The Object of History is a joint effort between the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and George Mason University’s Center for History and New Media. The site contains virtual museum field trips based on six themes: Desk, Gold Nugget, Dress, Voting Machine, Lunch Counter and Short-handled Hoe. If you click on the “1. Browse […]
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LIFE Photo Archive is a joint venture between LIFE Magazine and Google. The site contains millions of photographs dating as far back as 1750. Each photo has its own page, which lists the date the photo was taken, the size of the photo, the name of the photographer (if available), a brief description of the […]
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Differentiated Curriculum Samples is part of the “Reaching All Students” site, which is sponsored by the Oregon Department of Education Gifted and Talented Office. On the Differentiated Curriculum Samples main page is a chart that lists the name of the activity, the targeted grade level and the subject area. The downloadable lessons are beautifully done […]
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Thirteen Ed Online is a site for teachers, students and parents, sponsored by the Educational Broadcasting System. The site provides a wide variety of lesson plans, many of which integrate technology through video clips, online games and websites. If you click on the “Educators” link on the top, you’ll find the lessons archived by subject […]
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SweetSearch is a suite of search engines designed for teachers and students. The sites that are searched through SweetSearch are approved by their evaluation team of teachers and librarians. SweetSearch configured their search engine to favor sites like the Library of Congress, PBS, and university websites. SweetSearch4Me is a search engine for elementary students. There’s […]
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ReadWriteThink: Flip Book is an online flip book maker. I know I mentioned ReadWriteThink in an earlier post, but there are so many great tools on the site that it’s easy to miss some. The flip book maker is a user-friendly template for creating flip books. The site walks you through the steps of creating […]
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NRICH: Mathematics Enrichment is a site designed by a team of teachers with the goal of offering challenging, engaging, and meaningful math problems to help develop mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills. The site includes games, puzzles and videos that help teach math concepts. The activities are geared for a variety of levels. In addition, the […]
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The Book Seer and Your Next Read are two sites that offer book recommendations based on a book you like. All you need to do is enter the title / author of the book you like into the provided fields and almost instantly you’ll see recommendations for other books to read. The Book Seer shows […]
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In my searching I have stumbled on a handful of sites that provide information on a topic at a variety of different levels. I wish there were more or these kinds of sites. It would make finding material for differentiating lessons so much easier for teachers. Here are the ones I have found so far: […]
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For students who need extra challenges, there are many local, national and international competitions available. Here are a few pages with links to some of these competitions: Cogito.org has the best list of competitions for students in middle school or high school. The site is maintained by the John Hopkins Center for Talented youth. While […]
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