Resources



===I've taken the three "areas" to differentiate and organized resources, tools, and other sites according to them. There might be resources that could reach across all three...you'll have to explore. Please feel free to add your own!===

=**Content -** The depth/complexity of the knowledge base a student explores= [|The Official WebQuest Site] - Bernie Dodge's WebQuest Site [|Kathy Schrock’s WebQuest Resources] - Kathy Schrock’s WebQuest Resources [|Instant WebQuests] - Post your WebQuests online...for free [|Creating Games in PowerPoint]- collectioin of PowerPoint games and templates [|Game Templates for PowerPoint]- another collection of PowerPoint games and templates [|Jeopardy Games (PPT)]- yet another one! [|PowerPoint Games]- - you guessed it...ANOTHER one! [|WLVT's Video Writing Prompts] - Great way to use writing prompts!! [|Johnnie's Math Page] - Math resources [|ReadWriteThink - Student Materials] - This is a great collection of Flash-based, interactive activities target literacy skills for all grades. [|WebQuests-] TeAch-nology offers WebQuests within the content areas of math, language arts, science, and social studies. If you would like to generate your own WebQuest, a template and clip art is already provided to help save with time! [|AIM (Animation, Interaction, Multimedia)] - List of sites that support flash and gaming. [|netTrekker] - Web-based resources differentiated by reading level and whole lot more! [|Filamentality (subject samplers, WebQuests, hotlists, etc.)]- good place to put content for free

=**Process - The way in which a student gains access to knowledge**= [|Stop Disasters Game] - Thanks to the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, students ages 9 and up can use technology (as well as content specific skills including but not limited to Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics) to learn about the risks posed by natural hazards such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, and wildfires. [|Teacher Tube] - For all of you who see the value of something like YouTube but find it scary due to the content...here's a better solution! [|**Discover Babylon**] **-** Targeted at ages 8 –14, //Discover Babylon//© will use sophisticated video gaming strategies and realistic digital environments to engage the learner in challenges and mysteries that can only be solved through developing an understanding of Mesopotamian society, business practices, and trade. [|Educational Games at the Nobel Site] - These games and simulations, based on Nobel Prize-awarded achievements, will teach and inspire you while you're having FUN! [|Gliffy] - free online graphic organizer [|Lit2Go] - **Lit2Go** is a free online collection of stories and poems in Mp3 (audiobook) format. [|Utah’s Education Portal]- Utah's great resources..click on K12 Educators and then the interactives [|Brain Boosters] - boost your brain! [|Brain Teasers]- Brain teaser Web site [|Math Stories]- math through diversity [|Max’s Math Adventure]- more math [|The Atoms Family]- cool way to learn about energy [|Dositey]- games and activities for remediation and enrichment
 * [|Food Force Online] -** Students can interact and play the game online using Shockwave. All you need is an Internet connection. It's not the full version of the game but it gives kids a taste of the game.
 * [|Food Force Download] -** This is the full download of the game. Search through this site for teacher resources, prior knowledge, and much more. This game runs both on the Windows and Macintosh platforms.
 * [|Fate of Refugees in Sudan] -** This is a new one produced by the Reebok Human Rights Foundation. It is also online and requires Shockwave.

=**Product - The way in which a student's knowledge is assessed**= [|Make Beliefs Comix Tool] - Here is a free tool for comix generation that is actually receiving rave reviews. This tool is much like [|ToonDoo] (www.toondoo.com) but this one is has no inappropriate material and is geared towards education. Some of the other stuff out there either has ads all over the place or you may find some not-so-nice material. This one...safe and clean. It's really a great site! Check it out! [|FormSite] - Create online forms/surveys. You can embed these assessments onto your websites. [|SplashCastMedia]- Students can create projects using music, video, photos, narration, etc. [|Audacity] - Great tool to create podcasts in MP3 format...it's free to download and install! [|AToZTeacher Stuff]- great teacher site [|4 Teachers]- 4 teachers [|KidLink]- kids linking with other kids [|ePals]- kids communicating with other kids [|Rubric Generator] - an online rubric creator

=Differentiated Instruction Resources Online= [|Differentiated Instruction Through Technology: Meeting the Needs of All Learners] - Here are ten tips for your students to make them more motivated and interested in their learning. The web site provides examples to incorporate technology and link you out to those sites. [|Using Technology to Support Diverse Learners] [|Integrating Technology into Research-Based Strategies]- [|Learning in Hand-] Gives you resources to incorporate hand held technology. i.e. PDAs, IPods, into your classroom. Activities and web sites are provided to help and give you more ideas. [|Research for Better Schools] [|Access eLearning] - A ten-module online tutorial that is a service of the Georgia Tech Research on Accessible Distance Education (GRADE) project. [|Involving Students in Checklist Creation] [|Rubrics for assessing anything] [|Technology Rubrics] [|Assessment Rubrics]- Kathy Schrock *** [|Critical Evaluation Information] - Kathy Schrock [|Electronic Portfolios] [|Assessment of Electronic Portfolios] [|Information Rating Scales Guide] Oak Harbor, Washington [|Rubric for Evaluating Web Lessons] [|Web-based Classroom Resource] [|Rubrics] [|Rubric for Evaluating a School Web Page] [|Telecollaborative Project Assessment Rubric for Teacher Us] [|Find Out Your Learning Style] [|How to Adjust Your Teaching Style to Students’ Learning Style] [|Multiple Intelligences - 8 Ways of being Smart] [|Multiple Intelligences - Reflection sheet] [|Technology and Multiple Intelligences] [|Ways to -Differentiated Instruction] [|Strategies for Differentiating] [|Layered Curriculum] [|MiddleWeb's Teaching Strategies resources] [|How to Plan For Differentiate Instruction] __[|Lesson Planning Template]__ [|Sample Lesson Plans and Unit Sheets] [|Graphic Organizers] [|Authentic Assessment: An Overview] [|Authentic Assessment Toolbox] [|Middle School Assessment and Evaluation]

=Other Sites and Resources (stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else)= [|Steve Spengler's Blog] - Steve's Blog on Eduspaces.net [|Eduspaces.net] - an online social networking site (much like MySpace) for educational professionals [|Multiple Intelligences Tutorial] [|Cooperative/Collaborative Learning] [|Inquiry-based Learning] [|Constructivism]