Resources

Please add websites that will be helpful for teachers.

A link to the Master Teacher Academy Project Based Learning book study: [|Project Based Learning book study ning]

Math: K-2 [] 3-5 6-8 9-12

Science: K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12


 * Instructional Resources**
 * Achievement Series (Michele Andrews) [|Ach. Series]Create online quizzes/tests that kids also take online and teacher can gain immediate feedback. Questions already written based on standards or you can write your own
 * Brain Pop (Michele Andrews, Jennifer Deibert) [|www.brainpop.com]Short (5 minute or less) videos of information on endless topics. Funny and interesting. Includes a quiz after each video as well as related activities. Use as individual or whole class activity. (some free videos, pay for full use). Can search by South Dakota's standards, grade level.
 * Exploravision (Michele Andrews) [|http://www.exploravision.org] Total 21st Century Project Based Learning. Students work in teams to come up with an invention (think toilets that test urine, anti-bully robots etc.), reseach if that invention already exisits and in what forms, create a final product to sell the invention and create a model of it. A competition by grade level. Winners get a trip to DC, Toshiba computers, savings bonds, etc. I won it when I was a 5th grader for a milking machine invention and have been back to speak to more recent winners.
 * Senteo (Michele Andrews) [|Quick Start Guide]Senteo or CPS(Clickers) are used for Formative and Summative Assessment; students answer in with remote multiple choice, T/F, number answers and teacher can make a report of data
 * SmartBoard Lessons (Becky Haenfler) [] This is a great webpagae of different lesson plans. You can search either by grade level and subject, or by a standard.
 * Thinkfinity - (Sheryl Larson) - [|Thinkfinity] an educational web portal with 1500+ learning objects
 * Turnitin.com (Rebecca Rittenour) - [] Plagiarism checking program
 * Polling (Peg Henson) [|http://polleverywhere.com] Gain anonymous audience feedback
 * Portaportals (Nichole Valnes, Sharlene Lien, Megan Moline, Kersten Dobberpuhl) [|www.portaportal.com] An organizational tool that allows you to share websites from any computer

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[] Video on generational differences - Digital Students @ Analog Schools

Watch this Digital Generation Project video about a student who learns and shares digital skills despite not having her own computer. []

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 * publishing student books-creating class book is free!

[] **(see upcoming events-free! St. Cloud, MN-Aug. 4th) []** Great website for chemistry teachers ([|www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/science/chemistry/])
 * whole brain teaching/power teaching