Posts Tagged ‘teach’

Aha!Science by Learning.com

19th September 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Science
Grades: Kindergarten through Fifth Grade

Well Designed Online Curriculum
Learning.com offers Aha!Science and Aha!Math.  For grades K-5, Aha!Science provides good science coverage on:

Earth and Space
Physical
Life

For many elementary teachers, science isn’t something they’ve been required to teach in classrooms.  Many states now require science testing in 5th grade, with teachers scrambling for science content.

FREE: K-12 Math Forum @ Drexel

7th August 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: K-12, College and Advanced Math Resources
Grades: K-12 & College, Advanced Math
Free Internet Help & Projects For K-12 & College Math
If students and teachers are looking for math assistance, or projects this link is a good source.  Drexel University offers online their Math Resources by subject matter for K-12, college and advanced programs.

FREE – Awesome Stories

13th July 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: History, Social Studies, Religion, Biography, Sports
Grade: Middle School & Up
History Story Time
How did we first learn? By experience, and someone telling a story. Awesome Stories provides another resource for learning through stories. Topics covered range from biography, disasters, trials, flicks, history, inspiration, religion and sports.

Intego ContentBarrier X5

5th June 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Internet Content Protection for Macs
Grades: Parental and teacher control for young to teenage computer experts
The Bear Works
Two years ago, we purchased McAfee’s Security software for our Mac notebook. It never worked as well as we’d liked, and seemed to lock up the computer. I heard about Intego, so I decided to [...]

Starry Night Elementary

21st May 2009 by LisaHill 3 Comments

Subject Matter: Astronomy
Grades: Elementary to Middle School (meets Canadian & U.S. National Science Standards)
Stars, Mars and Beyond
For several years, I’ve been teaching astronomy and writing curriculum, so every time I review astronomy software, I ask this question. Would a motivated parent, student or teacher new to this field understand and enjoy using this program?  For [...]

Freebies – Are They Really Free?

21st May 2009 by LisaHill 1 Comment

Subject Matter: Free Material
Grades: All Ages
Looking for Free Stuff?
Lately, I’ve been hunting down free stuff. And here are a few sites to find some interesting material. Just remember, some sites want your personal information, so confirm the offers are provided from a reliable site. What I steered away from was the sites that required [...]

Bookshare.org – Books 4 Print Disabled

7th May 2009 by LisaHill 2 Comments

Subject Matter: Providing online & hard copy books to handicapped readers
Grades: All ages

Books Without Borders
A reader brought www.bookshare.org to my attention. Bookshare.org provides books to readers with print disabilities. It is free for all U.S. students with qualifying disabilities, with a one time fee for individual membership (U.S and International).

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