Content Literacy

More tools for digital storytelling from Ozge

There are new web 2.0 tools appearing every day. Although some of these tools were not originally meant for use in the classroom, they can be extremely effective learning tools for today's technology geared students and their venturesome teachers.

Free audio books, looks like a great opportunity to get some people access to literature from a different perspective.

"NBC News Archives on Demand (K-12) is a collection of NBC News videos, primary source documents, images, and resources specifically designed for use in the K-12 classroom. * Thousands of searchable and downloadable videos (1930s to Today) * Video content aligned to State Standards * Current Events updated regularly * Sciences, Social Studies, Language Arts, Health and Business * Personalized playlists for teachers and students"

"Project Description: Middle and high school students connect to discuss current environmental issues and their impact locally. Students present their research and the local perspectives and then discuss the issues with the partner class. See the Resources page for potential topics."

"Integrating the McREL and Marzano research on classroom instruction that works with videoconferencing, particularly collaborative projects."

Literacy in the digital age.

Drill and practice quizzes for grades 1-6 math.

"A hypermedia archive sponsored by the Library of Congress and supported by the Carolina Digital Library and Archives at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. "

the future of learning from a variety of experts and lay-people.This collection offers 100 of these blog posts speculating on the future of learning.

"We make creation accessible to everyone. Our powerful set of tools helps fulfill this mission by enabling small businesses, students, artists & creators across different genres. "

Welcome to the Animated Atlas of African History! This map gives a year-by-year presentation of selected themes in the history of Africa between 1879 and 2002. Toggle buttons allow you to select which thematic layers to activate. Choices include: Territory names Changing boundaries, imperial rulers and political systems Violent conflicts Economic and demographic trends You can advance or reverse the chronology and change the speed with "play," "fast forward," and "rewind" buttons. The site also offers a textual summary of the year-by-year changes. The Flash-based animation may be operated interactively on the web or downloaded as Mac OS X or Windows executibles. The AAAH is designed to be an instructional tool at the secondary and college levels as well as for the general learner. It is subject to revisions based on new research and user feedback. Please check often for the latest version.

I've bookmarked and suggested Googlelit Trips multiple times, and I keep coming back to this tool as a great way of engaging students, helping make connections, creating a multi-media experience for students to develop their reading comprehension skills, as well as, provide opportunities to extend their knowledge.

"What is Digital History? Digital history is an approach to examining and representing the past that takes advantage of new communication technologies such as computers and the Web. It draws on essential features of the digital realm, such as databases, hypertextualization, and networks, to create and share historical knowledge. Digital history complements other forms of history-indeed, it draws its strength and methodological rigor from this age-old form of human understanding while using the latest technology."

" * * new teacher welcome * home * login * register * search * about * people * sitemap * contact us More information about the PTRA program Welcome to the Physics Front! The Physics Front provides high quality resources for the teaching of physics and physical sciences courses."

Acceptable use policy drafts from a good source of information the Southwest Educational Development Center.

A great sentiment, and worth reminding ourselves of this.

Yet, another great data analysis, display tool from Google. Implications in helping students organize/display/analyze/evaluate data is incredible. Displaying data through a map has implications in so many content areas.