What is this thing, this periodic table? It's a crucial part of chemistry, and millions of students encounter this fine and elegant visualization of substances every year. Professor Norman Herr has created this helpful trove of resources and links that can be used by both teachers and students. The items here are divided into four sections: Online Periodic Tables, Tables for Printing, Periodic Table Powerpoint Presentations, and Classroom and Laboratory Activities to Build Understanding of the Periodic Table. The first section here offers five great dynamic versions of the periodic tables, complete with helpful links to outside resources and related materials. Also, the Classroom and Laboratory Activities area includes two fun activities, one presents the colors of the periodic table and the other is a chapter from the b ook "Hands-on Chemistry."
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CCSS math activities! Drill down to the individual standards to find thousands of online activities mapped to the standards. There are some wonderful tools and actvities here to discover.
Reading center activities aligned to CCSS from the Florida Center for Reading Research.
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Science website containing hands-on activities. From Borax Crystal Ornaments to Observing Microorganisms in a School, this site offers a wide variety of science activities!
Very fun word wall activities. Some mention bean bag toss toward a marked off shower curtain. Great for lower elementary but could easily be adapted to middle school curriculum. If you are looking for a way to make better use of your word wall, read this!
Convert cluttered web pages into easy to read, intuitively formatted text. This is excellent as a productivity tool or as a means for using online text in lessons and activities.
Visit the wiki site for Mrs. Carnazzo's class. She is an award winning 2nd grade teacher whose students use ipads to complete some really interesting projects. Take a look at the lessons and activities she features as well as the student work.
This article is proposing that the students watch video lectures (prepared by the teacher or elsewhere) at home and come to school to work. This would keep students more actively engaged during class. This method would also provide more one-on-one time with the teacher as opposed to using all of the class time listening to the teacher.
7 Steps to BYOT
Here's what Georgia's Forsyth County Schools recommends when thinking about implementing BYOT. (Find more at www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/byot.)
1. Think carefully about your goals.
2. Survey students about what gadgets they own.
3. Get buy-in from parents and the community.
4. Determine rules for personal devices, and make sure everyone is clear on them.
5. Test connectivity by inviting students to bring in their devices.
6. Ask students about their experiences with their own gadgets.
7. Plan how you can use BYOT to develop fun, challenging activities for students.