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Online Resources

Online Resources. Melanie Olson, Professional Development, ESU #2 mlolson@esu2.org. Using Online Resources. Follow your district technology guidelines Refer to the privacy policy and terms of agreement.

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  1. Online Resources Melanie Olson, Professional Development, ESU #2 mlolson@esu2.org

  2. Using Online Resources • Follow your district technology guidelines • Refer to the privacy policy and terms of agreement. • It is the classroom teachers responsibility to ensure the resource meets your district guidelines. • All resources should be reviewed by the classroom teacher before students are allowed to use them. • Some resources are appropriate for teachers to use for instruction but not for students to use independently.

  3. Using On-line Resources • Questions to consider • Does this resource align with your curriculum? • Are advertisements displayed on the site? What is being advertised? • Is a K-12 license available, if so how do you apply? • Does the resource require a log-in? • Who is the creator of the resource? • EasyWhoIs: www.easywhois.com/ or www.domaintools.com (advanced) • The Wayback Machine: www.archive.org • Fact Checking: http://www.factchecked.org

  4. Scope of tonight • Resources into two categories: general usage and content specific • Resources that can be used with only a computer and internet connection • Free • Limited practice time tonight • Small snapshot of resources available

  5. Resources at ESU #2 • ESU #2, www.esu2.org, go to Media Center • Gale: password ESU2 • Research, multimedia • World Book: Username is: neneb Password is: world • Go to World Book advanced and then my research • Create an account to house research information notes  • Visual Thesaurus: go to http://nnnc.visualthesaurus.com • IP addresses already put in, if using at school shouldn’t need a password • Great for vocabulary, text analysis, and roots/prefixes/suffixes

  6. General Resources • NASA • www.nasa.gov • Multiple Earth/Space Resources

  7. General Resources • Weather Report for Kids • http://kidsweatherreport.com/ • Pre-K to 1st grade • No reading required

  8. General Resources • National Science Digital Library • http://nsdl.org/ • K-12 various content • Multi-media

  9. General Resources • Access Excellence, The National Health Museum • http://www.accessexcellence.org/ • Focus on health topics • Ads on site • Check out readability.com to change look of sites

  10. General Resources • Nova online • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/ • Go to teacher information site • Multi-media • Varied Content

  11. General Resources • Folding at Home, Stanford Project • http://folding.stanford.edu/ • Protein folding project • To understand protein folding, misfolding, and related diseases • Help scientists work • Background research/reading required

  12. General Resources • Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration • http://www.cilc.org/search.aspx • The only resource that costs money • Classes, talk with a dr., watch a surgery, etc. • Search by topic • Go through your DL room or cart • Contact your local technology coordinator if you are interested in a class.

  13. General Resources • Virtual Microscope • http://www.udel.edu/biology/ketcham/microscope/#1 • Microscope introduction or review • Parts of a microscope • Proper usage • Example slides

  14. General Resources • Houghton Mifflin: K-6 Science Simulations • http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/content/simulation/ •  Short simulations of elementary Science topics

  15. General Resources • Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado, Boulder • http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new • Secondary • Varied topics • Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science

  16. General Resources • Gameaquarium • http://www.gamequarium.com/ • K-6 Science Games • Multi-media resources

  17. General Resources • Chemistry Experiment Simulations and Conceptual Computer Animations • Chemical Education Research Group, Iowa State • http://www.chem.iastate.edu/group/Greenbowe/sections/projectfolder/simDownload/index4.html#electrochem • For Secondary, some simulations very complex • Short animations showing various chemistry concepts

  18. General Resources • Lawrence Hall of Science • http://www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite/arcade/index.html • Elementary Science games

  19. General Resources • American Museum of Natural History • Resources for learning • http://www.amnh.org/education/resources/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=130687184&utm_campaign=BacktoSchool&utm_term=ResourcesforLearning • Browse by topic

  20. General Resources • American Museum of Natural History • Science Bulletins • http://www.amnh.org/sciencebulletins/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=130687184&utm_campaign=BacktoSchool&utm_term=ScienceBulletins • Current Events • Current Research about the natural world

  21. General Resources • American Museum of Natural History • Ology • http://www.amnh.org/ology/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=CampaignMonitor&utm_content=130687184&utm_campaign=BacktoSchool&utm_term=OLogy • Choose an -ology • Kid friendly language and pictures to understand various areas of Science

  22. General Resources • Genetics from University of Utah • Drugs alter brains pathways • Mouse Party • http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/drugs/mouse.html • Interactive genetics study • Animated

  23. General Resources • Motion Mountain • http://www.motionmountain.net/contents.html • Free on-line physics textbook

  24. General Resources • Dynamic Periodic Table • http://www.ptable.com/

  25. General Resources • Scitable, by Nature Education • http://www.nature.com/scitable • Collaborative learning space for science • On-line library • Focus on Genetics, Cell Biology, Ecology

  26. General Resources • Edheads • http://edheads.org/ • Interactive online experiments • Varied topics, simple machines, weather, car crashes, virtual hip resurfacing, and more

  27. General Resources • NeoK12, education videos, lessons and games • http://www.neok12.com/ • Videos, lessons and games • Physical, Life, Earth/Space

  28. General Resources • Story of Stuff project • http://www.storyofstuff.com/ • Video • Environmental Science

  29. General Resources • Khan Academy • http://www.khanacademy.org/ • Extensive collection of video lessons • Some lessons are available through itunes U also

  30. General Resources • Wordle • http://www.wordle.net/ • Create word clouds • Words that appear most frequently in a text appear larger • Customize • Save and print

  31. General Resources • Encyclopedia of Life • http://www.eol.org/ • Life Science

  32. General Resources • Alien Juice Bar • http://sv.berkeley.edu/showcase/flash/juicebar.html • Basic Chemistry simulations • Animated

  33. General Resources • Brainpop • http://www.brainpop.com/ • Need to log in, free •  Varied resources

  34. General Resources • Exploratorium • http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.php • Varied topics • Multimedia

  35. General Resources • Cool Science for Curious Kids • http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/forkids/ • Biology • Microscopic World • Howard Hughes Medical Institute

  36. General Resources • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory • http://www.exploratorium.edu/index.php • K-6 • Hands on astronomy activities • Everyday Classroom Tools section has strategies for implementing inquiry based curriculum

  37. General Resources • ScIslands • http://www.questacon.edu.au/scislands/subjects.html • 100’s hands on Activities • All ages • Varied Content

  38. General Resources • Biology in Motion • http://www.BiologyinMotion.com/ •  Animation, Simulation, Cartoons • Mini-lectures • Interactive Quiz

  39. General Resources • Reconstructors • http://reconstructors.rice.edu/ •  Grades 6-12 •  Rice University • Medical Mysteries

  40. General Resources • Virtual Frog Dissection • http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/virtual_labs/BL_16/BL_16.html •  Biology

  41. Announcements • Please follow all technology guidelines at your district • Please preview all websites before directing students to them • If you have any suggestions for resources please let me know and I will add them to our wiki • If a link is not working let me know • If the site has inaccurate or inappropriate information let me know and I will remove it from our list • Melanie Olson, mlolson@esu2.org

  42. Thanks • Thanks to the following people for suggesting online resources: • Sheree Person-Pandil, ESU #3 • Deb Paulman, ESU #16 • Rick Williams, ESU #2 • Diane Wolfe, ESU #2 • Amanda Marshall, Millard Public Schools • Jerry Olson, Millard Public Schools • Jason Larsen, Mead Public Schools • SDA GEMS 2008-2010, 21st Century Skills Group

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