Online Guide to Implementation-Social Studies

Here is a direct link to the Online Guie to Implementation directly related to social studies.  http://www.onlineguide.learnalberta.ca/default.aspx?lang=en-US&formID=0&navID=3&guideID=RDCEO.AB.EN.SS

Quintura

If you’re looking for a search engine to use with students, try www.kids.quintura.com  It is a visual search engine that will assist students with their search words.  Correct spelling is optional and all the sites are kid-friendly, so you won’t have to worry about students wandering off to less than desirable sites.

Diet Coke and Mentos

If you’re looking for a way to do the experiment without the mess show your kids this short video  http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=a70ff2a57a5780dcbb89&page=5&viewtype=&category=

Division 2 PowerPoint Hints

Here’s a quick lesson for Division 2 if you’re having them do Power Point presentations.  http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=bebd3f6818359b0f8f6e&page=3&viewtype=&category=  This one is student friendly (but better for fives and sixes)

Be Kind to Your Erasers

If you’re looking for a cute, but cheesy way to remind students to be kind to their new materials at the beginning of the school year, try this  http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=f5bb252d13f5f431e4bb&page=2&viewtype=&category=

How NOT to use PowerPoint

If you’re looking for a laugh try this http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3e2d61891b1e4051ef75&page=1&viewtype=&category=

United Streaming

If you are not yet using United Streaming, what are you waiting for?  If you need help to learn how to use it, please ask Adrienne.  http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Teacher Tube

Here’s a site similar to YouTube except it is kid-friendly and related to teaching.  There are many videos made by students, teachers and for students and teachers.  You’d be very surprised at all the wonderful things you can find on this site.  http://www.teachertube.com/

Read the Words

Here is a great website that kids can use to read material off the web or that they have written.  http://readthewords.com/  By copying and pasting text, it will read your text out loud!  It’s very cool, even though your kids will be imitating the robot-like sound.

Do you have to teach sex ed?

Try using http://teachingsexualhealth.ca/ for resources.  This site is clinical and has good materials for division two.