Westport Public Schools - ITL

"GeoGames is a Flash game that lets you drag-and-drop onto the Planet Earth. You can rotate your planet, test your geography skills, and print a copy when you are done! There's a timer, so you can track your scores."

"The SMART Slate™ wireless slate brings new possibilities to the classroom, giving you and your students the freedom to interact with digital content from anywhere in the room. As you use the pen to write on the surface of the wireless slate, your handwriting displays on both your computer screen and the SMART Board interactive whiteboard or a projection screen for all to see."

"May 1 - 7, 2011 will be the second annual Choose Privacy Week sponsored by ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom. Choose Privacy Week is an invitation to be aware of and talk about privacy rights and choices in libraries and in life. For school libraries in particular, Choose Privacy Week is an opportunity for librarians to promote discussion about this issue beyond standard internet safety lessons."

"Resources shared at the Screenagers Webinar:"

"graphics portraying the demographic history of the United States, as shown by the decennial census of population."

from Free Tech 4 Teachers blog: "Loop Scoops is a series of eight videos about consumerism from PBS Kids. Each short (1-2 minutes) animated video features a short story with little lesson at the end. If students miss the lesson in the video they can click the "what's the deal?" button to read the lesson. The overall intent of Loop Scoops is to get kids thinking about the products they use everyday. The videos present lessons about what common products are made of, how those products are made, and what happens when a product is trashed." Annie Leonard (The Story of Stuff) helped direct the project

April is Jazz Appreciation Month! Learn about the history of jazz and about great jazz musicians.

"Vanished is an 8-week online/offline mystery game for middle-school children, meant to inspire engagement and problem solving through science. Developed and curated by MIT's Education Arcade and the Smithsonian Institution, VANISHED is a first-of-its-kind experience where participants become investigators racing to solve puzzles and other online challenges, visit museums and collect samples from their neighborhoods to help unlock the secrets of the game. Vanished also provides a unique opportunity for players to collaborate Smithsonian scientists, MIT students, and their peers online. Players can only solve the mystery by using real scientific methods and knowledge to unravel the game's secrets."

"These eight online games teach you the chemical elements, periodic table, and more. Just click to play and learn!"

Deadline May 15, 2011 "Create a new game with Kodu and you could win $5,000 for yourself and your school and lots of great technology! Welcome to the Microsoft Kodu Cup: A game design competition for students 9 - 17 years old. Time to step up your game! Kodu Cup is here!"

"Learn a language here with Visual Link® Languages. You can learn over 1,400 words for free here! There are interactive audio/visual flash cards to help you learn a foreign language. There's also an addictive Lingo Dingo game to help you on your online language learning journey. As seen above, you can learn any language of your choice. You can also learn important phrases like greetings, survival expressions and slang words in the language of your choice. If you want verbs, there are over 350 verbs to help you with your language study. To our knowledge, this is the most extensive, free website dedicated to online language learning. Be sure to use it and pass it on to others. "