September 2007
HippoCampus
Outstanding resource for high school algebra,american government, AP biology,calculus,environmental science,physics,religion,and us history. Multimedia materials for differentiation and engagement. Interactive with full course materials. Added bonus: register as a teacher and customise the course materials and then we can add a link to your teacher website or the internet resources page.
July 2007
Singing Science Records
Science songs on topics of space,energy &motion, weather, and nature. Right click, choose "save Target As" to download the MP3. Songs are definitely dated, but older students and music teachers may enjoy updating the music style, perhaps to a rap tempo or, be inspired to create their own songs. Good resource for differentiation.
June 2007
MathSite: An Interactive Source for Seeing, Hearing, Doing Mathematics
The exhibits of the MathSite are intended for people of all ages who are interested in or are curious about mathematics.
No specialized mathematical knowledge or expertise is assumed.
Return of the 17 Year Cicadas
Relaxing and informative movie created by college students. Might be useful for differentiation
Windows to the Universe
by 6 othersScience site with rich resources. A great feature is the beginner, intermediate, and adanced views available on every page for every topic. Good for differentiation!
Technology for Differentiated Instruction
The primary purpose of this wiki is to collect and share resources that link computer and information technology with differentiated instruction. Please add and annotate links, fix or remove broken links, and add to annotations or descriptions based on your experiences.
May 2007
Differentiated Instruction
(via)Sites that help classroom teachers adjust their teaching process to their learners needs
November 2006
audible.com | Download books, magazines, newspapers and radio shows
Subscription service (various plans). Get mp3 files for your pc, ipod, mp3 player, or burn to cd to listen to your favorite books.
1-Click Answers
Alt-Click in Windows or (Mac OSx Command+Option+G) on any word in any program on your screen for an instant, pop-up AnswerTip that won't interrupt your work. For vocabulary words, instant definitions and real voice buttons to hear the word aloud.
VoyCabulary.com - Online web dictionary & thesaurus word linking lookup reference tool.
VoyCabulary makes the words on any webpage into links so you can look them up in a dictionary or other word-reference-site of your choice, by simply clicking on the words.
PowerTalk - automatic speech for PowerPoint presentations
by 2 othersPowerTalk is a free program that automatically speaks any presentation or slide show running in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows.
You just download and install PowerTalk and while you open and run the presentation as usual it speaks the text on your slides. The advantage over other generic 'Text To Speech' programs is that PowerTalk is able to speak text as it appears and can also speak hidden text attached to images.
Speech is provided by the standard synthesised computer voices that are provided with Windows.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN WIKI ADVENTURE 1
Online PowerPoint Presentation on using Wikis in the classroom. An excellent guide.
SportMaps powered by Live Search
What a great collection to inspire students with high interest material. This collection contains biographical info in 5 NFL football players using photos and maps from Windows Live Virtual Earth.....Lots of raw material for writing activties.
Pre-Cal 40S Wiki Solutions Manual -
Great use of a wiki for a high school pre-calculus class. Note the guidelines for "constructive modification". This idea good be extended across the curriculum. What a way to differentiate!
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