Favorite+Webpages+to+use+with+the+Board

==**These are pages found to be particularly useful for use on a smartboard or for teachers who use smartboards. Feel free to add your own favorites and if you visit any of these pages, you can add commentary to let others know what you liked there.**==

English/Writing pages Reading pages Fun pages for smartboards Social Studies /geography pages Science Pages Fine Arts Pages Quiz and Game pages**
 * Math pages
 * National Organizations for Teachers**
 * Virtual Field Trips**



**Math pages-especially good with a projector and smartboard**
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html Virtual Library of Manipulatives-interactive math applets online by grade level and type of math http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivitySearch.aspx Illuminations applets-interactive math activities online with lessons and ideas for teachers http://justkidsgames.com/play.php?MakingChange Money-Making change -->What I do with this page is get my kids into groups, give each group a whiteboard, and then let the group that gets the right answer come up and put the change on the Smart board. Then, I have the class give them thumbs up or down as to whether it's the smallest number of coins to use for the amount (so they get more points).

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**English/writing pages:**
= = http://www.readwritethink.org/student_mat/index.asp online activities/applets for writing poetry, learning about figurative language, and all sorts of writing forms http://www.chompchomp.com/ grammar lessons and exercises http://www.webenglishteacher.com/childlit.html A site with links to book lessons, authors, and other pages of interest to English teachers http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ Purdue online writing lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/oldindex.html Purdue writing lab resources--check out their powerpoints on writing and grammar! 

Reading Pages:
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_4th_original.htm#lang I like this page because it has online activities in many of the language art standards. It's not the greatest for assessing kids online because there's no way to see the results, but it's a good tool to give us teachers questions in different standards. It also could be given to parents as an online resource that could help struggling readers.

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/home_tumblebooks.asp Wonderful collection of online public library books with pictures and audio! [|19th Century books online] webpage of quotes commentary and excerpts from 19th century books
 * Books available online:**

http://lookybook.com/index.php books available online-beta version



**Fun pages to see and try out on a smartboard:**
= = [|www.brainpop.com] Set of videos with quizzes on every subject area at practically every grade level. This is, unfortunately, a subscription service. There is a short free-trial. And some videos are offered free all the time. It is worth talking to powers-that-be to see if school or district licenses can be purchased. http://www.nga.gov/kids/zone/ interactive art site for student use [|www.crayola.com] Crayola site with lessons and activities for children http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm yes...magnetic poetry online--great with a smartboard

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**Social Studies Pages:**
http://www.cahistorysocialscience.com/ This page is recommended for activities by Scott Foresman Social Studies text. http://www.ca-hss.com/ This is the page with the Social studies videos and such--must have login. http://www.lib.washington.edu/subject/History/RUSA/ Primary documents online http://oi.uchicago.edu/OI/MUS/ED/mummy.html Ancient Egyptian History - Create your own mummy!

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/education/resources/mapping_our_world/mapping_our_world/ Wow! A globe/map activity that is positively BUILT for the smartboard!
 * Geography:**

[|www.worldclimate.com] fun for learning about weather in other places [|www.us-national-parks.net] find out about any US National Park [|www.terraserver.com] aerial images online

Science Pages:
http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0204/quickflicks/ great page with mini video of science concepts from National Geographic http://www.biology4kids.com/ excellent resource for kid friendly life science concepts http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/educate/educate.shtml Great for Weather and the interpretation of graphs and charts. http://www.lessonplanspage.com/Science.htm ideas for science lessons and projects http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/tool_index.cfm Cool online tools, pictures,and activities organized by grade level and subject/topic



Fine Arts Pages:
http://www.artjunction.org/ This site out of a Florida University offers many ideas and activities to spark creativity and arts thinking from children. http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html Fun tools that allow students to explore elements of art and then make their own works. http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/explore/ A site connecting teachers to arts resources and activities online http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/ Famous artists' bios and artworks online

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**Educational Quiz and Game sites**
= = [|www.funbrain.com] Games and quizzes http://pbskids.org/buster/games/index.html PBS games including finding states and writing postcards www.freerice.com Vocabulary building game which donates rice to the hungry



**Organizations for Teachers-**-
Some have websites with tools that work on smartboards. Most are information, lesson, and research sources.

http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/ Reading Association has many resources [|www.menc.org] National Association for Music Education [|www.nctm.org] Math Association has many resources [|www.ncte.org] Teachers of English Association has many resources [|www.teachers.net] Good general teaching resource



**Publishers**-
Many have author and book pages, also some news sources listed here

[|www.randomHouse.com] For author and book links [|www.teachkids.com] Webpage of Simon and Schuster--authors, books, and other info [|www.scholastic.com] book orders and many activities and resources for students and teachers [|www.edweek.org] Leading education news source [|www.nytimes.com] NY Times newspaper



**Virtual Field Trips:**
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/virtualfarm/main.html

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/antarctica/main/s_index.html

http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tr00.html#columbus

http://particleadventure.org/frameless/startstandard.html#answer1a

http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html#Museums