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NBC News Archives on Demand

suzanner — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:57:34 +0000

I ran across a blog post today - http://education.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=1027485%3ATopic%3A24039 that describes NBC’s News Archives on Demand through hotchalk.com. This appears to be another great resource for videos for educational use. The blog link will provide more detailed information and the appropriate links to sign up.

What YOU Know About Math?

Kim Estes — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 20:19:32 +0000

What can I say? I’m a fan of cheesy math videos! This You-Tube gem has two students rapping all about what they know about math. Funny! Your students will get a kick out of it! A great way to start class one morning!

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!

Eduism brings 3-D to the White Board

Kim Estes — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:03:41 +0000

What is the Edusim?

The Edusim is an educational 3D interactive virtual environment platform (Metaverse) built on Croquet with resource packs being developed for the K-12 classroom by the Greenbush Education Service Center.

The goal of the Edusim project is to provide a safe 3D interactive environment for classroom activities (interactive white boards, modeling, machinima, and MORE).

The Edusim on an interactive whiteboard surface is an extremely powerful way to engage your students. Students can connect to the interactive whiteboard from the Edusim running on their desktop computers, or by connecting several interactive whiteboards together using the Edusim and the school network to create a collaborative 3D interactive environment where students from multiple classrooms can connect and collaborate virtually!

Here’s an example…

BISD-MATH

JHoover — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:34:54 +0000

Teacher created links to all the publisher videos for math classes including Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2. Great for remediation for slow learners, students who have been absent or students with accommodations. Help for the TI-83 graphing calculator is also posted on this site.

www.bisd-math.wikispaces.com

Perimeter Rap

Kim Estes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:59:39 +0000

Is it cheesy? Heck yeah. But is it educational - YOU BET! Learn how to find Area and Perimeter with this Texas Math Teacher turned RAPPER!

Pay Attention

Kim Estes — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:21:14 +0000