Science Web Resources

Science Websites

Some interactive resources are:
Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado at Boulder

The Chem Collective: Online resources for teaching and learning chemistry. Carnegie Mellon

Touchspin Chemistry Two Pan Balance

Touchspin Chemistry Virtual Triple Beam Balance

Interactive Periodic Table of Elements

Periodic Table of Videos

Virtual Scientific Calculator, eCalc

VITAL http://vital.thirteen.org

Visionlearning http://www.visionlearning.com

There is also a listserve for Chem and Physics teachers although I am not sure how active they are. All are through Suny Oneonta. Below is the sign up page.
http://external.oneonta.edu/mentor/listserv.html

AVerMedia Document Camera

From retracing a voyage on a map to viewing squirmy worms, to examining up close on how a light bulb works, or just going over written work your students can have the advantage of a visual learning environment with the AVerMedia Document Camera. From the easy to use software, ink annotations, to the camera's ability to auto focus, once you have used this camera you will be hooked. The students are engaged and motivated, especially when they get to share their work using the document camera. The teacher can demonstrate exactly what they want. Never again do you need to make and use transparencies. Primary grade teachers love them because they can project lessons with manipulatives, so all the students can see the lesson being modeled. Secondary teachers can share math solutions, display text for reading or writing activities, and displaying the steps in a science experiment. Students are excited to share their work, which therefore increases student engagement and makes lessons more lively and exciting. Teachers can easily put a worksheet or paper under the camera and work through a few samples with the students. Then they can see exactly what is expected of them.

Check out their training videos at the link below:


http://www.avermedia-usa.com/presentation/videos_training_300af.asp

Uses for the Document Camera in the Classroom
http://www.umesd.k12.or.us/techlinks_100ideas
http://www.pre-kpages.com/elmo.html
http://www.timbedley.com/articles/article05.htm
http://www.proteacher.org/c/810_Document_Camera_Uses.html
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00002162.shtml
Thanks to Eric Gustafson, MST Setauket School for the additional links!

All About Explorers - Teaching about the Internet

All About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching students about the Internet. Although the Internet can be a tremendous resource for gathering information about a topic, we found that students often did not have the skills to discern useful information from worthless data.
So we set out to develop a series of lessons for elementary age students in which we would demonstrate that just because it is out there for the searching does not mean it is worthwhile.

The Networked Student

More SMARTBoard Sites

As more and more of you have access to the SMARTBoard you realize that The SMART Board interactive, electronic whiteboard can enhance instruction and learning. The SMART Notebook software makes it possible for teachers to create content rich, dynamic lessons which address specific student skills. Below is a list of websites that have Pre-Made Notebook Activity lessons to download. Some of these sites also have tutorials and short videos on using the SMARTBoard. Special Thanks to Jessica Borneman at Setauket Elementary School for her contributions to this list! If anyone wants to add a site to the list please e-mail me.

Notebook Activities on SMARTTECH Essentials for Educators
SMARTBoard Resource Page
Longwood School District’s SMARTBoard page
Lakeland Schools SMARTBoard notebook files
SMARTBoard Lessons on the TeachersGuide.com
Summit School District SMARTBoard Lessons and Templates
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/sb/templates.htm

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.

SKRBL: Shareable online whiteboard

Did you ever wish you and your students could work online together?

Simple and easy online multi user whiteboard, start skrbl, give out your URL & start working together. Sketch, text, share files, upload pictures all in one common shared space. Use the button and the button to switch between freehand drawing, and text mode. skrbl saves and syncs your whiteboard automatically... what could be easierThere are no new tools to learn, nothing to download, nothing to install. Brainstorm on the simple whiteboard to start thinking together, everyone sees the same screen, everybody gets on the same page. Register for free give out the url to students and you are set to go.
Check out my skrbl at http://skrbl.com/92241901 add to my board to let me know what you think.