Posted on April 26th, 2011 by
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Here are three sites that let your students explore the world in new and more visual ways. They make change, inequities and disparities across the globe strikingly apparent and shows the power of statistics displayed in graphic form.
http://www.google.com/publicdata/home
http://sacmeq.org/statplanet/
This one is the companion site for the fascinating Maps of the Real World atlas you may have seen in the library:
http://www.worldmapper.org/
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Filed under: Math, Social Studies, Teacher Resources, Tech tips & tricks
Posted on March 13th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
As many math teachers know, http://www.wolframalpha.com/ is a search engine for finding anything you want to know that can be calculated.
At http://demonstrations.wolfram.com , interactive illustrations created by Mathematica users around the world illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and other fields.
http://www.wolfram.com/cdf-player/ is a free download that allows access to a library of demonstrations that explain math & science principles.
At http://got.im/4PGN , in a thought provoking TEDTalk (transferred to SchoolTube so you can watch in school) Conrad Wolfram maintains “we have a real problem with math education right now,” arguing that the role of calculating is not an end in itself, but a means to an end, and should therefore be wholly computer based. As he puts it, “Math ≠ Calculating, Math >> Calculating”. He’s optimistic that “we have a unique opportunity to make math both more practical and more conceptual simultaneously,” and to get people to “really feel math”.
Finally, at http://www.wolframalpha.com/educators/ , there are lesson plans on topics ranging from quadratic equations to creative writing.
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Filed under: Math, Teacher Resources, Tech tips & tricks, Web 2.0
Posted on March 4th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
At http://www.educationalrap.com/teachers-schools, listen to some samples of a great music library of educational rap/hip-hop and pop songs. We already own a set of these tracks in the library, so what you hear is what you can easily get — to use in the classroom, post to your blog or just amuse your students. On the website, you’ll find lyrics for each song, tips for using them, suggested activities and related links. For instance, Math teachers, check this out: Rise up, we’re mappin’ graphs
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Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Another effort to improve student access to high-quality educational resources, especially multi-media content, is HippoCampus, from the Monterey Institute for Technology & Education. Students can browse multi-media lessons and find help with topics covered in popular textbooks.
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Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Human Biology - Genetics
FlexBooks are customizable textbooks that you can use online or as printed books. Use them as they are, use selected parts only, add your own materials or add materials from the web. Access or refer your students to this rich new resource (for computer, iPad, Kindle, etc.) and read more about the CK12.org mission to pioneer the distribution of free high quality educational content at
http://ck-12.org/flexbook/ . Just take a peek & be dazzled!
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Filed under: Math, Science, Teacher Resources, Technology Education
Posted on February 11th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Posted on January 24th, 2011 by
conardlibrary
Many people know of Wordle as a way to give words & ideas special visual impact. (See earlier post.) Here are some other word cloud generators that offer different ways to analyze & present what’s happening in a piece of text. And they’re fun!
http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/2010/02/28/waiting-for-wordle-free-word-cloud-options-to-use-now/
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Posted on December 22nd, 2010 by
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Posted on December 17th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
Issuu.com lets students and teachers turn their multi-page documents (instructions, poetry portfolios, even research papers with lots of graphics) into professional looking on-line publications. Here’s what I did with Denise Jaffe’s edublog instructions. http://issuu.com/klarnet/docs/whps_edublog_campus_instructions
What a nice way to show off student work.
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Posted on December 17th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
http://www.mapsofwar.com
Watch the spread of democracy march across the screen. Or the history of religion. Or visit a great collection “of the best multimedia war maps from the web.”
Very cool!
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