Digital Media SitesCalifornia Streaming- available through MCOE (password required)
Smithsonian Library of Congress Digital Collection PBS- a video collection TIME for Kids Creative Commons- a non-profit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. WatchKnowLearn- free educational videos NeoK12- free online educational videos, lessons, games and puzzles Explore- videos with downloadable lesson plans PBS Learning Media- Engage your students in media-rich learning experiences. Searchable by subject, grade, and media type. Sign up for free. Google Art Project- Search by collection, artist, or artwork. An extensive collection of art. Panoramio- Explore the world in photos. Use points on Google Maps to view pictures of different places around the globe. Science- Virtual Field TripsClick on a site below:
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian National Zoological Park Solar System Scope Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego Virtual Human Body The Magic School Bus: A Virtual Field Trip to Liberty Science Center. Focus on Earth Day and Climate. Winter's Tail: A Virtual Field Trip to Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Students will meet the dolphin, Winter, who was in a movie. Teaches about marine wildlife. The San Diego Zoo for kids! View videos, and live web cams of animals right from your classroom. Virtual Field TripsA virtual field trip to Ellis Island. Also other information on immigration.
The first Thanksgiving. A virtual field trip to Plimoth Plantation and the Mayflower. Ford's theater- Students can see where Lincoln was killed and tour the museum. Lincoln Memorial- Take a tour of the Lincoln Memorial up close! Mount Vernon- An interesting tour of George Washington's house. (Scroll down the page to view- does not require a log in) A list of many virtual trips can be found on this website. Many curriculum areas! |
Farmdale's Most Used SitesClick on a site below:
Farmdale's Website Farmdale's SiteJot- Bookmarking Accelerated Reader (for quizzing) Family Time Planner (scheduling) Office Depot Scholastic News Online Mapping Tools/BrainstormingStandard: Language (Vocabulary Acquisition and Use)
Mind Meister- Mind mapping/brainstorming Popplet- a place to arrange and share your ideas Gliffy- create great looking diagrams for free Mindomo- mind mapping made easy Padlet- collaborative sticky notes Lino- collaborative sticky notes Story Mapping/Graphic Organizers Persuasion Map- for planning your argument for a persuasive essay. Exploratree- Ready-made, interactive thinking guides Bubbl.us- brainstorming/mind maps WritingKerpoof- students write and illustrate their own story by clicking and dragging items onto the page. Teachers can create free classroom accounts.
Storybird- students write a story using a piece of art as inspiration. StoryJumper- Students write and publish online for free. Fodey- Create newspaper clippings Makebeliefscomix- Create comic strips Bibme- Makes bibliographies for you for free. Download in different format styles. ReadWriteThink- This site offers many resources for writing including Venn Diagrams, student interactives, and printouts. Little Bird Tales- Designed for younger writers (K-2), this site allows kids to publish writing using digital pictures. They can also record their voice reading the story. Finished stories can be shared via email. |