Top 10 Sites Found in One Day!!!!

WSFCS Teachers can access netTrekker through Learning VillageSince I normally share sites related to Writing, Reading, and Creativity ….I thought I might branch out a bit and share some Science sites that I thought were interesting:Wonderville National Geographic EducationShape It Up!The Space PlaceGRINEngagingScienceAnimated Science StorybooksUsing Scrapbooks in SciencePeep and the Big Wide WorldExploratorium: Return to MarsWhat is even better...

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Making the Elections Relevant

As this year's Elections draw closer and closer do your students really know what is going on?With all of the ads on TV, radio and the internet it may be difficult for your students to see the big picture as you explain the election process to them.Although this can be discussed in all grade levels it is more prevalent right now for students that are in the eighth grade. How might you ask?Students in the eighth grade are currently learning about...

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What do you use to evaluate?

How do YOU evaluate a website?What makes YOU feel good about the information that you get and possibly use from a website?Do YOU just go with a gut feeling or is there more to it than that?I got an email from a teacher a few days ago asking for some ideas and resources she could use to work with her 3rd-5th grade students on evaluating website and conducting effective research.I had a few ideas, so I sent her some links.Then I asked friends I am...

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More Election Connections!

This morning Melissa wrote a blog post about Let's help students make connections with elections! This reminded me of some more election resources, but through Edmodo. When you are in Edmodo, there are several election communities that you can follow. (Remember you can follow any of these publisher communities in Edmodo by click on the Browse button next to the word Community). In these communities, you can connect with other teachers teaching about...

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Let's help students make connections with the elections!

Do you know how many days it is from today until the Presidential Election?Do our children understand the signs, commercials and debates they are seeing and hearing?I found something on the Library of Congress site that could help:This image is not interactive but if you click on it, you will be taken to the interactive site where it is from!At the site, when you hover on the words at the side, blue questions appear above the voting box...

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