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Online Resources
Melanie Olson, Professional Development, ESU #2
mlolson@esu2.org
Using Online Resources
 Follow your district technology guidelines
 Refer to the privacy policy and terms of agreement.
 It is the classroom teachers responsibility to ensure
the resource meets your district guidelines.
 All resources should be reviewed by the classroom
teacher before students are allowed to use them.
 Some resources are appropriate for teachers to use
for instruction but not for students to use
independently.
Using On-line Resources
 Questions to consider
 Does this resource align with your curriculum?
 Are advertisements displayed on the site? What is being
advertised?
 Is a K-12 license available, if so how do you apply?
 Does the resource require a log-in?
 Who is the creator of the resource?
 EasyWhoIs: www.easywhois.com/ or
www.domaintools.com (advanced)
 The Wayback Machine: www.archive.org
 Fact Checking: http://www.factchecked.org
Scope of tonight
 Resources into two categories: general usage and
content specific
 Resources that can be used with only a computer
and internet connection
 Free
 Limited practice time tonight
 Small snapshot of resources available
Resources at ESU #2
 ESU #2, www.esu2.org, go to Media Center
 Gale: password ESU2
 Research, multimedia
 World Book: Username is: neneb Password is: world
 Go to World Book advanced and then my research
 Create an account to house research information notes
 Visual Thesaurus: go to http://nnnc.visualthesaurus.com
 IP addresses already put in, if using at school shouldn’t need a
password
 Great for vocabulary, text analysis, and roots/prefixes/suffixes
General Resources
 NASA
 www.nasa.gov
 Multiple
Earth/Space
Resources
General Resources
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Weather Report for Kids
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http://kidsweatherrepor
t.com/
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Pre-K to 1st grade
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No reading required
General Resources
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National Science
Digital Library
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http://nsdl.org/
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K-12 various content
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Multi-media
General Resources
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Access Excellence, The
National Health Museum
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http://www.accessexcellenc
e.org/
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Focus on health topics
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Ads on site
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Check out readability.com to
change look of sites
General Resources
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Nova online
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/n
ova/teachers/
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Go to teacher information
site
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Multi-media
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Varied Content
General Resources
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Folding at Home, Stanford
Project
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http://folding.stanford.edu/
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Protein folding project
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To understand protein
folding, misfolding, and
related diseases
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Help scientists work
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Background
research/reading required
General Resources
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Center for Interactive Learning
and Collaboration
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http://www.cilc.org/search.aspx
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The only resource that costs
money
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Classes, talk with a dr., watch a
surgery, etc.
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Search by topic
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Go through your DL room or cart
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Contact your local technology
coordinator if you are interested
in a class.
General Resources
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Virtual Microscope

http://www.udel.edu/biology/k
etcham/microscope/#1
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Microscope introduction or
review
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Parts of a microscope
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Proper usage
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Example slides
General Resources

Houghton Mifflin: K-6 Science
Simulations
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http://www.eduplace.com/kids
/hmsc/content/simulation/
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Short simulations of
elementary Science topics
General Resources
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Interactive Simulations,
University of Colorado, Boulder
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http://phet.colorado.edu/en/si
mulations/category/new
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Secondary
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Varied topics
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Physics, Biology, Chemistry,
Earth Science
General Resources
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Gameaquarium
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http://www.gamequarium.com
/
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K-6 Science Games
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Multi-media resources
General Resources
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Chemistry Experiment
Simulations and Conceptual
Computer Animations
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Chemical Education Research
Group, Iowa State
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http://www.chem.iastate.edu
/group/Greenbowe/sections/
projectfolder/simDownload/i
ndex4.html#electrochem
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For Secondary, some
simulations very complex
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Short animations showing
various chemistry concepts
General Resources
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Lawrence Hall of Science
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http://www.lawrencehallofs
cience.org/kidsite/arcade/in
dex.html
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Elementary Science games
General Resources
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American Museum of
Natural History
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Resources for learning
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http://www.amnh.org/educ
ation/resources/?utm_medi
um=email&utm_source=Ca
mpaignMonitor&utm_conte
nt=130687184&utm_campai
gn=BacktoSchool&utm_ter
m=ResourcesforLearning
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Browse by topic
General Resources
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American Museum of Natural
History
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Science Bulletins
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http://www.amnh.org/sciencebu
lletins/?utm_medium=email&ut
m_source=CampaignMonitor&ut
m_content=130687184&utm_ca
mpaign=BacktoSchool&utm_ter
m=ScienceBulletins
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Current Events
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Current Research about the
natural world
General Resources
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American Museum of Natural
History
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Ology
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http://www.amnh.org/ology/?ut
m_medium=email&utm_source=
CampaignMonitor&utm_content
=130687184&utm_campaign=Ba
cktoSchool&utm_term=OLogy
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Choose an -ology
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Kid friendly language and
pictures to understand various
areas of Science
General Resources
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Genetics from University of
Utah
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Drugs alter brains pathways
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Mouse Party
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http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/
content/addiction/drugs/mous
e.html
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Interactive genetics study
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Animated
General Resources
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Motion Mountain
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http://www.motionmountain.n
et/contents.html
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Free on-line physics textbook
General Resources
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Dynamic Periodic Table
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http://www.ptable.com/
General Resources
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Scitable, by Nature
Education
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http://www.nature.com/sci
table
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Collaborative learning
space for science
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On-line library
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Focus on Genetics, Cell
Biology, Ecology
General Resources
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Edheads
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http://edheads.org/
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Interactive online
experiments
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Varied topics, simple
machines, weather, car
crashes, virtual hip
resurfacing, and more
General Resources
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NeoK12, education videos,
lessons and games
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http://www.neok12.com/
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Videos, lessons and games
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Physical, Life, Earth/Space
General Resources
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Story of Stuff project
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http://www.storyofstuff.co
m/
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Video
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Environmental Science
General Resources
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Khan Academy
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http://www.khanacademy.
org/
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Extensive collection of
video lessons
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Some lessons are available
through itunes U also
General Resources
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Wordle
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http://www.wordle.net/
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Create word clouds
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Words that appear most
frequently in a text
appear larger
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Customize
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Save and print
General Resources
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Encyclopedia of Life
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http://www.eol.org/
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Life Science
General Resources
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Alien Juice Bar
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http://sv.berkeley.edu/s
howcase/flash/juicebar.
html
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Basic Chemistry
simulations
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Animated
General Resources
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Brainpop
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http://www.brainpop.co
m/
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Need to log in, free
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Varied resources
General Resources
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Exploratorium
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http://www.exploratori
um.edu/index.php
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Varied topics
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Multimedia
General Resources
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Cool Science for Curious
Kids
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http://www.hhmi.org/c
oolscience/forkids/
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Biology
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Microscopic World
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Howard Hughes Medical
Institute
General Resources
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Smithsonian
Astrophysical
Observatory
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http://www.exploratoriu
m.edu/index.php
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K-6
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Hands on astronomy
activities
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Everyday Classroom Tools
section has strategies for
implementing inquiry
based curriculum
General Resources
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ScIslands
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http://www.questacon.
edu.au/scislands/subjec
ts.html
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100’s hands on
Activities
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All ages
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Varied Content
General Resources
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Biology in Motion
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http://www.BiologyinM
otion.com/
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Animation, Simulation,
Cartoons
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Mini-lectures
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Interactive Quiz
General Resources
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Reconstructors
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http://reconstructors.ric
e.edu/
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Grades 6-12
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Rice University
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Medical Mysteries
General Resources
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Virtual Frog Dissection
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http://www.mhhe.com/
biosci/genbio/virtual_la
bs/BL_16/BL_16.html
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Biology
Announcements
 Please follow all technology guidelines at your district
 Please preview all websites before directing students to
them
 If you have any suggestions for resources please let me
know and I will add them to our wiki
 If a link is not working let me know
 If the site has inaccurate or inappropriate information let
me know and I will remove it from our list
 Melanie Olson, mlolson@esu2.org
Thanks
 Thanks to the following people for suggesting
online resources:
 Sheree Person-Pandil, ESU #3
 Deb Paulman, ESU #16
 Rick Williams, ESU #2
 Diane Wolfe, ESU #2
 Amanda Marshall, Millard Public Schools
 Jerry Olson, Millard Public Schools
 Jason Larsen, Mead Public Schools
 SDA GEMS 2008-2010, 21st Century Skills Group