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An interactive flash activity that lets students use a Punnett Square to map alleles.

A collection of links for tutorials and interactive activities related to biology.

An interactive Web tour of Auschwitz. Includes maps and plans, timeline, and learning resources.Includes teaching guides for discussion prompts and learning activities.

Original and entertaining biology animations and interactive activities. Although a bit simplistic, teenagers should find them appealing.

Great portal of IWB activities for elementary

thx to @tyyost

"A document camera is one of the easiest and quickest ways to integrate technology into your classroom. There are very few special skills needed to use this piece of equipment. A classroom document camera can be connected to a DLP/LCD projector through a computer or connected directly to a DLP/ LCD projector. This one piece of classroom technology can be used to actively engage students in the learning process...."

Connect - We invite you to join or log in to our social network for youth voices, where students and teachers work together (see Curriculum and Guides) to create student-to-student conversations and collaborations. We hope that you will make Youth Voices your destination for many different activities in school and out. Comment - Be heard. This is a place for you to engage in discussions. To find something that you may want to comment on: * search with keywords in the search box * choose one of the New/Current Discussions * consider the Popular Discussions, the ones with the most comments * browse by Topics * find posts by members of your school or community groups We encourage you to spend a lot of time writing thoughtful comments back and forth on other students' Discussions. Create - Be known. Show who you are through your creativity and scholarship. At Youth Voices you can post updates many times each day on the microblog, What's up? And you can use your cell phone to post audio. You can also create, revise, and polish three types of Discussions: * audio podcasts * text with embedded media * discussions that begin with videos and VoiceThreads

"Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. Place the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web."

"ECONnections contains standards-based lesson plans adapted from NCEE printed materials for the Internet with interactive activities for students. "

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia publishes lessons for K-12 teachers to use to teach economics and personal finance in their own classrooms. The lessons emphasize active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies. All lessons are downloadable in PDF format. Categorized by: -Elementary -Middle -High

"Teach and learn how to write a check, make checking account deposits and withdrawals, endorse checks, manage and balance your checkbook, and checkbook reconciliation with your monthly bank checking account statement. Instructional worksheets, lessons, exercises, and activities are appropriate for both students interested in learning the basics about check writing (cheques), checking and the check register, as well as those looking for a curriculum to practice business math, basic math (addition and subtraction) and problem solving skills."

"Our original lesson plans are developed by Thirteen Ed Online Master Teachers. Starting with tried-and-true lessons that work in the classroom, our Web-savvy teachers have built Web-based activities that use the rich resources of Thirteen/WNET New York and the Internet. Each month, we will create new lessons based upon outstanding PBS series and around outstanding Web resources. " For grades 6-12

"Financial literacy is a skill essential to future success and should be given the same weight in school as English or math. High school and middle school educators striving to augment their own financial literacy curriculum will find a wealth of material in these teacher's guides, student activities, and presentations. Log in or register to download the lessons." Grouped by: -Young Children -Children -Teens -College -Special Needs -All Ages

"Access all the great educational content found in the Understanding Taxes program on the Internet! This online version includes detailed lesson plans, interactive activities, simulations, and more! For Educators, every Understanding Taxes lesson includes the correlations to national and state educational standards. Each lesson plan includes a link to the applicable national and state standards, making it simple to integrate Understanding Taxes into your existing classroom curricula."

This is a new search application for android phones, where you do not have to use your fingers to type in a search, and you do not use your voice for a voice-activated search either. Google Goggles is based on the principle of taking a picture of the object you want more information about, and submitting it to the search. The results will then give you information about the object you photographed.

Mathematics illuminates the patterns that abound in our world. The Museum of Mathematics strives to enhance public understanding and perception of mathematics. Its dynamic exhibits and programs will stimulate inquiry, spark curiosity, and reveal the wonders of mathematics. The museum's activities will lead a broad and diverse audience to understand the evolving, creative, human, and aesthetic nature of mathematics.

Various interactive activities for reading skills from Smarty Games.

The goal of this project is to provide teachers a list of common terms or phrases aimed at improving vocabulary development of students in Tennessee. Although there is no single best way to teach terms and phrases, Dr. Marzano's research and theory on vocabulary development does point to a few generalizations that provide strong guidance. This site is dedicated to the sixth step in that process by providing a collection of games and activities designed to review and strengthen vocabulary development.

"From job interview questions and tips to writing the winning resume, we've got tutorials and activities to help with your personal career development and training."

Work History, Education, Desired Position and Salary...There is so much information needed for a job application. In this activity, you drag and drop information from your personal notes onto the application to completely fill it out. If you can't find an answer on the "cheat sheet", just click the question and the character will help you fill out the answer. NOTE: Requires a free account to view resources.