Posted on March 13th, 2011 by
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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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Posted on March 3rd, 2011 by
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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 January 24th, 2011 by
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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 September 30th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
where advertising is all around you. Who makes ads? How do they work? What do they want you to do. Here you will explore, discover and learn.
http://www.admongo.gov/
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Posted on June 7th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
Ms. Vranich’s 10th grade English classes are our pioneers in trying out Conard’s new VoiceThread website. Listen to some of their great book reviews. It’s the perfect place to find some helpful summer reading suggestions. (Scroll to the right – past the first page of instructional videos – to get to our collection.) http://conard.ed.voicethread.com/#q
What’s a VoiceThread you say? Here’s your answer: http://conard.ed.voicethread.com/share/409/
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Posted on June 2nd, 2010 by
conardlibrary
Check out http://newsmap.jp/ This visual display of news pulled from the Google News aggregator reveals the unseen patterns in today’s environment of constant, overwhelming media coverage. Stories are color coded and grouped in cells by content. The size of each cell is determined by the number of related articles. The display can be manipulated for viewing by country, category (world, business, sports, etc.) Dazzling and thought provoking – especially for history, government and media studies students.
Or, consider News Dots at http://slatest.slate.com/features/news_dots/default.htm
“an interactive map of how every story in the news is related, updated daily.” Subjects are connected if they appear together in at least two stories, and the size of the dot is based on the number of times the subject is mentioned. Students can see – and be asked to share their understanding of the connections & relationships between events and countries.
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Posted on June 1st, 2010 by
conardlibrary
you can make “cool stuff” with digital photos - motivational posters, jigzaw images, mosaics and more. My favorite is the magazine cover option – where you can add pictures, titles and graphics to make yourself or a friend a cover star. (Teachers take note – a magazine cover might be an excellent way to communicate understanding and perspective on a complex topic.)
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Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
These sites – some old, some new – let students and teachers communicate is creative ways.
www.glogster.com
Glog is a kind of poster – fully designed by yourself! Glog is a fancy creation from text, images, music and video – a perfect tool to express yourself.
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Make your own music video with Animoto
for example…
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and don’t forget our old friend- Wordle
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Posted on May 13th, 2010 by
conardlibrary
These links lead to resources students and teachers can use to enhance multi-media and Web 2.0 interactive projects (Wikis, Blogs, PhotoStories, etc.) Just a sampling – there are many more out there; such sites appear (and disappear) all the time.
Free (or cheap) music for educational use:
www.podsafeaudio.com/
www.beatpick.com/
http://magnatune.com/genres/
www.ccmixter.org
http://freeplaymusic.com/ – Instrumental Music
http://ccmixter.org – All kinds of music
www.findsounds.com/ – Sound Effects
www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/tools.htm – Tools for digital storytelling
http://www.sitepoint.com/blogs/2009/04/30/30-creative-commons-sources/ Creative Commons Media – music, images, video and more
Free Images for educational use:
www.fotogenika.net/modifica/igallery.asp
www.dorlingkindersley-uk.co.uk/static/cs/uk/11/clipart/home.html
www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/tools.htm – Tools for digital storytelling
Remember – no matter where you get your media, you must cite your sources!
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Posted on February 22nd, 2010 by
conardlibrary
Here’s a perfect way to share those YouTube videos at school that you are normally blocked from…
Our district (like many) block YouTube access, but SchoolTube is allowed (it’s moderated). You can now grab the URL of any YouTube video and “upload” it to SchoolTube. Now while at school we have a way of showing videos to students that we were prevented from before…just think of the possibilities!
You’ll find this new option during the upload process. Create your free teacher-based account first and you’ll be able to use this new feature.
(Thanks to Pat Drago for forwarding this tip from Rob Zdrojewski, Technology Education Teacher, Adobe Education Leader, Director, AmherstTechTV.org )
If you’d rather save the YouTube video to your own flash drive or computer, there are several ways to do it. The attached document prepared by Tim Cayer at Hall describes the steps to follow. (Thanks, Tim.)
Capturing Videos
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