writing moodle course from dpi

readwritethink homepage
lessons, standards, web resources, and student materials (interactives)

great for interactive whiteboard- use "pencil" to write a letter/word. can save to sidebar and replay as needed. (cannot save work for next visit to site, however)

from "content workshop" site- this is the templates page

"Free science fair project ideas, answers, and tools for serious students." Includes over 700 projects to choose from (including a topic selection wizard), a project guide, and teacher resources. Also, a free printable scientific method poster.

for the movie lover in all of us

interactive Q and A regarding copyright for students

"CoFFEE – the new groupware application for digital discussions in a live classroom situation.
CoFFEE offers customisable tools, such as a threaded discussion forum, graphical concept mapping, voting and more. CoFFEE is open-source and free! Available in: English, French, Italian and Dutch."

"From time to time over the coming year, FBI Historian Dr. John Fox will be interviewed as part of a special radio series called "FBI 100: A Closer Look," sharing his perspectives and insights into various aspects of our past. Follow the links below to read or listen to the interviews."

Includes topics- electricity, magnetism, x-rays, and sound. "The materials at the links below have been developed to introduce some of the important scientific principles that are used in nondestructive testing. The materials were originally designed for middle and high school students, but students of all ages may find them useful for a review of information that may have become fuzzy or been forgotten with time."

Fantastic resource for using film in the classroom. Includes various film titles, with age recommendation, and a pdf file for teachers to facilitate discussion/lesson plans for the film. "To help youth strengthen a sense of character and community through the exploration of stories in literature and Truly Moving Picture award-winning films that tap the vast potential of the human spirit."

created by an esl teacher, includes lessons and materials for esl/ell teachers. "no worksheets or activities which practice english for the sake of practice."

includes interesting video about how nanotechnology can change the world. Might be a great conversation for debating the ethics of nanotechnology. Choose a question from the main video to answer, and find more video clips related to that discussion.

from Mineral Information Institute. Includes lessons, printables, activities and more. Looks like an awesome resource for science.

Explore the village to find out where your food comes from. Great interactive- includes "for teachers" section, village videomaker, and primary sources. Includes lesson plans written for fourth grade students.

animated video for Old Man and the Sea

"Here’s a terrific interactive science resource that supports a UDL approach in the elementary/primary school classroom. Information is available visually, auditorily, and as printed text. Keyboard commands are available for learners who cannot use a mouse.

Science Up Close is a free interactive resource from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers. Engaging activities of high quality are offered by grade level and targeted for grades 1 to 6. Many of the activities include captioned video where the “captions” can be read aloud. Other activities use diagrams and interactive images to present material. All text can be read aloud, and can be repeated upon request."

"Use this exercise to build students' skills in analyzing historical documents."

find that word that you've been thinking about all day but just can't seem to remember

graph of the world's tallest skyscrapers, comparing size

cool visualization of how a blog post transpires

Larry Ferlazzo's blog is one I follow in my reader. He is an ESL/ELL teacher who posts great resources daily. Almost all of his links are just as great for regular ed students as well. He continues to compile his links into "the best of…" lists for a WIDE array of topics. This specific link takes you directly to his "best of…" lists.

upload a file, launch your live session and have other collaborate real time with no registration

"Welcome to LEARN NC’s education coverage of the 2008 elections! Here you’ll find tools and lessons that cover elections at the national, state, and local levels. These resources include information about the electoral process, political parties, candidates, issues, news, and more. Regardless of what grade level or subject area you teach, you’ll find suggestions for making the issues of the 2008 elections a part of your curriculum."