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Teachers can bring Q?rius into their classrooms with Smithsonian Science How?, a new way to tap into the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Science How? delivers real-world science into classrooms through free, interactive, live webcasts and supporting classroom resources. The 25-minute programs feature the research and personalities of the National Museum of Natural History, providing students with positive STEM role models, information about science careers and pathways, and connections to current research. For example, students can interact with Smithsonian experts who examine bones and artifacts that are millions of years old; they can piece together forensic anthropology mysteries and dive into coral reefs. In addition, students will see how scientists and other experts use tools and technology in their work and how the science is connected to them. Browse the program schedule to plan your next journey.

"The Internet has made the world smaller. Of particular significance is the ability for students, teachers and researchers to use the web as a tool for interaction, collaboration, distance education, cultural understanding and cooperative research -- with peers around the globe. Whether you're just starting out, or ready for advanced levels -- this tutorial will help you to implement collaborative, project-based learning on the Internet."

Used by educators all over the world, Voxopop talkgroups are a fun, engaging and easy-to-use way to help students develop their speaking skills. They're a bit like message boards, but use voice rather than text and a have a specialised user interface. No longer confined to a physical classroom, teachers and students of oral skills can interact from home, or even from opposite sides of the planet! Anywhere. Anytime.

"Here are some tips on how to get the most out of it when creating your own lessons for the SMART Board."

Take science photos. Share your pictures. View photos from other kids. Sections include Chemical Interactions, Diversity of Life, EArth History, Electronics, Force & Motion, Human Brain & Senses, Planetary Science, Populations & Ecosystems, Weather & Water.

This is a fun wiki full of web 2.0 tools that can be embedded into your projects.

"Players aged 8 and up shape the future of a new society while learning how to recognize ethical issues and deal with challenging situations in their own lives. Players lead a new human colony on a distant planet. They must make difficult decisions in which there are no clear right or wrong answers but important consequences - to themselves, to others in the colony and to the planet Braxos. Players develop skills such as critical thinking, perspective-taking and decision-making. Quandary provides a framework for how to approach ethical decision-making without telling players what to think."

"Simple, and mostly-inexpensive activities to introduce computational thinking to K-12 children." - Includes robotic cup activity for introducing coding.

"The playful approach to learning a new concept that kids usually take when playing a video game can be just the right jumping-off point for diving deeply into a topic. Games can't do all the teaching, but can engage kids to start thinking. At least that's how MIT's Education Arcade and the Learning Games Network are approaching their new free game Quandary. The two groups designed the video game to teach ethics while aligning with Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts for third through eighth graders."

Just found this web tool that allows teachers to take videos and add questions, which students answer, at specific points in the video. These are created as assignments and allow the teacher to track who completed the assignment, as well as how well they did and/or the number of students who answered a question correctly or incorrectly. Teachers can use their own screencasts, as well as videos from YouTube and other locations. Best of all it is supposed to work on ALL devices!

"Build a lesson by dragging and dropping files into Apollo. Drag and drop PDFs, PowerPoints, images, and word docs right into Apollo. You can also add rich content such as videos and web links to spice up your lesson. Files are automatically converted so they can be viewed on any device - you can have a lesson ready to go in under 30 seconds."