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Entries from March 15th, 2010

Seven Layer Timeline

March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline

Here is a timeline let allows you to add layers and add multiple events.  Logon to Preceden and create your free account. You determine the number of layers as well as the time intervals (centuries, decades, years, etc.). Use color to connect items.  How would this help your students connect events across different content areas. I’ve [...]

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What every bumblebee fears!

March 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Content - Language Arts

Storybird (www.storybird.com) is an online story telling site.  They provide the pictures, you provide the story.  Below is one created by a second grader at Wilson.  There is a wide diversity of illustrations to fit any storyline you can imagine!  Please leave a comment for the author! The Suprised Bumble Bee on Storybird

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Scientific Animoto!

March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · animoto, Content - Science

Joe Perry (from South Plainfield) shared his 10th grade science students work- please enjoy and leave a comment for his students.

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Geometry online!

March 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Classroom

Here are two interactive geometry sites. Middle School Geometry. Who knew there were so many ways to look at the theorem of Pythagoras?  (They have nine different activities!)The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives has a wide range of topics (again based on grades 6-8). There are transformations, tangrams, and turtle geometry (my favorite!)

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