Alison+Cilurzo

10 Technology Sources

1) My Pyramid www.MyPyramid.gov -MyPyramid offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help plan and assess food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. -This website is full of information and is extremely beneficial in the classroom. It’s a hands-on, computer-based learning activity and I can use this website in the classroom when it comes to the Nutrition and Wellness unit for both middle school and high school students. Younger students can use some of the lesson plans available on the website, or through this unit, and older students can use the website to do a personal intake analysis. This website also provides a physical activity index which is stressed in the new Food Guide Pyramid.

2) Teens Health www.teenshealth.org -This is a great website for teens who need honest, accurate information and advice about health, emotions, and life. TeensHealth is accessible 24 hours a day so you can get the doctor-approved information you need to make educated decisions or help a friend who needs advice. Since there is a lot of confusing, misleading, and irrelevant health information on the internet, this website's goal is to tell their viewers answers straight out. -TeensHealth provides accurate, up-to-date health information and helps teens learn ways to keep their body and mind healthy as well as ask questions they may be too embarassed to ask their doctors in person, parent, siblings, etc. This is useful in the classroom, especially for Health and Wellness units and perfect for secondary education activities and hooks.

3) Active Learning www.activelearning.org -This website is great for teachers who need hands-on, engaging activities to use in their classroom. Active learning is an important tool for successful learning and it creates excitement in the classroom. -This will be useful in the classroom because I will incorporate active learning into my classroom and I can modify the use of traditional lectures. It has been suggested that students who actively engage with the material are more likely to recall information so this will be beneficial for me in the future.

4) PBS Kids www.pbskids.org/games -PBS kids is a safe, free website for kids to explore and play hundreds of fun educational games with their favorite PBS kids characters. PBS Kids is a colorful and musical collection of websites based on favorite TV shows such as Clifford the Big Red Dog, Teletubbies, Reading Rainbow, and Sesame Street. Kids will enjoy seeing their favorite characters online, playing games with them, and singing along with the theme songs. -This website is extremely beneficial because there is a wide variety of activities that appeal to different age groups and parents, teachers, etc. can enjoy this website with their children. It's a fun, musical, and colorful for kids that will help them grow and learn.

5)YouTube www.youtube.com -YouTube is a video-sharing website where users can upload, view, and share a variety videos. There are a wide variety of different videos out there including learning, entertainment (movie, TV, music clips), comedy, and action videos. -This is a great website to use in the classroom to introduce a topic and motivate the students to learn. You can use YouTube videos as a Do Now/Hook and the students would really enjoy this and it helps keep them interested.

6)Game Goo www.earobics.com/gamegoo/gooey.html -Gamegoo features fun educational games that help students develop reading and language skills. When students play Gamegoo games, they are practicing the skills they are learning in class. Gamegoo is great for Kindergarten through third grade (although my fourth and fifth grade students still ask to play the games). Gamegoo has a great teacher section that gives descriptions, skills reinforced and grade levels of each game. Click on “Home” to get to the teacher section. -I can use Gamegoo games to reinforce literacy learning. I can use Gamegoo as a center during literacy time and build it right into the curriculum to make learning fun and interactive!

7) Wonderville www.wonderville.ca -Wonderville is a place where your students can explore science in a fun, interactive environment. Wonderville has science games, interactive activities, printable activities, science works videos, ever wonders (fun facts), and downloads. Topics covered include photosynthesis, energy, fossils, forces, weather, basic physics, robots, moon phases, water treatment, levers and much more! This website is best for 3rd-8th grade. -Wonderville is a wonderful way to introduce an activity or as a culminating activity. I can use this website and set it up as an experiment station. In a computer lab or mobile lab setting, all students can complete experiments together. Use the free printable activities to enhance your current science curriculum. Students will love this hands on approach to science!

8) Netsmartz www.netsmartzkids.org -Technology is quickly changing the teaching and learning environment. The Internet in particular opens up our classrooms and students to the rest of the world. Netsmartz Kids teaches students about internet safety through fun songs, characters and interactive games. It is safe and easy to use. -This can be very useful in the classroom and before using the Internet in my classroom, I can introduce my students to the rules of the web through these fun songs and games. Netsmartz Educators offers wonderful activity cards and ideas for using Netsmartz in your classroom.

9) Classroom 2.0 www.classroom20.com -This active social networking site that focuses on web 2.0 and collaborative technology. Classroom 2.0 is a free, community-supported network. This website is designed to help preK-12 educators learn new ways to integrate online instructional resources in the classroom and engage students in curriculum lessons. Beginner teachers will especially find this website to be a supportive community and a comfortable place to ask questions and get advice. -This will be useful in the classroom because I can ask other teachers in the country questions about using technology in the classroom and suggestions for useful online student activities.

10) Scholastic Teachers www2.scholastic.com -This website has teaching resources, activities for students, and information on books and authors. This site offers inspiration for creating a dynamic learning experiences. Classroom materials include online activities for kids, printables, and author interviews and this website also connects you with other educators. -This website will be useful in the classroom because it provides me with many innovative ideas and activities I can incorporate into the curriculum and lesson plans. It also has a list of research project suggestions for each subject. This is a really helpful website, especially for new teachers who are beginning in the classroom.