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Catherine Smith

SparkNotes Least Fav Edu Website - 1 views

www.sparknotes.com

summaries books

shared by Catherine Smith on 29 Aug 10 - Cached
    • James Kornegay
      James Kornegay on 29 Aug 10
       
      I assume everyone's seen this site. If you haven't it summarizes texts and information. But it's one of my least favorite sites, as an English guy. It just cheats kids out of thinking for themselves. It's not 21st century learning-students don't learn to think or read critically, they just regurgitate the information they read here, which does more harm than good. 
    • Angela Wilkerson
      Angela Wilkerson on 20 Jan 11
       
      This site is a favorite of my students, but not one of mine. I have reservations about this site because it teaches our kids that they do not have to pick up a book and read it. It encourages them in a sense to be lazy.
  • A B on 17 Jan 11
     
    This was becoming popular when I was in high school. Instead of reading a book - just learn about it online. Just another website that makes it easier for students not to learn. (4 of 5 least favorite websites).
  • Catherine Smith on 18 Jan 11
     
    I dislike this website because students feel as though they can use this instead of reading the book that is required of them.  A lot of times, it even gives false or inaccurate information about the book being searched or read.  It only provides students with overviews and chapter summaries and takes away from the details that they could be reading in the actual book.
Morgan Wigal

Great Website: Time for Kids - 0 views

www.timeforkids.com/TFK

shared by Morgan Wigal on 18 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Catherine Smith on 18 Jan 11
     
    This website provides many different resources for students and teachers.  It provides worksheets for kids about current events, quizzes, different types of graphic organizers, and more.  Also, there are mini-lessons that students can look at.  Students can also read different stories and current events and choose the reading level.  Games are also provided on this site.  There are many other resources that make this website a good one.  
  • Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11
     
    This is a great website for kids, as well as teachers. There are great articles students can read, as well as worksheets and graphic organizers. This is also a good site teachers can use to print off excerpts or articles for students to read in class or use for instruction.
Paul Fullmore

Starfall - 2 views

www.starfall.com

reading language arts phonics

shared by Paul Fullmore on 27 Aug 10 - Cached
    • Alex Foutz
      Alex Foutz on 16 Jan 11
       
      ABC's great for kindergarten independent reading skills
  • Storm Troopers on 27 Aug 10
     
    This site has great interactivity and good response mechanisms. I could see kids using this to practice their pronunciation and reading skills. The language allows clicking on individual words, where they then sound out loud. Check out the Earth Day section - you can drag recyclables to the bins and hear the words. Great! Lots of color, sound, kids voices, and animation make this site fun
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  • Claire Austelle on 28 Aug 10
     
    agree! I use this frequently w/ K & 1, and especially my ESL students because of the amount of vocabulary it includes!
  • Alex Foutz on 16 Jan 11
     
    This website is a great internet tool for emerging readers and struggling readers. Students are able to listen and view tutorials to learn letter sounds, how to use letters in words and how to build sentences. This phonics tool is helpful to students that struggle with traditional instruction but are able to engage with web 2.0 tools to help further their understanding. This website also has additional tutorials and interactive games for holidays, seasons, and more advanced readers.
  • Paul Fullmore on 20 Jan 11
     
    Starfall is designed for Pre-K-2nd grade students. The goal of this site is to help kids read better by using phonics.This site is on my least favorite list because this site needs to add more interactive elements to it. Students are given the option to click on the words but I feel that having interactive games keeps the child interested
Matthew Kruger-Ross

My top 5 - 8 views

Awesome sites! I was a math teacher myself - and I used some of the sites you listed. :)

started by Katie Martin on 29 Aug 10 1 follow-up, last by Matthew Kruger-Ross on 02 Sep 10
Kristen Combs

Top 5 Educational Websites - 3 views

www.Explorelearning.com This website provides over 450 interactive online simulations for math and science topics. You can search for gizmos by grade and topic to find the best one for your needs....

interactive education learning

started by Kristen Combs on 17 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
Catherine Smith

Kodawari House Least Fav Edu Website - 0 views

www.freewebs.com/keiichi_suzuki

shared by Catherine Smith on 18 Jan 11 - No Cached
  • Catherine Smith on 18 Jan 11
     
    I think this website does provide a lot of information about various topics, however, it does not provide any interactive activities or games.  It all involves reading information from different webpages.  Students often get bored from reading information online and it is important that there are interactive components in educational websites.
Tammy Michelle Perry

Current Event Site - 1 views

I love for my students to relate to the real world. I often have them visit WRAL's web site to read. We read about articles in the Business section and daily information. I also use this site for s...

education 512 favorites reading

started by Tammy Michelle Perry on 23 Jan 11 1 follow-up, last by Tammy Michelle Perry on 23 Jan 11
Blakely Lord

The Learning Network - The Learning Network Blog - NYTimes.com - 1 views

learning.blogs.nytimes.com

NY Times education current events lesson plans learning

shared by Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Lesson Plans by Category
    • Blakely Lord
      Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10
       
      I think the lesson plans offered on this site are excellent. Even if you just use them as the basis for your own lesson, they are really comprehensive and interesting.
  • News Quiz | August 26, 2010
    • Blakely Lord
      Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10
       
      Current events news quizzes could be a lot of fun for a civics class!
  • Word of the Day | premise
    • Blakely Lord
      Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10
       
      You could do this word of the day exercise using any newspaper. I love the idea of finding a specific word in a newspaper!
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  • Lesson plans across the curriculum based on Times content. See all Lesson Plans »
  • We invite students 13 and older to comment on issues in the news.
    • Blakely Lord
      Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10
       
      I LOVE the idea of having my class read about an issue and then write letters to the editor. Reading comprehension, current events, communications, writing, constructing a logical argument, and civic engagement - all in one lesson!
  • Blakely Lord on 26 Aug 10
     
    The New York Times has a blog full of lesson plans related to news content in their paper. It's an incredibly rich website, full of ideas for tons of different kind of lesson plans - current events, journalism/writing, civics, international events, and many, many more. This is the kind of website you can visit as a teacher to get ideas or have your students use as part of a class project.
Matthew Kruger-Ross

5 Favorite and Least Favorite Sites - 12 views

I find it fascinating that many of your peers have swip/swapped the sites that you've chosen (i.e. some have said that ones you listed are good as bad). Just interesting!

started by Kyle Goodson on 28 Aug 10 2 follow-ups, last by Matthew Kruger-Ross on 02 Sep 10
Morgan Wigal

Great Website: Fun Brain - 1 views

www.funbrain.com

shared by Morgan Wigal on 27 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Storm Troopers on 27 Aug 10
     
    This website has lots of drill and practice work. The exercises are colorful and animated. This keeps the attention of students. There is a lot of variety in types of tasks, including science, math, and language. The difficulty of each exercise grows with the number of correct answers. Immediate feedback is provided on everything.
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  • Lynne Miller on 19 Jan 11
     
    Fun brain has some great games for students to learn different things, but some of the games are not very educational.
  • Paul Fullmore on 20 Jan 11
     
    I can honestly say that I enjoy this site. Out of 10, this site will be raked at six. K-8 students are the intended audience for this site. They do have many interactive games, but the attention of the students sometimes worry about "playing" and do not focus on learning.
  • Anna Hipps on 23 Jan 11
     
    This is also one of my least favorite websites because once again it has a lot of games that students like to play but not a lot of learning is done
  • Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11
     
    I like this website because it is not only for kids but also for teachers. It has math and reading games, as well as other types of games and information. I think this would be a good site for young students to use in centers in a class or for extension activities.
Lynne Miller

Education News - 0 views

www.educationnews.org

Least favorite #4

shared by Lynne Miller on 19 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Lynne Miller on 19 Jan 11
     
    This site is okay, but who has time to read all of the articles that are covered. To me the articles are hard to read and it takes you forever to find what you are looking for.
Kristen Combs

Least 5 Educational Websites - 5 views

www.wikipedia.org While this site offers a lot of information on just about anything you can think of, this is not a credible source. Anyone can change the information on the page. www.Sparknotes...

cheating credibility distraction

started by Kristen Combs on 17 Jan 11 no follow-up yet
mrspdvs

English Grammar - Abstract Nouns - Learn English - 0 views

www.learnenglish.de/...nounabstract.htm

512 favorites

shared by mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11 - Cached
  • mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11
     
    This site about English grammar can be used practically with any grade level who can read, I suspect. I typically used the site as a teacher resource for the discussion of abstract and concrete nouns with my high school Art students. We used the abstract nouns for project ideas; sometimes I would choose and other times I would let them vote.
  • mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11
     
    The concepts found in the abstract noun table are all great for classroom discussion, especially high school students. However, many ages could benefit from defining and discussing these nouns.
mrspdvs

Navigation Frame for ArtLex - 0 views

www.artlex.com/...navigation_frame.html

512 leastfavs

shared by mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11 - No Cached
    • mrspdvs
      mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11
       
      Be sure to scroll down in the index section to see the rest of the extremely long list. I think the selection of terms below the alphabet groupings is quite erratic. I was expecting to at least see the elements of art and principles of design listed here for quick reference.
  • mrspdvs on 22 Jan 11
     
    This art dictionary was not helpful at all when I searched for information to use with my students. It features the infamous "scroll of death" on practically every page. The alphabetical sorting in the left hand navigation index runs together and could have been broken into smaller sections for easier reading. If not paying attention, one would miss that there is another LONG list of terms to click on below the alphabets. Font sizes are inconsistent throughout the site as well.
Morgan Wigal

Least Favorite: Wikipedia - 0 views

wikipedia.com

shared by Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11
     
    Although this website has a lot of good information, and is easy to read and navigate, the information is not always factual or credible. Not a good website to depend on because of this.
Morgan Wigal

Great Website: National Geographic Kids - 1 views

kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids

shared by Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11 - Cached
  • Morgan Wigal on 24 Jan 11
     
    I love this website for kids. It is easy to navigate, pleasing to the eye, and has lots of good information for learning as well as games. It allows kids to see pictures as well as read about different animals and science topics. This is a great website to be used in the classroom.
James Kornegay

HavenWorks.com ;-) NEWS HAVEN INFORMATION REFERENCE SOURCES FACTS - 0 views

havenworks.com

shared by James Kornegay on 30 Aug 10 - Cached
    • James Kornegay
      James Kornegay on 30 Aug 10
       
      In another one of my classes we've talked a lot about how kids don't read today-don't keep up with politics, modern events, or anything like that. This website would make it very difficult to learn anything related to politics. It's incredibly overwhleming, too many colors, and way too many links. 
Matthew Kruger-Ross

Top 5 / Bottom 5 Websites - 9 views

I'm a big Wikipedia fan as well, Taylor. :) Don't feel bad.

started by Taylor Blanton on 29 Aug 10 2 follow-ups, last by Matthew Kruger-Ross on 02 Sep 10
Jennifer Knott

Jennifer K's Favorite Web sites - 2 views

http://www.funbrain.com/ - this website has lots of drill and practice work. The exercises are colorful and animated. This keeps the attention of students. There is a lot of variety in types of tas...

started by Jennifer Knott on 28 Aug 10 no follow-up yet
Matthew Kruger-Ross

Lauren Elliott Least Favorite 5 - 8 views

Interesting observations about qualities of "bad" websites...

started by Lauren Elliott on 28 Aug 10 1 follow-up, last by Matthew Kruger-Ross on 02 Sep 10
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