Recommended+Web+Links

RECOMMENDED WEB SITES:
BBC Schools http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools This site has wonderful activities in all subject areas and for all ages. For K-1 students the Little Animals Activity Center has nice literacy activities. In the science area, our Lower School science teacher found a number of activities relating to the curriculum. The foreign language section is also nice. -Ellen, The Cathedral School

Big Apple History http://pbskids.org/bigapplehistory/building/topic9.html Great site for grades 2-5. PBS sponsored. All about Big Apple History. Fantastic site. -Karen, The Dalton School

Go City Kids http://www.gocitykids.com An up-to-date source of New York City activities for children of all ages. Many of the listing are free. This site was a solid reference as a group of fourth graders and I created an NYC arts newsletter. Although membership is required for access to some of the information, much of the site is available to non-members. -Judith, Brearley

Destination Modern Art http://www.moma.org/destination Here is a section of the Moma.org site devoted to kids. It's intended for ages 5-8. It's flash-heavy, but has a decent amount of depth in covering artists and their works. -Karen, The Dalton School

Metropolitan Museum Timeline http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm This is an interactive timeline of Metropolitan Museum art that includes maps, images and chronology from all over the world. The instructions for its use are clear. -Judith, Brearley

Labadabado [|http:// www.labadabado.com] Annotated list of Flash applets for Trevor Day School that are open to public use. -Stephen, Trevor Day School

Tux Paint http://www.newbreedsoftware.com/tuxpaint One of the recent most popular programs is Tux Paint. It was originally used for the kindergarten girls - but our Middle & Upper School girls have discovered it & now use it for creating images for various uses. -Cordenia, Chapin

Children's Storybooks Online [|www.magickeys.com/books] This site consists of interactive storybooks for all ages. Titles include an animated version of "The Three Little Pigs," an interactive story "Witch's stew" where students choose the ingredients to change her into a friendly fairy, "Farm Animals," and many more. -Christine, Dwight Englewood

Eduplace http://www.eduplace.com Houghton Mifflin textbook publisher portal that includes resources for grades Prek-8.The site includes activiities and lesson ideas in reading,language arts, math, social studies and science. -Christine, Dwight Englewood

Visual Thesaurus [|http//:www.visualthesaurus.com] This is a visual dictionary/thesaurus. You can try it out but you have to pay to get an account. I use it all the time in my writing and for word association fun. I can imagine using it with 5th graders and up. A wonderful teacher/student tool for visual thinkers. -Jenny, The School

Kathy Schrock's Web Evaluation Guide http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html Provides surveys for different grade levels and more. -Lan, Ethical Culture Fieldston

Open World Learning http://mia.openworldlearning.org I subscribe to the Microworlds forum. Lots of the discussion is about MW2 but the attachments will open in MWX and the "experts" will answer mwx questions. -Christine, Hunter College Elementary School

Weekly Reader: Games and Puzzles http://www.weeklyreader.com/kids/games The games I like the best are Add Like Mad (recommended by Mary Beth, Chapin, too), Jammin' Jigsaw, Multiplication Station, Subtraction Action, and Crossword Puzzle. Probably good for 2 through 4. -Ellen, The Cathedral School

Touch Typing Practice http://www.senselang.com/ My students will go here after they finish with their "required typing". They use the online version and although the "Lessons" are okay, they really enjoy the option to create and then practice their own text. -Celeste, Little Red

SCHOOL WEB SITES

The Chapin School [|http://gatornet.chapin.edu] If you check/browse through here you will find MANY sites that are not password protected that we use with our girls. In class 45 & 6 computer classes we tell the girls THIS is the first place to go if they have questions. -Cordenia, Chapin

Columbia Grammar & Prep [|http://students.cgps.org/studentssite/grammar�69�] -Pat, Columbia Grammar & Prep

Dwight Englewood Lower School Technology Website http://www.d-e.org/dwightenglewood.aspx?pgID=1351 The site includes a list of web resources as well as a student showcase page with web projects I have worked on over the years. -Christine, Dwight Englewood

MATH SITES

Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx The NCTM hosts this site that includes 63 online math activities, searchable by grade level and/or topic. Activities can be found related to geometry, probability, fractions, measurement, numeration, etc. -Christine, Dwight Englewood

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/index.html There is a need for good computer-based mathematical manipulatives and interactive learning tools at elementary and middle school levels. Our Utah State University team is building Java-based mathematical tools and editors that allow us to create exciting new approaches to interactive mathematical instruction. -Karen, The Dalton School; Mary Beth, The Chapin School

Number Balance http://www.crick.northants.sch.uk/Flash%20Studio/cfsmaths/NumBal/nbKS2.swf Students can practice making balanced or not balanced equations. It works great with a real balance too. We use this in math class for grades 1-3. It could be used for older grades, too. -Mary Beth, Chapin

Kidz Magazine: Add Like Mad http://games.kidzmagazine.com/addlikemad/addlikemad.html This is great for practicing math addition facts. There is also one for multiplication. It's addictive. -Mary Beth, Chapin

RekenNet http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en This is the English counterpart of the Dutch site RekenWeb. It contains a number of math activities sorted by age. Suggested for 5 to 12 year olds. -Ellen, The Cathedral School

SCIENCE SITES

Exploratorium: the museum of science, art and human perception http://www.exploratorium.edu/ A great site that supports informal science learning. Many hands-on activities, webcasts (be sure to check out the Iron Science Teachers), and science 'snacks'. There's also an educators newsletter. -Andrea, Poly Prep

TOOLS & RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS //Below is a list of links to pages of sites and tools useful for all// //Lan, Ethical Culture Fieldston School// [|Social Studies Media Resources on the Web - a page created by colleague Whitney Turner] Finding public domain media such as movies, images, letters, speeches, and music, that can help to enrich your students' social studies experience. Utilizing resources such as: the Library of Congress, NYPL, and Archive.org.

[|Web Sites with Images in the Public Domain] I created this web page with links to sites that offer images in the public domain. I also indicated the "terms of agreement" for each web site as the conditions for use vary from site to site. At the bottom is an example of how we have our students cite an image they use in a presentation or a report. -Ellen, The Cathedral School

[|Digital Cameras in Education] An internet hotlist on Digital cameras created by Stephanie Moore. Learn how to use digital cameras and find lesson ideas. [|Moodle] A tool for creating online learning environment and communities I used moodle to create an online short stories and book review course for fourth grade. Here are some sites I used for this project [|Tips for Young Authors] [|Story telling power – what makes a good story] [|What Makes a Good Short Story] [|Writing and Illustrating Tips] [|STORY PLANNING WORKSHEET] [|CHILDREN'S STORY WRITING GUIDE] [|SPAGHETTI BOOK CLUB- Book Reviews by Kids for Kids!] [|KIDS ON THE NET - HOW TO WRITE A REVIEW] [|CHILDREN’S LITERATURE]

[|Podcasting] Education podcast network - what is a podcast, how and ideas for a podcast and lots of podcast created by elementary to college level students. [|PowerPoint in Education] Why use Powerpoint and ideas for classroom use. [|ILife '06 - Digital tools for the classroom] Lesson plan ideas, tips and techniques from the creators of iLife suite of programs [|Educators' Resources on the WWW] Pages of links to all kinds of sites ranging from sites designed by educators, classroom tools, internet projects etc