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New Educational Technology AcquisitionsNovember 2007
The Arts - Visual ArtsClicker PaintClicker Paint is an educational tool designed to encourage creativity as children write. They can use the painting tools to illustrate their stories, make detailed design, create their own stamps and create a number of pictures on a page, add text and record their own voice. Teachers can use it as an assessment tool and they can customize activities according to learning objective. Activities and templates are provided to get teachers started. It integrates with Clicker 5 or works as a Stand-a-Alone product. (Crick Software, Inc.) [ back to top ]
CirculatingClicker Paint (Crick Software, Inc.)Math'scool: Module 2: Whole Number Operations (BestQuest) Math'scool: Module 3: Integers (BestQuest) Health/Physical EducationIt's the Big Game, Charlie BrownGames and puzzles introduce children to the game of baseball. Users learn the rules of baseball, and solve puzzles as they recruit new players. (Viva Media LLC) [ back to top ]
Instructional Tools - Students and TeacherseMints National Center Web SiteWeb site offers lesson plans by topic and grade level covering a wide range of subject theme areas. Each lesson provides links to resources and information about state standards. [ back to top ) Internet/World Wide WebAnti-Phishng Phil Online GameOnline game designed by scientists at Carnegie Mellon University to teach internet users about the dangers of phishing. The game features a cartoon fish named Phil and focuses on teaching internet users how to tell the URL of a fraudulent site from a legitimate site. It offers a variety of tips on how to examine a site. For now, visitors to the site are given a short quiz, play the game, and then take another quiz. Find it at: http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/antiphishing_phil/ (Carnegie Mellon University) [ back to top ] KeyboardingTyping Tournament School VersionKeyboarding package teaches beginners, strengthens the competent and challenges the advanced. (Ed Alive) [ back to top ] This title in the BRAINtastic series is designed to guide young students as they learn their letters, phonic groups and words. (Ed Alive) BRAINtastic! Word Skills Three
This program helps students refine their basic skills as they are exposed to the richness and diversity of the English language. There are a variety of activities tailored to meet their needs with reward games to stimulate them. (Ed Alive)
Dream in Color Web Site Web site from Scholastic offers free, standards-based lesson plans that introduce children to the tradition of storytelling. With special resources surrounding Hispanic Heritage, Black History, and Asian-Pacific Awareness, Scholastic’s Dream in Color site encourages students to explore their own unique cultural identities. http://www.scholastic.com/dreamincolor (Scholastic, Inc.) [ back to top ] Mathematics - K-8BRAINtastic! Maths Middle PrimaryThis title in the BRAINtastic! series covers content areas for students in grades 3-5 including: numeration, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, decimals, money, patterns and relationships, data interpretation, measurement and space and beginning geometry. The questions are sequenced and are designed to promote higher-order mathematical thinking and problem solving skills. (Ed Alive) BRAINtastic! Maths P-K This title in the series introduces young children to counting forwards and backwards, reading numbers to 20, matching pairs of objects, sequencing and more through practice and educational games. (Ed Alive) BRAINtastic! Maths Upper Primary Designed for 10-12 year old students, this title in the BRAINtastic! series features over 2000 learning activities to meet their learning needs in a sequenced manner. Major topics include: Numbers; Patterns and Algebra; Chance and Data; Measurement; and Space and Geometry. (Ed Alive) Developing Data Literacy with InspireData Book that supports InspireData, offers 27 standards-aligned lessons to help teachers incorporate InspireData into their science, math and social studies curriculum. Each hands-on lesson provides step-by-step instructions for students in grades 4-12. (Inspiration Software, Inc.) MiddleSchool.net Web Site Assortment of calculators including Vector Calculator, Linear Algebra Matrix. Find it at: www.middleschool.net (Middle School.net) Numbers Up! Volcanic Panic School Edition Program provides students the opportunity to learn, practice and use numbers in a problem-solving game environment. (Ed Alive) Ultimate Math Invaders, School Edition A space-attack math drills number facts and tables from Junior Primary right through to Junior High School. 3D graphics and gameplay combined with fundamental basic math are aimed at getting results. (Ed Alive) Mathematics - High SchoolCalculating Crazies Web Site
An online spreadsheet and calculator tools help student experience the ease and benefits of using spreadsheets and online calculators. A variety of activities pave the way. It is available at: ://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscope/Hovercraft/Jukebox/calculating.html (Donna Sawyer)
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Science - Earth ScienceDiscover! Geology
This series of CD-ROM’s look at the earth as a dynamic system in action. Earth’s formation, shape, size, motions, internal structure and magnetic field are covered through interactive multimedia tutorials, a video, quizzes and Test Banks for teachers. (EOA Scientific Systems, Inc.) Discover! Life in the Environment Volume 1: Life Science Volume 1 in the Life In Environment series provides an introduction to understanding life on Earth - plants, animals and humans. Students can explore the biosphere through interactive tutorials, a video, and quizzes. A Teacher’s Guide is correlated to state and national standards. (EOA Scientific Systems, Inc.) Discover! Life in the Environment Volume 2: The Environment Students take a multimedia journey to understand life on Earth. They can explore the biosphere, find out how plants work and learn about the biology of humans and animals. There are interactive tutorials, a 3D Virtual Laboratory, an interactive video, quizzes and a Teacher’s Guide.(EOA Scientific Systems, Inc.) Discover! Oceans This 3 volume CD-ROM set features interactive tutorials, two levels of text (grades 6-8 or 9-12) a 3D Virtual Laboratory, a video, quizzes and a Teacher’s Guide correlated to state and national standards. Volume 1 focuses on the fundamentals of physical oceanography. Volume 2 deals with a look at ocean action - waves, tides, and changing sea levels. Volume 3 provides the big picture of Earth’s hydraulic cycle.(EOA Scientific Systems, Inc.) [ back to top ]
Science - GeneralYou Innovate Web Site Web site sponsored by the National Governors Association to get middle school students excited about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to prepare them to become 21st-century innovators. The site features standards-based content, interactive games, a career simulator, and activities designed to encourage students to explore careers in STEM. It is available at: http://www.youinnovate21.net (Scholastic, Inc.) [ back to top ]
Science - LifeBody Works Games Web Site Interactive games at this online site offer students the opportunity to explore the human body. They can travel through the digestive system with Art and Spleen identifying organs in real video or help a virus infect a human and learn the processes involved. It is available at: http://www.scienceworld.ca/teachers_outreach/play_online/bw_games.htm (TELUS World of Science) [ back to top ]
Social Studies - United States HistorySmithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Web Site
Web site dedicated to black history and culture. It offers a variety of changing exhibitions, information on a National Collections Initiative of Discovery and Preservation, and family histories. There is a section devoted to educators that offers educational activities and lessons. Find this site at: http://nmaahc.si.edu/ (Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies) updated 11/01/07 | 09:53 AM
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