While assisting a teacher yesterday with videos to explain Lord of the Flies, I came across Sparknotes videos. I knew that Sparknotes offered study guides in 19 subject areas, with detailed information from biology to U.S. government and politics, but was also pleasantly surprised that they also have videos which look like the drawings in graphic novels. (Kids love those graphic novels!) With a listing of 26 videos, language arts teachers can find the classics which all students have to read at one time or another, including Of Mice and Men, Catcher in the Rye, Macbeth, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, The Scarlet Letter, 1984, Hamlet, King Lear and Julius Caesar. Here is a sample video of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness:
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Library of Congress Has So Much to Offer Teachers!
A few summers ago, I took a wonderful course called Teaching Information Literacy Using Primary Sources.Using The Library of Congress' American Memory Collection, I was exposed to an incredible amount of information, including photos, maps, journals, audio tapes and videos. The name of the course has recently changed, but the content seems to be the same and is still taught by Mary Alice Anderson. Check here if you are interested. This digital collection is constantly evolving, as new items are added all the time. The Library of Congress even has its own YouTube channel.
The teachers' section is filled with classroom materials, (lesson plans, themed resources) professional development, (online modules and more) a section on additional resources, ( slide shows from past LOC events, historic American newspapers, American Memory Timeline and more!) a blog entitled Teaching With the Library of Congress and so much more.
If you haven't checked out the Library of Congress yet, you must find time to explore this amazing resource!!
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The teachers' section is filled with classroom materials, (lesson plans, themed resources) professional development, (online modules and more) a section on additional resources, ( slide shows from past LOC events, historic American newspapers, American Memory Timeline and more!) a blog entitled Teaching With the Library of Congress and so much more.
If you haven't checked out the Library of Congress yet, you must find time to explore this amazing resource!!
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Thousands of Science Fair Project Ideas! Find Them on These 25 Web Sites
All Science Fair Projects- this site boasts that it has "hundreds of science fair projects"; all grade levels
Discovery's Science Fair Central- everything you need to get you started
Earthquake Related Science Projects- from the US Geological Survey
IPL2 Science Fair Project Guide- step-by-step instructions
Prepare For a Science Fair- lesson plan for grades 6-8 from HotChalk
Science Fair Adventure- projects cover every category of science including mathematics and computer science
Science Fair Primer- getting started tips
Science Fair Project Ideas- from Education.com; covers grades K-12
The Science Project- ideas for 7th and 8th graders
Science Fair Project Ideas- choose from lists of easy, medium and challenging projects
Science Fair Projects- over 400 to choose from
Science Fair Resources- Science From Scientists
Science Fair Sanity- grades K-12 ideas for download
ScienceBob- this site has loads of "science stuff," and you'll find ideas, videos, research and experiments
Science Buddies- currently 1,073 ideas grouped by area of science
Steps of a Science Fair Project- yup, step-by-step
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