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Links to Resources:
EZ Kids’ Science Experiments http://www.easy-kids-science-experiments.com/science-experiments-middle-school.html “Our science experiments middle school page feature our experiments that are appropriate for middle school science projects and middle school science fair projects.”
Middle School Activities http://www.reachoutmichigan.org/funexperiments/quick/middlesch.html
“Hands-on science can … help children think critically and gain confidence in their own ability to solve problems.”
Middle School Science Fair Projects http://chemistry.about.com/od/sciencefairprojects/a/scipromiddle.htm
“I've arranged science fair project ideas by topic, but you might like to take a look at ideas according to education level.”
Middle School Science Projects http://www.cool-science-projects.com/Middle-School-Science-Projects.html
“Each entry has a brief description and guidelines for further investigation.”
All Science Fair Projects http://www.all-science-fair-projects.com/
“We have hundreds of ideas for every science topic, from Astronomy to Zoology!”
Middle School Science Activities http://www.education.com/activity/middle-school/science/
“We have many middle school science activities to keep your student learning on the fly, all year long. For more in depth science projects, take a look at the Science Fair Project Ideas section of the site.”
Science Fair Projects World http://www.sciencefair-projects.org/
“We have a Large collection of Hundreds of Free Illustrated Science Fair Projects Ideas and Science Project Experiments for Elementary School, Middle School & High School.”
Middle School Science Fair Project Ideas http://www.science-ideas.com/middle-projects.htm
“These middle school science fair project ideas and topics are designed to take your project to the next level.”
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Consumer Education
Consumer Jungle--Promoting Consumer Literacy for Young Adults http://www.consumerjungle.org/
A web-based program that includes games for students and free materials.
Ad Dissection 101 http://website.education.wisc.edu/rla/ADSITE/index.htm
"Students take on the roles of scientist and media consultant to learn about advertising and how a print ad can affect and persuade readers. Students then apply their knowledge to design an ad to help consumers (and their classmates) recognize manipulation."
Chapter 11: Leaflets Dropped On Japanese Cities, Truman and the Bomb, a Documentary History http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/bomb/large/ferrell_book/ferrell_book_chap11.htm
"The program of psychological warfare included the dropping of thousands of leaflets on Japanese cities after the bombing of Hiroshima."
Data Director Template
Contributed by Christina M.Wong
Google Learning Institute
"Brought to you by the producers of the Google Teacher Academy, the Google Learning Institute (GLI) introduces participants to innovative ways Google tools can be used in education."
Classroom 2.0
"Welcome to Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education."
Deep Web Browsers
"Experts say that typical search engines like Yahoo! and Google only pick up about 1% of the information available on the Internet. The rest of that information is considered to be hidden in the deep web, also referred to as the invisible web. So how can you find all the rest of this information? This list offers 100 tips and tools to help you get the most out of your Internet searches."
Shelfari
Shelfari is a Web-based social network that revolves around books. Here, you can share the books that are on your “shelf” in the virtual sense.
Drop Box
"Store, Sync and Share your files online."
Google Apps
"Google Apps Education Edition is:
* Email, calendar, and collaboration tools right from the browser
* Free with no advertising for students, faculty and staff
* Easy to manage with no hardware or software to maintain
* Supported 24x7 for administrators
* Ready to integrate with many APIs and use of Open Standards
* 6.5 GB of email (and growing) with spam and virus protection
* Add-on security and compliance tools available at a 66% educational discount."
Google Text Flow
Textflow is a free program that allows you to share, edit, and see changes between documents.
Textflow is a free program that allows you to share, edit, and see changes between documents.
Google Docs
" Create and share your work online
# Upload from and save to your desktop
# Edit anytime, from anywhere
# Pick who can access your documents
# Share changes in real time
# Files are stored securely online
# It's FREE! "
Smart Board Resources:
Johnny Lee is the original inventor or this technology. See his videos:
http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ (Johnny Lee's home page)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgKCrGvShZs (Tech Ed 'TED' presentation)
MAC Software http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard
This is free and is the best version for MAC.
PC software is also free from Uweschmidt but lacks features that the $29.00 Smoothboard software has:
Smooth Board (costs $29.00 but it's loaded with great features): http://www.smoothboard.net/
What you need to buy:
1. IR Pen Build or Buy. Charlie recommends buying them. The Groove™", by IRPenOnline works nicely. http://irpensonline.com/
2. Wii mote About $40.00, or you can use your kids'. Rechargeable batteries. Or, search Google for "IR PEN" (IR stands for Infra Red.)
3. Optional but recommended: A ceiling mount or a tripod to hold your wii mote, because if the mote gets bumped then you have to recalibrate the service area.
Free Online Library For Students With Disabilities: Books Without Barriers http://www.bookshare.org
Bookshare™ provides an online library of accessible reading materials for people with print disabilities. A Bookshare membership offers unlimited access to accessible books, textbooks, newspapers, and magazines. Individuals can sign up for membership and access the library on their own. Organizations that serve individuals with print disabilities can sign up and provide access to their students or clients. Through an award from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), Bookshare offers free memberships to qualifying U.S. schools and students.
How to Participate in the Kids Philosophy Slam http://www.philosophyslam.org/participate.htm
Awesome Library - K-12 news http://www.awesomelibrary.org/news.html
News sources for teens, including current events by category, headlines, US and world news. Searchable.
Weather Forecast http://www.wunderground.com/US/CA/San_Francisco.html
Latest conditions and 3-day forecast for the San Francisco area. Includes astronomical data and links to specific neighborhoods from San Rafael to Belmont, but not including Daly City itself.
Link to JSD Libraries Art and Music Subject Directories
National Jukebox http://www.loc.gov/jukebox/
"The Library of Congress presents the National Jukebox, which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge. The Jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the Library of Congress Packard Campus for Audio Visual Conservation and other contributing libraries and archives."
A. Pintura, Art Detective http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/
"A. Pintura: Art Detective is an online game about art history and art composition. In the game, you play a 1940's noir detective with a degree in art history."
Visual Elements and Principles http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
"Explore the tools that artists use-like line, color and balance-to build up works of art."
Artgames! http://www.albrightknox.org/artgames/loader.html
A variety of activities and games to play.
Internet Music Score Library Project http://imslp.org/
Werner Icking Music Archive http://icking-music-archive.org/index.php
Brain Gym® Exercises
"Here, you will find four basic "Brain Gym" exercises which implement the ideas developed in "Smart Moves" and can be used quickly in any classroom."
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