UWCSEA Teachers

Neat video on Procrastination. I'd like to use this as a vocabulary exercise with kids...

QuickCite app allows you to scan barcodes on the back of books, and site them using a variety of formats, including MLA & APA. Amazing!

you can draw and replay your drawing....

Resources from the BBC on animation.

good slideshow that reinforces the basic tenets of effective presentations today

a great website that introduces Diigo and its benefits for teachers and students

Upload a PDF and it is displayed in a flippable magazine interface -- free - could be good for the K2 Super Story publications....

Timeline creator

a website that follows all the news about children's and YA lit in the UK -- includes reviews of books

climate history information, user friendly

example of a video from EngineerGuy -- re the need for green design -- things that can come apart in order to be recycled

A great chance to submit the questions you've heard little kids ask about science....  Look forward to Maggie Koerth-Baker discussing some of the them....

blog

includes information on how-to do reader's theatre with students, recommended books of scripts, and online websites where you can find readers' theatre scripts

science video about rocks and weathering

A wiki with resources for teachers looking at typing from a young age.

I think it's underestimating kids a bit, but a good starting place for sure.

"Children who are taught how to think and act like scientists develop a clearer understanding of the subject, a study has shown. The research project led by The University of Nottingham and The Open University has shown that school children who took the lead in investigating science topics of interest to them gained an understanding of good scientific practice. The study shows that this method of 'personal inquiry' could be used to help children develop the skills needed to weigh up misinformation in the media, understand the impact of science and technology on everyday life and help them to make better personal decisions on issues including diet, health and their own effect on the environment. The three-year project involved providing pupils aged 11 to 14 at Hadden Park High School in Bilborough, Nottingham, and Oakgrove School in Milton Keynes with a new computer toolkit named nQuire, now available as a free download for teachers and schools. Running on both desktop PCs and handheld notebook-style devices, the software is a high-tech twist on the traditional lesson plan - guiding the pupils through devising and planning scientific experiments, collecting and analysing data and discussing the results."  Software is free to download

"Timely, relevant news articles for kids, educators in the classroom and parents at home."

A great blog from a PYP Grade 3 teacher. Ideas for teaching Light and Sound.