Ways of incorporating technology in the classroom to engage students. It will help them to he responsible for their own learning. Help them to explore the content material.
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Educators can go here to look at graphic organizers to help student organize the material that they are presenting. There are games, topics for journals, worksheet and a variety of things that could be useful in the classroom.
This is a resource for parents and teachers to address issues the teen may encounter regarding medical health, mental health, eating disorders, etc. Their mission is: To improve the health of adolescents by providing physical and mental health care, education, advocacy and research through connections with teens, parents and the community.
This is the American Library Association. Teachers, students and parents can find a list of banned books. Teachers can discuss banned books and get a discussion going among the students on why books are banned. Students and teachers can find books according to subject and interests
http://www.pbs.org/race/000_General/000_00-Home.htm This is a program produced by PBS regarding race. It can be used in social studies, science, and even math. The site will help teachers, students, and parents to look at their assumptions on race and their accuracies. The site has interactive display where the individual is choosing a persons race by their physical appearance. There is a diversity quiz so students can see how they are much more alike than they are different.
You can form study teams, play games, take quizzes. There are thousands of flashcards already created. You and your classmates can collaborate on the flashcards. They have preset cards by grade level
Create your own flashcards. Find flashcards to study or create your own flashcards. Study flashcards or use the other activities such as matching, crosswords, hangman, scrambled word, or bug chase. Study flashcards anytime/anywhere by printing your flashcards or by using a flashcard app.
http://www.zoomerang.com/ This site could be used in many different ways. Students can develop their own survey and learn about percentages or data compilation. Students can create survey for science projects in the information gathering to prove or disprove their hypothesis. Teachers can survey their students regarding their performance, teaching methods, etc. Who better to tell you what works than those you are teaching. Teachers could determine what types of assignments kids preferred. The possibilities are endless if you think about it. Surveys can be used for just about anything.
this site provides teachers with a FREE digital grade book. http://www.engrade.com/ With Engrade teachers can create homework assignments that parents and students can access via the internet. Teachers as well as parents can track student attendance. Through Engrade, teachers can create online homework assignments that are graded upon completion, flash cards to assist students in studying for upcoming tests, and an active calendar with assignments and their due dates. It will save time as well as resources (paper & clutter)
http://www.storyjumper.com/ this is another site that allows students to publish their own work. Juvenilia is a term applied to literary, musical or artistic works produced by an author during his or her youth.
http://www.myebook.com/ Allows students to publish their own work. Many students write and this would be a great avenue for them to become published authors.