Educate your pupils using ARKive's many thousands of videos, images and fact files in a wide range of science, ICT, art and English projects. Use the ARKive multimedia materials to engage your class in key biology topics, such as variation and adaptation, habitats or life cycles, or use them as creative inspiration for art & design projects. All our photos, video clips and authenticated fact files are free and easy to use in your classroom activities and presentations.
"When a teacher is looking for a new way to teach a student, a concept, or a lesson, the chances are the best resource is another teacher. On LessonCast, teachers share ideas and resources through screencast videos called lessoncasts. The LessonCast community connects educators with classroom-proven experience and great ideas."
Site used for students to read, listen to, or watch books online. It pairs fiction and non-fiction books of various topics and you can choose whether you want to watch the story or read the story. Some of the books even come in Spanish!
All you need is your library card to use the site.
Children's magazines like their adult counterparts also have accompanying websites. A visitor who drops by won't be able to distinguish between an online magazine and a website (or blog). Most of the online versions of the children's magazines also publish the same content; partly if not all.
The online face of a children's magazine might include interactive graphical content that's not possible in print.
Welcome to the Search Stories Video Creator. Just type in your searches and select the kind of results that best communicate your story. Then, share your story with the world.
"ISTE is proud to introduce the white paper, Technology, Coaching, and Community: Power Partners for Improved Professional Development in Primary and Secondary Education."
"Grand Island Public Schools recognizes the critical role that technology plays in educating children for the future. In order to be productive citizens in society, students must possess the skills to be contributing members in an information-rich technology environment.
In accordance with state and national instructional technology standards, Grand Island Public Schools learners will be provided the skills and implementation opportunities which will enable them to:
1. use a variety of information technologies and applications.
2. develop positive attitudes toward the social impact of technology and apply ethical and legal principles to the use of information technologies.
3. develop strategies to utilize information technologies to search for, locate, and access information.
4. use a variety of media to communicate, collaborate, publish, and interact with experts, peers, and other audiences.
5. organize, prepare and present ideas and information utilizing information technologies.
6. solve problems utilizing a variety of information technologies "
"Purpose: The units and related materials linked below are available for any elementary teacher or library media specialist to use, share, or adapt in order to integrate information literacy skills with the instruction of classroom content. As part of the flexibly-scheduled information literacy curriculum at Ephrata Area, integrated units should exhibit the following characteristics.
1. Development of the unit is collaboratively planned by a classroom teacher and a librarian.
2. Instruction is shared by the teacher and librarian.
3. Assessment both of the products and the process of research is shared by the teacher and librarian.
4. Students learn both classroom subject content along with imbedded information literacy skills.
5. Grades become part of the student's grade for the subject area being studied and are recorded by the teacher.
The following units have been submitted by the elementary school library media specialists of the Ephrata Area School District. "
"This site will be both a support site for my presentations about iPad use for teaching and learning and it also includes links to other iPad information pages.
I hope you find it useful!
You will find a Google form below to submit your own resource to be added to the site. Thanks for sharing!"
"In October, 1868, Laura Jernegan, a 6 year old girl from Edgartown, Massachusetts set out on a three year whaling voyage with her father, mother, brother and the ship's crew to the whaling grounds of the Pacific Ocean.
This website, produced by the Martha's Vineyard Museum, tells the story of Laura Jernegan and the journal she kept on her voyage. It also tells the adventurous history of whaling. "
This interactive journal was written by a 6-year-old and allows you to see her handwriting as well as use a "magic lens" to read it clearly in type. Would work great on the Smartboard. Super primary source that is primary grade appropriate! Lessons included on teachinghistory.org site.
"Skype in the classroom is a free directory for teachers who want to use Skype to bring education to life in their classrooms. Join today to share resources, chat with teachers and even pair classes.
Start by creating a profile, then explore the directory to find teachers and resources that match your interests. You can then share inspiring links, videos and tips with other teachers."
"# 1. Never share or post your personal information.
# 2. Never share your online passwords with anyone except your parents.
# 3. Never meet anyone face-to-face whom you only know online.
# 4. Talk to your parents about everything you do on the Internet.
# 5. Don't bully or accept bullying from anyone."
Created through a grant from the Department of Education, we have teamed up to produce terrific videos bringing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) principals to life in a fun educational experience.
These videos are targeted to middle school students. The first X-Stream Science episodes along with lesson plans for students and teachers are available to view and download on this web site at no cost."