Resource Page
Create and Share
- Diigo - use this social bookmarking tool to share websites, images or docs with added sticky notes, highlighters, and feedback
- Google Docs - Collaborate in real-time to develop and share documents, graphics, presentations and spreadsheets on the cloud
- Popplet - make digital concept maps with text and images using very user-friendly tools; limited free version and education pricing for full version.
- Slide Share - upload and embed powerpoint presentations into your website
- VoiceThread – create audio presentations to share; can allow others to add comments in audio or text
- Weebly - create a free website in relatively short time with a very user friendly interface and lots of options
- Edublogs - blogging platform for educational content
- Edmodo – safe social sharing tool for classrooms
- Wikispaces - create collaborative content
- Spiderscribe - online brainstorming, mind-mapping tool
- kidsvid - tips and tools to help students plan and create videos
- Writing screenplays at http://vimeo.com/videoschool/lesson/75/screenplay-formatting
- How to storyboard - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgDwNxGIuCQ
- Storyboards - easy and free iPad app
- How to make a video – guide in chart form with links
- iMovie for iPad in 5 minutes – video tutorial to get students started
- How to Make a Video Using iMovie from wikihow – text and screencast guide
- How to upload an iMove to Youtube - video tutorial
- How to embed Youtube video into a website - video tutorial
- Flat Connections Global Projects is a digital project based collection of international classrooms and expert advisors connected to “develop cultural understanding, skills with Web 2.0 and other software, experience in global collaboration and online learning, awareness of what it means to live and work in a flat world, while researching and discussing new ideas and actions for future learning.”
- OneWorld Classrooms - OneWorld Classrooms uses cross-curricular art-based projects to foster confident, engaged, competent and caring members of the global community by actively involving students global citizenship across grades.
- Educurious is a new education organization that offers a PBL (problem-based learning) biology curriculum with science expert network for collaborating with real scientists.
- The Global Classroom Project – professional learning network of teachers with online spaces and connections to facilitate educational collaborations and student communication.
- ePals - community of collaborative classrooms for cross cultural interactions and projects
- StoryJumper - free and user friendly ebook building platform with share and embed capabilities
Vocabulary Resources
- Shahi - visual dictionary with flickr images
- Flashcardstash - flashcard games
- SpellingCity- more science flashcard games
- Cram.com - create and share flashcards
- Wordhippo.com - dictionary with pronunciation, antonyms, synonyms, use in a sentence and more; particularly useful for lower level differentiation and English language learners
- Flashcards Deluxe (in iTunes App Store or Google Play Store) is flashcard app that allows users to create and share multimedia flashcard decks.
Biology Tutorials, Tours, Videos, Virtual Models,Labs or Other Resources for Students
- Learn Genetics from the University of Utah – rich site with tutorials, videos and simulation labs on cells, DNA, genetic variation, inheritance, evolution and biotechnology
- Cells Alive - The most basic form of life is the cell and this website has simulations showing the life cycle of a cell.
- Cell Craft – interactive eukaryotic cell construction and function game (limited free version and education license pricing)
- www.wisc-online.com - Another excellent simulation for the cell, very detailed and easy to use illustrations.
- PBS Evolution Library – Comprehensive selection of evolution topics with video clips, lesson plans and activities
- Evolution 101 - very rich multimedia site on topics related to evolution and available in Spanish!
- The Gene Gateway Workbook for the human genome project at http://web.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/index.shtml
- Nova RNA Research Game - learn about RNA and participate in real RNA modeling research
- Foldit: Solve Puzzles for Science - the first open online game that lets untrained amateurs speed up biochemical research by solving fun visual puzzles.
- Evolution Lab Biology in Motion - natural selection simulation with collectable data
- PBS Breeding Bunnies - gene frequency population simulation lab
- Hartnell Biology Tutorials –very readable and thorough tutorials, don't miss the animations at the bottom!
- Khan Academy Biology - great review of ATP and cellular respiration, especially if you miss class!
- Bozeman Science - Comprehensive selection of biology lectures with great visuals and explanations
- Teachertube videos for biology - variety of resources for teachers and students
- PrenHall Photosynthesis Tutorial - advanced narrated lessons with animations and built in self-quizzes
- Adaptivecurriculum.Biology - multiple labs and activities that engage students in relevant problem sets; also differentiates
- Nova Illuminating Photosynthesis - interactive photosynthesis game
- BrainPOP Science is a highly motivating science site with games and animated activities covering many basic concepts.
- BioInteractive Virtual Labs - bacteria studies, immunology, evolution, transgenics, etc
- WOW Biolab - many virtual labs from plant response to crime scene analysis
- Jason Learning - STEM learning proects to connect classrooms and real science
- National Center for Case Study - collection of science case studies
- Zooniverse - citizen science
- DNA from the Beginning - Discovery and application of DNA structure and function
- Stated Clearly - What is DNA - This is a big picture video for the whole unit on DNA to protein to trait.
- 18 Things You Should Know About Genetics It is a fast-paced listing of really intriguing facts about DNA and genes. It names DNA, the basic compounds that compose DNA, its size and its relevance.
- _Breaking the Code -
National Geographic introduces the idea of DNA as a code with four
nucleotide letters and then extends that to analogy of chromosomes as a
book whose sequence of letters dictate the story as our DNA code
dictates our traits.
- The Secret of Photo 51 - This full length video from NOVA is the semi-tragic story of Rosalind Franklin and her seminal role in the discovery of DNA.
- ScienceNet Links DNA - this video really shows how DNA is packaged within the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell
- The Chemical Structure of DNA from BioInteractive - short video covering the chemical compounds that are bonded to form DNA and stresses the complementary nature of the two DNA strands
- DNA Chemical structure - very straightforward look at the chemistry and structure of DNA with good visuals
- PBS 3D DNA explorer - interactive DNA molecule model allows students to freely manipulate views and isolate components
- DNA The Double Helix Nobelprize.org - game to match the complimentary base pairs as quickly as possible and identify the organism from its DNA.
- DNA: The book of you - Joe Hanson - This is a new video from Ted-ed that also uses the analogy of the DNA as a book, but adds hints about heredity, chromosome pairing and gene expression.
- https://www.google.com/maps/views/streetview/galapagos-islands?gl=us - Google's street view map of the Galapagos Islands
- The Factory Deluxe is a game that challenges student’s spatial and logical reasoning
- My Mathematical Life puts students into a first-job-after college simulation requiring applied math.
Reading About Science
- Actionbioscience.org - collection of peer-reviewed biology articles and lesson plans on significant current topics for middle and high school students
- Science Daily - reliable reports on breaking science news
- Science
Direct - repository of current science and technology articles
- Biology News: http://www.biologynews.net/
- Eureka Alert: http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/biology.php
- The Scientist: http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.list/tagNo/4/tags/cell--amp--molecular-biology/
- Science News: http://www.sciencenews.org/
- Macroevolution net: www.macroevolution.net/biology-current-events.html
- Science Magazine: http://www.sciencemag.org/
Science Buddies - ask an expert - Google scholar - easily search and cite credible sources
- Darwin-online.org - searchable data base of Darwin's 20,000 letters
- https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/ - another searchable data base of Darwin's letters, but with additional student/teacher friendly elements including organized excerpts and themes
- PBS’s DARWINS DIARY website - an interactive diary of excerpts arranged around three themes: Origins, Beagle and God
Responsible Use and Internet Safety
- http://www.k12.wa.us/EdTech/InternetSafety/AcceptableUsePolicyInfo.aspx - rationales, guides, tutorial links and sample plans from State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction at offers.
- http://www.cityofportsmouth.com/school/policy/RUACSEV.pdf excellent example of the responsible use agreement from thePortsmouth School Department of New Hampshire
- http://www.isafe.org/imgs/pdf/education/AUPs.pdf
- ISafe list of elements for districts
to consider when developing Responsible Use Agreements
- Ecitizenship.csla. net - online course in digital citizenship from California School Library Association (CSLA)
- Digitalcitizenship.net - list of resources to assist educators learn and instruct about digital citizenship
- http://www.highschoolcube.com/event/internet-safety-tutorial-356527 - classroom appropriate video lesson on internet safety with rules from High School Cube.
- http://www.nsteens.org/Videos - videos geared towards teens on many online safety topics including cyberbullying, online proliferation of information, catfishing (faked online friends), and online predators.
- http://www.netsmartz.org/Resources/Pledges - age appropriate safety pledges for students from primary through high school
- http://www.midlandisd.net/Page/15492 - Midland Indepdendent School District Technology department presents a series of videos covering digital citizen topics from safety to phishing
- http://www.thinkb4u.com/ - Goggle sponsored series of web safety videos, short lessons and interactive games on responsible use of the Internet and of cell phones.
Computer Networking
- CoSN. (2013). SEND (Smart Education Networks by Design)
- Computer Networking in Today's Schools.
- Florida Center for Instructional Technology. (20033). An Educators Guide to School Networks. http://fcit.usf.edu/NETWORK/DEFAULT.HTM.
- Idaho content standards (Grades 9 – 12) Information and communication technology.(2013)
- Network definitions characteristics components locations. (2012)
- Pearson. (2013). School Systems Blog - Six Advantages of Cloud Computing.
- TechnologyUK.(2010). Computer Networks
Resources for teachers to start using spreadsheets and databases
Adaptive and Assistive Technologies
- Teaching with Spreadsheets– Pedagogy in Action Serc Portal – BEST SITE! comprehensive site with many teaching resources, research links about integrating spreadsheets and lessons
- internet4classrooms -Excel: tutorials for using excel
- Microsoft Access: basic lessons, hints and applications to get you started with Access
- teAchnology: Using computer databases in the classroom
- Spreadsheets lesson plan collection from Fayette County Public Schools, Lexington, KY
- InspireData is a visually interactive program that allows students to actively explore and manipulate data in multiple formats.
Adaptive and Assistive Technologies
- Verbally ( in the iTunes App Store) is a free Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app for the iPad that enables individuals with speaking disabilities to converse through a type to speech interface.
- THUNDER is free windows-based talking screen reader software for students with visual impairments.
- Dragon Dictation ( iTunes App Store) or Dragon NaturallySpeaking are voice recognition programs that allow users to instantly convert spoken words to text.
- MathTalk Scientific Notebook enables Dragon to accept and read math equations, vocabulary and notations
- Abilipad is a customizable keyboard and adaptive notepad with word prediction and text-to-speech for iPad
- Behavior Tracker Pro app allows students, parents and educators to track behavior and establish supports to reinforce positive behaviors and reduce negative behaviors.