Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Common Core, Livebinders, Math Resources | Posted on February 17, 2012
Livebinder – Common Core Math – Here is another great Livebinder full of math resources to help implement Common Core.
Livebinder – Common Core Math – Here is another great Livebinder full of math resources to help implement Common Core.
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Fish Smarty is an online educational portal for kids 3-9 years old. Explore, Play and Learn with the best educational software.
Play online or outdoor educational games, read comics and find activities like coloring, drawing and much more.
DimensionU is a video game-based learning resource for K–12 students. In DimensionU, students can access 3D multiplayer educational video games that help them hone their math and literacy skills, connect with friends, and compete and collaborate while learning.
Museum of Mathematics in NYC is not open yet (Fall 2012) but they have already begun posting math resources on their web site. Check it out.
10 Steps to an Affordable Technology Program
Great slideshow with insight on creating a vision and plan for school district technology integration.
This site allows you to click on a letter that shows an animal. You can have the program pronounce the name and even make the animal sound. Scroll down to find printables.
Currently, 45% of high school seniors say they are not ready to manage their money.1 Even among adults, financial literacy is at an all-time low in the United States. Our standard curriculum, for tweens ages 8 to 14, is designed to change that.
MoneyIsland provides invaluable life lessons that better prepare future generations. Aligned with national standards published by the Jump$tart Coalition® for Personal Financial Literacy, the MoneyIsland curriculum builds skills in three basic areas: Saving & Spending, Earning & Investing, and Using Credit Wisely.
Scholastic Magazine\’s Election 2012 Page for Students has everything from electoral college maps to breaking news.
Technology Of The Future: 11 Awesome Videos That Will Blow Your Mind is from Huffington Post. My two favorites are the video from Corning Ware and the one pictured with the toll-out laptop.
Test Prep Doesn\’t Have to be Overwhelming is a short article from Edutopia on easing the anxiety associated with high stakes achievement tests.
The Night Zookeeper makes a great unit of work in schools. The Night Zookeeper is a project you can deliver very easily in your classroom. It is accessible for all primary school students from Foundation Stage to Year (Grade) 6. The project fosters a great sense of creativity amongst pupils and has seamless cross-curricular links. It involves aspects of Literacy, Art and ICT.
A Web Whiteboard is touch-friendly online whiteboard app that lets you use your computer, tablet or smartphone to easily draw sketches, collaborate with others and share them with the world.
Works on all modern browsers, no installation needed.
Evernote for Educators Livebinder is full of resources to help you more effectively and productively use Evernote for educational applications.
Pora Ora.Com (a site from UK)
Pora Ora is a FREE 3D world designed to make learning fun, where primary school children are rewarded for completing educational tasks that are linked to the national curriculum. The educational content is embedded in games and quests throughout the world, so children really are learning while playing.
Solar System Scope.Com is an interactive web site that lets you explore the solar system. Zoom in and out, click on info for more information, tons of content.
Science Fair Ideas from Steve Spangler
I know this post appears in February and many Science Fairs do not occur until after achievement tests in the spring; however, it’s never too early to get a start. Watch this short video and take advantage of all this site has to offer.
TCEA List of Apps is the most comprehensive I’ve seen. Organized on Google docs as a spreadsheet with subject strand and topics, it is easy to read and choose the App that best fits your lesson design.
EconEd Link is a great site to find lesson plans for teaching economics and personal finance to students of all ages.