Online Media Resources

Description

NC Wise Owl

Online access to a wealth of magazine articles as well as Grolier and The New Book of Knowledge, etc. online. The Reference Library includes a link to Scribner Writers which could be a resource for author backgrounds or supplemental information on some of the readings. There is also a section on Professional resources which includes recommended websites, conferences and other useful resources. No password is needed; access from home is also an option.

Rubistar

Teachers may create quality rubrics for a variety of subject areas using this free tool

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators continues to be a valuable resource! Links to clip art, puzzles and content-rich lessons and websites are provided.

Local Public Library Resources

Durham County Library

Link to the Durham County Library’s webpage. Search the catalog using WebPA

Chapel Hill Public Library

Link to the Chapel Hill Public Library and their resource

Wake County Public Librabries

Link to Wake County Public Libraries

Specific to the incorporated literature:

Wilma Unlimited

Author’s website for Wilma Unlimited (by Kathleen Krull)…includes a webquest and other teacher resources to extend the reading

Grades 3 and 5

Math Resources:

Description

National Library of Virtual Mannipulatives for Interactive Mathematics

A collection of computer-based mathematical manipulatives and interactive learning tools at elementary and middle school levels.

NCTM Illuminations

All strands of mathematics. Tools available for students to explore all areas of mathematics.

Follow the links by grade level to find applets that can be used in mathematics instruction. The site provides Multi-Day i-Math Investigations that are online, interactive, multimedia math investigations. The site also provides links to a wide variety of web resources organized by content standards. Developed by NCTM.

Project Interactivate for Elementary Math TopicsInteractivate

Provides a variety of math applets, tools, and games for mathematics instruction. You can view by topic or grade level or both. Developed by the Shodor Foundation.

Day 1 and 2

Multiplication

The product game is a fun interactive game that exercises students’ skills with factors and multiples. This game is computer version of “Multiple Madness” from 3rd grade Strategies.

Day 1, 2, 3 , and 4

Money

Money A tool for place value, decimals, and all operations on number.

This interactive website allows students to come up with different ways to show the same amount by giving change. The activities can be gauged according to students level.

Day 4, 5, 7

Educational Java Programs

Measurement, fractions and place value

Students use clocks to learn how to
tell time. Students can explore fractions using pattern blocks.
They can explore place value using base ten blocks.

Day 5

Fractions

This website has a tutorial on figuring out fractional parts. There are also problems for students to work out choosing the correct answer that show a fraction and demonstrating fractional parts by shading in the picture correctly.

Day 7 and 8

Area and Perimeter

This website has a tutorial on how to find the area and perimeter of rectangles. Students are engaged in using a centimeter ruler to determine the area and perimeter of rectangles.

Day 7 and 8

Algebra

This website is has an interactive function machine. Students will choose from the menu and enter a number in the input window and click on the activate window. Students will keep a recording of the input and output. Once students think they have enough information to guess the rule, they can do so and check the to see if they are correct by clicking on the choose the operation window.

Perimeter

Interactive activities on perimeter

How much would you weigh on another planet?

Students can use this website to calculate their weight on other planets.

Day 6

Investigations Software

Geometry, Area, Fractions, Perimeter
If the Investigations software is not on the computer you are using, you can find the Investigations on-line by following the directions below. Investigations software is available on-line. You will need the last name of the first author listed on the unit book in order to download the software. Suggested Investigations software listed below. The titles of the Investigations books are listed below.

Grade 2
Shapes, Halves, and Symmetry (Geometry and Fractions)

Grade 3
Flips, Turns, and Area (2-D Geometry, area, congruence)

Grade 5
Picturing Polygons (2-D) (Geometry)

Shodor Interactive

Provides a variety of math applets, tools, and games for mathematics instruction. You can view by topic or grade level or both. Developed by the Shodor Foundation

eTools

This site was developed by Scott Foresman to provide math tools on-line to support hands-on learning. Students can access the tools from home or from school via the web. Shockwave 6 is required and can be downloaded for free, following the directions provide at the site. Teachers and students will need passwords. (All Strands of Mathematics.

Reading Resources

Famous personalities from the Screen Actors' Guild "read-aloud" children's stories on this website. Selected picture books were recommended by a former teacher and librarian who serves as director of BookPALS, a community outreach program of the Screen Actors' Guild, dedicated to reading stories to youngsters in schools. All of the selected titles include a lesson plan and student activities. Brief book reviews and tips for reading aloud are also provided at this website. The site is appropriate for Elementary and Middle school students

Middle School Resources

EOG Practice & Mastery

All SYP students will complete an informal practice reading EOG assessment at the end of each day. This site links to the online practice Reading EOG assessments. They are to be used to guide instruction during SYP the following day during the "testing as a genre" session. Click on SAMPLE TEST ITEMS and scroll down to READING and select the appropriate grade level. The resource was retrieved from Curriculum Associates EOG Practice & Mastery and the NC Department of Public Instruction.

Math

Day 1

Scientific Notation

1. Scroll down to the Scientific Notation section (close to the bottom). Select “Converting Numbers to Scientific Notation”.

2. Click on the “Play” button at the top. Select one of the games and then click on “Start” to start the game.

3. You can also go back to the menu and try “Converting Scientific Notation to Numbers”.

Day 2

Properties and Order of Operations

1. Go to the website:
Scroll down to the Properties and Order of Operations section (about halfway).

2. Start with the addition properties. Click on the “Play” button at the top. Select one of the games and then click on “Start” to start the game.

3. Once you have played the game with the addition properties, go back and try the multiplication properties and order of operations.

Day 3

Ratio and Proportion

Go to the website:

2. Read the example, answer the practice questions, and then do the exercises.

Day 4

Pythagorean Theorem

Go to the website and explore the Squaring the Triangle activity:

1. Adjust the size of the bases and find out what changes in the diagram.

2. When you’re ready, click on the “what?” icon at the top.
a. Try to figure out the answer to as many of the “exploration questions” as you can. Use the “shape explorer discussion” to help you.
b. When you think you know how the Pythagorean Theorem works, click on the “Pythagorean Explorer” and play the game.

Day 5

Solving Equations

Go to the following website and play the game Algebra Four:

1. You’ll need a partner to play with.

2. If you need help figuring out how to play the game click on the “how?” icon. Try doing two-step equations first and then try doing some with the distributive property.

Day 6

Slope

Go to the following website and play the game Algebra Four:

1. You’ll need a partner to play with.

2. If you need help figuring out how to play the game click on the “how?” icon. Try doing two-step equations first and then try doing some with the distributive property.

Day 7

Box Plots

1. Go to the following website and click on the “Box Plot”:

2. Select the different sets of numbers that have been graphed and try to determine how the 5 number summary at the bottom is calculated.

3. Click on the “clear” button. Try to create a data set that will make a box plot that matches this 5 number summary:
Max=100
Upper quartile=75
Median=50
Lower quartile=25
Min=0

Day 8

Practice EOG Questions

1. Go to the following website:

2. Click on “choose your state”.

3. Click on North Carolina.

4. Click on Math, Grade 8.

5. Type in your name and start answering the questions.

6. Once you have finished the whole set of questions, let your teacher see your score and then go back and look at the explanations for the questions you missed.

Using Speadsheets

Percents

1. Go to the following website:

2. Go to the Find % activity and download the student information sheet and the spreadsheet. Follow the directions on the student information sheet.

Student/Teacher Resources

Atomic Learning

This site contains a extensive collection of software tutorials, providing a just-in-time approach to finding answers to common questions about how to use various applications. Programs include instructional software such as Kidpsiration, Inspiration, and The Graph Club, and tool software such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

United Streaming

Digital video on command service

Computer/Technology Skills Curriculum

This site contains the grade-level objectives and strands and the national standards for technology.

Glossary of Computer Terms

This site contains the glossary of computer/technology terms and is part of the the computer/technology skills curriculum.

Practice Materials for NC Computer Skills Test

Websites to assist students with preparation for the NC Computer Skills Test.

iKeepBookmarks

40 or more web weblinks used in EdTech to support K-12 instruction