Corporation of New York: Transforming Teaching & Learning Through Technology by Kathy Seal Fourteen year-old Will Gomez leans back on his chair, stretching away from the black-framed computer screen in front of him. He wears a blue oxford cloth shirt and khakis, and his light brown hair is gelled up into spikey peaks. “Does anyone have a bunch of golf balls?” “If you convert the volume of the stadium into cubic inches, you would divide that by the volume of the golf ball,” answers Steve James, a tall slim boy with black hair combed back smoothly over his skull. The two teenagers bend over a piece of paper on a table, James talking excitedly as he sketches and scribbles formulas and calculations, Gomez watching. This bit of spontaneous theater and noisy problem solving, one of several conversations rumbling sporadically through the room, might disturb a teacher in a traditional classroom, but it’s fine at High Tech High, a charter school in the San Diego Unified School District that puts a premium on collaborative problem solving and creative thinking.
25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration. Academic Earth Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars. academicearth.org Big Think Video interviews with 600+ thought leaders in a range of fields. bigthink.com Brightstorm Short-form online video lessons by professional educators. brightstorm.com CosmoLearning Aggregator of free, online video lessons and documentaries. cosmolearning.com Coursera Lectures taught by world-class professors and reinforced through interactive exercises. coursera.org EdX Courses designed specifically for interactive study via the web. edx.org Futures Channel High quality multimedia content ideal for use in the classroom. thefutureschannel.com Howcast Professional and user-generated how-to videos. www.howcast.com Internet Archive archive.org iTunes U Apple iTunes - Apple iTunes Software Khan Academy Hulu
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10 African-American History Month Teaching Resources This week, we’re featuring ten learnist boards celebrating African-American history month . These boards showcase African Americans who have or are currently impacting American society, including one short board that argues against African American history month, stating that historians and the public should be attentive to African American perspective in all renditions of history every day–that a month should be unnecessary. Regardless, we will take this time to pay tribute to individuals and movements in African-American history that have helped shape the nation. Cory Booker Cory Booker Cory Booker is the Mayor of Newark, NJ, an inspirational leader whose mission is to improve the City of Newark as well as the state of New Jersey. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday Vivian Kerr made this tribute board to Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday . African American Artists in Film Black History Month Stokely Carmichael History of Republican Victories for Civil Rights African American Cinema
OnLineLabs ChemLab There is a fee for this one, but it is well worth the price! They are truly interactive and you can design your own simulations! Go to the downloads page for a free evaluation trial Dartmouth ChemLab This site has some very good interactive virtual labs plus a terrific interactive periodic table! 10 Resources For Getting Elementary Students Interested In Reading This week’s Learnist Top 10 is dedicated to material and experiences that develop or enrich elementary students in reading, writing, and research. It features several boards from elementary blended learning expert Carrie Sorenson, material from homeschooling mom Kimberly Charron, and boards that reinforce reading and writing through art, cooking, and other experiences. Integrating experiences into student’s worlds makes them more interested in reading and literacy. Learning Culture Through Food: China Carrie Sorensen’s series “Learning Culture through Food” is based on experiential learning. By bringing cooking into the equation, students learn lessons they’re not apt to forget. Hollywood/Movie Theme Patricia White features Hollywood cinema decor from the “Teachers Pay Teachers” website. Elementary Story Apps The term “story apps” refers to any apps that can help read stories to students. Elementary Literacy Apps–Phonics Carrie Sorenson also likes apps.
What are some examples of online simulations for science labs? Printable Version Sometimes it is difficult for students with disabilities to participate in experiments and other science lab activities. Online simulations can help these students participate in science exercises with more independence than may be possible in the traditional lab setting. The following list, although not comprehensive, provides examples of available science simulations. Learn.Genetics offers three virtual, interactive Biotechniques laboratories, where students can learn and practice basic techniques that molecular biologists use every day in DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, and DNA microarray analysis.