Veterans Day November 3, 2009
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Here are a few sites that I have used to discuss Veterans Day. ENJOY!
The first is a website that offers various Powerpoints on Veteran’s Day.
VA Kids has a nice word jumble game. This works well on the SMARTBoard since you click and drag the letters to complete the game.
Education World has a basic webquest of Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It asks students to explore the Unknown Soldier website and then answer 5 questions.
The History Channel offers a video on the History of Veteran’s Day (3:32 minutes).Plays well in full screen mode on the SMARTBoard. There are several other videos in the playlist that discuss various aspects of Veterans. The Story of Veterans Day (21:05 minutes) is particularly good. There also is an interesting “Did You Know” page that offers interesting facts regarding Veterans.
EL Civics has a very nice short explanation of the histry and origin of Veterans Day, complete with pictures.
Larry Ferlazzo also has an excellent resource page, listing several sources to find information on Veterans Day.
Train Time November 3, 2009
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Train Timeis a site that reinforces time telling skills (elapsed time) in a very fun, semi real life situation. Students read the statements on the left of the screen and then have to click on the train with the correct answer. If your answer is right the train will move on the tracks and you will be given the chance to complete another problem. If you are not correct it will tell you to try again. There are only four examples so this would be good for a quick review after instruction using the SMARTBoard. ENJOY!
Math site to share… November 3, 2009
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Make Five is a site that adopts the basic concept of tic tac toe to practice addition, subtraction and multiplication. You can play with either one or two players. If you pick two players the questions are color coded. From the drop down menu in the right corner of the screen you pick which operation you want to practice. A number will appear at the top of the screen and you have to pick the correct equation form the chart. Once you achieve 5 correct answers in a row on the chart you win! This activity works very well on the SMARTBoard- ENJOY!
Five Card Flickr November 2, 2009
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I am finally reading the Tweets from the NECC this year- there were so many great resources shared. Five Card Flickr is one site that I found to be quite interesting. It reminds me somewhat of PicLits, which I wrote about in January, since both incorporate pictures to inspire creative writing skills. You are dealt a set of random images from Flickr and asked to pick five, one from each set. The next step is to create/write a story depicting the images. This activity can be a fun, inspiring way to motivate students to write. For a class project you could use the SMART Board when picking the photos and have students write individual essays and then compare and contrast. ENJOY!
Today’s Meet October 29, 2009
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I learned of this really cool site yesterday at MassCUE– actually I overheard a group of folks talking about this “Twitter-like tool that would easily allow for immediate student feedback”. Naturally I was intrigued and so I asked if they would share the information with me and they did! The site is called Today’s Meet. Basically what you do –without needing to register or give up your email address– is to create a room where you can then have students share their thoughts, observations, etc. As the site states “embrace the backchannel and connect with your audience in real time”. Once you create a room it gives you a unique URL and you decide how long you want this room available (options are from 2 hours to 1 year). You then give the URL to your students, they pick a name, join the room and can begin to share their thoughts and opinions using 140 characters or less. Using a SMART Board to project/present the posts would work well. ENJOY!
The Mega Penny Project is Mega Amazing!! October 9, 2009
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I apologize for not posting for a while, but the start of school and some personal priorities monopolized my time, but things are now settling and I hope to be back posting on a more regular basis. Thanks to everyone who contacted me with words of concern.
Sooooooo, the site I want to share today is called The Mega Penny Project. It is a great site for helping students (and adults) visualize large numbers such as trillions, millions, billions, etc. The site asks a basic question “What would a million (or billion, or trillion, etc) pennies look like? It utilzes some very good graphics and tables to demonstrate, including how much the pennies would weigh, the value, height, width, etc. So if your looking for a site to teach about large numbers or if you’re just curious to see what a trillion pennies looks like, head over to The Mega Penny Project- ENJOY!
Kids Online Resources September 2, 2009
Posted by anne marie in General, SMART Board.Tags: Resources, SMARTBoard
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Kids Online Resources is a marvelous site filled with several resources from Kindergarten to high school. The Interactive Multimedia section has a plethora of activities that are amazing to use with the SMARTBoard. There are activities on fractions, identifying time, the number system, etc. The site also offers resources for each discipline. ENJOY!
The Constitution Game August 31, 2009
Posted by anne marie in history/social studies.Tags: Constitution
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Here is another very nice interactive game that will challenge your student’s knowledge of the U.S. Constitution. You are given 30 questions to answer. Click on the “Draw a Card” option to the right bottom of the screen, a question will appear and then type in your answer (correct spelling counts!!). When finished click on the “Answer” option and you will be told if you are correct or incorrect. Click on “Buy the Answer” option if you get stumped! The instructions for the game can be found by clicking on that option at the top right of the page. This activity presents well on the SMART Board. Of course you would need to either use the SMART Board onscreen keyboard or the computer keyboard to type answers. The teacher I collaborated with had created an answer template, divided her class into groups and used it as a class review. ENJOY!
Bill of Rights Match Game August 30, 2009
Posted by anne marie in history/social studies.Tags: Bill of Right, history
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The Bill of Rights Match Game is a great activity/game to help students understand and review the Bill of Rights. There are are two levels- elementary and high school. The object is to read each statement and decide if the answer is yes or no based on the information they have learned about the Bill of Rights. It then asks you to identify the specific Amendment you based your answer on. This game would present well on the SMARTBoard. ENJOY!
American Symbols Game August 30, 2009
Posted by anne marie in SMART Board, history/social studies.Tags: American Symbols
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I stumbled across this great game to review/quiz students on American Symbols. You simply answer the 30 questions that appear on the screen by clicking and dragging the answer to the answer box. The incorrect answer is not “accepted” into the box and the correct answer allows you to proceed to the next question. ENJOY!
