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May I Help You?
February is often a time that the
word engage pops up. Ha Ha. We know you want to engage your
students
with learning too. Technology helps you engage your students. We have visited many of your classrooms
and are constantly amazed at the care you provide your students.
It is very evident that you truly love your little charges. It
shows in everything you do for them. We would like to help you to
provide the very best for your students. Please email us so we can be a
part of the loving care you give your students. Our email addresses are:
Melanie
& Gail
Podcasting
Podcasting is a term used to describe a
combination of hardware and software used to distribute audio and video
content online. Similar to broadcast radio, this technology has rapidly
gained the interest of innovative educators. There are many ways you
can use podcasting to extend your students' learning. Podcasts
enable students and teachers to share information with anyone anytime.
If a student is absent, he or she can download the podcast of the
recorded lesson. It can be a tool for teachers or administrators to
communicate curriculum, assignments and other information with parents
and the community. Teachers can record book talks, vocabulary or
foreign language lessons, international pen pal letters (podcast
pals!), music performance, interviews, debates. Podcasting can be a
publishing tool for student oral presentations.
Although the term podcast was originally
coined by combining the word broadcast with Apple's Ipod, don't be
fooled. You do not need an Ipod to listen to a podcast. All
you need is a computer. And the web is filled with educational
podcasts already. You can download some and listen to them on
your own pc. OR you could burn them to a cd and play them on your
cd player. Plan to meet with your ITRT about creating your own
student podcasting project.
I am looking forward to working with several teachers who are
interested in creating music podcasts with their younger
students. In the meantime, check out these podcast sites:
Aesop's Fables Podcast collects the
timeless moral fables of the Greek storyteller Aesop.
The Founding
Documents Podcast is a periodic showcase presented in audio format.
Here you will be able to listen to the declarations, speeches and
essays that form the core principles of U.S. Government.
Storynory A
site with tons of mp3 stories you can download for your students.
| The greatest science in the world; in
heaven and on earth; is love. ~Mother Teresa |
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Downloadable
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Wonderful
Websites!
These
sites are
about Black History Month. Learn about the contributions of African
Americans in different fields. Includes quizzes, an interactive
timeline, and other activities. There are links to
the Negro baseball league, famous African Americans, the Emancipation
Proclamation, the slave trade, and the Missouri Compromise.
Enchanted Learning: Black History Month Here are links to
many biographies, printouts, and quizzes for Black History Month.
The
African-American Mosaic Exhibition
This is a listing
of the Library of Congress's holdings on black history. Topics include
colonization, abolition, migration and WPA. Entries include a wide
range of books, periodicals, maps, and graphs. Click on any of the
links to get entries for a particular time period.
BrainPOP: Brown Vs. Board of Education Click
on "Social Studies," and then "Brown V. B.O.E." Watch this movie to
learn about the landmark case in which segregation was declared
unconstitutional. There is also a BrainPOP video on Civil Rights. NOTE:
The website is available by subscription; only those schools with a
subscription will be able to access this movie.
Timeline
of African American History
A more in-depth
timeline on the history of African Americans. The census data from
certain years is included. This site was developed by the Library of
Congress.
The Emancipation Proclamation This site is about
the Emancipation Proclamation. It includes an audio clip and pictures
of the primary documents. The text itself is geared more to older
students.
Culture and Change: Black History in America This site contains
a variety of information for grades 3-8. Includes an interactive
timeline, biographies, and research topics. Find out more about African
American inventors.
Scholastic: African American Articles An archival site
from Scholastic, this page has many articles about African American
history. Be sure to scroll to the bottom for more resources on Black
History Month, including book titles for various age groups. NOTE: The
website includes a link to websites with ads.
Time for
Kids: Black History Explore this
website to find an interactive timeline, biographies of
African-American artists, famous speeches regarding civil rights, and
more.
Mrs
Lewis' MLK site I created this
page to celebrate MLK. I encluded a voice thread, Quia games, and
other links.
Black
History Month This page is one
that I put together to celebrate Black History Month.
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