Welcome
to the "Pati's Picks" page of the ETTC site. This page is an
off-shoot of the "Site of the Month" section of our site, and
a result of requests that I received during some workshops. While the
Site of the Month will change, this page will act as a collection of some
of my favorite educational sites. Please visit often and send me some
of your favorites too!
This is a page
set up by the ETTC devoted to helping you find websites for authors. We
hope that it might be helpful when you develop your summer reading projects.
Please let us know if you have an
author page that you'd like to add!
Froguts
is the first true virtual online frog dissection, so virtual it can gross
you out. So, you're missing the smell of formaldehyde, but this site was
created from recycled classroom frogs. The intent is to
get to the heart of the anatomy, so to speak. This gets 5 stars for its
slime factor and the use of different tools for the virtual dissection.
Enchanted
Learning is a fabulous site for elementary teachers! It contains
craft & holiday ideas, dinosaurs resources, nursery rhyme activities,
animal activities, K-3 themes, kid pages, an online picture dictionary
called "Little
Explorers" and tons more!
Kathy Schrock's
Guide for Educators is a of sites and "teacher helpers" useful
for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often
to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Education World
Technology Article:Templates
for Teachers!http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech101.shtml"Are
you spending your evenings writing welcome letters to parents, carefully
ruling seating charts, designing award certificates, and creating learning
center signs? Why reinvent the wheel? All those printable documents are
available online at the click of a mouse. Education World tells you where
to find them! Included: A list of the best sources for often-used and
hard-to-find teacher templates."
About
the "Movie Mom":
Nell Minow's articles about children and media have appeared in USA Today,
Slate, Parents, Child, Daughters, and three editions of The Practical
Guide to Practically Everything. She writes the Media Mom column for the
Chicago Tribune and reviews movies every week on radio stations across
the United States and in Canada.
Myth
Webhttp://www.mythweb.com/
A completely kid safe & kid friendly site devoted to the heroes, gods
and monsters of Greek mythology. Also offers additional resources. My
son loved it!
ThinkQuest winner
designed by kids, all about bikes. Includes links dealing with bike safety,
simple machines, games, etc.
The Webs Newest
Tutorials. If you want to find an online tutorial for ANYTHING, this is
the place to go!
Microsoft has
this site just for teachers. It gives information on instructional resources,
tutorials, and a link to their "Classroom
Teacher Network": a good resource.
A
GREAT resource! Over 15,000 resources organized by topics for teachers,
students, parents, and others. More than 100 categories from which to
choose!
The only online
dictionary and search engine you need for computer and Internet technology.
World Atlas
http://www.worldatlas.com/ Help your students gain a more
in-depth understanding of world events with World
Atlas Online ( http://www.worldatlas.com/)
Featured maps & facts, "in the news" section, atlases &
guides, currency conversions, time: any date...anywhere, free clip art
& more!