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The following web sites were used during the training session on January 29, 2008 (plus more!). If you have a favorite web site or lesson idea, please add it by clicking on the "Edit This Page" button at the top of the page.



Pam Shoemaker: pamelashoemaker@wlcsd.org Sandee Lowthian: slowthian@comcast.net
 * Contact Info:**

[|http://www.unitedstreaming.com] Parchment Schools is a paid subscriber. [|www.brainpop.com] (this is a fee-based service, but many are available for free) [|http://lessonplansearch.com] Lesson plans for every subject and grade http://www.readwritethink.org/about.html Lesson plans for every subject and grade http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp Lesson plans for every subject and grade [|http://www.intel.com/education/resources/index.htm?iid=ed_nav k12resources] PBL ideas [|http://www.coolmath.com] Tutorials and games [|http://timeforkids.com]" Timely" articles [|http://www.gamequarium.org] Games for every subject at the lower and upper elementary level [|www.historyalive.com] Tutorial is in online resources [|http://www.yahooligans.com] Research friendly [|http://www.wikipedia.com] Research http://riversproject.org/ "Michigan Stories" [|http://webquest.org] Webquest web search [|http://webquest.sdsu.edu/taskonomy.html]Explains the why and how of webquests http://teacherweb.com/TWQuest.htm Webquest web search [|http://instantprojects.org] PBL ideas http://lgfl.skoool.co.uk/index.aspx UK site with interactive learning http://kids.discovery.com/ [|http://www.eduplace.com/kids] http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids Enrichment [|http://pbskids.org] Enrichment http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Rubrics made instantly [|http://lingro.com] Awesome tool for ESL and differentiation! [|http://www.learnport.org] All Michigan teachers can access Nettrekker for free if they register on Learnport. [|http://www.21stcenturyskills.org] Newly launched website dedicated to 21st century learning and teaching. [|http://wikispaces.org] Set up your own wiki in 2 minutes. It's free and easy. http://www.one-to-oneinstitute.org/ Learn more about the One to One Institute and the services available. http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/lessons/lessons.html Lesson plans & resources for Visual Arts K-12 https://www.bcmsc.k12.mi.us/ Battle CreekMath and Science Center (Science Kits K-7) http://www.pbs.org/ Good resources for social studies. http://www.elainefitzgerald.com/Jeopardy1Template.ppt A generic Jeopardy fill-in template.
 * Web Resources:**

http://www.surveymonkey.com/ Survey maker http://www.eduplace.com/kids/ Enrichment ideas (Scholastic) http://www.thegateway.org/ 21stCentury skills lesson plans http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/fyi/ Timely news and articles http://www.library.nrhtx.com/nrhkids/history.html History, geography and biography sites http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ Enrichment [|http://enchantedlearning.com] Some free lessons, but is a subscription to access all [|http://kidsnewsroom.org] Kids style news [|http://www.kidsbookshelf.com] Bringing children and books together http://www.nwf.org/kids/ National Wildlife Federation site http://www.metrokc.gov/dnr/kidsweb/ Natural resources website http://www.scholastic.com/profbooks/easyinternet/index.htm Websearch ideas and search questions http://school.discoveryeducation.com/ Discovery Education resources http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/teach.jsp Scholastic Education resources http://www.skoool.ie/teachersSection.asp Interactive Instruction / Testing http://www.intel.com/education/resources/index.htm?iid=ed_nav+k12resources Teaching technology resources http://www.intel.com/education/tools/index.htm?iid=ed_nav+k12tools Teaching technology tools http://www.mathplayground.com/ Math Playground: K-7 Mathcasts are great! http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html National Library of Virtual Manipulates - K-12 Math http://my.hrw.com/nsmedia/intgos/html/igo.htm "Interactive" Grahic organizers (can enter text in PDFs) http://www.dumblittleman.com/2006/10/50-tools-that-can-increase-your-writing.html 50 Skills to Increase your writing skills
 * To Additionally Explore:**

Yes Tech! : [|http://shoemap.edublogs.org] Michigan Discovery Educator Network: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/michigan MACUL Space Ning: http://maculspace.ning.com/
 * Connect with Others:**

[|http://www.learnport.org] http://www.northvalley.net/kids/zoos.shtml http://www.nytimes.com/learning/index.html
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