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Project Based Learning
Table of Contents
Project Based Learning .............................................................................................................................. 1
Facts: ............................................................................................................................................................ 2
Math & Science ............................................................................................................................................ 4
Arts ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
Sports: .......................................................................................................................................................... 7
Teaching Tools:........................................................................................................................................... 8
Smartboard Resources .................................................................................................................................. 9
Countries (Then & Now):........................................................................................................................ 12
ELAR: ......................................................................................................................................................... 13
Languages: ................................................................................................................................................ 14
Memoir/Biography................................................................................................................................... 15
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Facts:
Sign Language Dictionary: http://www.handspeak.com:
Online Note taking: http://www.aypwip.org/webnote/
Visual Dictionary: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/index.php
Visual Thesaurus: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/:
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/
Hathi Trust, Digital Library: http://www.hathitrust.org/
MapQuest: http://www.mapquest.com
Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/
Web MD: http://www.webmd.com/
Abbreviations & Acronym Dictionary: http://www.acronymfinder.com/
Visual Dictionary: http://visual.merriam-webster.com/index.php
Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/
Dictionary/Thesaurus: http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Abbreviations: http://www.abbreviations.com/
Robert’s Rules of Order: http://www.rulesonline.com/
White Pages: http://www.anywho.com/
Encyclopedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/
Internet Movie Database (IMDb): http://www.imdb.com/
Games: http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/
Manners: http://www.emilypost.com/
Obituaries: http://www.obituaries.com/Obits.asp
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Career Exploration: http://www.careeronestop.org/
Kelly Blue Book (Car information): http://www.kbb.com/
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Science
Programming: http://scratch.mit.edu/
MIT Mathlets (manipulatives for all types of Math concepts):
http://math.mit.edu/mathlets/mathlets/
Wolfram Alpha—Computational knowledge engine:
http://www.wolframalpha.com
o Examples by topic: http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/
Just Math Tutorials: http://patrickjmt.com/
Solve Algebra problems: http://www.myalgebra.com/algebra_solver.aspx
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Phet- Interactive research based simulations: http://phet.colorado.edu/
Physics Resource:
http://www.physicscentral.com/experiment/physicsquest/past/pq09.cfm
Virtual Labs:
o http://highered.mcgrawhill.com/sites/0073031208/student_view0/virtual_labs.html
o http://www.virlab.virginia.edu/VL/contents.htm
Science Videos: http://www.learnerstv.com/
Interactive Periodic Table: http://www.ptable.com/
National Science Foundation (Search for videos, images, and audio):
http://nsf.gov/news/mmg/mmg_search.cfm
Solar Storm Watch: http://www.solarstormwatch.com/mission_briefing
Online Science Dictionary: http://www.onlinesciencedictionary.net/
Virtual Courseware: http://www.sciencecourseware.org/eecindex.php
Interactive Anatomy 3D: http://www.anatronica.com/
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National Ocean Service: http://oceanservice.noaa.gov/
Open Content for Biology: http://openwetware.org/wiki/Materials
Google Sky: http://www.google.com/sky/
Digital Library for Earth System: http://www.dlese.org/library/index.jsp
Migratory Animals-Track animals as they migrate: http://www.learner.org/jnorth/
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Arts
Create pictures and edit photos online, just like Adobe
Photoshop: http://www.splashup.com/
Google Sketchup: http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/index.html
Online Comic Maker: http://www.mainada.net/comicssketch
Abstract Online Art: http://jacksonpollock.org/
Ultimate Flash Face: http://flashface.ctapt.de/loader7_1.swf
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Sports:
Geocaching: http://www.geocaching.com
Teach P.E.: http://www.teachpe.com/index-quiz.php
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Teaching Tools:
Edmodo: Online Classroom http://www.edmodo.com
Student Response System: http://www.socrative.com/
Online Quiz’s over various concepts: http://www.thatquiz.org
Teaching with Web 2.0: https://teachwithweb2.wikispaces.com/
Open Learning:
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http://video.mit.edu/
http://webcast.berkeley.edu/
http://ocw.nd.edu/
http://oyc.yale.edu/
http://www.watchknowlearn.org
http://www.khanacademy.org/
http://www.academicearth.org/
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm
Download YouTube Videos: http://www.keepvid.com
QR Code Generator: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Rubric Maker for Teachers: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
Open Planning links: http://www.oops.bizland.com/
Ed Heads: http://www.edheads.org/
Printables: http://www.busyteacherscafe.com/printables.html
Teacher Tube: http://teachertube.com/
Many resources-Sheppard Software: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/
Bubble Maps (can save as pic): https://bubbl.us/
Puzzles: http://jigsawpuzzles.net/
Prezi http://prezi.com/
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Smartboard Resources
SmartBoard Resources
Smartboard: http://Exchange.smarttech.com
Lee’s Summit Smartboard…: http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm
Rockingham Schools Smartboard…:
http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/howto/smartboard/lessons.htm
Bob’s Place: http://www.bobsedulinks.com/Smart_Board_Links.htm
Elementary SmartBoard sites:
http://www.sachem.edu/dept/sd/smartboard/elementary%20resources.htm
Scholastic Interactive Whiteboard Activities:
http://teacher.scholastic.com/whiteboards/languagearts.htm
Internet Interactive Whiteboard Resources:
http://www1.center.k12.mo.us/edtech/resources/sbsites.htm
SmartBoard TM http://www.bristolvaschools.org/mwarren/SBActivities.htm
http://faculty.usiouxfalls.edu/arpeterson/smartboard.htm
http://www.mrshurleysesl.com/smartboards/smartboardfavorites.html
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USA (Then & Now):
States and Capitals: http://www.50states.com
Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/
Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.gov/
U.S. Board on Geographic Names: http://geonames.usgs.gov/
U.S. Copyright Office: http://www.copyright.gov/
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): http://www.cia.gov/
Centers for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/
Find Laws: http://www.findlaw.com/
The American Presidency Project, archive contains over 102,267 documents related to
the study of the Presidency: http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers:
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
American tours of American history: http://amhistory.si.edu/onthemove/exhibition/
Smithsonian’s American History: http://historyexplorer.americanhistory.si.edu/home/
Library of Congress: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html
History events and more: http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/
Teaching History: http://teachinghistory.org/history-content
Chronology of US Historical Documents: http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/
Open Congress: http://www.opencongress.org/
The Supreme Court: http://www.oyez.org/cases
Free Federal Resources: http://www.free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=178
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Countries (Then & Now):
Nation Master: World Stats/Country Comparison:
http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php
Interactive World Atlas: http://www.worldatlas.com/aatlas/world.htm
Ancient Egypt: http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/
Map of War: http://www.mapsofwar.com/
Create Interactive maps for free: http://www.animaps.com/#!home
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ELAR:
Cloze Passages:
http://www.englishdaily626.com/cloze_passages.php?055
http://bogglesworldesl.com/cloze_activities.htm
Project Gutenberg—Free Ebooks with Audio: http://www.gutenberg.org
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL): http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
Free downloaded books: http://openlibrary.org/
Google Books: http://books.google.com/
Online Literacy Reference: http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Free Paper Grader: http://www.paperrater.com/free_paper_grader#
Check any grammar on any submission: http://www.grammarly.com/?gclid=CNm09SuyqwCFcjb4Aodvw5ArQ
Learn to write: http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/
Bibliography Maker: http://www.bibme.org/
Open Source Shakespeare: http://www.opensourceshakespeare.org/
Free Audio Books: http://librivox.org/
Web Bubble maps: https://bubbl.us/
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Languages:
Translations: http://translate.reference.com/
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Memoir/Biography
Biography: http://www.biography.com/