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Presented by George F. SabatoGeorge F. Sabato
Featuring his “Featuring his “Best of the Web for Best of the Web for EducationEducation” website.” website.
CTA Good Teaching Conferences ConferencesCTA Good Teaching Conferences Conferences20172017
This presentation is available at Slideshare.com
Digital—Paperless “Hand-out”
Find a Gold Mine Find a Gold Mine of Internet Based Free Education of Internet Based Free Education
ResourcesResources
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How do you find websites to support your class?
How do your students find internet sources to support their work in your class?
Do you have pre-selected, vetted sites for your students posted on a teacher, department or school website?
Do you have a teacher/class website?
If you don’t have one, would you like one?
I remember writing the URLs of websites I was recommending to my students--on my blackboard
Great Geography websitehttp://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
games/#geogames
It was on our P.U.S.D. District server,created in an afternoon hour in-service.
Then what?
Today you will be introduced to Mr. Sabato’s…
Best of the Web for Education--a portal to sites for teachers, students and
parents.
+You will view personally selected websites for a broad spectrum of education topics.And learn how to make Your Own Site!
SSeeaarrcchhmr.sabato or Best of the Web for Education
it !!!!!!it !!!!!!
Best of the Web… Is a featured link at
ccss.orgThe Links page of
The California Council for the Social
Studies.Listed as
Mr. Sabato’s Super Site
FIND THIS PRESENTATION AT FIND THIS PRESENTATION AT WHAT’S NEWWHAT’S NEW
http://mrsabato.webs.com/
An alternate site created because some school sites block the webs.com site.
http://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/
Common Core American and World History Geography Government Math English Science Art and Music Science and Technology Homework and Research Assistance News Taking Virtual Tours Educational Games Translation Gifted and Talented Education and ESL Teacher Resources
WELCOME!WELCOME!USE THE MENU TO NAVIGATEUSE THE MENU TO NAVIGATE
SELECT SELECT WORLD HISTORYWORLD HISTORY
The following are just a few of my favoritehistory sites.
Selected Sample History Sites
This site has a great reviewof world history written atthe students reading level.
Wonderful World HistoryWritten for kids.
Click on RomeRome
Or any Ancient Civilization
Mr. Donn’s Mr. Donn’s Ancient Ancient HistoryHistory
Great Links and LessonsOn the civilization you select!
BJ Pinchbeck has great links for Social Studies, Math,English, Science, Art/Music, ….
Easy Fun School has great project ideas.for example, for Egypt they have instructionson how to mummify a chicken!
American History Menu from my Google Site page
American History
Find Sites like Ms. Hotz Links
Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators
Mr. Kash’s Class Page
The Geography links provide you
with links that present
Maps—ancient and contemporary map quizes, black line masters political and physical by the hundreds!Aerial/Satellite imagesFacts about countriesWeatherWorld TimeGames
Sample Geography Sites
National Geographic has it all,National Geographic has it all,from political and physical maps,from political and physical maps,all about animals, history/cultureall about animals, history/cultureand it has fun and challenging games.and it has fun and challenging games.
Free Accounts!
This game is like Simon.Drill and Thrill!
Great Study MapsAnd Quizes!
My Home!
When you type in the street address in to Google Earth it will give you an aerial view of the location.
Government & ElectionsGovernment & Elections
Sample Government Sites
You name the subject-- MathEnglishScienceMusicArtESLFind hundreds of links!
Science, Art, Music, Theater
Four Great Sites of Homework help
Search EnginesGuides to SearchingEncyclopediasDictionariesLibrary LinksBibliography Help
Elementary - ESL Early Elementary
Wacona Elementary School: Sites for Early Learners.Mrs. Alphabet: Great for preschoolers.Sesamestreet: Browse kindergarten games by subjectFisher Price: Pre-school gamesMrs. Perkins: Learn the Dolch words with audio assist.The Smiling Teacher: Learn sight words.Little Lamb: Learn site word from a video featuring Mary's Little Lamb.Site Words: The site words appear in the animated video and then hear the words.Phonics: Youtube teacher phonics--160,000 hits. Mr.Thorne in U.K. great! He has many other useful vidoe clips for phonics.
Elementary
Rockingham Schools: All Subjects Pre/K-5 Sierra and Schnell School Elementary School: Selected Educational and fun sites.FunSchool: Games and craft for elementary kids. This is used often in my grand-daughter's class.
Kim's Corner: Primary and Elementary reading, writing, classroom management...
Elementary Math: All pages are interactiveStarfall: Lean to Read with phonics.Children's Learning Network: All free sites for all subjectsTop Educational Websites: Fun sitesDiscovery School: Puzzles, Learning Adventures...
Fun Brain: Math, Reading...games.
Fact Monster: Homework help for all subjects
KidSites: Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.
KidSites: Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.
P.J. Pinchbeck Homework Helper: Math with links to other subjectsCounting Money Activity from HarcourtCount the coin value and type it in the box and click 'Check'.www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_moneyThe One Dollar StoreChoose enough of the quarters, dimes, nickles, and pennies to make up the exact price of a toy.www.smartygames.com/igre/game.php?dir=math&file=learnMoneyPiggy BankWhen coins fall from the top of the screen, choose those that add up to the given amount, and the piggy bank fills.fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.htmlMore at Home School Math: http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/money.php
For Teachers
Best Websites for Elementary Teachers: Teacher tools, language arts, social studies, holidays...
Discovery School Lesson Plans: For Elementary K-5
Find more assistance in the Homework Help section or other topic specific sections on the Main Page. ESL ESL: English Learner Help--Google Dave's ESL Cafe: English Learner Help for Teachers, Parents and StudentsRon-Chang Lee ESL A Fantastic Menu to Many ESL ResourcesQuizes, Tests, Activites for ESL: A4ESL ResourcesRandall's Cyber Listening Lab: Listent to Everyday Conversations--Take a QuizESL Kid Stuff: Games, Quizes, FlashcardsMy English Images: Resources for Teachers
Research
One of the best teacher sites--designed for AP classes.A great resource for all!
Bibliography Help!
MLS or APA
ISBN to Citation!!
Find linksFind linksto just about everyto just about everymuseum in the world!museum in the world!
Get the scoop from kid oriented sites,or from main stream sites of television networks to newspapers, from localto national!
You can now easily You can now easily use translation software,use translation software,just type in the English and just type in the English and get a translation into the get a translation into the language you choose.language you choose.
Naturally, the kids love games.having these safe, educational gamesavailable is a nice service,and a hook to the web site.
Educational Games
Find guides to making a web site,buttons and banners for sites,and places where you can builda free web site blog, wiki…
Links to apps, tutorials, clip art, banners, free website builders,buttons…
http://mrsabato.webs.com/technologyscience.htm
Find Teacher Support Find Teacher Support from Web 2.0, Smart Boards, from Web 2.0, Smart Boards, YouTube…YouTube…
Teacher Tech – In Teacher Tech – In Teacher ResourcesTeacher Resources
Find links to theCalifornia Assn. of the Gifted (CAG),And other great resources for parentsAnd teachers—the kids too!
Great Great sitessites
For teachers, For teachers, students and students and
parents!parents!
Best Sites For Organizations
If you can do basic word-processing,you can create
Word files with hot links, Or create web pages, blogs and wikis.
Here are some examples of how you can do it.
MAPS OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD The Seven Hills of Rome – Map of the Seven Hills of Rome.Basic Rome City Topography – Topographic map of Rome.Maps of the Roman Empire - Interactive map of the Roman Empire. Map of the Roman Empire At Its Greatest Extent – A large file map of the Roman Empire in the third century.Maps of Roman Battles and Invasions – Find detailed maps of battles
You can save a doc as a regular file. When students bring up that file on your classroom or lab computer,they can follow your selected links. Use Google Docs too! …in Google Classroom.
You can also save these files to your web site in HTML*.
The set of links I created for Ancient Rome (in my links)were done in this manner. Example below,
If you can use Word, you just create a regular documentwith the insertion of hyperlinks. (see a Word tutorial*)
I used Schoolnotes…. A free Teacher Website!Post assignments, send email notifications, easy upload of files and images, class calendar, and much, more. (A premium option is available.)
Here’s another free teacher site--SchoolRack.
Webs.com Google Sites WeeblyWeebly Do you have one to Do you have one to recommend?recommend?
Each of these sites provide you with templates and tutorials.
You could be up and running in minutes!
Visit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for Education”.Visit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for Education”. Bookmark the site.Bookmark the site. Visit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s SiteVisit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s Site Bookmark your favorite sites.Bookmark your favorite sites. Share the site with teachers, students and parents.Share the site with teachers, students and parents. Advise students to use the site for homework help.Advise students to use the site for homework help. Create a Word document with links for student use.Create a Word document with links for student use. Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality.Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality. Create you own web site with your favorite links.Create you own web site with your favorite links. Email Mr. Sabato some of your favorite links.Email Mr. Sabato some of your favorite links. Email suggestions to improve the site to Mr. SabatoEmail suggestions to improve the site to Mr. Sabato
