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From the magazine, Teaching Pre K - 8, March 2005
Topic : Hot Websites
Dallas Symphony - The Dallas Symphony Orchestra's magical doorway to a world of musical fun and learning for students, parents and teachers!
Topic: Palindromes - Words, numbers and phrases that can be read the same backwords as forwards.
Word Palindromes
Palindromes - Brain Boosters - Discovery School - word and letter play.
Palidrome History - this site talks about the history and provides a story about the King of Palindromes, Sydney Yendys ( also a palindrome ).
Enchanted Learning Website about Palindromes - this web site has many examples of single - word palindromes and palindromic phrases.
Palindrome Parade website - here find an extensive alphabetical listing of of palindrome words and phrases for each letter of the alphabet.
Palindrone Numbers
Jason Doucette ( World Records ) - here you will find the World Records for Interesting Mathematical Patterns involving Numerical Palindromes.
Palindrome Lessons
Palindrome Patterns - a third grade lesson from the mathemtaics Toolkit.
Year of the Palindrome - check out this website which uses 10 cartoon pictures to test your brain power on palindrome words and phrases.
About Palindromes - articles and web resources on palindromes.
Palindrome Puzzles - a top 30 list of palindromes.
Palindrome Connection - this site features an extensive database of good palindrome links.
Topic: Digital Story Illustrations
Digital Storytelling Resources for Teachers - Extensive links to sample storytelling, storyboards, ideas for the curriculum and workshops.
Lessons Using Paint - Here are some excellent art curriculum ideas with techniques for using MS Paint to illustrate.
Paint Lesson Plan - A simple lesson but a good beginning for a thematic digital storytelling unit using the retelling of fairy tales.
From the newsletter, Classroom Connect, March 2005
Classroom Today - here you will find Internet activities to do every day.
Lesson Plan Goldmines
American Council for Drug Education - ( K - 12 ) - this site was developed to help teach issues that relate to substance abuse using age-apporpriate lesson plans.
Children's Literature - ( K - 8 ) - here find great suggestions for great books to compliment your curriculum.
Plant Experiments for the Classroom - ( 2 - 8 ) - here find seven plant-related experiments.
Science NetLinks Lessons - ( K - 12 ) - provides free lesson plans that integrate Internet resources.
Teaching
with Historic Places: Lesson Plans
- ( 7 - 12 ) - this site includes more than 115 lesson plans
related to the National Registry of U.S. Historic Places.
A+ Web Gallery
The Field Museum - ( K - 12 ) - it houses one of the finest natural history collections in the world. At this site find outstanding resources related to natural history.
The Old Farmer's Almanac - ( 7 - 12 ) - at this site you will find unusual facts in Today in Weather History, Advice of the Day, Puzzle of the Day, Question of the Day, Gardening Question of the Day, and Word of teh day.
The Bioluminescence Web Page - ( K - 12 ) - this site provides fundamental facts about bioluminescence.
Boomerang Box - ( 4 - 8 ) - is a 40- foot long blue cargo container that has been travelling the world in APL cargo ships since 1997. This site chronicles its journeys and cargo.
iEARN - ( K - 12 ) - this site find the more than 20,000 schools from 109 countries that have participated in colloborative projects through the Internet.
All About Birds - ( 3 - 12 ) - this site teaches students how to identify birds using silhouettes, posture, flight pattern, size and habitat.
National Women's History Project - ( K - 12 ) - at this site find materials designed to enhance Women's History Month.
Noodle Tools - ( Teachers ) - is a suite of interactive tools, several of which are free, designed to help students with online research.
Science Museum of Minnesota - ( 5 - 9 ) - fabulous science activities are only a click away at this site.
United States Patent and Trademark Office: Kids Pages - ( K - 12 ) - here students will learn the value and purpose of a patent.
Web Weather for Kids
- ( K - 8 ) - this site created by the University Corperation
of Atmospheric Research has useful information about Clouds,
Hurricanes, Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Blizzards, Winter Weather
and Forecasting.
Kids' Corner
The Great American Landmarks Adventure - ( K - 6 ) - sponsored by the National Park Service, The great American Landmarks Adventure is an online tour of historic landmarks of the United States.
Tall Buildings - ( 6 - 8 ) - from the Museum of Modern Art, investigate some of the world's tallest and most unique buildings.
Adventures of the Agronauts - ( K - 6 ) - is an interactive science curriculum produced by the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology.
Benjamin Franklin - ( 4 - 8 ) - featured as a PBS program, Franklin has been developed for the Internet.
Open Wide and Trek Inside - ( 1 - 2 ) - at this site, students can reinforce their good oral health practices.
Kid's
Valley Garden - ( K - 5 ) - here study everything you need
to know about planting seeds, caring for plants and/or a graden.
From the magazine, Technology and Learning, February 2005
Article: Cyber Security: A Survival Guide by Chris Seiberling, How do we protect our information from mischief, disruption, and malice?
Article: Telling Tales with Technology by Judy Salpeter, Digital storytelling is a new twist on the ancient art of the oral narrative. With the addition of photos, graphics, music, and sound, it becomes an inspiring personal exercise for your students to showcase their voices.
Topic: Cyberlibraries: Digital Collections of Electronic Books, Journals, and Reference Works By Carol S. Holzberg, A visit to the local library takes on new meaning in the digital age, thanks to the abundance of resources available on the Internet. Open 24/7, cyberlibraries provide electronic access to information about any topic imaginable.
From the ISTE publication, Learning & Leading with Technology, March 2005
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