E2T2 Links
Tutorials
Florida Gulf University there are also tutorials for Word, Excel, Access, and Front Page.
Oregon State Technology for Teachers Course
Atomic Learning step by step tutorials using Kid Pix, Kidspiration, Inspiration, Excel, Powerpoint, United Streaming Video among others
Click and Learn identify parts of a computer and how they work
Inspiration
Inspiration go to the Quick Tour and see what it is all about if you are unfamiliar you need to have Shockwave installed on your machine to view the video. Also there are lessons by grade level that you can view at the site.
Resources
I Keep Bookmarks a free website to keep your bookmarks (favorites) available no matter what computer you are on.
Dewey Browse this site was developed and is maintained by Gail Grainger, John's wife. It is a good starting point when looking for websites, set up as if a library using Dewey Decimal Classification.
Google Scholar Search Engine Google Scholar enables you to search specifically for scholarly literature, including peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and technical reports from all broad areas of research. Use Google Scholar to find articles from a wide variety of academic publishers, professional societies, preprint repositories and universities, as well as scholarly articles available across the web.
NH Educators Online (NHEON) activities and resources supported by the NHDOE.
NHEON Frameworks this is where you can find references to the frameworks.
Rubistar RubiStar is a tool to help the teacher who wants to use rubrics but does not have the time to develop them from scratch.
Rubric Makers Rubrics for a variety of needs.
Citation Location This is a neat site that will help you or you students to site their work.
Enchanted Learning children's educational web sites and games which are designed to capture the imagination while maximizing creativity, learning, and enjoyment. Some free and some paying sections of the site.
Marco Polo Standards based internet content and professional development for K-12.
Project Based Learning PBL for K-12, lots of lessons in all disciplines.
E2T2 Projects E2T2 projects from another school district, essential questions, projects, rubrics.
Mapping Template for Curriculum Work when you open this save it to your computer before you start working on it.
Surf Your Work Allows teachers to assign homework to individual students. Students use it to find out what their homework is and for submitting assignments to their teacher. The site's message boards provide a place for ongoing dialog on a number of topics. This is a free service to North American schools.
Teacher2Teacher Initiative US DOE professional development website for teachers launched in October, 2004. Built by teachers for teachers. The crux of the program is a selection of pre-recorded video sessions proctored by experienced teachers.
Classroom Internet Library Looking for Internet resources for the classroom? The Classroom Internet Library has thousands of reviewed web sites aligned to the NH Curriculum Frameworks. You'll find web sites for science, social studies, language arts, and lots more.
Visual Ranking Tool an online tool for prioritizing and ordering items in a list. Using Visual Ranking, students identify and refine criteria as they assign order or ranking to the list. They must explain their reasoning and can compare their work with each other in a visual diagram. This tool supports activities where students need to debate differences, reach consensus, and organize ideas.
Seeing Reason Tool an online tool for mapping cause and effect relationships. Students create visual representations of the factors and relationships in a cause and effect investigation. These maps make thinking visible and promote collaboration as students refine their understanding.
Showing Evidence Tool an online tool for hypothesizing and supporting claims with evidence. Students learn how to construct well-reasoned arguments and prove their case with credible evidence throught the use of a visual framework for constructing and argument or hypothesis that is supported by evidence. Using the interactive features students make a claim, identify evidence, evaluate the quality of that evidence, explain how the evidence either supports or weakens their claim, and then make a conclusion based on the evidence. This thinking tool supports activities where students need to debate differences, reach conclusions, and organize ideas.
Math & Science Resources
ExploreLearning ExploreLearning
offers a catalog of modular, interactive simulations in math and science for
teachers and students in grades 6-12. We call these simulations Gizmos. Gizmos
are fun, easy to use, and flexible enough to support many different teaching
styles and contexts. Our Gizmos are designed as supplemental curriculum
materials that support state and national curriculum standards; in addition,
Gizmos help teachers bring research-proven instructional strategies to their
classrooms.
Astronomy Picture of the Day Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
e-Mission: Operation Montserrat an interactive game which asks teams of students to apply their knowledge of science and math to help solve an authentic crisis situation. Students use real-time hurricane and seismic data.
Scirus Scientific Search Engine returns links to scholarly research on scientific papers for students, scholars and other academics.
Weather Wunderground all types of weather maps: humidity, wind chill, jet stream, health.
Rocks for Primary Grades analyze properties of different types of rock.
National Science Teacher Association teacher resources for all science disciplines for all grades levels, including lesson plans that integrate technology into the curriculum,
NCTM Illuminations from preschool to high school math lessons, standards, examples: create a customized bar graph as well as display pre-set bar graphs, or interactively construct a figure that illustrates the sum of the angles in a triangle, quadrilateral or a pentagon, or simulation where you "drive" a car by adjusting the magnitude and direction of a velocity vector.
Math Games you can put some of these game links on your classroom computer for a tech center activity for students.
"Cover Your Bases" math & science activities in the context of baseball
Social Studies Resources
Cable in the Classroom eLECTIONS 3 dimensional board game, manage a campaign budget, release press statements, and make appearances in swing states.
History Detectives is devoted to solving historical mysteries, searching out the true facts (and falsehoods) behind local folklore, family legends and interesting objects. Using traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork, the History Detectives team of experts discovers that artifacts, buildings and stories can give us new (and sometimes shocking) insights into our national history. For middle/high school ages.
Language Arts Resources
Get Ready to Read Preschool teaching, reading resources and learning activities, a program of the National Center for Learning Disabilities
Read Write Think a site supported by NCTE and IRA with lessons by grade level, literacy strand and literacy engagement.
Picture and sound sources
Pictures Animals, plants, transportation, and landscape photos.
All kinds of sounds car sounds here
Workshops
PBS TeacherLine 6 week sessions for $75, additional cost for graduate credit through KSC or PSU.
Technology Workshops for Teachers Workshops are from 9:00-3:00 at a cost of $50 with lunch included