use one of the many TeachersFirst multimedia Edge tools reviewed here. Share the projects on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Share this link on your class website for families to explore at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Groundhog Day: (Punxsutawney) Phil Your Day With Fun - Education World
Grades
K to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): animals (319), charts and graphs (199), holidays (137), light (54)
In the Classroom
These FREE lesson plans are ready to go for you on Groundhog's Day. Connect your students with current events, science, research skill, math, and more using these fabulous lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Amelia Earhart - The Official Website - Family of Amelia Earhart
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6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): aviation (36), careers (147), famous people (23), flight (31), women (99)
In the Classroom
Share this site with students when researching famous Americans, women, flight, or careers. Have students use a mapping tool such as Google Earth, reviewed here, to create an audio (and visual) tour of Amelia Earhart's journeys. Her story could also offer a powerful writing prompt for an essay about people who take on formidable challenges/adventures.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Learning Objects - Wisconsin Technical College System
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7 to 12tag(s): animals (319), business (57), cells (101), chinese (49), grammar (208), grammar review (41), life cycles (24), microscopes (13), plants (177), psychology (64), sentences (49), sociology (22), speech (86)
In the Classroom
Find a variety of topics for each subject area. For example, use learning objects in biology topics: How to use a Microscope, Life Cycles of Animals and Plants, and Cell Division. Choose from many others. Use as an introduction to a new unit. Additionally, these learning objects can be used for reinforcement or as a review. Under the Written Communication subject you will find 50 Learning Objects from parts of speech, commonly confused words, to how to summarize, brainstorm, and many others. Share direct urls to specific review activities to help students who need extra practice or as links on a class web page or wiki for all students to access outside of class. Encourage students to comment on your wiki about the learning objects they found most helpful in explaining tough concepts (use the discussion tab).Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Coal Cares - Coal Cares
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6 to 12tag(s): consumers (18), energy (210), environment (321), propaganda (11)
In the Classroom
Consider using this site to teach students to read carefully and evaluate the claims made on websites. You might divide the class into teams and have each group examine one of the page links from the site. One link provides paper and pencil games for kids. What can they find in these games that is ironic or reveals that the site is a spoof? (Hint: look for words in the word search that are not listed in the word bank!). Another link offers free inhalers for kids. Where do the links lead? Do students find anything strange about "baby's first inhaler"?After students have dissected the site and discovered all the misleading statements and "propaganda," encourage them to read the blog post at Coal Cares Site a Brilliant Hoax, reviewed here, for more information about the hoax, and how it was devised. Then, discuss the implications of this example. How can it make them better internet consumers? Challenge groups to create multimedia projects sharing their finding. Have students use one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here.
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World Sites Atlas - sitesatlas.com
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3 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): continents (49), countries (83), maps (292), states (161), statistics (125)
In the Classroom
Share this site with your students on your interactive whiteboard or projector, and then allow them to explore on their own on classroom computers. Create a scavenger hunt for students to find information included on maps located on the site. Have students find interesting facts, then prepare a scavenger hunt for other students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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SlateBox - SlateBox
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4 to 12View the video for a quick introduction on copying, moving, and linking boxes. Use the template panel to drop nodes needed for your new slate into the drop panel. Hovering over the box shows tools for editing text, creating links to other boxes (click and hold on the icon while dragging to another box.) Control the colors, borders, template, etc. in the right navigation pane. Export your slate to a pdf document or create an embed code to place into a wiki or blog.
tag(s): concept mapping (19), mind map (25)
In the Classroom
Create a template mindmap and add collaborator leaders (perhaps one in each group) who can --in turn-- add the rest of the group to collaborate. Assign portions of a template to a group of students. Groups can collaborate on paper or your whiteboard and then choose the best ideas for the slate being created. You can also use Slatebox with a whole-class account. Show SlateBox creations using an interactive whiteboard or projector. Edit or change elements easily with class input. Use for mapping content being studied in the current unit, problem solving, vocabulary, and more. Use this site to help students interact with and organize ideas. Construct points of a short story, identify main points of passages, or generate a map of the basic points of paragraph development. Wrap up a lesson by having the students create a "diagram of the day" (the main points of the lesson). Students can use this site to map ideas in passages of a textbook. If each student or group maps a specific passage, ideas from chapters can be seen visually. Be sure to include the links to student-created "diagrams" on a class wiki or web page so students can use them for review. If your students have Internet access outside of class, assign them to create a simple diagram of an assigned reading as homework and embed it into a wiki or blog.Edge Features:
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