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 * Instructions:**
 * 1) Scan the list of resources listed in the Key Information for Topic 5-C. Review the general links and then discipline links that are appropriate to you or that you find interesting.
 * 2) Bookmark the resources that you find valuable.
 * 3) Find two examples of lesson applications or educational resources that you found most helpful.
 * 4) Post these examples in the **table below**.


 * **Student name** || **Grade or Discipline** || **Links (include two)** || **Notes or Comments - Why did you find this useful?** ||
 * Ginny || School Counselor/ Grad class facilitator || @http://www.kellybear.com/TeacherTips.html

@http://www.schoolcounselor.com/ || Resource information for teachers and School Counselors to help them assist students.

School Counselor site for lesson plans, resources, technology tips, and a newsletter. || [|PBS kids geography] || Illuminations is a site by NCTM with links, lessons, standards, and activities to use in math instruction. PBS kids' site has many lessons and activities. This is a link to the elementary level geography interactive activities. ||
 * Sharron || Fourth grade teacher || [|illuminations]
 * Deborah K || Any subject

Math and Science || []

[] || "Classroom 2.0" is a social network website targeting the use of "Web 2.0, Social Media, & More" in the classroom. When you scroll down the main page, there is a search section where you can enter a key word or click on a tag for discussions about any tool, (e.g. interactive boards), subject (e.g. math), or area (e.g. cyberbullying). This seemed much more informative and practical than the "School 2.0" website listed in our notes.

PUMAS is a peer-reviewed, .gov, journal-style website with "scientists and other content specialists" as the primary contributors. The emphasis is on the practical application of pre-college math and science concepts. Every example is correlated to national content benchmarks and further arranged by grade groups. ||
 * Peg C. || K-12 Science || []

@http://www.gliffy.com || "PBS Teachers" provides a variety of resources for K-12 classroom teachers, students, and parents. I found a couple of videos and some science lessons on Beluga whales that I can use with a Beluga Whale inquiry lesson I teach. Click here to view the five resources that address Beluga whales. You can search by grade span or do a topic search at this site. You can join the PBS Teacher Community, and/or visit the Kids or Parents sites at this link, as well.

The "Gliffy" site hosts a variety of charts and diagrams that could be used with teachers and students. Some of the charts/diagrams included: SWOT charts, Venn Diagrams, Floor Plans, and Flowcharts. Click on the //Let's get started: Try it now for free// button to view some of the templates for the charts and graphs that are available. || any subject
 * Adrienne A. || K-12

Spanish || []

[|Notes in Spanish] || Free Resources for teachers for Math, Science, Technology and much more. I use it as a member to download videos that I use in my Spanish classes.

This link is a site that offers "**free Spanish audio and video** brings you **authentic, real** Spanish conversations about **real-life topics".** You can choose your level and listen to podcasts on your iPod or MP3 player. ||
 * Mark R. || 9-12 Math || []

[] || The first link allows you to play with different combinations in the classic number theory example of Toads and Frogs. It provides a visual representation of the game and allows the player to change the amount of Toads and Frogs in the game. The game can be very challenging until you master the concept. Once you understand the concept, the amount of frogs only changes the number of moves one needs to win the game.

The second link is from the NCTM site. It is a graphic calculator which generates different functions. The user than has to tell either the degree of the function or come up with the equation for the function. This is a great way for students to practice writing functions for graphs. The site has other things to explore, but this part of the site was most useful to me. ||
 * Nicole D || High School Art || [|analyzing a photo]

[|PBS Teachers] || This website has pre made assignment sheets and rubrics for a lesson that is based around writing about and critiquing a photograph.

This is a great resource with many links to artists, techniques, news, and issues that have to do with photography specifically. I will use this one! || Computer Literacy 1-5 || [|BrainPop]
 * Valerie H. || Technology/

[|Quizlet] || __**BrainPop**__ and its younger version, BrainPop Jr. are one of the best sites to engage the Net Gen learners. The short videos are informative but not in a preachy way. The inject humor at appropriate times to keep students watching and listening. The quizzes and activities for each video are great for quick assessments. [|pbs teachers] ||  ||
 * __Quizlet__** was created by a Net Gen so he could practice with online flashcards for his own purposes and has grown into an excellent site for creating and even better, sharing flashcards on numerous topics. Once a set of cards is created, users can play games and create tests (T/F, multiple choice, matching, fill in) to practice. I use this site with my own children, and they give it two thumbs up! ||
 * Robert M. || College || http://www.pbs.org/teachers/connect/resources/7795/preview/ || This assignment is for a class viewing the documentary "Food, Inc." I use this film for my research paper on food and health in America. This is a great assignment because we all eat food, and this exercise of reading and understanding food labels is a task we all can relate to. It's fun and informative. ||
 * Robert M. || college || http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?title=The_MLA_Research_Paper___Lesson_1___Creating_a_Header&video_id=71049 || First in a series of videos that teach students how to write MLA research papers. A great resource! ||
 * Dave F || Social Studies || English History Resource || Super Useful link for our research papers and a Web Quest on Middle Ages England ||
 * Dave F || Social Studies || Annenberg History || Interesting site for information on a variety of historical topcis. Useful for Research Papers and digestible for middle schoolers. ||
 * Rachel G. || Pre-K || [|create a graph]