Supporting Content Literacy with Digital Tools K-3 This course is designed to assist teachers in using effective instructional practices with technology tools. Participants will explore research-based active learning strategies that encourage higher order thinking skills, metacognition, and collaborative learning. There will be a focus on using reading strategies for content area instruction.
Find out more about Understanding by Design to plan meaningful units centered around enduring understandings.    Finding Online Resources Onekey Google's search engine for kids. Kidsclick This database has an approximate reading level for each site. Flickr Great for teachers to find photos for projects or building background knowledge, vocabulary, etc.  Infoplease A great resource for finding text to complement your units.   Trackstar Make a "track" of sites you commonly use and students can access them from home or school. Check out tracks other teachers have made Filamentality A great resource for hotlists and webquest created by other teachers.   Science Resources US Geological Survey Science you can use! ;-) Cells Alive! Images, lessons and information about cell life. NASA for Kids Filled with resources for students of all ages including lessons, activities, chats and real time data. Owl Pellet Dissection A great resource when studying birds, vertebrates, or the skeletal system.  Sim Science Explore membranes, cracking dams and more!	Don't have Inspiration? Try Bubbl.us to create webs. Access my resources for literacy practice/centers. Are you a math teacher? Try some of the virtual manipulatives on my Math Resources page to help kids understand their math texts. Web 2.0 Resources for Teachers edublogs A resource for using web logs with students.   Engrade A free tool for teachers to share information like assignments and calendars with students and parents.  Wiki-Teacher A wiki for students to createa and collaborate with students. TeacherTube Check out these great resources created to engage your visual learners. Student Projects  Digitales Check out Bernajean Porter's phenomenal collection of digital stories create by students. ThinkQuests Award-winning websites created by students. Podcasts Basics Tony's site is a great place to learn about podcasts, as well as look at some examples.  Educational Wikis Some links to examples of how schools are using Wikis.
Social Studies Resources Records of Congress Ben's Guide Presidential Archives Federal Register Resources from Library of Congress Eyewitness to History America's Library Private Art