Project SMART - Summer Institute 2009
Using Technology as a Literacy Tool in the Classroom
Interactive Resources Handout
This handout contains a description of web sites that teachers in all content areas can use within
their core curriculum to help make learning more interactive and engaging for their students.
Some of the websites are content area specific, while others are interdisciplinary.
English Language Arts
Web Sites Site Description Grade Level
http://www.roythezebra.com/ The Roy the Zebra site is home Elementary
to a package of interactive
games, stories and resources
that have been developed to
help emerging readers learn to
read.
http://www.bemboszoo.com Bembo’s Zoo will help young Elementary
students learn the alphabet by
using different animal sounds
and turning the letters of the
alphabet into different animals
whose names begin with that
letter.
http://www.woodlands- Woodland Junior School Elementary
junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/liter provides learners with
acy.html interactive material to help
improve their literacy skills
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http://pbskids.org/lions/index.html PBS Kids offers stories, videos Elementary
clips, games, music, activities,
and a teacher’s tool kit to help
students become better readers.
http://www.storyplace.org Story Place, an interactive web Elementary
site, provides children with the
virtual experience of going to
the library and participating in
the same types of activities the
library offers.
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Intera Top Marks offers an assortment Elementary thru
ctive.aspx?cat=46 of teaching resources for High School
whiteboards to help students
develop their literacy skills.
http://kids.nationalgeographic.co Kids National Geographic Elementary thru
m offers an assortment of stories, Middle School
videos, games, and activities to
help student become better
readers while learning about
animals, different places and
people.
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http://www.eduplace.com/graphic Education Place offers graphic Elementary thru
organizer/index.jsp organizers that will help your High School
students classify ideas, structure
writing projects, help in
problem solving, decision
making, studying, planning
research and brainstorming, and
communicate more effectively.
http://www.readwritethink.org/stu Read Write Think offers a Elementary thru
dent_mat/index.asp collection of online interactive High School
tools (such as Venn diagrams,
plot maps, and timelines) to
help support literacy learning in
the K-12 classroom.
http://www.visualthesaurus.com/in The Visual Thesaurus is an Elementary thru
dex.jsp interactive dictionary and High School
thesaurus which creates word
maps that blossom with
meanings and branch to related
words. Its innovative display
encourages exploration and
learning.
Mathematics
http://resources.oswego.org/games Interactive Games offers an Elementary
assortment of interactive games
to help support the learning of
mathematical problem solving
skills.
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http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edte Everyday Math offers a list of Elementary
ch/everydaymath.htm resources to help students use
math to make connections to
their everyday lives and develop
critical thinking and problem
solving skills.
http://www.linkslearning.org/Kids Links Learning: Math is Elementary
/1_Math/1_Introduction/index.htm interactive sites that will help
l students learn how mathematics
uses numbers and number
systems instead of the alphabet
to explain patterns and
relationships by using symbols
and world to explain the world
around us.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/Acti Illuminations offers 90 online Elementary thru
vitySearch.aspx activities that help math come High School
alive in the classroom or at
home.
http://www.amathsdictionaryforki Math Dictionary for Kids is an Elementary thru
ds.com/ animated, interactive dictionary Middle School
for students, which explains
over 600 common mathematical
terms in simple language.
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http://www.algebasics.com/home.h Algebasics offers audio and Upper Elementary
tml video explanations of algebra thru High School
topics to help students learn how
to solve algebraic problems.
http://www.shodor.org/interactiva Interactivate offers on-line Elementary thru
te/ courseware for exploration in High School
mathematics and science that is
comprised of activities, lessons,
and discussions based on K-12
mathematics and science
curricula.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrar National Library of Virtual Elementary thru
y.html Manipulatives is a web-based High School
virtual manipulatives or concept
tutorials, mostly in the form of
Java applets, that use
manipulatives, physical objects
that help students visualize
relationships and applications.
http://www.explorelearning.com/ Gizmos! Is an on-line interactive Elementary thru
media that offers simulations High School
that power inquiry and
understanding in the K-12
mathematics and science
curricula.
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http://regentsprep.org/ The Regents Prep Center is an High School
interactive site that offers
general review/formal sheet,
multiple choice questions, term
glossary, and study tips to help
students prepare for the New
York State Regents exams in
Mathematics.
Science
http://www.edheads.org/ Edheads helps students learn Elementary
through educational games and
activities designed to meet state
and national standards.
http://www.stellarium.org/ Stellarium is a free open source Elementary thru
planetarium for your computer. It High School
shows a realistic sky in 3D, just
like what you see with the naked
eye, binoculars or a telescope to
help students learn about our
solar system and planets.
http://www.andythelwell.com/blobz/ The Blobz Guide to Electric Elementary thru
Circuits is an interactive web site Middle School
to help students learn about
electric circuits and how they
function.
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http://www.medtropolis.com/VBody Virtual Body is an interactive site Elementary thru
.asp designed to help students learn High School
about the different components of
the human body and how they
functions.
http://www.cellsalive.com/ Cells A Live is an interactive site Middle School thru
that helps students learn about High School
cell biology, microbiology,
immunology, and microscopy by
using videos, games, quizzes, and
a term glossary.
http://educatus.com/main/samples/de Educatus consists of educational High School
fault.asp?lid=801486&scid=801486 lessons on Animal Anatomy and
0000 Dissection in a virtual based
format that provides detail
examples of frog, rat, and insect
dissection for those students who
are squeamish about doing the
real thing.
http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/optics/tu Science, Optics & You is a Middle School thru
torials/index.html multimedia approach of Science High School
that incorporates interactive
computer based instruction, text,
manipulatives and classroom and
individualized activities for a
variety of learning experiences.
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http://www.microscopy- Virtual microscope is an Middle School thru
uk.org.uk/intro/index.html interactive site that introduces High School
students to the world of the
microscope and the subjects you
can study using a microscope.
http://education.jlab.org/itselemental It’s Elemental is an interactive Middle School thru
/index.html periodic table of that will help High School
students learn about the different
elements and how they interact.
http://www.walter-fendt.de/ph14e/ Java Applets on Physics is an High School
interactive site that incorporates
interactive computer based
instruction, text, manipulatives
and classroom and individualized
activities for a variety of learning
experiences in physics.
http://regentsprep.org/ The Regents Prep Center is an High School
interactive site that offers general
review/formal sheet, multiple
choice questions, term glossary,
and study tips to help students
prepare for the New York State
Regents exams in Earth Science,
Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
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Social Studies
http://www.earthcam.com/ Earth Cam allows you to check Elementary thru
places on the earth in real time. It High School
is a great source for doing
research projects, cultural
observations, and learning about
geography.
http://www.yourchildlearns.com/onli Owl & Mouse offers a variety of Elementary thru
ne-interactive-maps.htm interactive maps to help student High School
about geography, exploration,
migration, and cultures from
around the world.
http://www.bellmuseum.org/distance Build a Prairie is an interactive Elementary thru
learning/prairie/build/ site that challenges students to Middle School
restore a prairie while learning
about biology, ecology and
climatology and their impact on
different environments.
http://www.earlyamerica.com/ Archiving Early America, you Elementary thru
will discover a wealth of High School
resources — a unique array of
primary source material from
18th Century America. Scenes
and portraits from original
newspapers, maps, and writings
that will help students become
familiar with working with
primary sources.
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http://www.polarhusky.com/ Go North delivers standards- Elementary thru
aligned curricula to build High School
academic excellence and improve
geographic, natural and social
science literacy for all students
by using advanced interactive
telecommunications and
technology.
http://www.ltspaces.com/geothentic/ GEOThentic provides a learner- Elementary thru
centered online learning High School
environment that engages the
student in solving authentic
problems by merging theory into
practice while assisting teachers
to teach geography successfully
within their classrooms.
http://www.peopleshistory.us/ Voices of a People’s History of Elementary thru
the United States brings to life High School
the extraordinary history of
ordinary people who built the
movements that made the United
States what it is today. By using
videos to give public expressions
to rebels, dissenters, and
visionaries from past and present,
Voices seeks to educate a new
generation working for social
justice.
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online Hyper History is an expanding Elementary thru
_n2/History_n2/a.html scientific project presenting High School
3,000 years of world history with
an interactive combination of
synchronoptic lifelines, timelines,
and maps to help engage students
studying world history.
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http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/social Lee’s Summit Technology Elementary thru
studies.htm#Cultures Integration web site offers an High School
assortment of interactive web
links covering a variety of social
studies topics that teachers can
choice from to help supplement
their curriculum objectives.
http://regentsprep.org/ The Regents Prep Center is an High School
interactive site that offers general
review/formal sheet, multiple
choice questions, term glossary,
and study tips to help students
prepare for the New York State
Regents exams in Global History
and American History. .
Inclusive/Special Education
http://www.brainpop.com/ Brain POP creates animated, Elementary thru
curriculum-based content that Middle School
supports educators and engages
students. Ideal for both group and
one-on-one settings, to introducing
a new lesson or topic, to
illustrating complex subject
matter, to reviewing before a test.
Content is aligned to state
standards and easily searchable
with our online State Standards
Tool.
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http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspira Kidspiration develops thinking, Elementary
tion literacy and numeracy skills using
proven visual learning principles.
In reading and writing,
Kidspiration strengthens word
recognition, vocabulary,
comprehension and written
expression. With new visual math
tools, students build reasoning and
problem solving skills.
http://www.inspiration.com/Inspirati Inspiration is the essential visual Elementary thru
on thinking and learning tool students High School
rely on to plan, research and
complete projects successfully.
With the integrated Diagram and
Outline Views, learners create
graphic organizers and expand
topics into writing. This powerful
combination encourages learning
in multiple modes. As a result,
students gain and retain a better
understanding of concepts and
demonstrate knowledge,
improving their performance
across the curriculum.
http://www.drbillsplace.org/ Dr. Bill’s Place website contains Elementary thru
four major sections. There are High School
selected websites for the major
categories of problems. There are
narrated powerpoint presentations
for information on exceptional
conditions. You will find a
Resource Manual that covers
many of the typical problems a
teacher or parent can face with a
child. And there is a video section
containing information on children
with problems in school, and there
are interviews with leading
Belizean educators and other
professionals.
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Technology Resources
http://www.angellearning.com/ Schools throughout the country are using
Angel to enrich teaching and learning,
manage the classroom, teach 21st Century
skills, extend the school curriculum, and
facilitate professional development.
http://www.facebook.com/ Face book is a social utility that connects
people with friends and others who work,
study and live around them.
http://www.flickr.com Flickr is an on-line photo management and
sharing application that enables you to
upload your picture, maps, graphs, and
power point presentation so our students
have access to them anytime of the day.
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http://mindstorms.lego.com Lego Mindstorm is a robotics building
system that incorporates versatile Lego
Technic elements, state of the art sensors and
servo motors, easy to drag and drop
programs that bring your creations to life.
http://tarheelreader.org Tar Heel Reader is a collection of free, easy
to read, and accessible books on a wide
range of topics. Each book can be speech
enabled and accessed using multiple
interfaces (i.e. switches, alternative
keyboards, touch screens, and dedicated
AAC devices). The books may be
downloaded as slide shows in PowerPoint,
Impress, or Flash format.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=se YouTube provides an assortment of videos
arch_playlists&search_query=The+Role+of+Tec centered on the topic of ―The Role of
hnology+in+Education&uni=1 Technology in Education‖ .
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http://www.skype.com/ Skype is software that enables the world’s
conversations. Millions of individuals and
businesses use Skype to make free video and
voice calls, send instant messages and share
files with other Skype users.
http://secondlife.com/ Second Life is a virtual environment that
enables new modes of learning on a global
stage.
http://twitter.com/ Twitter is a service for friends, family, and
co–workers to communicate and stay
connected through the exchange of quick,
frequent answers to one simple question:
What are you doing?
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