Summer 2012 Ed Psych Group

This website is a program that is used nationally. (Even in Atlanta Ga) The program brings in professionals to discuss bullying, help children learn community safety and some self-defense classes. The website keeps the public updated on leading causes faced by children in this age and time. I'm posting this site because in our reading we have been discussing problems children face every day, and how to prevent these problems. I saw many of my classmates discussion bullying and some eating disorder. This website provides prevention activities you could also use in the classroom!

Math is a deficit area for most students. This web based program is excellent in motivating students to learn math concepts. It allows students to start at various levels. It provides immediate feedback on responses. Also, it provides a tutorial to explain incorrect responses. Most importantly it allows students to progress at their own individual rate and receive rewards for their success throughout the program. This program can be used at home or school to improve math skills. I thought this program would be beneficial for teachers to use as a class resource for visual learners or as a tool for remediation of specific skills.

More classrooms have a diversity of students and teachers need to be equipped with tools to provide an enriched education for all students.This website discusses multicultural education and the advantages of it. It goes on to discuss the roadblocks, strategies to overcome the obstacles, and how to incorporate this learning method into the classroom. It also gives some multicultural activities that can be used in the classroom.

Since we've been discussing ways to close the achievement gap, I felt this website's article would really be useful. This articale discuss what the achievement gap is, how it is being handled on the federal level, along with strategies other states are doing in order to try to resolve this issue.

Diversity and Complexity in the Classroom: Considerations of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender- This website gives information on how to identify stereotyping and biases within yourself, how to understand different races, ethnicities, and genders, and how to be able to teach while being considerate to others diversities.

Thousands of Free Lesson Plans in Math Social Studies Art Language Arts Music Physical Education Reading Writing Geography Science Projects Science Lesson Plans and Thematic units. K-12 educational resources and activities for teachers, parents and students

This website has some many innovative ideas to take learning to the next level in your classroom. There are videos about schools that have really excelled in new programs, as well as educational resources and blogs.

This is actually a teacher's webpage. It has great ideas, resources, and activities. It is nice to share ideas and collaborate. This teacher also has a blog on scholastic.com. Great stuff!

From engaging, standards-aligned rich media to interactive digital textbooks, our world-class content takes students beyond the classroom. This website has some amazing learning videos for the classroom! Sometimes the kids just need to be interested in learning, and this is the website for that.

This is a great resource for storing all of you school files so that you can easily access them at home and over the summer. Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Never email yourself a file again!

For those who cannot use youtube at school. You can convert videos using zamzar. Free conversion between document, image, music, video, audio, eBook, compressed and CAD formats. No download or account required.

A website with lots of info & ideas for differentiated instruction and flexible grouping

BrainPOP has cute animations with additional resources. There is a fee for a subscription, but there are also free movies available. This is aimed toward 3rd-5th grade students. www.brainpopjr.com is the website that is geared toward K-2nd grade students. Animated Science, Health, Technology, Math, Social Studies, Arts & Music and English movies, quizzes, activity pages and school homework help for K-12 kids, aligned with state standards

I use this website to create introductory animations for my music classroom. The kids are always excited that the animations mention their school or sometimes even a student's name when introducing a lesson. Create online Make movies in minutes from any web browser anywhere. Express your opinion Share a joke with friends Bring creative ideas to life Send unique invites or greetings Sign Upfor your FREE account Create on your desktop Get more. Get creative. Get advanced. Get Xtranormal Desktop.

I can't wait to try this with my writing class.

A good resource for any class at any level. Complete with puzzles and articles on hundreds of subjects.

Good for lesson plans. Also, an interactive way for students to learn.

Again, another health site that gives decent information for students and parents about their kids health and issues they may be going through.

The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review. Being a Health teacher, I find this site informative and a good place to get started on a health topic of interest.

Dance with Dash, write stories with Dot and watch Adventures with Hooper. Earn tickets for prizes and do fun literacy activities on PBS KIDS Island. Find videos and games for older kids on PBS KIDS GO. My kids love this site and it has some very educational and fun activities.

In our increasingly pluralistic society, it is important to raise children with a greater awareness of others around them, especially those who are different. Has resource tools you can share with parents.

An excellent website for reading instruction