Archive for the 'General' Category
News in Pictures is part of the BBC News website that features pictures related to current events topics from around the world. One feature of this site that I like is “Day in pictures”, which offers pictures related to news topics on a particular day. There is also a “Week in pictures”, which includes pictures […]
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A Book and a Hug is a site developed by a librarian to help students of all ages find books to read. Books can be searched by reading level, category, fiction/non-fiction, keyword, title, author and more. Be sure to click on the Resources link on the top of the page to find links to blogs […]
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Google Search Education is a site created by Google Certified Teachers to help students improve their searching skills. While the site is geared for students in middle school or older, I’m sure some of the lessons can be modified to use with students in the elementary grades. The site contains lesson plans, slideshow presentations and […]
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YouTube Teachers is a YouTube Channel created by YouTube. The purpose of YouTube Teachers is to help teachers learn how to use YouTube as an educational tool. The site includes lesson plans, educational playlists, and training on how to create your own educational videos. When you sign up for YouTube Teachers, you are eligible to […]
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A Google a Day is a game, run by Google, that can be used to help students (and staff) improve their Internet searching. Each day, A Google a Day posts a question that takes several levels of searching to find the answer. The user is timed, and hints can be given if needed. You can […]
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The Learning Network is a site/blog sponsored by the New York Times. The Learning Network is a current site, updated every school day, that offers a wealth of high quality learning resources — lesson plans, student opinion questions, challenges, crossword puzzles, etc. — for teachers and students in grades 3-12. For example, a periodic math […]
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The Awesome Highlighter is a simple online tool for highlighting text in web pages. To use The Awesome Highlighter, just paste or type the URL of the website you want to highlight into the URL field. Once you get to the site your mouse turns into a highlighter, which you then drag over the text […]
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Similar Site Search is a search engine that helps you find sites that are similar to other websites. If there’s a website that you like but it’s not currently meeting you needs, type the URL to that website into the Similar Site Search search box. The results will be sites similar to the one you […]
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Many of us are familiar with Wordle, a site that allows you to create a word cloud from text that is typed or pasted into a text box. However, there are a few other sites that also allow you to create word clouds: ABC-Ya: ABC-Ya is a word cloud creator designed for elementary students. The […]
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Search-Cube is a search engine that offers a more visual display of results than the traditional list. After entering a search term in the search box, you’ll see the results displayed as images in a cube, with 16 results on each side of the cube. The results are images from the sites’ home pages. When […]
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