Reflection Question #4
How would you use one of the sites you just visited to enhance student learning?
•Gizmos http://www.explorelearning.com/
•The Visual Thesaurus http://www.visualthesaurus.com/
•United Streaming http://www.unitedstreaming.com/
•The Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://www.yucky.com/
•National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
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I would use united streaming to enhance learning. It is a great way to differentiate instruction by allowng students to explore a topic in a deeper way. The way that it correlates to state standards even helps teachers understand difficult concepts in a multumedia way.
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I would use united streaing to help students visualized math concepts.
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I think Yucky.com would make any Science subject being taught fun. We know when students are having fun they learn more!
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I would use United Streaming to reinforce - and sometimes introduce -content in all subject areas. The fact that it ties the videos to our state GLCEs is of great value to both the students and instructors.
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I would use the Yuckiest Site on the Internet to have students find information about health and body functions and use it for them to find answers to their own personal questions or to find info to give class reports or presentations
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The virtual manipulatives site is great for student interest and you do not have to pass them out or pick them up!
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I would introduce students to the visual thesaurus website. I think this is a great online tool to enhance students' understanding of a word. I can integrate this as a vocabulary lesson in any subject. As I model with them to try to understand a word, I would then show them this website to type a word in to get its' meaning.
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I would use United Streaming to reinforce - and sometimes introduce -content in all subject areas. The fact that it ties the videos to our state GLCEs is of great value to both the students and instructors.
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to differentiate instruction
a center activity
reinforce something that has been taught
introduce something that I am going to teach
a center activity
reinforce something that has been taught
introduce something that I am going to teach
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I would use the virtual math manipulatives site as a learning station.
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I would use the yuckiest website to motivate learners when teaching about the human body, say the digestive system. There are many funny facts on this site; for instance, the female cockroach mates once and is pregnant for the rest of her life (bummer!)
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I would use the site:
•National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
in a variety of contexts to enhance mathematical learning. I would
~ use the site as a center
~ use the site as a way to introduce a concept coming up in our Harcourt Text
~ use the site a a method of review
~ use the site to provide extra practice
And this is from the person who loathes math! This site was fantastic!
•National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
in a variety of contexts to enhance mathematical learning. I would
~ use the site as a center
~ use the site as a way to introduce a concept coming up in our Harcourt Text
~ use the site a a method of review
~ use the site to provide extra practice
And this is from the person who loathes math! This site was fantastic!
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I would use the virtual math manipulatives site as a learning station.
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The Virtual Math Manipulatives enable students to see in visual format the abstract concepts of math. The site includes several options for each math strand, divided into developmental levels, to better match the activities with the student learning level and the specific area of instruction.
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United Streaming could be used for virtual field trips and to provide additional learning opportunities for students. This could be done as a whole group, cooperative groups and individual.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This is a site that I would use with my daughters at home and students at school, to provide additional practice on skills and challenge their thinking and learning.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This is a site that I would use with my daughters at home and students at school, to provide additional practice on skills and challenge their thinking and learning.
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United Streaming could be used for virtual field trips and to provide additional learning opportunities for students. This could be done as a whole group, cooperative groups and individual.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This is a site that I would use with my daughters at home and students at school, to provide additional practice on skills and challenge their thinking and learning.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This is a site that I would use with my daughters at home and students at school, to provide additional practice on skills and challenge their thinking and learning.
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The rest are ok but the math manipulaive site is the best for kids!!
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How could anyone not use
the great math site??
the great math site??
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I would use the yuckiest website to motivate learners when teaching about the human body, say the digestive system. There are many funny facts on this site; for instance, the female cockroach mates once and is pregnant for the rest of her life (bummer!)
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To 07, I like the idea about saving instruction time with the manipulatives online!
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The Virtual Math Manipulatives enable students to see in visual format the abstract concepts of math. The site includes several options for each math strand, divided into developmental levels, to better match the activities with the student learning level and the specific area of instruction.
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I think Yucky.com would make any Science subject being taught fun. We know when students are having fun they learn more!
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Students would beg to use the math manipulatives online
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United Streaming for Video presentation on topic
Virtual Math Manipultives for Math usage
Explorelearning for great information
Visualthesaurus for word meaning and other words that are related
Yucky for information that is weird but factual--often not found in the textbook in that format
Uses: Visual representation of the topic
Virtual Math Manipultives for Math usage
Explorelearning for great information
Visualthesaurus for word meaning and other words that are related
Yucky for information that is weird but factual--often not found in the textbook in that format
Uses: Visual representation of the topic
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I would use the site:
•National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
in a variety of contexts to enhance mathematical learning. I would
~ use the site as a center
~ use the site as a way to introduce a concept coming up in our Harcourt Text
~ use the site a a method of review
~ use the site to provide extra practice
And this is from the person who loathes math! This site was fantastic!
•National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
in a variety of contexts to enhance mathematical learning. I would
~ use the site as a center
~ use the site as a way to introduce a concept coming up in our Harcourt Text
~ use the site a a method of review
~ use the site to provide extra practice
And this is from the person who loathes math! This site was fantastic!
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August 28, 2007
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All sites are fantastic! Can't wait to get home and
really search and study them all.
really search and study them all.
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All websites were wonderful and what the math team did is outstanding.
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i would the math site to let the students do hands on activities.
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I would use united streaing to help students visualized math concepts.
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I enjoyed using the virtual thesaurus. This site gave definitions of the words, and used them in sentences. Wonderful tool!
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To 07, I like the idea about saving instruction time with the manipulatives online!
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To 07, I like the idea about saving instruction time with the manipulatives online!
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August 30, 2007
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I really like the create a graph website! It allows students to make a personal connection by utilizing their own data to construct a graph quickly and accurately. I would use this site when teaching graphing in math, but also integrate graphing assignments in science and social studies.
I also liked the Math Manipulatives site because it allowed students access to several manipulatives that may not be present in the classroom. I would use this on a regular basis to complement daily math lessons, but also for centers or individual exploring.
I also liked the Math Manipulatives site because it allowed students access to several manipulatives that may not be present in the classroom. I would use this on a regular basis to complement daily math lessons, but also for centers or individual exploring.
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August 30, 2007
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I would like to use the math manipulatives site to help my science kids explore decimals, scale and notation concepts.
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August 30, 2007
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What wonderful tools to help engage children in learning!! I can easily see myself and others using these for both instructional and research purposes
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August 30, 2007
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The Create a Graph site is great. Reading and constructing graphs is an area that our students do poorly on when it come to state testing.
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I think United Streaming is an excellent way to introduce new material.
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The virtual math manipulative are fantastic. I think students would immediately be engaged using the program. Physical manipulatives are wonderful, but the virtual manipulatives feel more like playing a game. I would definitely use this with my students. It's great for review and practice.
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The visual math manipulatives site is great! Constructing visual representations of math problems is a great strategy to express a problem in a creative way, to show it with pictures and not just numbers.
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United streaming would be a wonderful site to use to reinforce grammer without going over rules again.....
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August 30, 2007
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I would use the visual thesaurus with my Lang. Arts students. We work with vocabulary words often and this sure beats using the "old fashioned" book with a pencil & paper!
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United Streaming has a wealth of info about Careers - short videos that students could watch as a class or individually - to give them real-life knowledge about various jobs they have considered.
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I like the ease with which graphs can be made and the manipulatives do not let you do it wrong. However the virtual thesaurus, while relly cool, does let some questionable words through. Also some sights cost a nominal amount.
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Gizmos would be very useful, but it needs a subscription. It makes working with math manipulatives simple and fun. For positive & negative integers, the practice section did not allow mistakes and listed a reason why, such as "zero pairs". Following that section was a short m.c. section, but my 5 min. allowed by the site was up, so I am not sure how that would end up.
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I would use yucky.com in my classroom to engage the kids in the learning process. The name alone will interest them. Plus with the educational games and information about body systems they are interested in, it will hold their attention. This site will lead to their further questioning and investigating topics on their own.
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I loved the Create a Chart site. It was easy to put in data, enter titles, pick colors and preview. It was also a snap to change the data or titles ect. Students could also see their data in many kinds of graphs.
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I liked the math manipulatives site. It gives you access to things you might not have in your classrooms. I would also like to use united streaming videos more this year to supplement what I am teaching.
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I think I would find the graphing site and perhaps the visual thesaurus the most useful to use in my classroom. The graphing site was very quick and easy to use and would make it simple to produce a visual representation of data very quickly. I believe a thesaurus is something my students could really stand to be using and anything to make it more approachable for them is great.
I found the yucky site very fun and interesting but I'm not certain it is something that I can make use in my curriculum.
I would like to use Google Earth to show students locations as we talk about them. In a lesson about J.S. Bach we discuss Bach walking hundreds of miles to different locations to hear other organists. It would be wonderful to show the distance on Google Earth.
I found the yucky site very fun and interesting but I'm not certain it is something that I can make use in my curriculum.
I would like to use Google Earth to show students locations as we talk about them. In a lesson about J.S. Bach we discuss Bach walking hundreds of miles to different locations to hear other organists. It would be wonderful to show the distance on Google Earth.
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I would use united streaming to show clips of people playing recorders and various other instruments as well as singing in choirs so students have more of an understanding how the "professionals" do it. I always explain the way it should be but if they can actually see it, it really makes a difference.
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I already use the graph maker site. I would use Google Earth to show students how far slave ships traveled from Africa to the Colonies. "The Middle Passage." Yucky .com would just be great for times when we need a stress relief.
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The thesaurus would be most useful for my students although they will probably love Yukky.com the most.
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The ExploreLearning.com website would be very useful in my class to introduce new concepts or reinforce old ones. This website could also be used to informally assess the students’ understanding of the science and math concepts. I also feel that this site would help some of the students that generally struggle with more of the abstract science concepts because it provides them with an interactive visual representation of the material.
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Math is little more than a linguistic base for the persuit of scientific endeavors.
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I think that United Streaming is a great way to make extensions and connections to units and lessons. It provides educational visuals to help represent information that needs to be learned. United Streaming is a great tool that offers teachers easy access to videos, etc.
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The ExploreLearning.com website would be very useful in my class to introduce new concepts or reinforce old ones. This website could also be used to informally assess the students’ understanding of the science and math concepts. I also feel that this site would help some of the students that generally struggle with more of the abstract science concepts because it provides them with an interactive visual representation of the material.
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I would love to use the websites to get students involved in research and explore. Through the hands on experience on the math manipulatives, students can get a better understanding of concepts being taught in class. The yuckiest web site the students could explore and find out how their body functions and why it does what it does. All the websites that I explored were great visual learning tools for getting students interested and involved in their learning.
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August 30, 2007
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What wonderful tools to help engage children in learning!! I can easily see myself and others using these for both instructional and research purposes
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I liked the National Library of Manipulatives because the students think they are playing some sort of game, they are actually using the skills that are being taught. I also liked United Streaming just because of the attention getter that TV and video clips achieve.
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August 30, 2007
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I would like to use the math manipulatives site. I think the kids would enjoy seeing math "happen" on the internet.
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I have used United Streaming for about 3 years now and couldn't live without it. You can find any content area with just about any subject and it is all correlated to state standards. Wonderful stuff.
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Inspiration is sooo fun! I think my students will really enjoy creating graphic organizers on the laptops vs. pencil/paper! I'm excited about trying a variety in the next quarter.
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I will use unitedstreaming to show clips of subjects the students are researching.
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These sites will allow easy access for staff to incorporate technology into their lessons. They provide the visual and auditory processing opportunities for today's students.
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The unitedstreaming site will add to the science teachers lesson in a postive way. Students will remember videos when they will not remember the classroom lecture.
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I would share the resources with teachers and have them go through a few activities. Teachers can then plan a lesson to use the manipulatives with students.
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Yucky and Math manips good sites for students to learn independently.
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I would use united streaming to introduce as well as reinforce learning on a variety of subjects. The video clips are outstanding and I believe, no I know, students would become engaged with this instructional strategy
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I would use united streaming to introduce as well as reinforce learning on a variety of subjects. The video clips are outstanding and I believe, no I know, students would become engaged with this instructional strategy
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I would use united streaming to introduce as well as reinforce learning on a variety of subjects. The video clips are outstanding and I believe, no I know, students would become engaged with this instructional strategy
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March 13, 2008
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I would use united streaming to introduce as well as reinforce learning on a variety of subjects. The video clips are outstanding and I believe, no I know, students would become engaged with this instructional strategy
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March 13, 2008
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Unitedstreaming is in tune with the way that our students learn. The clips replace the need to show full length videos.
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March 13, 2008
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The Gizmos in ExploreLearning provide several options for the teachers to support visual learning besides including interactive discussions, introducing concepts, and incorporating videos that are related to content standards! Can really make teaching relevant and fun for the students as the teacher becomes more creative to integrate gizmos into their lessons.
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March 13, 2008
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The site that provides videdoclips could be of immeasurable use in classroom settings.
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United Streaming looks like an excellent resource. Our hs social studies teachers use it on a regular basis.
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I would have the teachers to allow students to search for answers. This is a great way to engage them.
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I would share the resources with teachers and have them go through a few activities. Teachers can then plan a lesson to use the manipulatives with students.
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March 13, 2008
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This could be used as a time for morning work. Pose a question and allow students to use any resource to answer the question. It could also be used to end the school day as they are able to post a response as we are doning now they could back up their bags and get lined up. The sites can be used for so many things, but it would take some teacher time to investigate the site.
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March 13, 2008
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Explore Learning and The Visual Thesaurus were visited and offer visual and manipulative resources for math, science, English, and social studies. Explore Learning with Gizmos provides visual and manipulative lessons in all areas of math and science in groupings of 6-8 and 9-12. Students who like manipulatives will enhance skills in both core areas. Teachers will add another tool for instrutional strategies. The Visual Thesaurus offers word lists and rhetoric. The rhetoric site brings actual speeches to life for the teacher and the student.
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The "yucky" site is perfect for midschool age students. It answers questions that all teens wonder about in an engaging way. Very fun site.
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June 4, 2008
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The different sites have strengths for definite subject areas. Using these sites as learning stations, introductory activities etc will only enhance learning!
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June 4, 2008
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I would use the Visual Thesaraus to provide a visual rep of word etymology and the interconnectivity. I'd only be able to use it one day -- for free.
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I have used/would use United Streaming to allow students to work independently at their own pace to research a topic. Students can access a variety of videos w/ aid of graphic organizers to build a knowledge base. By placing videos in a folder on a server students can access info at a pace that meets their needs. Great for differentiating!
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I would use the manipulatives more on my smartboard so that my students can get a spatial representation of some of the abstract concepts.
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June 4, 2008
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Currently we already use Gizmos and the Virtual Manipulatives website in our math classes to provide examples, review and an interactive environment for the students. I can see them using the Yucky site for those odd questions during down time.
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June 4, 2008
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I would like to use the united streaming as a way to introduce new topics. The gizmo and math manipulative site would be a great way to engage students in practice to reinforce objectives.
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June 4, 2008
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I would use the Yuckiest website to motivate learners when teaching about the human body, for example the digestive system.
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June 4, 2008
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the math manipulative site would be a great addition to my support math class. It can be pretty self guided, and is really engaging for the kiddos.
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June 4, 2008
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Introducing new content through using United Streaming, for a quick background. After that using gizmos to reinforce knowledge and to experiment with variables would allow guided practice.
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June 4, 2008
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I would use Unitedstreaming for my American History classes to enhance learning and provide visual information.
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June 4, 2008
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As an administrator, my understanding/knowledge of these sites will help me be engaged with students and teachers when I visit/observe in classrooms. I also must be sure that time is available to teachers to research these sites and incorporate them appropriately into classroom instruction.
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June 4, 2008
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I would use Gizmos to introduce artusts such as Leonardo da Vinci and their multifaceted interests and explorations. I believe one was about flight, and there are probably many others that would provide interdisciplinary content.
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June 4, 2008
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I will use visual thesaurus (for one day because of cost) to show students etymology and give them a different, visual view of words. I wish it was free!
I also love united streaming for short, informative films (I love them for pre-teaching setting in novels).
I also love united streaming for short, informative films (I love them for pre-teaching setting in novels).
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June 4, 2008
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I think the Virtual math site would allow for differentiated instruction to occur with ease for all teachers to use with kids. I think the site is easy to use, and the price is right!
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June 4, 2008
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Knowing that my students are reluctant learners, I would use any one of these language oriented sites with strong visual intrigue to get them hooked into tasks that are more difficult for them. The inclination toward visually attractive, animated, and colorful sites, draws students interest, curiosity, and attention toward material that is not normally easy for them to understand.
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June 4, 2008
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If I paid for a subscription to thesaurus, I would probably use it. I can use the thesaurus in Word for free. The amount of choices concerns me.
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June 4, 2008
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I would keep these all in my repretoire because I would encourage the teachers in my building to use them. I really like the United Streaming, though. Instead of purchasing VHS/DVD formats and worrying about whether or not the TV was available, teachers could just access their video clips and project it.
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June 4, 2008
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I use United video in my life science class fairly often. It can be a great visual resource for short, linked film clips.
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United Streaming and gizmos are applicable to my content area. I've played with explorelearning and look forward to learning more about United Streaming. I'll use yucky for extracurricular entomology. Geat stuff!
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June 4, 2008
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All of these sites have shown me how valuable they can be in my classroom.
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September 5, 2008
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United Steaming is way cool and use quit a bit in our district. Using the District feature to collect and organize videos that tie directly to your district learning targets is a great time saver for your teachers.
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September 5, 2008
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United Steaming is way cool and use quit a bit in our district. Using the District feature to collect and organize videos that tie directly to your district learning targets is a great time saver for your teachers.
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September 5, 2008
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unitedstreaming will be an excellent tool because I can take what we have read and then put it in a non-liguistic form. Students will be able to connect better to the reading by seeing a short video clip
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September 5, 2008
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The possibilities with all of the sites are really countless. It's really exciting and overwhelming at the same time!
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September 5, 2008
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The simulation sites would be very useful. It enables science and math teachers to enable students to virtually experience concepts previously impossilbe in the classroom.
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The Yucky site is great when teaching the body systems. It explains to kids in plain english why and how our bodies do everything. The kids love it and will ask to go back to it again and again :-)!!
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I like Yucky and the math manipulatives for middle school students.
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I love the idea of using United Streaming to differentiated instruction. Dovetailing off what we discussed yesterday, this would be a great way to have individual groups do research for background information or just to reinforce concepts.
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September 5, 2008
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The National Library of Virtual Mathematics is a great site to use for hands on learning. It can be used in a computer lab to differentiate instruction or with the whole class. It include bright colors and in some cases sound for reinforcement. Great on the SMART Board!
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September 5, 2008
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United Streaming provides so much content that is SO readily accessible!!
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September 5, 2008
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United Streaming is very powerful as it lets the teacher clip the videos to meet class objectives. No longer does one need to show the entire video. Playlists and sharing make resources easy to find, access, and select. The selection of topics is outstanding.
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September 5, 2008
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I would use the virtual manipulatives in a variety of ways both as student centers and teaching stations. With a SmartBoard and the ability to capture images, the manipulative site would continue to allow extension of the classwork.
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We already use United Streaming a lot to enhance lessons within our building. I am excited to use the math manipulative library. Our kids need the enteractive nature of the site to enhance their learning.
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September 5, 2008
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The explorelearning site is outstanding for interactive experience and student engagement/motivation! I'd love to see my fine arts specialists use it to support students/teacher in their particular fields.
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The explorelearning site is outstanding for interactive experience and student engagement/motivation! I'd love to see my fine arts specialists use it to support students/teacher in their particular fields.
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Yucky.com is a great way to answer questions about the body in ways that students can internalize, even though the questions and answers might seem a little "yucky"! :-)
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September 5, 2008
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I teach NovaNET where students work on the computer at their own pace. The Visual Thesaurus will help them understand the vocab in the English lessons. All programs were so exciting to see the possibilities available. I can't wait to share them.
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unitedstreaming will be an excellent tool because I can take what we have read and then put it in a non-liguistic form. Students will be able to connect better to the reading by seeing a short video clip
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October 31, 2008
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I currently use UnitedStreaming to pull short segments on topics we cover in class to break up instructional time. Rather than showing an hour long video for a 5 minute segment, I find a useful 5 minute segment on UnitedStreaming and insert it between activities in class. I could also see myself using Yucky during the human body systems unit in 7th grade. I have my students create podcasts about body system topics. That could be an excellent site for a podcast of "random questions" about the body.
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October 31, 2008
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The virtual manipulatives are genius! I would use the interactive geoboard to do geometric activities without having rubber bands flying across the room!
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October 31, 2008
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The math manipulatives will be great for those individual students who need remediation/interventions!
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October 31, 2008
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I can see that middle school students would love the Yucky site. They study body systems and I think that they would really embrace the information presented in the Yucky format!! Maybe then you could get them to claymation a body system! Uh-oh.
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October 31, 2008
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The virtual math site is great practice for patterns. I liked would use the virtual pattern blocks so that students can create their own pattern and then have another child to continue the pattern. they are not only creating a pattern, but sharing it with others. Higher level students would be challenged because they could create more complex patterns, while lower level students would be successful creating a simple pattern.
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October 31, 2008
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United Streaming is just great. It could be used for virtual field trips and to provide additional learning opportunities for students. This could be done as a whole group, cooperative groups and individual.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This site could be used at home and school to provide additional practice on skills and to encourage thinking and learning.
The National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives could be used to give students an opportunity to work with manipulatives. This site is user friendly and provides immediate results. This site could be used at home and school to provide additional practice on skills and to encourage thinking and learning.
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October 31, 2008
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United Streaming is a marvelous resource and so worth the cost as no media center could stock pile this many resources.
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October 31, 2008
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I visted the Yuck site and I could see several grade level students using this site as a great resource.
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October 31, 2008
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The student graph maker is a wonderful tool for the students to compare the same info. on different types of graphs to find the most appropriate for the purpose.
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October 31, 2008
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The math manipulatives are excellent for whole class paritcipation.
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October 31, 2008
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I think the virtual thesarus is a great tool to use as a center for Open Court's Workshop time. In a center, students can complete assigned vocabulary/writing activities.
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October 31, 2008
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I use United Streaming all the time!! It's great. Now I will use the math manipulative site as well. COOL!!
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October 31, 2008
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I think the nces site is much more kid friendly than using the standard graphing software on our computers at school. I think my students would respond much more positively to this.
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October 31, 2008
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I would use United Streaming to help develop background knowledge for students. I have used the virtual manipulatives as a way to practice some activities that we've done with concrete materials.
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October 31, 2008
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Unitedstreaming has enhanced numerous classrooms by allowing short videos to become an instructional tool.
The Yuckiest website allows all students to become more authentically engaged in a science classroom as well as become discovers of learning.
The Yuckiest website allows all students to become more authentically engaged in a science classroom as well as become discovers of learning.
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October 31, 2008
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I hope to use Unitedstreaming to continue to build background knowledge for our students. The Virtual Thesaurus will be great to use daily if it is affordable.
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December 2, 2008
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I have used united streaming to show a short entry to what we will be doing in the class for the day as I am taking attendance before the day begins. It gives students a peek and I have found that it encourages student interaction since they have a little more knowledge about the subject before we actually begin the lesson.
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December 2, 2008
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I use United Streaming for intro/review on a variety of subjects from grammar to figurative language. I think I will use wordl with my student's writing pieces, so they can see what they need to edit!
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December 2, 2008
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The math Manipulative's are an excellent website to get all of the learners involved into the lessons. All of these websites are excellent sites to get everyone interested and engaged into the learning process.
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December 2, 2008
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I will use the math manipulative site for algebra equation solving.
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December 2, 2008
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Collaborative learning galore....visual manipulation and representation of information...the possibilities are endless.
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December 2, 2008
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I like the United Streaming site to introduce/reinforce Language Arts skills like figurative language in the classroom. I am also interested in learning more about glogster for students to create biography reserach projects. I think the timeline program would help them to generate research questions as well.
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December 2, 2008
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I visted the Yuck site and I could see several grade level students using this site as a great resource.
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December 2, 2008
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I like all the sites. Based on what area you are teaching each site offers a variety of actviities to keep the students engaged and interested, resulting in more learning.
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December 2, 2008
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The Gizmos site would be very helpful as a teacher trying to stay up with all the different subject areas.
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December 2, 2008
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explore learning looks incredible. i will use it to introduce, reinforce and review many concepts in math and science in my class.
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December 2, 2008
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I use United Streaming quite a bit for short segments to reinforce what I am already doing. It gives the kids something to listen to besides me. It is also a great resource when I have a sub. This way I can give them something to watch that relates directly to what I'm teaching instead of leaving a bunch of busy work.
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December 2, 2008
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The yucky site so great for silly middleschool questions.
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December 2, 2008
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As a high school teacher, many of these sites are not relevant for my classroom. However, UnitedStreaming is a very cool site. I need to work that one into my classroom more often. I also looooooved VisuWord. VisuThesaurus did not work properly on my computer, but I could tell the potential was awesome! Just wish I could find more sites relevant to my discipline (English). :O) I want to have the same benefits that the Elementary Science teachers get from the web!!
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December 2, 2008
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I will use visuwords to introduce vocab. I also loved wordle to intro words in a unique way. Inspiration is perfect for those students who love the graphic/language combination.
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December 2, 2008
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My staff work with students with orthopedic impairment. These students are not able to sort manipulatives which is a foundational iskill in development of mathematical computations. Using mouse emulation software, students would be able to manipulate cubes to gain a better understanding of concepts.
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December 2, 2008
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VisuWords is a great visual for vocabulary and connections to other words and concepts.
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December 2, 2008
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Virtual T. and Dictionary -- we identify anchor words in our science units and create Frayer models to increase understanding of the vocab words. This is a great resource for teacher and students to use.
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December 2, 2008
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I want to share the math sites with math teachers in my building. I think they would really like it.
I could use Visual Thesaurus in my class. This may help my students with word choice.
I could use Visual Thesaurus in my class. This may help my students with word choice.
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December 2, 2008
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I don't know how I would use the websites I have been visiting just yet. I can see that there is much to think about...many ways to enhance learning...but I want to make sure time is well spent in the classroom. I am thinking that many of these things will be cool to show my middle school students and let them explore to start with.
I am interested in using myvoicethread to have students explain their thinking as they do a math problem.
The math manipulatives website is interesting, but doesn't allow the student to do the problem on their own. It could be a great way to have them check their work I suppose...
I am interested in using myvoicethread to have students explain their thinking as they do a math problem.
The math manipulatives website is interesting, but doesn't allow the student to do the problem on their own. It could be a great way to have them check their work I suppose...
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December 2, 2008
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The Virtual Math Manipulatives enables students to see visual representation of math problems/examples.
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December 2, 2008
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I have my computer technology students working on a project that includes creating a time line in access. I will have the students use our time line web site to first research their own timeline. Then research their topic. These activities will help them understand what should be included in their timeline.
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December 2, 2008
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I think all the sites look incredible. They are a fantastic way to have your students personally connect with concepts on their own level.
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December 2, 2008
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I would use Visuwords to help students make connections with vocabulary. The Nat'l Center for Education Statistics Kids Zone is great. I tried the graph section and found it useful in helping students create graphs/charts. They have to determine type of graph/chart then input the data. Quick and easier than Excel. Can be printed and saved. What a useful tool to help our students understand charting.
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December 2, 2008
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I teach sophomore English and Developmental Reading 9-12, and I can see uses for voice thread, the visual dictionaries, and united streaming. I also have thought of using Wordle as a writing prompt for journal writing. I could put in segments of Martin Luther King's speeches or Lincoln's Gettysburg address or the Lord's prayer and ask the kids to reflect on what they see and then ask them what it is from. Those would be interesting journal entries.
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December 2, 2008
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I loved http://www.visualthesaurus.com/ Changing the language to Spanish works very well with this site and I see my student's vocabulary expanding at a rapid rate. It's fun!
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December 2, 2008
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Once again provides a number of sites to add variety to a number of different activities and lessons to help enhance teaching/learning.
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December 2, 2008
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I have used podcasting to enhance the tech learning for students...We did a book review on an independent reading assignment as a podcast and it has worked beautifully with great reviews from the students. Some were concerned with the use of imovie, so today I'd probably prefer to try voicethread to keep their identity confidential. As an aside, the students had to view 3 of their classmates and write a critique. On the last hour of the day before a 4 day holiday weekend, every student was engaged in the class lesson.
Also, use united streaming to build background knowlege before we start a novel or to better understand a time period of a piece of literature.
Also, use united streaming to build background knowlege before we start a novel or to better understand a time period of a piece of literature.
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December 2, 2008
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I can use all these wonderful sites, however, I found the virtual math site to be the most interesting. One of the things this site does is graphically represent place value that allows students to manipulate blocks. The value of each block co-insides with the numerical place in a column. Each column is labeled by its value ie. 1s, 10s, 100s, 1000s etc. Great for visual and kinesthetic learners.
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I teach language, but since I teach French rather than English the earlier nonlinguistic representation sites we explored offer me more relevance and flexibility than most of the "core" related sites. I could use bubbl.us or dabbleboard easily with my subject.
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December 2, 2008
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I currently use United Streaming to support many curricular areas. I've used video segments to begin units of instruction. Students also add video segments into their multi-media presentations. There are other parts of United Streaming that I forget to use such as the calendar showing videos connected with current events and the Discovery Education Atlas.
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December 2, 2008
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This is all so great - I want to use it NOW! However, I know I must back up and really understand the sites and how best to tie them to the curriculum. I like the idea of using advanced graphic organizers as summatives. That is probably the first thing I will implement.
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December 2, 2008
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Visual Thesaurus would help my class learn about synonyms & antonyms as well as words with multiple meanings.
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February 16, 2009
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I think that each of these sites will be instrumental in some way-even yucky.com! The virtual manipulatives is a great site as well as create a graph. I thought the visuwords would be a good one to use with vocabulary-getting the students to make connections to everyday things, or other variations of the words.
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February 16, 2009
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I would use the Yucky site on the web for the science classroom. Middle school students are obsessed with bodily functions and the weird things...so this site would be a fun, interesting site to capture their interest in science.
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February 16, 2009
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I can see young children who don't understand vocabulary, really benifiting from using some of the video that is "out there". We have been working with hibernation and polar bears and the live video will show them what it looks like without really being there. I know they will love watching a wave, and a few other things that we have been teaching the vocabulary to.
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February 16, 2009
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I have a class primarily of boys and think that they would love to spend time on yucky.com. I think it is a great site and can be used in many ways. They will love it!
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February 16, 2009
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Visual Learning is a great site for helping students expand their vocabulary when composing. After edit of their first draft, I would have students underline words that would be more expressive and look those words up in the Visual Thesarus.
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February 16, 2009
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In my classroom I would use the Create a Graph website to have my students create a bar graph showing their progress in their individual words per minutes over the course of the 7 weeks computer exploration class. This would provide the students with a visual representation of the performance.
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February 16, 2009
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Visual words is great for learning new vocabulary words and their relationships.
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February 16, 2009
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I would use the National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives, I believe there are some 'games' that would help some of my students with their math.
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February 16, 2009
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I use united streaming to supplement when I can.
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February 16, 2009
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I will definitely use teh National Library of Virtual Math Manipulatives to reinforce money- making amounts, making a dollar- I especually liked the feedback method "not enough" "too much" ---
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February 16, 2009
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I would use explorelearning.com to do science demonstrations to have students explore concepts in science - pollination of a flower.
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February 16, 2009
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The Yucky site would make teaching and learning science fun.
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February 16, 2009
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There are some great games on yucky.com that would be fun for kids to do and maybe learning something at the same time.
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February 16, 2009
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I would use the virtual math tools, geoboard, with my smartboard.
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February 16, 2009
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I would use the math manipulatives site. After I introduce a new concept we could use this site to reinforce what they have just learned.
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February 16, 2009
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I'd use the nivm site for representations in base ten for first grade this week. However there are quite a variety of possible options for K-2.
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February 16, 2009
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I would use visual thesaurus. It would allow the students a clear understanding of how the vocab words may be used in reading context and in other contexts as well.
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February 16, 2009
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I have a Promethean ActivBoard in my classroom and I can bring up the Mathematical site and have my students work them in an interactive manner. The multiplication activities are wonderful.
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February 16, 2009
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I think several of these sites will help students become more independent. The visuals will help the students remember the lessons being taught..
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I think several of these sites will help students become more independent. The visuals will help the students remember the lessons being taught..
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February 16, 2009
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I think several of these sites will help students become more independent. The visuals will help the students remember the lessons being taught..
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February 16, 2009
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I think several of these sites will help students become more independent. The visuals will help the students remember the lessons being taught..
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February 16, 2009
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I love to bring history to life. These kids are 9 and trying to learn about several hundred years of history. Everything I learned today will help me make learning more meaningful for my students and keep it fun. The book is essential.
Thank you !
Thank you !
