Westport Public Schools - ITL

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Great list of Web 2.0 / 21st Century Tools

Guide to HBO series "The Pacific"

Science Fair ideas

SAM Animation is software designed to give students the power of making stop-action movies to share their ideas and understanding. ...A SAM Animation Demonstration version is available FREE to the public for MACs and PCs, as long as individuals are willing to register with us so that we may keep you updated with new versions, news, and classroom activities.

"Our Courts is a web-based education project designed to teach students civics and inspire them to be active participants in our democracy. Our Courts is the vision of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who is concerned that students are not getting the information and tools they need for civic participation, and that civics teachers need better materials and support."

With links to exemplars "more info" has links to some tutorials, rubrics

"Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game controller for input." inexpensive download

Stopmotion Animator is a freeware download that allows users of PC computers to use a webcam to easily and quickly create stop-motion movies. (review from Instructify)

From how Google Works

Are you a teacher looking for exciting experiments for your classroom? Or a kid who wants to see what you can build from everyday items? These experiments from Science Education Advisor Dan Menelly (winner of the 2010 NSF Einstein Fellowship in Cyberinfrastructure) are designed to inspire and excite kids of all ages. All the experiments use only low cost materials and have very little setup time.

FREE WENBINAR: Librarians as Leaders of 21st Century Learning: Lessons Learned SPONSORED BY: Capstone Publishers, Gale Cengage Learning, Follett Library Resources, Follett Software Company, Rosen Publishing, Library Video Company/SAFARI Montage, Scholastic Library Publishers and School Library Journal EVENT DATE: Thursday April 15, 2010 - 3:00-4:00 PM EDT Time - 60 minutes

Health lesson plan - BDD & eating disorders

streaming video, podacsts, Google Earth files, & more from Nature (weekly science journal)

"Get Microsoft Silverlight "

From SLJ: "Having a bunch of avid youngsters in your library can be both fun and challenging-fun because they're always looking for something new to learn, but challenging in that it's often difficult for them to locate new things to discover. If that's the case, look no further than "Ology" a creative science site run by the American Museum of Natural History. "