Content Literacy

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stock photos repository

Welcome to the free section of Dreamstime! If you are a designer, here you can download high resolution RF stock images for free. If you are a photographer, the heavy traffic of this section offers you the opportunity to achieve great portfolio exposure by offering free images.

digital image repository, to quote "For Creatives by Creatives"

I'm not an English teacher, but this approach to writing with middle schools students makes great sense to me! I love the tools he is using with his students. It doesn't do the work for them but lets the students focus on figuring out the important information instead of how to format the paper! 

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Not sure the purpose of this tool, but I like the images it pulls from flickr. Great way to grab cool pics and they are somehow tied to your tweets (not sure I get that part, but I like the idea). 

Science Videos for a wide range of topics

Importance of language development in learning mathematics. Supports the mathematical literacy approach utilized in CTL's ALM.

New simulations released by PhET @ UC Boulder

Some interesting ways of using Google in education (not just the classroom). 

"Stacey Roshan is using an approach dubbed by her students as the "backwards classroom."... The students watch pre-recorded lectures the night before the class, when homework problems are traditionally done, then spend the time in class getting answers to questions, working on additional problems with partners, and getting one-on-one assistance from the teacher. No more lectures in class." from The Backwards Class, by Dian Schaffhauser, THE Journal, 02/02/11

Complete Science Fair information site from Discovery Education. It's been years since I've organized a science fair, or even had children participating, but this site would have been helpful to me on both levels. Great resource. Share it with parents and educators alike. 

Virtual Open Heart Bypass Surgery. Somewhat interactive but very educational. Takes you through the process from giving an anesthetic to waking the patient up. Pretty cool. 

cK-12 FlexBooks are customizable, standards-aligned, free digital textbooks for K - 12. Subject areas include: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Easy to use but not very adaptable within the chapters. You decide the chapters that you want in your book, but each chapter is basically a pre-made PDF. 

Easy note taking site. Create an account, type in your notes simply and add new notes by hitting enter.  Site has a mobile friendly version for viewing notes. quicklyst.com/mobile that makes accessing the notes via a smartphone easy and quick. 

s the use of computing and networking technologies in schools grows, educators increasingly incorporate online tools and resources into their curricula-some even replace traditional classroom interactions with "virtual" courses that take place entirely online. At the same time, administrators are concerned with helping students develop 21st century skills while bridging the digital divide between students and adults. To address emerging trends in education, Project Tomorrow, a national education nonprofit group and Blackboard have joined together to bring you Education in the 21st Century, a series of reports that include data from the SpeakUp Survey, which shed light on issues related to learning and leading in K-12 education.