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Holocaust

— Myvocabulary.com

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How It Works

Looking for a way to teach vocabulary about the Holocaust? Explore vocabulary and word activities related to the Holocaust on this extensive site for vocabulary, roots, and more. Find interactive vocabulary activities the same list of using Holocaust vocabulary words. There are printable crosswords, fill in the blanks and more, all using the same theme words. This and other "themes" available on the site will make vocabulary development fun.

In the Classroom

Share the site on an interactive whiteboard or projector. Use the word lists to compile a vocabulary list to enhance a unit on the Holocaustor or Diary of Anne Frank. Have students try the interactive puzzles and then attempt to create their own word puzzles about the Holocaust. Share the word puzzles on a class wiki.

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Tag(s): anne frank, vocabulary, holocaust, germany, german, europe,

Wild Kingdom

— Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company

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How It Works

Take a trip back to a time when Wild Kingdom was the show of the week. View "Nostalgia" and "Games." Simple games such as "Meerkat Munchies" (to identify the diet of a Meerkat), "RoShamBo," "Predator Plunge" and more. Read the directions before play and join in on the fun! Although they may be called "Games," make no mistake, they are very educational! Download free wallpaper for the computer.

In the Classroom

Use the games and this site as an introduction to discussions in class on animals, adaptations, habitat, and more. Students can use what has been learned in the game as part of the discussion in the class. Expand on the game by researching and studying the other animals in the ecosystem or other related animals in the world.

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Tag(s): animals,

This I Believe, Inc.

— Jay Allison, NPR, et. al.

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How It Works

This site offers essay-writing tips, podcasts, and more. Useful across a wide array of humanities topics, including English, social studies, art, music, religion, and speech, this site is an inspiration to students and can serve as an essay starter, a discussion starter, or contemporary information about politics, economics, and the world. On its home page it states that this is "an international project engaging people in writing, sharing, and discussing the core values that guide their daily lives." There are essays from the 1950’s when the first incarnation of this idea was heard on the radio from famed journalist Edward R. Murrow. There are essays from those who are famous and those you never heard of. rnrnAll of the essays are short--usually no more than 400 words. You can hear some of them as they were first broadcast on NPR, and there is a general podcast you can play which defines the site. Anyone can submit their own "This I Believe" essay as long as it follows the guidelines given, and they include essay-writing tips and advanced essay searches to assist anyone interested.rnrnThe site includes special features which deal with specific topics and there are ideas for educators, students, and community leaders. The printable curricula require Adobe Acrobat. You can get it from the <a href="/tools.cfm ">TeachersFirst Toolbox page.</a>

In the Classroom

Searching the "For Educators" page gives you a wide variety of ideas for using this site and these essays. Since students enjoy using first person point of view in their writing, this might be an inspiration for some. You can use some of these essays as conversation starters on topics you are studying in class. (Example: Penn Jillette wrote his essay stating that he believes there is no god. This could be related to many books studied, such as 1984 or Brave New World.) Have students write their essays as blog entries or record them as podcasts using a tool such as Podomatic, <a href="/single.cfm?id=8094">reviewed here,</a> or as an illustrated essay using ThingLink, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13216">reviewed here</a>. Spanish teachers will want to explore the options to listen to or write essays in Spanish, as well.

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Tag(s): writing, 1950s,

Writing for Business and Pleasure

— Stephen Wilbers

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How It Works

While this is a commercial site that does sell email courses and email columns, there is quite a bit of useful "free" information on this site. Combing through this site gives some good ideas on helping students find errors often missed with subject/verb agreement, misplaced modifiers, pronoun/antecedent agreement, and word choice. There are two 30-second writing exercises that are updated weekly as well as several "challenges" for grammar, proofreading, punctuation, and word choice that are good practice with students and could be used regularly for review.

In the Classroom

Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. These challenges are interactive, so students can test themselves. This might also be good for extra credit points for those students who are a little more advanced as writers. Challenge students to create their own writing exercise quizzes and share them on a class wiki. Not sure what a wiki is? Check out the <a href="/content/wiki/">TeachersFirst’s Wiki Walk-Through</a>.

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Tag(s): grammar, writing,

Discover Primary Science

— Forfas

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How It Works

Come to this site to view animation videos, practice online science activities, and learn about science at this interesting site. The videos bring many important science topics alive, including the physics of motion, structures, and more. Examples of movies include "Cleaning Dirty Water," "Exploring Lungs," or "Bouncy Custard Balls." Topics vary from pollution to the human body to levers to making homemade bouncy balls! Print Activity sheets that correspond to the movies as Adobe pdf documents.

In the Classroom

View the movies to gain background information and learn basics. With older students flip your class and have them view the movies at home using Vizia, <a href="/single.cfm?id=17848">reviewed here</a>. With Vizia you can add questions and quizzes to videos, saving class time for discussions and questions. Share the interactives and video clips on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Use related lab activities or research to to reinforce the topics with hands-on experiences.

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Tag(s): structures, pollution, human body, heart,

Internet Polyglot

— Internet Polyglot

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How It Works

Internet Polyglot offers language lessons for many languages, available both with the translation from English and also from Spanish. The English lessons also include items for “regular” English classes, such as SAT words. A “widget” to embed lessons in your web site or wiki is also available. You can even share many of the lessons on mobile devices, such as cell phones. Some of the languages include Spanish, Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, German, Italian, Arabic, Chinese, French, Latin, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese, and numerous others. You can choose lessons to translate to and from any language (for example, Hebrew to Dutch or Japanese to Russian). Everything on the site is free, and there are many lessons for each language, categorized by usage. Most of the lessons start by having students learn vocabulary words: seeing them frequently on online-style pictorial flash cards, hearing them spoken, and then completing review activities using them. In addition to traditional language categories, students can also collect and create their own lessons, modifying lessons of others, and sharing what their friends are using. The site offers a free registration and log in which allows you to keep score results and create and modify your own materials. This site does have some unobtrusive advertisements.

In the Classroom

Spanish speaking ESL or ELL and foreign language students will find this site useful as the language lessons proceed from a Spanish language base. Foreign language teachers can offer this site to their students as a way to review and learn new vocabulary on certain topics. This is a great site for ESL and ELL students to collect vocabulary that they need to remember, with registration. Check school policies on site memberships for students before allowing them to join. If you or your students are adventurous, you can create and embed activities on your class wiki or web page.

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Tag(s): arab, arabic, chinese, french, german, greek, hebrew, italian, japan, japanese, latin, spanish, vocabulary, chinese, japan, latin, vocabulary,

Percentages

— BBC

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How It Works

The park manager at <i>Park Wise</i> needs your help! She will give you exact percentages for different features of the park (grass, water, playground, etc..) and your job is to design the correct park using her requested percentages. Are you up to the challenge? Scroll to the bottom of this page to find the activity! You can try this activity repeatedly, as new requests are provided each time. Be warned, the challenges get more difficult as you go! Some of the requests are in decimal format rather than percentages.rn<br><br>rnThis site also includes an online quiz and a reference link <i>Revision Bite</i>. The entire interactive is embeddable by copying/pasting the "code" into your class web page or wiki. The site requires Flash. You can get it from the <a href="/tools.cfm ">TeachersFirst Toolbox page.</a>

In the Classroom

Share this site with your students on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use the <i>Revision Bite<i> as an anticipatory set for a lesson about percentages or decimals. Then use the activities and online quiz as enhancements to your lesson (or even AS the lesson). The site is ready to go, easy to follow, educational, and simple for both teachers and students to use. Why not have students work in groups and create their own interactive percentage or decimal activities using PowerPoint (plus graphics), creating a blog, or even creating their own educational videos on YouTube or <a href=" /single.cfm?id=9419">TeacherTube (explained here)</a>. rn<br><br>rnProvide this link in your class newsletter or on your class website so students can practice math, percentages, and decimals at home. </a></i></i></a></i></i>

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Tag(s): addition, decimals, percent, subtraction,

Saving electricity

— Michael Bluejay

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How It Works

Learn the basics of electricity: the meaning of kilowatt hour, reading bills, and identifying how different appliances use electricity. Students can browse a wealth of resources written in easy-to-understand terms on energy saving devices, carbon footprints, and alternate forms of energy.

In the Classroom

Students can work in groups to research various issues regarding electricity use. Students can create powerpoints, multimedia presentations, or wiki pages to demonstrate what they have learned. Have your students present to members of the class and follow up with a town hall debate concerning household, local, and other decisions concerning electricity use and production. rn<br><br> Have students learn to read their electricity bill and create an action plan to save electricity. Have students journal or blog the changes that were made and the savings in money and pollution. Identify energy wasters at school and formulate a plan to save money and resources.rnan to save money and resources.

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Tag(s): climate, climate change, conservation, electricity, energy, climate, climate change, electricity, energy,

Daily Writing Tips

— Daniel Scocco, et. al.

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How It Works

Discover a simple, yet sophisticated blog about all things related to writing. The information is presented as text only (nothing visual or slick), but it is helpful, especially as a reference or guide to improving your writing. The variety of tips offered is perfect whether you need help or are simply curious. The list in the left column offers the archived articles on everything from business writing, fiction writing, and writing basics to misused words, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. This is a great site for information both students and adults can use in their writing.

In the Classroom

Focus on the topics that repeatedly occur in a student’s writing by sharing a link to the topic they need most right now. The Misused Words and Expressions sections are especially helpful for explaining how to correct for cliches, etc. As always, the timing of seeing the tip matters most. Share it when you see the problem. Encourage students doing peer editing or collaborative revision to use this site and find the tip to help a classmate when something "sounds funny." That way every writer in your class can become an expert in supporting other writers, not just you, the writing guru/teacher! While learning centers are generally considered an elementary tool, they can be exciting and valuable for secondary students as well. Use sections of this site as the focus for different writing centers. The links from this site can help students move through areas where they are having difficulty and enjoy the process of interaction as well. Have them create a clever writing tip video or a quick podcast about the tip that resonated with them personally. Try Spreaker, <a href="/single.cfm?id=13641">reviewed here</a>. rnCollect links to the tip videos or podcasts on a class writing wiki. Teachers will also find this reference useful as a writer of graduate papers or newsletters for parents.

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Tag(s): spelling, creative writing, expository writing, process writing, punctuation, grammar,

Periodic videos

— University of Nottingham

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How It Works

Remember the periodic table? You know that there is something to its organization, and many students either love or hate the elements. No matter what their thoughts, use the Periodic Videos to dispense information or create excitement. Every element in the periodic table has a video which provides background information, ties in to new discoveries or application to everyday life, and can contain an experiment for better understanding. At first glance, each video is narrated by an Einstein-type scientist, but upon further watching, quite an impressive bit of knowledge is displayed. Videos are continuously updated to provide new information and bigger and better experiments. A list of most watched and recommended is available below the table. Videos are hosted on You Tube. Is You Tube blocked at your school? No problem! Click on the link that shows the videos hosted on a different server. Click on Features to view special videos on groups of elements. A subscription link at the bottom can be used to be informed of video and site changes.

In the Classroom

Have each student view a different element and obtain standard information to report to the class. As students report their findings informally, have them sit in the row and position in the periodic table. Ask the class whether any other student has found information similar in some way. As they raise their hand, they can discuss the similarities as well as other information they found and then sit in their relative seats. (Of course the chairs must be arranged in rows and columns!) Students will begin to notice that the rows and columns mean something. Students in each row or column can then discuss among themselves the relationship of the elements that place them in those positions. Students can also research the use of the elements to the world around them or society by using these videos as an excellent introduction and continuing their research on the web.

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Tag(s): periodic table, elements,
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