Friday, July 16, 2010
PBS Teachers - Access, Analyze, Act - Economics Resources
High school economics teachers will find resources in the form of case studies with associated lesson plans, videos, interactive tools, podcasts and audio files. A glossary with both text and video explanations provides students with resources necessary to understand economics. Links to additional resources, other websites supporting economic education, are also provided.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
SMART Exchange
The SMART Exchange is a gathering place for SMART Board teachers. At this site, users can connect with other teachers, search for resources, lesson plans and more. Teachers can browse by subject, grade or file type. A search box can be used to search on specific terms. In addition, lessons that have been correlated to state standards can be searched. If you have a resource to share, you can upload it to the site. A forum area allows users to post questions and answers to topics ranging from hardware and software to technical support and user groups. There is a wealth of information here for the new SmartBoard user or the experienced user. Check it out today!
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Arcademic Skill Builders
Arcademic Skill Builders is an educational website where students can play video games to reinforce basic math skills, language arts skills, vocabulary and thinking skills. The site has research-based and standards-aligned free educational games that are intended to engage, motivate, and help teach students. Students can play free multi-player and single-player games, choosing whether to play against other players or play alone.
The site states that students are completely safe while playing the games. In the multi-player games, if the student starts a 'private' game, then only players that know the password (created by the student) can join the game. All other players are not allowed to join that game. If the student starts a 'public' game, then any player from outside can join the game, but there is no contact between outside players and the student. Player ID's are not stored. Player names are monitored and inappropriate names created by a student are blocked.
Turn your student's love of video games into an educational experience at Arcademic Skill Builders.
The site states that students are completely safe while playing the games. In the multi-player games, if the student starts a 'private' game, then only players that know the password (created by the student) can join the game. All other players are not allowed to join that game. If the student starts a 'public' game, then any player from outside can join the game, but there is no contact between outside players and the student. Player ID's are not stored. Player names are monitored and inappropriate names created by a student are blocked.
Turn your student's love of video games into an educational experience at Arcademic Skill Builders.
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