Technology

====Veterans has been fortunate to receive funding to increase technology in the classroom. This year the students will be using iPod Touches, iPads, ActivExpressions, new laptops, and new desktops in their classrooms, in addition to the Promethean ActivBoards, computer lab, and previously purchased desktops. ====

The district had begun compiling resources especially in the area of Podcasting. Check it out here: []
Teachers at a South Carolina school put this great list of websites together to turn those ActiveBoards into truly interactiveboards. You can download the original PDF by using the link here >. All of the links are active if you do that.

= **Smart Ways to Use the SMARTBoard (or ActiveBoard in our case)** =

Compiled by: Denise Webster and Heather Edwards-Bohn

Forest Lake Elementary Self-Contained Teacher and Resource Teacher dewebster@richland2.org hedwards@richland2.org

**Teacher Resource Sites** http://rubistar.4teachers.org/ - rubric generator http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic93.htm - electronic books & online reading http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/gameresources.htm - templates of premade games www.kidszone.ws - worksheets http://www.blackdog.net/ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html [] www.teacherplanet.com www.songsforteaching.com http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx - math resources www.pppst.com – PowerPoints for various subjects www.emints.org/ethemes/ - theme based plans http://www.teachercreated.com/ - standardized test materials www.ldonline.org – resources regarding learning disabilities www.edhelper.com - Teacher resources. Mostly printable. www.funderstanding.com - Information about education issues for teachers. http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/assess.html -rubrics http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm - lessons for everything http://wwwfp.education.tas.gov.au/english/strategy.htm - teaching strategies http://staff.antioch34.com/BAnderson/diffinfo.htm - differentiated lessons starting at kindergarten http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#Calendars - classroomhelpers [] - power points http://www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/Printables/printables.htm#sc - printable awards, calendars, homework passes, etc. www.educatingdiverselearners.org www.interventioncentral.org – academic & behavioral resources http://www.do2learn.com/ www.yourteacher.com – Middle & High School Math Lessons http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/table3.html - home connections for parents to practice skills) http://www.catawba.k12.nc.us/webquest/ - web quests  http://wblrd.sk.ca/~bestpractice/index.html - readers workshop, writing workshop  http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/ - resources including printables  [] - software  []

**Multidisciplinary** http://www.noodletools.com/ - software to use for research process www.iknowthat.com – teacher resources and student activities []- The students enjoy using the stamps which is a separate (but still free) download. www.unitedstreaming.com - videos www.brainpop.com - Various videos with quizzes. Subscription required. www.globalschoolnet.org – Internet projects http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/projects.html - internet projects http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/Virtual%20Activities.htm – Virtual field trips & scavenger hunts http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/computing/web_quests/early/ - webquests for 3 rd 4 th 5 th

http://www.teachertube.com/ - video resource; subscription is free http://technology.usd259.org/resources/NWEA/documents/Vocabulary.pdf - vocabulary by MAP RIT band http://www.playkidsgames.com/member-homepages.php?d=974 – MAP vocabulary games http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/educational_videos.html - videos & games http://www.lessonplanspage.com/LAK1.htm - lessons, center activities http://www.mrsjonesroom.com/ - activities

**MATH** www.createagraph.com - data http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/Patterns/ - Pattern block fraction activities http://math.rice.edu/~lanius/fractions/index.html - Pizza Fractions http://www.toonuniversity.com/flash.asp?err=569&engine= - Drop the coins & drag them into the cup http://www.superkidz.com/count1.html - money http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/tabletrees.html - online multiplication practice http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmm/manip/mn_k.html - counters, coins & bills, connecting cubes, number line, 100 chart http://teachingtreasures.com.au/maths/Maths_more.html -math flash cards www.aaamath.com – interactive math lessons K-8 www.funbrain.com - games http://www.abc.net.au/countusin/games.htm - games http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/mathmagician/maths1.html - timed math drills for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ - math vocabulary resource http://www.ixl.com/ - practice by grade level PreK-6 www.prepdog.com – standardized test prep grades 2-8

**Science** www.edheads.org http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/jigsaw/jigsaw.shtml - space http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/index_interactivebody.shtml - Body parts/systems http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/class - animals www.froguts.com – virtual dissection

**Social Studies** http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/vikings/launch_gms_viking_quest.shtml - Vikings http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/Pioneers.html - pioneers http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/prehistoric_life/games/cavemen/ - prehistoric age http://library.thinkquest.org/J001587/ ** - ** pioneers

**ELA** www.educationoasis.com/curriculum/GO/character_story.htm - graphic organizers http://eduscapes.com/sessions/pilot/pilotread.htm - reading differentiation http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/staff/athorsted/fryewordlist.html - Frye word list www.starfall.com - Early literacy skills. www.readinga-z.com - Printable reading materials & activities for beginning readers. Subscription required. www.funbrain.com - Variety of reading activities. Good may do activities. http://schoolweb.missouri.edu/smithville.k12.mo.us/uptegrove/fourthgradeenglish.html - 4 th grade reading skills http://www.quiz-tree.com/Sight-Words_main.html - sight word activities based on Dolch http://wblrd.sk.ca/~bestpractice/index.html -readers workshop, writing workshop http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/ -literacy centers http://cfbstaff.cfbisd.edu/furneaux/literature_links.htm -literacy links http://www.ccs.k12.in.us/ces/teachers/3rd/vtrammell/Ball%20State/resources.htm -literacy http://hill.troy.k12.mi.us/staff/bnewingham/myweb3/index.htm literacy workshop http://www.coxhoe.durham.sch.uk/Curriculum/Literacy.htm (great literacy site) www.readwritethink.com http://www.spellingcity.com/ - spelling program for practice http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/teacherlinks/sixtraits/sixtraits.html - six trait writing instruction http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/educational_videos.html - Electric Company phonics videos

**For Fun** http://www.nickelodeon.com.au/games/lego_indianajones/Nivel1/index.php www.pbskids.com www.lego.com