iFake Text

iFaketext is an easy to navigate site that allows students to create fake iPhone text messages. They can save, email, or embed the "text" image. Student fill out the screen below and click Create Your Screenshot.

Here is what the "text" looks like:

How to use this in the Classroom:

1. Practice writing dialog/conversations in other languages
2. Create unique poetry
3. Characters from a book having a conversation or continuing a story
4. Historical figures talking
5. Discuss current events
6. Debate an issue
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InsideStory Flashcards

What a fantastic way to learn new vocabulary and making it stick!

From InsideStory Flashcards:

"Great stories. Our stories are unforgettable—and that's how they make words stick. Each "story" provides a clear context for the featured vocabulary word, so readers easily understand how the word is used. The vocabulary is closely associated with the memorable details, making learning words almost as easy as laughing at a funny caption, reading about an unusual animal, or getting the scoop on a cool city."

Wordia

Do you need a great place for students to build and practice vocabulary and word knowledge? Wordia exposes students to a variety of vocabulary through a game-based platform. Wordia blends learning games and interactive videos to teach vocabulary. Wordia's games focus on spelling, grammar, oracy, auditory, and phonics. Students work to build word banks and collect badges. These badges track student progress. Students can use Wordia as a resources for when they come across an unfamiliar word. They use the site's search features to find a definition, a video, a game, and related words. If the video is no there, students can create and upload their own. There is a subjects tab that gives access to four main areas: English, humanities, science, and Internet technology. User can even upload their own world list that Wordia uses in making games.

Rhyme 'n Learn

Rhyme ‘n Learn is math and science taught through rap (mnemonics devices). Rhyme ‘n Learn was created by math and science teacher, Joe Ocando who discovered that many students find it difficult to memorize hundreds of new terms and facts. There are videos for each rap and the lyrics are on the page.

Quadratic Formula Rap

E=mc^2 Rap

World Digital Library

World Digital Library

The World Digital Library can be a great resource for anyone that teaches history and or cultural studies. The World Digital Library hosts a wealth of image based resources and almost 5,000 primary documents from collections around the world. Many of the resources are historical maps and images. The World Digital Library can be searched by clicking through the map or timeline on the homepage or by country, continent, topic, and type of resource. The World Digital Library is appropriate for almost all ages.

Algebra in the Real World

Algebra in the Real World is full of short documentary films that show how Algebra is used in a variety of jobs and real world scenarios. Some of these mini films are:

• Aquarium makers
• Backpack designers
• Designing stronger skateboards
• Engineering faster bikes
• First one in the ball park
• The forester
• Landscape architects
• The Lundberg farms
• Maglev trains
• Reliable Robots
• Roller Coasters
• Saving the bald eagle
• Solar power
• The starshade
• Structural engineering
• The surface of Mars
• Testing the robotic hand
• The wind business
• Windsails

Other Real World mini-video topics include:

• REAL WORLD MOVIES
• AGRICULTURE
• ANIMALS
• ARCHITECTURE
• ART & MUSIC
• BUSINESS & COMMERCE
• DESIGN
• EARTH SCIENCE
• ENVIRONMENTAL
• SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
• SPACE SCIENCE
• SPORTS
• TRANSPORTATION

Gooru provides us with an extensive collection of videos, interactive displays, quizzes, diagrams, lesson plans, and documents in chemistry, biology, ecology, algebra, calculus, and other subjects. The subjects are easy to search by using the keyword feature. You will need to become a member to have the access to this wealth of information, and by being a member you can create your own folders and drag and drop in resources that you like. Students can also create Gooru accounts to use resources and practice tests.

Alphabetimals

Alphabetimals is a cute website that has resources to help children learn the alphabet. The Alphabetimals characters allows students to spell out any word they would like. The site also offers free printable flashcards, an alphabet poster, and alphabet coloring pages. Teachers can also use the lettering to create cute words.

Sponge Lab

This site looks great. Sponge Lab is Beta form, but it has a lot of resources and will probably continue to grow. Resources include graphics, simulations, animations, videos, lesson plans, etc. You do have to register, but it only takes a minute.

American Experience

American Experience is a wonderful website done through PBS where you can find over 1,500 resources from more than 110 American Experience Web sites. These resources include timelines, primary sources, teacher's guides, maps, galleries, interactives, and videos to use in your classroom.

Money Island

This virtual world of Money Island has students go on quests to destinations like the Eiffel Tower and Atlantis and learn about money and how the economy works while they . As students go on these quests, they learn and practice the real-life principles of financial responsibility. Money Island concentrates on building knowledge and skills in three major areas including: saving and spending, earning and investing, and using credit wisely. Students will also learn how to spend, grow and give money; the difference between wants, needs and taxes; different types of income; gain an understanding of interest; how to use credit wisely; and how to build wealth. Money Island also includes detailed classroom lesson plans and activity suggestions. Students can save their progress as they work through the games. This allows them to play from school and home. Teachers and parents can also us the site to see what students are learning and track progress.