Phyllis' Favorites

Kids Saving Energy - US Department of Energy - Grades 3 to 8

http://www.eere.energy.gov/kids/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“Fun and energetic about energy, this site features Tinker Bell's energy saving commercials as just one of the highlights that lower grade students would find enjoyable. The site also features links to energy lesson plans, games and activities about energy conservation, and basic information about renewable energy resources of biomass, solar, wind, and geothermal energies. One of the more engaging features in the games and activities section of the site is "Roofus'Home." The features are clickable and linked to information about how that feature is energy efficient.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10374

On Guard Online - U.S. government - Grades 0 to 12

http://www.onguardonline.gov/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“Become a smart online consumer and computer user. Use the Topics, Games, or Videos sections to learn Internet safety at home and through life. From Phishing to Computer Disposal and Health Online, find helpful information for all ages. At the topics link you will find information on Wireless Security, Social Networking Sites, Spyware, Kids Privacy, and many other topics. The interactive (games) are highly engaging and include “Online Lineup,” “Invest Quest,” “The Case of the Cyber Criminal,” and many other online topics. There are a few videos to view also. Click on Tools for other resources including subscribing to "Cyber Security Tips." Although this site is useful for teachers of all grade levels, if students are using this site independently it is best suited for secondary students.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10383

Watch Know - Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi - Grades 0 to 12
http://www.watchknow.org/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“What is Watch Know? Short for "You Watch, You Know," it provides explanations for students. Finding bits of information to help students can be frustrating as resources are disorganized on the web and may be hard to find.” Watch Know” is a free site that organizes small video clips to help with the understanding of a variety of topics in subject areas. Search by age (3-18+). You can click and drag the age filter to the youngest and oldest ages to include. Videos are also organized by sequence of topics taught. The site is an ongoing project with input from educators and organizations interested in education of children. Registration is not required to view the videos. Creating and saving videos to the site, as well as commenting, require registration. You can monitor site recent changes and additions using the “Change Log.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10384

Books for Young People Book Lists Archive - Through the Magic Door - Grades 0 to 12
http://www.ttmd.com/rel/v2_home.php?storenr=272&deptnr=152

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“This site has archives of lists of books, organized by theme and displayed pictorially. Specific subjects feature books divided into two or three levels, including picture books, books for independent readers, and YA books. Featured books are not annotated, but bibliographic information is included. There are many widely varied themes, from the classical to the offbeat (Something from Nothing, and In Praise of Bad Books). The themes are too numerous to mention them all: Adventures on the High Seas Booklist, Africa Booklist, American Military Stories Booklist, Building Things Booklist, Children Putting on Plays Booklist, Exploration Booklist, First Day of School Booklist, Inventors and Inventions Booklist, Mother Goose Booklist, and countless others. A search feature allows teachers and students to search by many different criteria: Type of Child, Title, Author/Illustrator, ISBN, Genre, Subject, Series, Format, Fiction or Non-Fiction, Reading Level, Grade Level, Lexile, Setting, Author and Illustrator Demographics, Personal issues, and other categories. A free login allows users to submit reviews, tag books, or create wishlists (suggest other themes). Registration does require an email address, but it is free. You do not need to register to access the booklists.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10405

The Olympic Games - Enchanted Learning - Grades 0 to 5

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/olympics/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“Although some of the printables are available to members only, this site does includes some excellent FREE information on the history of the Olympics, maps, flags, Greek alphabet, writing activities, graphic organizers, "Invent a New Olympic Sport" challenge, and more. If nothing else, the printables offer some great ideas to implement in your classroom (for example, "Write a Sentence for Each Sports-Related Word").”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10393

Vancouver 2010: With Glowing Hearts - The Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic - Grades 0 to 12

http://www.vancouver2010.com/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“This eclectic site has something for everyone about the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. For younger students, be sure to meet the mascots of the site, view the interactives, and more. Students of all ages can use this site to learn about the schedule, view photos and videos, learn about each sport in the winter 2010 Olympics, trace the torch relay, view a spectator guide, meet the athletes, view the interactive map, and more.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10390

NBC Vancouver 2010 - NBC - Grades 3 to 12
http://www.nbcolympics.com/

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“If you are looking for a general informational site about the 2010 Olympics, this is the site for you! Learn about the sports (alpine skiing, curling, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, and more), view video clips, watch a countdown (with days, hours, minutes and seconds), and more. Be aware this site does include unobtrusive advertisements.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10391

Library Humor


Mr. Bean at the Library

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDY0hiMZy8

[NOTE: Also from Scholastic:

Scholastic’s First Thanksgiving Home Page
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/

Daily Life
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/daily_life/

The Thanksgiving Feast
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/feast/

- Phyllis ]

--------Forwarded Message--------

Hi! It's Friday, November 7, 2008 and time for a Virtual Field Trip at
ClickSchooling!

CLICKSCHOOLING REVIEW:

Take a virtual voyage aboard "The Mayflower" and then take a virtual field
trip to Plymouth in 1621.

Recommended Website:
Scholastic's The First Thanksgiving: Voyage on the Mayflower
http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/voyage/index.htm
http://www.homefires.com/click?voyageonthemayflow

Age Range: Varies

This Scholastic website offers a virtual tour of a replica of the
"Mayflower," the ship the Pilgrims boarded to sail to America.

When you get to the site, you have a choice of clicking on one of two
buttons:
*Take The Journey - Follow this interactive recreation of the Pilgrim's
voyage from Plymouth in England across the Atlantic ocean, through storms
and other perils, to Newfoundland and then to Plimoth in New England. Be
sure to turn on your speakers to hear the narration as you watch the
presentation.

*Tour The Ship - The "Mayflower" was a merchant ship. It wasn't built for
passengers. You can imagine what the voyage must have been like for the
Pilgrims as you virtually explore the rigging used to tighten sails, the
Round House used for navigation, the captain's cabin, the steerage room, the
ship's main deck, the crew's quarters or "tween decks", the forecastle or
kitchen, and you can even see the windlass used to draw anchor.


After your tour, scroll down the main page to the "Pilgrim Timeline." Click
on the audio icons to hear a brief historical account of the Pilgrims from
1616 to 1620.

Plimoth.org: You Are The Historian On A Virtual Field Trip to Plymouth
http://www.plimoth.org/education/olc/intro.html
[NOTE: Previously posted. - Phyllis ]

Kids can become virtual historians at this website (courtesy of the Plimoth
Plantation people). They discover clues to what really happened at the 1621
Havest Celebration as they travel back in time to visit the Wampanoag people
and the English colonists. Fun and educational!

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com/
http://www.carschooling.com/
http://www.universalpreschool.com/

DID YOU MISPLACE A ClickSchooling Review? Do you need to find an educational website - fast! Visit the ClickSchooling archives at:
http://www.homefires.com/clickschool/archive.asp

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Site found in:

Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, November 13, 2008

Read This Online : http://liiwww.ischool.drexel.edu/cs/lii/print/news/171

----------------------------------------------------------------

Featured Documents: Congress Establishes Thanksgiving

An essay on the establishment in the U.S. of Thanksgiving as a legal holiday, beginning with the original proclamation of Thursday, November 26, 1789, as a day of public Thanksgiving. A subsequent proclamation in 1939 moved Thanksgiving to the second-to-last Thursday of November (due to concerns about a shortened Christmas shopping season), and a 1941 resolution established "the fourth Thursday in November as the federal Thanksgiving Day holiday." From the National Archives.
URL: http://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/thanksgiving/
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26998

----------------------------------------------------------------

Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/

Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index.

--------Forwarded Message--------
Hi! It's Saturday, November 22, 2008 and time for Art at ClickSchooling!

Recommended Website:
The ToyMaker
http://www.homefires.com/click?papercrafts
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Thanksgiving/1Thanksgiving.html
[NOTE: Home page (http://www.thetoymaker.com/ ) previously posted. - Phyllis ]

ClickSchooling subscriber, Susan Brown, recommended this website that
provides really unique, free, printable, Thanksgiving-themed paper crafts
that can be used for decorations and gifts. When you get to the site,
simply scroll down the page to see the menu of paper crafts available that
include:

*Thanksgiving Paper Dolls - Click on the pdf file and print them out in
color or black and white.

*Leaves to Color - Print out leaf patterns that you can color.

*Cornucopia Nut Cups - Print out and assemble these colorful nut cups for
the Thanksgiving table.

*Napkin Rings - Make your own Thanksgiving napkin rings.

*The Mayflower - Print out and assemble your own Mayflower ship.

You can also use the templates here to make a BonBon Box, a Turkey,
Placecards for the Table, and more!

When you are through exploring the Thanksgiving paper crafts, use the menu
at the top of the screen to see what else the prolific artist named Marilyn
(who owns this site and designs all of the materials) has to offer. The menu
includes:

*Otters - Read a delightful children's book about two otters online and get
FREE printable paper doll cut-outs of the otter characters.

*Holidays - You'll find free, printable paper dolls and crafts for every
holiday.

*Paper Toys - JACKPOT! You won't believe the assortment of templates for
making paper toys here. They include Animals, Bugs, Fairies, Math & Learning
Toys, Toys that Move, Gifts and Boxes, and a variety of whimsical and
fantasy items too.

*Mail List - Join the email list to be notified whenever new toys are added
to the site.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone! :)

Diane Flynn Keith
for ClickSchooling
Copyright 2008, All Rights Reserved
http://www.homefires.com/
http://www.carschooling.com/
http://www.universalpreschool.com/

DID YOU MISPLACE A ClickSchooling Review? Do you need to find an educational website - fast! Visit the ClickSchooling archives at:
http://www.homefires.com/clickschool/archive.asp

Note: We make every effort to recommend websites that have content that is appropriate for general audiences. Parents should ALWAYS preview the sites for suitable content.

Click Schooling (Clickschooling) is a Federally Registered Trademark.

Facts for Features: Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 2009
http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/014332.html

Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yb35p4v

From the site:

“In the fall of 1621, the Pilgrims, early settlers of Plymouth Colony, held a three-day feast to celebrate a bountiful harvest, an event many regard as the nation’s first Thanksgiving. It eventually became a national holiday in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of thanksgiving.” <<>>

[NOTE: Earlier editions previously posted. - Phyllis ]

# posted by Phyllis @ 10:43 PM 0 comments

Great Debates in American History - Peter Pappas - Grades 9 to 12
http://www.peterpappas.com/journals/greatdebates.htm

Site found on TeachersFirst:

“This collection of downloadable pdf documents provides lesson plans, handouts, and text readings to accompany the twelve units in Daniel Boorstin's A History of the United States Daniel (Needham: Prentice-Hall, 1989). Though the materials are very traditional (paper, pencil), the concepts demand a more thoughtful, sophisticated approach to U.S. history via essential questions. The units are intended to serve as support materials for debates in one of several formats explained in the Overview document.”

Entire review and suggestions for using this site “In the Classroom”:
http://www.teachersfirst.com/single.cfm?id=10395

President Lincoln’s Cottage Launches a New Online Program

Debate Emancipation As One of Lincoln’s Cabinet Members

September 22, 2009 (Washington, DC) – Today, on the anniversary of the issuing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, President Lincoln’s Cottage launches their award-winning program, “Debating Emancipation,” in an online version. “Lincoln’s Toughest Decisions: Debating Emancipation” is an interactive program that puts students in the role of Lincoln’s closest advisors. Using letters and other historical documents students learn how they would advise the President on this controversial issue. This innovative program is currently offered as a school/adult program at the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center at President Lincoln’s Cottage and, thanks to a grant from the Motorola Foundation, is now available on http://www.LincolnCottage.org/ so that teachers around the country can use this program in their own classrooms.

Debating Emancipation
http://www.lincolncottage.org/schoolsandgroups/offcampus.htm

Debating Emancipation Online Teacher Guide
http://www.lincolncottage.org/schoolsandgroups/DE%20Teacher%20Guide.pdf
Shortened URL: http://tinyurl.com/yl3nhbc

Teacher Resources
http://www.lincolncottage.org/schoolsandgroups/teacherresources.htm
From the site:
“Please note that selecting a link below will prompt a new window to open and, in some cases, will redirect you to a site run by an outside organization.”

The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas: A Visual Record
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/index.php

From the site:

“This collection is envisioned as a tool and a resource that can be used by teachers, researchers, students, and the general public - in brief, anyone interested in the experiences of Africans who were enslaved and transported to the Americas and the lives of their descendants in the slave societies of the New World.”

[NOTE: Previously posted. URL updated. - Phyllis ]

Site found in:
Librarians' Internet Index
Websites you can trust!
NEW THIS WEEK, December 11, 2008
Read This Online : http://lii.org/cs/lii/print/news/176

----------------------------------------------------------------

Voyages: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database

This site provides access to four databases (Voyages, Estimates, Images, and African Names) with "information on almost 35,000 slaving voyages that forcibly embarked over 10 million Africans for transport to the Americas between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries." Data includes summary statistics, timelines, graphs, and maps. Site also includes introductory essays, lesson plans, and links to related material. An Emory University Digital Library Research Initiative, with support from international partners.

URL: http://www.slavevoyages.org/tast/index.faces
LII Item: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27172

----------------------------------------------------------------

Librarians' Internet Index
Websites You Can Trust!
http://lii.org/

Use of the annotations from this list must be accompanied by:
Copyright 2008 by Librarians' Internet Index.