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Excellent ideas for a classroom Website

neat blogging project after a field trip - students left powerful comments

self marking spelling tests in google docs

The eight comprehensive case studies that follow highlight schools that have used technology to improve student achievement and operational efficiency. Although they offer only a snapshot of the exciting advances schools have made, they are designed to encourage principals to reflect on their practices and look to other schools for new ideas. When reading the case study consider if any of these schools provide inspiration for what could be implemented at your own school site. Then use the 21st century school visioning tool as a resource to structure and capture ideas that you may want to consider incorporating into your school or classroom. Results can be viewed here . The Model Technology Program Schools Note : If you would like to connect with a specific school, please feel free to reach out to its principal: Brooklyn Tech High School -- The Real Thing: Career-Driven Education through Professional Technology Principal: Randy Asher RAsher@schools.nyc.gov East-West School of International Studies -- Languages and Self-Expression: Preparin

very cool - click on highlighted words and more are added to add more meaning - watch it grow

great math game for k-3 students or older students struggling with multiplication and division

If your students miss school this fall due to an illness, H1N1 (swine flu) or other extended absence, Scholastic created a School Continuation Plan to keep them on track. Stay Smart! provides 20 days of reading, writing, and math instruction for students in Grades K-8.

an online literacy resource that pairs classic fictional video storybooks with related nonfiction eBooks. Check back each week for a new fiction-nonfiction pair.

very neat interactive site for Lincoln Memorial

great example of a classroom site using google

Second graders in St. Louis - this is their global classroom

Science in Action originated as one of the first television programs on science in the 1950s. The programs were produced at the California Academy of Sciences. Now Science in Action encompasses a Web site and podcasts to increase public interest in and understanding of contemporary and everyday science issues leading to greater scientific awareness and literacy.

Make a Link Between Imagination and Possibility Based on an imaginary trip into space, Kids to Space: A Space Traveler's Guide is a comprehensive collection of children's questions about traveling to and living in space. Students aged 3-19 were asked to participate in planning for humankind's future in space. Internationally recognized experts, including astronauts, educators, astronomers, doctors, engineers, scientists and architects, provide the answers. A storyline weaves through the chapters, introducing space topics in simple terms.

Plus: A comprehensive Educator's Guide has 94 mission plans (lesson plans) corresponding to the 94 chapters in A Space Traveler's Guide. Aligned with National Education Standards for Art, Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Technology, many of the plans introduce students to new concepts through hands-on activities.

Bring the News to Life Would you like your students to browse newspapers from around the world? Would your students be interested in a kaleidoscopic reading of news reports? If you answered yes, then you should visit Today's Front Pages, which is run by the Newseum in Washington, D.C. As the name implies, Today's Front Pages provides daily access to newspapers all over the globe. There are three ways to read them: with the use of the gallery, list or map. In any of these three possibilities, the front pages may be sorted by geographical region. The site provides access to more than 800 front pages from 70 countries, updated daily. After choosing the newspaper you want to read, you can print the front page or open it in PDF format.

Invite your students to play the Newsmania trivia game based on today's news.