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EDU 352 Assignment 1
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Educational Site Tour
Presented By: Andrea ArceEDU 352 Foundations of Educational Technology
Instructor Orvie Mizzell-BullockSeptember 17, 2012
An examination of the best websites in education by subject
MATH
• Provides a fun interactive approach to learn math
• Lessons are available
• Students can play games based on subjects
• It also offers tips and tricks for learning and teaching math
http://www.coolmath.com/
Math
• Teachers have the option to become a member
• Focuses on math from pre-kindergarten to eighth grade
• Used in over 150 countries around the world
• Provides lessons based on standards given for each state of the U.S. including the Department of Defense Educational Activity (DoDEA)
• Subscribing as a member gives parents or teachers keep track of their students
• Each grade level offers a multitude of skills to accomplish
• For each level completed students will be awarded for their efforts with prizes
• The more practice children get the more rewards they will receive
http://www.ixl.com/
• Progress Reports• Identify strengths and
weaknesses• Goal setting
• What the website has to offer and their purpose.
http://www.ixl.com/
HISTORY• This history website
offers kids a fun way to learn different history facts.
• Offers games• Historical quotes
• Attractive colors
http://kidspast.com/
• Interesting facts and pictures to study
• Gives 20 different chapters that is not overwhelming to read and comprehend along with pictures
• Worksheets can also be printed and used as lesson plans in the classroom
http://kidspast.com/
ART
• The museum of art is located in New York City, New York. The website can be used for research in the art classroom.
• The museum offers a wide collection of art with and without the artworks displayed.
• Students are able to explore a various array of art from all around the world
• Each picture is given a description and background information
http://www.metmuseum.org/
• Within this website there is a massive amount of information shared for all ages.
• Provide teachers with lesson plans if needed for different grade levels
• Toolbox for teachers include: activities, assessments, free things, and much more
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
• Offers links to other websites that have art activities for kids
• Gives everyone a way to communicate through blogs, art forum, and bulletin board
• It gives students a new perspective of art and the many ways it is used by many different kinds of people
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/
MUSIC
http://www.sphinxkids.org/
• Fun• Interactive• Music to the
ears with audio
• Engages the mind to discover and explore music as an art
• Students can learn many different kinds of instruments: how to play them and what they sound like
• Create their own rhythm band
• Watch videos• Games to play
http://www.sphinxkids.org/
SCIENCE
http://www.funology.com/
• Interactive lessons, facts, and information all about science
• Projects and experiements to try
• Arts and craft activities• Games• Jokes • Recipes• This science website
makes learning fun in the class or at home
• Shows picture experiments for children to try
http://www.amnh.org/
• Offers a wide variety of topics to discover and explore
• Each topic offers many different activities to learn about that specific topic
• “did you know?” facts appear on each screen
• The information is interesting and fun for all to explore
http://www.amnh.org/
SPELLING
http://www.spellingcity.com/
• A highly interactive way to teach spelling • Gives an area just for students, teachers, parents, and
school• Teachers are able to create a list for their class so that
students can learn about the words for each week• Vocabulary test• Games can be played• Membership is available and offers a greater variety of
features: reports, individual student log-in, interactive flashcards, student grouping, and much more
• Here is an idea of the free activities offered for student help with their spelling
http://www.spellingcity.com/
HEALTH
• Gives an insightful view about our health
• Offers the information in English and Spanish
• If there is a question about anything pertaining to health this website can answer
http://kidshealth.org/
• Topics located in the for kids section.
SPECIAL EDUCATION AND READING
• Interactive • Brightly colored• Gives stories • Practices leatters
and the alphabet with music
• Offers many great books, comics and plays to read from
http://www.starfall.com/
• The lessons are short to manage short attention span
• Applies music and animated characters to help learn the material
• Offers different levels of learning
• Includes poetry, tongue twisters, riddles and many more ways to read
• When a word or letter is pressed the interactive character reads/ recites the word pressed
http://www.starfall.com/
SPANISH
• Lessons • Games• Activities• Printable worksheets• Books
http://www.onlinefreespanish.com/
• A native Spanish speaker helps with the pronunciation
• It speaks slowly and clearly for students to understand and be able to repeat
• Offers: learning, studying, how to, syllables, and vowelshttp://www.onlinefreespanish.com/
GEOGRAPHY
• Discovering different animals and countries
• Interesting videos are available to watch with music and fun information
• Students are able to explore many topics on natural science as well on this website
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
• Students can discover all about the world from this one website
• Vivid photos and videos make it very fun for students to learn
• Offers crafts, recipes, science, cartoons, contest
• Games: adventures, animals, geography
• Puzzles• Quizzes
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
KEYBOARDING
http://www.typingweb.com/
• Free typing program• Can be used at home or school• No downloads simply log-in and start
typing• Many different levels are offered so all
ages can use it• Offers a teacher portal
• There are many fun and interesting games offered for this typing website
• Offers “tip of the day” to help your personal style of typing.
http://www.typingweb.com/
ANATOMY
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/
3djigsaw_02/
• This website gives students an interactive way to familiarize and place different muscles, organs, bones, and nerves in the proper place on the human body.
• They will be able to study on their own time and will test their knowledge to recognize what and where things are located.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/
3djigsaw_02/
REFERENCES American Museum of Natural History (2012). Ology The Museum’s Science Website for
Kids. Retrieved from http://www.amnh.org/ BBC (2012). Science Interactive Body. Retrieved from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/interactives/3djigsaw_02/ Coolmath.com Inc. (2012). An amusement park of math and more… Lessons and
games designed for fun. Retrieved from http://www.coolmath.com/FTW Innovations Inc. (2012). Learn to Type. Retrieved from
http://www.typingweb.com/ Funburts Media (2012). Funology. Retrieved from http://www.funology.com/ IXL Learning (2012). IXL. Retrieved from http://www.ixl.com/ KidsKnowit Network (2012). Kidspast.org. Retrieved from http://kidspast.com/ National Geographic Society (2012). National Geographic Kids: Dare to Explore.
Retrieved from http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ Nemours Foundation (2012). Kidsheath from Nemours. Retrieved from
http://kidshealth.org/ Onlinefreespanish.com (2012). Study Spanish for free. Retrieved from
http://www.onlinefreespanish.com/ Starfall Education (2012). Starfall’s Learn to Read Phonics. Retrieved from
http://www.starfall.com/ Sphinxkids.org (2012). Classical Music Interactive Learning and Games. Retrieved
from http://www.sphinxkids.org/ The Incredible Art Department (2012). Art Education. Retrieved from
http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2012). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved
from http://www.metmuseum.org/ VocabularySpellingCity.com (2012). Spelling and Vocabulary Website: SpellingCity.
Retrieved from http://www.spellingcity.com/