Yolonda+Lawson

1. [|BrainPoP] is a wonderful interactive informational website to engage students’ k-8 in all content area subjects. The site was created ten years ago with the national standards in mind. Students learn about all different types of subject form a man named Tim and a robot named Moby. Tim and Moby take students a interesting adventures making the picked topic come alive. Topics include information on sports figures, history makers, mathematical concepts, inventors, and much more. Upon entering the website, students click on the desired topic and wait for the words play movie. The site also has a puzzle and quiz that students can take on viewed subject. This site can be used in the classroom in centers, as incentive for completed work, content reports, and as a resource center. [|www.brainpop.com] 2. website is geared towards k-12 students. The company was founded in 1993 by Mitchell Spector and Jeananda Col, and the website came online in 1995. The site has a wide range of topics in all content areas. Foreign Language worksheets and art and crafts activities are also included in this website. Teacher and students alike will enjoy the many choices of graphic organizers. The site also keeps on top of current events and continues to add new topics. The Enchanted Learning is considered an informational teacher and student resource website. This website can be used in several differ ways in the classroom. Teachers can print out content worksheet for in class exercises or use the work sheets for extended practice in homework. Students can also make class calendars or use the site for research in the classroom. [|www.enchantedlearning.com] 3. Kid’s Zone’s [|Create A Graph] is one of best free sites for displaying data. Students will enjoy using this easy interactive website to make bar, line, pie, area, and xy graphs to enhance projects in all content areas. Students in grades 3-12 would benefit most from this site. The site has five steps to follow, chose a design; then enter the data; label the graph preview the work; and finally print and/or save the graph. Participants are able to save their graph at the website by bookmarking the page or by emailing the graph to themselves. [] 4. [|Scholastic] has a great reputation for producing high quality teaching aids and student materials. Scholastic.com continues the high standards with a website dedicated to new teachers. This site helps the new teacher cope with first year anxiety by providing help with everyday tools. Survival Guide, Teach This, and Smart Support are the three main categories for resources, however, other resources are also available at the site for new teachers. For example, new teachers can access a library help section that will help them create a well rounded library for all age groups. The books suggested by the website can be purchased at Scholastic. [] 5. [|Mathplayground] is a site created in 2002 by a teacher who saw a need to help her students towards their mathematical success. The site helps students’ k-6 practice all aspect of math skills through games, logic puzzles, word problems, and videos. Students interact by clicking on the correct information; adding or subtracting a number then entering that data. The game Make Change helps students practice addition, subtraction, and ultimately make change using the fewest coins possible. SAT Math Pro-Practice Word Problems help prepare students grades 7-12 for SAT. Certain videos teach students to find percentages, proportions, and ratios. Logic puzzles like Rubiks Cub and Tetra Squares are sure to challenge students in a fun way. This site can be used as a center topic; a reward activity, or as a resource center. [] 6. [|3pounds] is an interactive Science website that helps students learn about all things space. Students can choose activities form three topic categories, explore, games, and action. In the explore category, students and read about the first shuttle launch and play a real video of Endeavor’s shuttle launch. Clicking on memory card to find matches of space related items is one of the fun games to play. In the action category, students can send space emails, unscramble space related words, or create their own solar system. This website can be used in the classroom as center, class activity, or for research projects. [] 7. [|Sfskids] is an interactive site directed at those students who would like to learn about music. Instruments of Orchestra, music lab, and what’s up at the symphony are the categories students can explore. This website was designed for all music lovers, but the site also focuses on activities foe students in San Francisco in what’s up at the symphony category. The instruments of orchestra category students can read about each instrument and click on a specific instrument to hear the sound that the instrument makes. The music lab allows students to place music symbols with the click of the mouse and experience what that symbols means in a bar of music. Music teachers and other content area teachers can use this site as project aids, homework aids, centers, and resource aids. [] 8. The [|kids.gov] website gives students the chance to learn about things related to the United States Government. Since the government is linked to all content areas, so are the topics in this website. Students’ k-8 can explore topics that cover historical events and people, as well as today’s hot topics. Topics dealing with good eating habits and topics looking at the census process. This site is great for content area teachers and specialty teachers for research projects and reading centers. [] 9. [|Rubistar] is a rubric generator website. This website helps teachers create specific lesson rubrics by clicking on the category of choice and then selecting specific lesson criteria. The rubrics can be automatically made or created by the teacher with a click of the mouse. All content areas are addressed at the site, and their general rubric could be use for any classroom lesson. By filling out the fields, the teacher’s name, rubric title, and project name will all be incorporated into the rubric. This site can be use for all classroom activities. [] 10. [|ESLflashcards] is a site that ESL students and those helping those students can go to for information and help. ESL students can print out flash cards in a wide range of topics. Topics which include holidays, body parts, alphabets, parts of speech, and specific action cards. Students just need to click on the desired topic, pick the size and category, and the download the material. ESL students can use this website to practice their new language skills. Teachers can use this website material as an ice breaker or for classroom lessons. []

Yolanda - I too chose brainpop.com as a good interactive tool. I love that the kids can get extra practice or just learn something new and take a quiz or do some sort of activity. I will have to look into the kids.gov website. I love teaching and learning about the United States government. What a great way to get the kids involved. Tosha Skilling