EDU614 Integrating Technology

This is a good website for guided reading ideas

Good resources for teaching reading

Filled with reflections of every day experiences of a 5th grader teacher.

Great resource with lots of educational science content.

This is a great website for fourth grade interactive science. This website includes habitat makers, world biomes, animal idol (test your knowledge), and printable books. In addition, you can go to other subjects as well such as mathematics and history.

This is a Think Central website that includes interactive mathematics manipulatives. Manipulatives include counters, base-ten blocks, number lines, number charts, graphs, fractions, geometry, measurement, algebra, and probability.

This website uses sports such as basketball, baseball, and soccer to help students learn mathematics in elementary and middle school. In addition, there are logic and jeopardy games.

This site--English pedagogy guru Jim Burke's ning--is a treasure trove for middle school and secondary English instructors. Joining requires verification of your relationship to a learning institution. The site is well organized, allowing me to browse by general topics and within forums. It's a virtual teacher's lounge, allowing for quick takes on strategies for teaching any number of things, or in depth discussion on the viability of Literature Circles for Shakespeare study. I could easily get lost in the forest of great ideas here.

With the ongoing transition to new standards and assessments in the United States, this scoop.it is intended to curate all materials relevant to implementation of the standards and preparation for next generation assessments.

Rowland Ricketts uses the natural dye called indigo to make rich blue fabrics and designs.

Have you ever wondered, "What is my Salvation actually FOR?" Find out more in the 7 part film series and feature film by the Acton Institute.

Excerpts from Henry D. Thoreau's writings on Walden Pond

Article with links on what a Professional Learning Network is and how it is useful, especially for teachers.

Building Tiny Houses Into Big Help for Los Angeles' Homeless

Living Simply in Small Spaces

For every correct answer you choose, 10 grains of rice are raised to help end world hunger through the World Food Programme. This website has two goals. One is to help end world hunger and the other is to help educate people. People of all ages can answer questions and for each question that they get right, 10 grains of rice are donated to the UNWFP (United Nations World Food Program). They can answer questions in a variety of subjects such as humanities, math, and science.

I thought this site was really cool. It helps promote curiosity and exploration for children of all ages. The site includes a wonder of the day…Today's wonder is "Is there a planet between Mars and Jupiter?"…and the answer is yes! There is a dwarf planet called Ceres between the two planets. You also have the option to explore other wonders on this site or to post something that you are wondering.