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Awesome Educational Games

Kim Estes — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:54:33 +0000

This site, brought to my attention by Shane Archer at BHS, is an INCREDIBLE resource for teachers. Provided by Sheppard Software, the site offers games at levels from beginner to expert in:

Geography
Vocabulary
Chemistry
Animals
Math
Science
Health
History

And so much more! There is something here for EVERYONE - K through 12! Doubt it? Try an expert level game and see if you get stumped!

Visit this site now….and thank Shane!!!

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/

Use The Gateway

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:18:45 +0000

Looking for good lesson plans? Need something new to add some ZING to your content? Visit The Gateway to 21st Century Skills and browse through thousands of online lesson plans, or just use the search engine to find what you need by grade level, content area, or keyword. A great resource for teachers! Some of the cool lessons you’ll find include:

Fastball Physics - using baseball to teach aerodynamics and more
Macbeth 2000 - bringing classic characters into contemporary times
Not Big, Not Bad - Just a Wolf - This National Geographic Geoguide lesson explores the reality of the gray wolf—not its mythical or fairy tale cousin—and its relationships with animals, humans, and the environment.

There are thousands more to see…go now…don’t wait…

http://www.thegateway.org/

Create Your Own Timeline!

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:02:58 +0000

Students become historians as they use this interactive tool provided by ReadWriteThink to create their own timelines. Easy to use and applicable to all content areas. Students can create time lines for literature, science, mathematics, social studies, fine arts, music, health and medical discoveries, sports evolution, and even one about themselves or their family!

http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/timeline/

Evolution of Black History

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:59:14 +0000

Scholastic brings you this incredible, interactive timeline of the Evolution of Black History. A must have resource!

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/timeline/game.htm

WhoWhatWhen

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:56:37 +0000

This interactive timeline allows you to select your dates, or view timelines by keywords or descriptors. You can find information on mathmeticians, musicians, kings and queens, sports figures, scientists and much more. Each entry allow you to view the timeline, google the individual/event, or visit that entry in Wikipedia. Fun to see!

http://www.sbrowning.com/whowhatwhen/index.php

What Was His Name?

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:50:09 +0000

Want to learn more about the historical figures of Britain? This interactive, alphabetical list of the famous - and infamous - will give you an inside look at the people who made history! Brought to you by our friends at the BBC!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/

History Trails

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:47:35 +0000

Another gem from the BBC treasure chest, this site offers:

Articles, games, activities and quizzes that help make sense of the past and the sources that made history.
Pick a trail and start your journey.

You can chose from eight different topics (most with a British twist - it is the BBC after all):

Church and State: Track the history of Britain’s historic institutions and their turbulent relationship.
Victorian Britain: Who were the winners and losers in the race for industrial supremacy in Victorian Britain?
Family History: Take the first steps to uncovering your family history; what can documentation and memorabilia reveal?
Local History: Discover how history happens all around you; enthusiasts and experts offer their top tips for reading the past.
Wars and Conflict: Discover more about the personal experience of battle. Chart the emergence of a British standing army.
Conquest: What was the impact of the Vikings and the Normans? Michael Wood charts the legacy of invasion.
How to do History: Follow in the footsteps of professional historians and find out how they bring the past alive.
Archeology: Find out more about the world of archaeology. Join Julian Richards as he goes digging for clues.

Are you ready to get historical? Visit the site at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/trail/

Interactive Time Lines

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:41:02 +0000

Part of the expansive BBC site, the Interactive Timelines bring audio, video, and Web 2.0 Flash integration to the classroom. The site boasts six active time lines that will engage and amaze your students (and your peers, parents, etc.).

You can explore:

British History - Explore all of British history, from the Neolithic to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline.
Ages of English - From a West Saxon dialect to a global phenomenon, from runes to rap, the development of English follows a fascinating trail.
Ages of Treasure - Explore artefacts from the Palaeolithic to the Norman Conquest
Kings and Queens Through Time - A timeline of dynasties and key events in England
Prime Ministers and Politics - Three hundred years of high ideals and low cunning

And the particularly harrowing

Genocide Under the Nazis - This timeline takes you through all 12 years of Nazi rule. But it deliberately deprives you of the benefit of hindsight or a view of the future, ensuring you experience events in the sequence they happened to those who lived through them.

You don’t want to miss this site. Visit it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/timelines/

Interact with History

Kim Estes — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 18:34:29 +0000

The BBC brings you phenomenal resources for exploring history.

This section of the extensive site - http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/interactive/ brings you scores of interactive history activites.

You’ll find games, galleries, timelines, virtual tours, audio and vidoe clips…and much more.

This is a MUST SEE site for all teachers!

Looking for Art?

Kim Estes — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:41:49 +0000

The Yale University Art Gallery is an amazing collection of images that cover a wide variety of artistic medium, genres, techniques, periods, and artists. A must see for enhancement of all content areas…and, well…art class!

Go see this amazing gallery at http://artgallery.yale.edu/

PBS Teacher Resources

Kim Estes — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:49:04 +0000

You can find lesson plans, videos, enrichment activities and more on this wonderful site offered by PBS. You can search by content area and recieve a multimedia list of helpful resources for teachers and students. A Must-have site for your favorites. Go now to http://www.pbs.org/teachers/

Shodor Interactivate Online Java Activites

Kim Estes — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:41:36 +0000

This site has an unbelieveable wealth of math and science and math interactive activities. The site boasts:

For learners:

Over 100 online interactive activities
A Math Term Dictionary
Interactive Online Math Tools

For teachers

Over 70 complete lesson plans made to be used with the online student activities and divided by grade level
Discussions - preparatory information in the form of a dialogue for you to have with your students to discover existing knowledge, introduce the new concept, and discuss vocabulary
Lists of activities by standards

You won’t be disappointed when you visit this site at http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/

Flashcard Exchange - Create, Share, Learn

Kim Estes — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:57:08 +0000

At Flashcard Exchange, you can create your own virtual flashcards (printable ones too) or you can use any of the hundreds of other flashcard sets created by users! What a neat way to study!

http://www.flashcardexchange.com/

Toondoo - Bring the power of comics to the classroom

Kim Estes — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:47:41 +0000

This fun website lets your students create comics on any topic you can think of! How about creating word problems for math using a comic strip? Talk about a fun way to summarize chapters of a novel or play! Create social stories for your special ed students! Or help your ESL and Foreign Language kids learn their vocabulary! You can even upload your own photos…what a cool way to show a science experiment!!! Go visit!!!

http://toondoo.com