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100+ Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More
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Abstract: As part of my presentation for the K12 Online Conference I am publishing this 50 page document. It is a combination of the 50+ RSS Ideas for Educators document and the Teaching Hacks wiki. It is geared towards an introduction to RSS, but carries on a bit further into topics such as tagging, social ... More »
1492: An Ongoing Voyage
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Abstract: examines the rich mix of societies coexisting in the New World before Europeans arrived. It looks at what was life like here before 1492; how Europeans, Africans, and Americans reacted to each other; and the immediate results of their contact.
1900 America: Historical Voices, Poetic Visions
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Abstract: A lesson plan in which students create their own multi-media epic poems about the year 1900. Walt Whitman's Song of Myself and Hart Crane's The Bridge serve as artistic models for students, who also draw on life histories, sound recordings, and other primary resources.
1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
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Abstract: provides photos, letters, and other documents about one of the most devastating natural disasters in U.S. history. Although it lasted only about a minute, the quake and its fires left over 500 city blocks in ruins and more than half of San Francisco's population homeless.
1940s House: Making a Connection between WWII and Rationing
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Abstract: Through viewing and discussion of the video and investigation of the Web resources, students will develop a deeper understanding of rationing and the mathematics needed in a WWII household.
20-Year Map of Global Rainfall
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Abstract: This visualization from NASA shows global rainfall patterns over a 22-year span. It incorporates data from a combination of remote-sensing and ground-based sources.
21st Century Explorer
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Abstract: This site answers questions that include: Why do we want to travel to Mars? How would your body change in space? Where would a space explorer find water and oxygen? How can we travel faster in space? Student actors (on video) and hands-on activities are featured with each answer. The site is for Grades ... More »
3... 2... 1... Liftoff! Educator Guide
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Abstract: Introduces children to the International Space Station (ISS), the most complex international scientific endeavor in history. Activities focus on the purpose and construction of the ISS, the history of rockets, and the role of rockets in space station assembly. Activities emphasize hands-on involvement, ... More »
3 x table
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Abstract: A series of levels reinforces the 3 times table. Levels use multiplication, division and missing number questions, most of which are multiple choice. The penultimate level asks the learner to type in the answer with the onscreen keypad, and the final level is a mega test of 50 questions. The order of ... More »
4Teachers
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Abstract: 4Teachers helps teachers integrate technology into instruction. It features various tools for teachers: one for creating quizzes that students can take online, another for organizing and annotating web sites, a third for developing rubrics, and more. A webzine presents brain games, web lessons, and stories ... More »
9-11-01 Remembrance
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Abstract: offers firsthand accounts of September 11 by National Park Service employees. It includes interviews and photos from a dozen sites, including the Statue of Liberty, Washington, D.C., and western Pennsylvania. One site -- Federal Hall National Memorial, located a few blocks from the World Trade Center ... More »
9 Variations on a Dance Theme
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Abstract: A female dancer repeats a short dance theme nine times to a soundtrack of piano and flute. As she performs the theme, the dancer is shot from different angles to yield nine variations. The first variations are composed of longer shots that capture the body and movements of the dancer in full. These variations ... More »
A Birthday Basket For Tia
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Abstract: This lesson will provide your students with an opportunity to brainstorm, predict, and check for understanding throughout this wonderful story about a little girl, Cecilia, who is preparing a special birthday gift for her 90 year-old Aunt Tia. Cecilia collects objects that represent her favorite memories ... More »
A brochure of safety tips
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Abstract: The students summarize information they have read and learned in school to create a brochure of important safety tips. They work in teams, each on a specific area of safety, to create a multimedia presentation on the computer using HyperStudio for text, graphics, and sound or other publishing or presentation ... More »
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation, U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
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Abstract: includes documents from the Continental Congress, the Constitutional Convention and ratification debates, and the first two federal congresses. These documents record American history in the words of those who built our government.
A Child Becomes a Reader
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Abstract: tells what parents can do to help children (ages 0-4 and 5-8) become readers. It includes suggestions about what to look for in day care centers and preschools, and a summary of scientific research on how children learn to read and write.
A Circular Journey To Imaginative Narrative Writing
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Abstract: This lesson will help the teacher show students how to bring their imaginative narratives to a logical ending. Students often have difficulty while writing imaginative narratives. They tend to get off to a good beginning and then cannot maintain focus well enough to bring their story to an end. Two well-known ... More »
A Class Divided 1: The Daring Lesson
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Abstract: This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.
A Class Divided 2: Day Two
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Abstract: This segment from FRONTLINE: "A Class Divided" profiles the second day of an experiment in discrimination based on eye color that took place in a third-grade class in 1970.
A Class Divided 3: An Interview with Jane Elliott
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Abstract: In this Web-exclusive interview for FRONTLINE, Jane Elliott discusses her abiding sense that her lesson on bigotry is as necessary today as it was in 1968.