21st Century Learning 2010-11
This year's program has been developed and delivered by eInstructor Deanne Riese. Email her with questions or suggestions at deanne.riese@credenda.net. This page shares two learning concepts from Basic Computers:
- Online Resources (links available as a pdf)
- Searches (links available as a pdf)
Online Resources
The following online resources will help you with Web 2.0 Tools. We post new finds at the top.
We've highlighted a Rubistar Tutorial video as a great place to start and to encourage you to seek out other tutorial videos. Part 2 is available online at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jq_jgCRWxGo.
YouTube - rubistar Video Tutorial - Part 1. (n.d.). YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Retrieved March 03, 2011, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZPAbflFwAg
- http://www.yaymath.org/index.html (Highly "edutaining" free online math videos with matching worksheets.)
- http://www.preiser.com/at-home-science-laboratory-experiments.aspx (Science for the home.)
- www.sasklearning.gov.sk.ca ( Programs & Services, Publications & Forms, etc. – www.centralischool.ca – Saskatchewan Learning online resources – new Saskatchewan curriculum)
- www.sitesforteachers.com (links to multiple sites for teachers with free worksheets, lesson plans, etc.)
- www.scholasticnetwork.com (games and activities for popular scholastic books and programs such as the Magic School Bus, Animorphs, Harry Potter, etc.)
- puzzlemaker.com (Online program that can be used to create word searches and crossword puzzles)
- www.edhelper.com (some free worksheets, $20 US per year to subscribe)
- www.webenglishteacher.com (various links to things such as Children’s Literature, Cat in the Hat activities, etc.)
- www.encyclopedia.com (On-line encyclopedia – www.britannica.com has a free trial, but after the trial period is up it cost a little over $100 for the first year and it doesn’t say how much after that.)
- www.math.com (On-line math help with tutorials and tests)
- www.webster.com (On-line dictionary – dictionary.com is another free online dictionary – at one time you had to pay for the Webster dictionary, but now they supplement it with advertising)
- thesaurus.com (Can click on the Dictionary tab to get to dictionary.com)
- www.kcdc.ca (Link to KCDC projects/partnerships such as FirstNations SchoolNet - http://www.firstnationsnt.ca/)
- www.edcentre.ca (Link to Masinahikana School.)
- www.inac.ca (Kids Stop under Highlights on right at bottom)
- www.downloadlearning.com
- www.stf.sk.ca (Saskatchewan Teachers Federation)
- www.4teachers.org (Web worksheet wizard)
- www.pnls.lib.sk.ca
- www.bungalowsoftware.com/downloadfiles.htm
- www.tampareads.com
- http://www.bewebaware.ca/english/default.aspx
- http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/ (21st Century teaching and learning)
- http://www.youtube.com/channels?s=ytedu_directory (YouTube EDU directory)
- http://zoomerang.com/ (Online survey tool)
- http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/14-great-cheat-sheets-posters-to-make-you-a-software-wizard/ (Application Cheat Sheets)
- www.rubistar.com (Online Rubric creator)
- www.capzles.com (Online social story telling)
- www.commoncraft.com (Explanation videos)
- www.ck12.org/flexbook (Free digital textbooks for K-12)
- www.hippocampus.org (Videos teaching lessons – if you click on textbooks, you can choose a textbook and then click on the appropriate page/lesson that is related to those pages.)
- www.mathvids.com (Various math videos)
- www.diigo.com (Create a set of favorites/bookmarks that you can access from any computer that you can get on the internet and you can easily share with other people.)
- www.blogger.com (Create a blog – a web log is basically an online diary that you can allow other people to see.)
- bubbl.us (mind mapping tool, can be used to create organizational charts, flow charts, etc.)
- www.techsmith.com/jing/ (Make a video or take a picture of what is on the computer screen.)
- www.voki.com (Create an avatar, a made up online personality, and have it read text or record your own voice.)
- http://flashcarddb.com/ (Online Flashcards)
Searches
There are many helpful things you may find on the internet, you just need to figure out the right search to do or talk to the right people to get to them. The more you try it the more useful you will find it.
Science Experiments
- Science Experiments You Can Do At Home or School (http://www.sciencebob.com/experiments/index.php)
- Kids Science Experiments - Kids Science Projects including ...
(http://www.kids-science-experiments.com/) - Videos for Science Experiments
Earth Information
- Planet Earth, Planet Earth Information, Facts, News, Photos ... (http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/space/solar-system/earth.html)
- Earth l Earth facts, pictures and information (http://nineplanets.org/earth.html)
- Earth: Interior and Surface, Atmosphere, Ocean, Magnetosphere ... (http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/earth.html)
Earth Facts
- Fact About Earth | Earth Facts (http://www.earthfacts.net/)
- Earth Facts (http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/earth-facts.html)
- Basic Earth Facts - Facts About the Earth (http://geography.about.com/od/learnabouttheearth/a/earthfacts.htm)
Online Math Game
- Cool math 4 kids - math games, math puzzles, math lessons ... (http://www.coolmath4kids.com/)
- Interactive Math Games – Gamequarium (http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm)
- Math Games: Online Math Games on Fractions, Decimals, PEMDAS ... (http://themathgames.com/)
Evaluate Reading Level
- How to Evaluate Writing Readability in Microsoft Word | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_5168141_evaluate-writing-readability-microsoft-word.html)
- Assessing Reading Proficiency (http://www.nclrc.org/essentials/reading/assessread.htm)
- Notice how it interpreted the search in two very different ways. You may have to scroll down a lot to find the information you want or find another way to narrow it down more like add -readability to the search. www.mindplay.com is a site that might interest you.
Free Educational Software download
- Free Educational Software And Games (http://www.educational-freeware.com/)
- Downloads - Free Educational Software And Games (same as above, but freeware directory – http://www.educational-freeware.com/freeware/)
- Educational Software - Free software downloads and software ... (http://download.cnet.com/windows/educational-software/)
- Free Education software download (http://www.sofotex.com/download/Education/)
- Educational Software from Owl & Mouse (http://www.yourchildlearns.com/owlmouse.htm)
- Downloadable map programs of Canada (Gr. 4-6) and other countries
- Downloadable Learn Letters and Letter Sounds programs for the younger grades)
- Freeware Educational Software (http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/freeware/Educational+Software/)
What is a Webquest
- Web definitions for WebQuest
- Webquest 101 - What is a Webquest?
(http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/webquest/quest-b.shtml)
Online Reading Game Secondary School
- Teacher Tap: Interactive Websites, Games, and Activities (http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic86.htm)
- ELA classes in Middle School and High School (http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lang_mid.htm)