Archive for the 'Math' Category
Chronicling America is joint venture between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress. The Chronicling America website offers viewers access to over 10 million digitized newspapers printed between 1836 and 1922. (Copyright laws prevent them from archiving more current newspapers.) The Library of Congress created this helpful video with ideas for […]
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UnboundEd was started by the group of educators who have worked on the EngageNY website. Many teachers have looked to the EngageNY sites for quality lesson resources related to the Common Core Standards. However, the money for the EngageNY project is drying up so the team created UnboundEd in the hopes of furthering the mission […]
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Diffen is an interactive online tool that allows the user to compare two things. Did you ever wonder what the difference is between jam and jelly? Just type the two terms into the text boxes and you’ll get a whole page of information of both jam and jelly. Many of the pages also include images […]
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Myoats is an online drawing site that allows the user to easily create symmetric geometric shapes. It provides a variety of tools, colors, and effects to make the drawings more original. Drawings can be downloaded without a user account. What a fun and easy tool for helping students with the concept of symmetry!
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TweenTribune is one of the free services available from the Smithsonian. It is designed for teachers and students in grades K-12. The site contains articles from the Associated Press related to science, history, art, culture, and current events. The articles are leveled by Lexile score. In addition to articles, TweenTribune offers images, videos, audio files, […]
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Google News Archive is an extension of Google News. It contains a large collection of historical newspapers, magazines and other documents. Many of the resources available through Google News Archive are free; others require a fee. Users can search by keyword and also use Google’s Advanced Search feature to search by date. While Google stopped […]
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US News Map is a site maintained by the Georgia Tech Research Institute and eHistory.org at the University of Georgia. It houses American newspapers that were printed between 1836 and 1925. Search results are displayed on a map with clickable markers.
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Open Middle is a website that offers “challenging math problems worth solving” for students in grades K-12. While the problems have one correct answer, there are multiple ways to get to that answer. The problems support the Common Core standards and can lead to great student discussions.
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The Google Cultural Institute offers access to artwork from over 1,000 museums and cultural institutions. Through this site, users can access over six million documents, images and videos. Users can also “visit” museums and performance arenas through the site. Users can also build their own virtual galleries of artwork related to a specific topic.
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The New York Library Digital Collection contains over 650,000 digitized items from the New York Public Library. Items include prints, photos, maps, manuscripts, videos, and sound recordings. Items can be searched by keyword, type, date, topic, etc. and can be downloaded. All items are free from copyright laws and can be used without restrictions.
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