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Resources for all sciences

Includes links to valuable classroom websites for General Science, Physics & Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Environmental & Earth Sciences, Space Science - Astronomy & Astrophysics, Medicine & Nanoscience, and iPad Apps.

This is my website where I seek to educate, engage, and empower teachers, students, and parents. Enjoy!

Social Media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks: Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. The latest web technology news, via RSS daily.

This is a link to my somewhat limited classroom website. It is a work in progress for this new year. I try to provide information, yet provide a sense of anonymity for those who might stumble upon it.

This link is to a presentation on The Educator's PLN website. The video gives an overview on learning theory from ancient Greece to the present day, concluding with Siemens' theory of connectivism. This is very easy to understand and basic reasons are given for the advent of each theory with an explanation of each. When discussing connectivism, the speaker, Dallas McPheeters, talks about online self-organizing social systems (OSOSS), which are the communities that form via social networks. MCPheeters feels that technology allows history to repeat itself, providing the very best of every theory to any and every situation.

Wisconsin Public Service has a collection of S.T.E.M websites that have potential for classroom use.

Website dedicated to improving vocabulary ability in learners of all ages. Signup for a free account to track progress over time.

Our state's dairy and nutrition council has a website with great resources in foods and nutrition.

The MyPlate.gov website has mproved its site, creating "Supertracker", now available in beta. It combines the features of the former tracker and foodapaedia from the previous versions.

Resources website for teachers to collaborate and get ideas.

My sisters had the CDs of these educational games when we were growing up but now JumpStart has it's own virtual world for kids.

Notes on a variety of content areas

This website provides free flexbooks on a variety of subjects. These are aligned with standards, and each resource is customizable. I was so excited to find this resource!

This is a website that I have been working on throughout the summer. When I started in July, the content was severely outdated (up to three years out of date) and few people in our council were actually visiting the site. Along with this ever ongoing process of maintaining content, there will be more changes coming to the CSS and the appearance of the site in the future. The principal webmaster, who still manages the domain for us, set it up using Joomla. I had never used this platform previously, so there has been a learning curve associated with the process of updating this site. I posted this URL because I visit the site daily, not necessarily because it will be of much value to my classmates.

This author is from the Istanbul Kultur University. He reviews and applies connectivism theory research and discusses the methods used within social networking platforms for education purposes. He promotes the idea of the growing need for learning as a connected activity. Since people already use social networking for interacting and communicating personally and professionally, it makes sense that SN platforms be utilized for educational purposes. The author also pointed out a number of challenges in making this a reality. Some of the challenges include lack of training, lack of reliable technology and open access to SN sites, and unreliable information shared on SN sites.

Since my life as an educator has always been about technology through digital imaging and design I wanted to find a CoP site that focused on technology. This resource supports technology as it is applied to communities of practice. I feel that it is a useful resource for educators within the technology sector.

Thanks Katelyn, Yes, I had to find a technology CoP for technology's sake and in the area that I teach. I don't think I could be more enthusiastic about the field of technology. It's very empowering.

This is interesting website that looks at different technologies and justify their use within CoP.

This is a fantastic resource to learn more about CoPs, particularly if you are considering forming one. It provides basic info and background about CoPs, but also provides a few examples, and also concludes with some links to external Websites where you can see additional examples of live CoPs.

This website is new to me. It has information for students and curriculum resources for teachers on a wide variety of energy sources.