2008
JISC RSC Scotland N&E: AccessApps
by knann (via)50 open source and freeware assistive technology applications which can be entirely used from a USB stick on a Windows compute
Tech-Ease: Quick Answers to Real Classroom Technology Questions
by knann (via)Great resource for teachers to get quick answers technology questions
Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds
by knann & 20 othersWordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.
Putting the Pieces Together
by knannIntegrating technology with Marzano's Instructional Strategies to improve student learning.
2007
dotSUB.com ~ Any film in any language.
by knannAdd captioning to any video!--including other languages.....Lots of educational uses!
Gizmoz / The world of animated Talking Heads
by knann & 14 others (via)Create a talking character from your own photo! I can think of lots of uses for the classroom. How about you?!! Copy and paste this link to your browser to see the best clip yet:
http://www.gizmoz.com/video/55761_world_cup_joy
www.joilearning.org - An Expedition to the Seafloor: Using Google Earth and Ocean Cores to Analyze Seafloor Spreading
by knann (via)Using the technology Google Earth, students evaluate real data collected from the Deep Sea Drilling Project to discover evidence of seafloor spreading, and gain a historical perspective of science research.
Audience: Grades 5-8, 9-12
National Science Education Content Standards:
Standard D: Earth and Space Science
Standard E: Science and Technology
Standard G: History and Nature of Science
Keywords: seafloor spreading, plate tectonics, sediment, basement rock, Mid-Atlantic Ridge
How Products Are Made
by knann & 4 othersHow Products Are Made explains and details the manufacturing process of a wide variety of products, from daily household items to complicated electronic equipment and heavy machinery. The site provides step by step descriptions of the assembly and the manufacturing process (complemented with illustrations and diagrams) Each product also has related information such as the background, how the item works, who invented the product, raw materials that were used, product applications, by-products that are generated, possible future developments, quality control procedures, etc.
Online Tools For Schools
by knann & 1 other (via)The Office of School Services in the College of Education operates as a clearinghouse for Web-based and other educational technology projects. Online Tools for Schools provides an entry to our Internet-based materials for K-16 education.
Middle School Math Technology Resources and Ideas
by knann (via)The matrices are a series of online tables of electronic and technology resources supporting California middle school math content standards for grades 6, 7 and Algebra 1. The resources align to the two California state-adopted middle school textbook series of McDougall-Littell and Prentice Hall. The Grade 6 matrix also aligns to Harcourt and Scott Foresman. Search by strand and then math concept to find some great resources and ideas!
2005
Robot Constructor
by knannConstruct your own robot from a range of different materials and components, and try it out in one of our treacherous Zones. If our Zones are not challenging enough, you can construct your own Zones to share, or download one of the hundreds already upload
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