Water Life

Came across this quite by accident.  It appears interactive and allows access to the documentary that screened across this and other countries.  I've only begun to peruse the site and am already blown away!

A "Taste" of What I Encountered at Recent Conferences

Here are some links to sites/resources I learned about at a recent conferences.  Recommend taking some time to explore and then, if you'd like, please stop by and discuss how I can help you incorporate these resources into your classes!

Use this site to highlight "important" items on a webpage.  THEN, ask for a "unique" link ... when the link is used, the highlighted page is brought up on your screen.  EXCELLENT way to engage students, especially if you have THEM do the highlighting to verify their understanding.  Could be a fun, interactive formative assessment.

Site that hosts stories of Americans.

 Have you ever wondered what google has to offer to you specifically?  Wonder no more!  Click on this link to learn about all types of stuff google has to help you in your classroom!

Whether you teach science or not, this is one COOL site!  You can even help locate undiscovered stars and planets!  Check it out today!

Create a Customized Google Search Page

Did you know you can create your very own customized google search page?  That's right!  And what's more, it is FREE!  Simply follow this link and begin to create your own page.



Still need more information?  Like, what are some of the differences between a customized google search page and regular google?  Glad you asked!

o   Kids search only via the websites you have already reviewed

o   Kids can get to this search page through a link provided on your own webpage

o   When it comes up, it looks JUST LIKE an actual google page

o   Can add link by link or in bulk

§  Can even state include all pages from that site or only that specific linked page

Discovery Education Tech or Treat Event

I so wish all of you could be here at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science this morning!  This FREE mini-conference sponsored by Discovery Education (aka United Streaming) is amazing!  I will be sure to post links later this week!

In the meantime, sign on to your United Streaming/Discovery Education account and join DEN ... the Discovery Educator Network!  It's an excellent resource available for educators around the world!

New Links Added To Library WebPage

I added three new links to our library webpage.  The following two are listed under "Student Links".  They are each sites where students can access pictures/photos to use in projects for free:

The third link is listed under "Teacher Links."  I'm still reviewing the site, but it looks like an organization uploaded a variety of pictures that can be used with a variety of classroom lessons. 

 



Artifact Kits

Did you know teachers can check out "artifact kits" through the History Colorado Educational Programs?

Yep, that's right!  You can "put history IN YOUR student's hands"!

The following kits are available:

* Cliff Dwellers
* Mountain Man
* Colorado Miners
* Grandmother Trunks (turn of the century)
     - American Indian
     - African American
     - Hispanic
     - Japanese American
* Boom or Bust: Denver's History

Checkout period for each trunk is 2 weeks. 
Cost is $30 + s/h (if they mail kit) OR $10 +s/h (if you pick it up)

Call 303-866-4686 to reserve a trunk today!

Sampling of Books In the Professional Development Section of Your Library

Bringing YouTube to Your Classroom

Here is a site that provides links to various YouTube videos to use in your classroom.  While I haven't looked at all of the links yet, the ones I have visited seem pretty good.  Some are funny.  Others are quite educational.  And others are educational, but a "tad" on the boring side.  I'd strongly recommend reviewing the videos prior to using in your classroom.

Just for fun, here's a "humorous" link to a video that could be used with Social Studies' Egyptian Unit ... "How To Make a Mummy"

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This seems like an interesting on-line magazine regarding technology and education.  Check it out and see if it fits your needs!

Oh My Goodness! So MANY great things to share from the GT Conference!

I just got finished attending a two day GT conference and it was amazing!  I have TONS of things to share with everyone that can be applied to your GT kids as well as your classroom as a whole!  I cannot wait to share!!

Hopefully I will have the opportunity to do so in the next few weeks!  Meanwhile, I'll probably contact some of you privately to share ideas and tools that apply directly to your classroom.

~ Dawn

P.S.  Okay, have to share these two sites I learned about today:

myfakewall.com .... have your students create FAKE FACEBOOKish pages for class projects ... famous world leaders ... mathmeticians ... musicians ... scientists ... planets ...

fakeiphonetext.com  ... TOO COOL!  Create a "fake text" conversation to illustrate understanding regarding a world event, conflict in a story, a math concept ...

Incorporate Google Earth with Literature Circles!

What a neat idea!  Follow this link to a brief article regarding using Google Earth to help students interact on a deeper level with literature!  The article also has a direct link to Jerome Burg's Google Lit Trip site!