CVSD Secondary Group

Richard Bryne's blog post 8/31/2010.

This is the destination for digital literacy resources and collaboration. Use it to share and enhance the tools necessary to learn computer and Internet skills needed in today's global work environment.

This website is amazing. It is a maaaassive interactive list of web 2.0 tools, complete with links, tutorials, reviews, descriptions, strengths, weaknesses, and samples aimed directly at teachers. If you want to feel overwhelmed with possibilities, check it out. I've been trying to experiment with one or two things from their list each day and have already found a couple I'm in love with (see big think above).

Drag your mouse over cities of the world to view the front-pages of famous newspapers from today's date.

Useful tool for creating attractive headings for various websites. Insert text and the website will construct a series of images that spell out your heading.

Animated map that presents all the conquerors of the Middle East from the past 5,000 years in just 90 seconds.

Online collection and databank on instructional tools, emphasizing resources that can be used to guide student thinking and understanding.

Search Engine for students. Brings up hits from 35,000 web sites that have been approved by a staff of teachers, librarians, and research experts.

Site for students with sites approved by educators.

Lots of great web links as you go deeper into specific areas.

NASA.gov brings you images, videos and interactive features from the unique perspective of America's space agency. Great annotated photo gallery.

Blog post - ELL resources

The literature life and times of Edgar Allan Poe

Interesting site on Edgar Allan Poe for anyone who works with poetry.

Google A-Z provides links to information about all the google options.

Good resource for those who are interested in google.

Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science.

"Scitable is a free science library and personal learning tool brought to you by Nature Publishing Group, the world's leading publisher of science. Scitable currently concentrates on genetics and cell biology , which include the topics of evolution, gene expression, and the rich complexity of cellular processes shared by living organisms. Scitable also offers resources for the budding scientist, with advice about effective science communication and career paths ."

Smithsonial Education for Educators, Families and Students

This site is really interesting. I clicked on educators and I was able to search a topic by keyword, grade, as well as state and standard. When the search came up It has numerous additional links to go out to. It really looked like the links had good materials for teachers and kids. The one that I chose had lessons that could be printed out for educators.

"The objective of this site is to provide teachers with source materials, lesson plans and classroom activities for all grades K-12. This site is designed to help busy teachers use their time efficiently. The indexed websites are not organized by grades as each website listed may have several resources for different ages. If you want to discover how to become a teacher you can check our career guide."

Are you a tired teacher then here's the site for you.

"The ancient tradition of storytelling meets the digital age. When students create a movie or interactive slideshow to tell their story, learning becomes personal. With digital storytelling, students can: Improve their writing. Show creativity. Have a voice. Digital storytelling projects lend themselves well to portfolio assessment"

Resource for teachers about digital storytelling.

Useful descriptions and resources built around the idea of multiple intelligences

Tom Barrett's ideas to use Voicethread and Wordle in the classroom.

ProCon.org promotes critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship by presenting research on controversial issues in a straightforward, nonpartisan, and primarily pro-con format.

spelling and vocabulary lessons k-8

This is a link provides vocabulary and spelling lessons k-8