Websites of the Week
Ecology
Eco Kids - a Canadian resource that has some great interactive materials. *From the FAQ: Designed for students ages 7-1 - adaptable for older students as well.
Here is an interactive food chain game – click on “Play the Game” when you are ready.

Vocabulary
WordGirl is a new animated series from [...]

Available exclusively on Thinkfinity.org, the VLP-SAT assists program staff, including administrators, teachers and volunteers, in improving instruction and assessment that result in measureable literacy achievement for students across the life span.

We use technology because:

Technology, if used well, enhances, enlivens and enriches the content of our lessons.
Technology engages students in learning.
Technology helps to create dynamic learning environments that simulate real-life scenarios.
Technology allows us to communicate, share, explore, collaborate and connect with others, often in distant places and diverse spaces.
Technology helps [...]

The following websites were selected to assist you.
The Partnership for 1st Century Skills (P1) http://www.1stcenturyskills.org/
Math

Lots of Links from the Access Center (grK-8): http://www.k8accesscenter.org/training_resources/MathWebResources.asp
Ask Dr. Math: Questions and Answers from elementary, middle, high school and college students. http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/college_algorithms.html
eMints: Professional Development for Educators by Educators - links to virtual math manipulatives http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S0000059.shtml
National Library of Virtual [...]

Perhaps you are like me and have noticed that some students believe everything they see on the Internet.
Do you sometimes wonder if the digital natives are truly adept Internet users?
Are you aware that Ohio has Academic Content Standards for Information Literacy and that these standards are embedded in the tested curriculum?
TRAILS 9, a Tool [...]

This is a jpg image of a simple Kidspiration activity. English Language Learners used Kidspiration as a part of a lesson to learn and practice using the computer, specifically the mouse.
Kidspiration speaks the associated captions and text, even when the captions are turned off during the lesson. The students used the “speak” tool in [...]

Feeling confused about copyright law, fair use and manipulating resources for digital learning, as part of your “UDL friendly” curriculum?
Don’t feel so bad. The information is confusing and I am a professional librarian!
A session being held tomorrow at The Washington College of Law in Washington, DC should be promising to help clear the confusion: The [...]