From: "Education World Reviews Newsletter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List: Education_World_Reviews_Newsletter Subject: Education World Site Reviews Vol. 7 Issue 38 Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2002 22:47:40 -0700 (PDT)
Education World Reviews ---------------------------------- Volume 7, Issue 38 September 17, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to the Site Reviews Newsletter, published weekly as a free service by Education World(R)! You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to Education World's Site Reviews Distribution list. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers! If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by ESPN SportsFigures ESPN SportsFigures is a half-hour weekly program presented commercial-free on ESPN or ESPN2 since 1995 (check your local listings for time and channel). 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Please click here http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=TMU ********************************************** THIS WEEK'S REVIEWS ********************************************** In Time http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-09.shtml Use technology to teach. ReadWriteSite http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-10.shtml Promote literacy with tools and ideas. Math-Kitecture http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0902-13.shtml Teach math through architecture. ****************************** REVIEWS ****************************** OVERALL GRADE: A+ In Time http://www.intime.uni.edu/ GRADE LEVEL: Professional CONTENT: A+ In Time offers a wealth of information and research related to using informational technology to facilitate quality educational programs. Sections of the site include research on principles of learning, information processing, content standards, tenets of democracy, and teacher knowledge and behavior. AESTHETICS: A+ The In Time site is attractive and easy to read. Some graphs are available within the various articles to add understanding. To view the videos, RealPlayer 8 is necessary. ORGANIZATION: A+ This site is very well organized. Top-of-page buttons generate menus to access other links. The site is organized into five major sections that make finding information easy and straightforward. REVIEW: A+ IN TIME stands for Integrating New Technologies Into the Methods of Education. This site provides research, information, and videos about integrating technology into proven research-based methods of teaching and learning. Videos show teachers integrating technology into their classrooms. Search videos by title, content area, grade level, learning element, and ten other criteria. Lesson plans are available for download. A substantial Help section is available for all sections of the site -- including downloading necessary plug-ins and accessing lesson plans. The project was funded through a three-year grant from the United States Department of Education PT3 program -- Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology. This site is a valuable resource for educators who want to use technology in their classrooms. The research and resources offered can move teachers along the path toward making technology an integral part of student learning processes. RELATED REVIEWS: Educational Technology: Computers http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml#Computers Educational Technology: Digital: Images, Video, & Animation http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml#Digital:%20Images ,%20Video,%20&%20Animation Educational Technology: Miscellaneous Technology http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml#Misc.%20Technolog y Educational Technology: Software http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml#Software ------------------------------- OVERALL GRADE: A ReadWriteSite http://www.readwritesite.com/ GRADE LEVEL: Pre-K-6 CONTENT: A This site provides numerous literacy tools and activities for students, parents, and teachers. The site includes links to reading and writing sites, a reading-level estimator that parents or teachers can use, and an easy-to-use assessment calculator that will score oral reading assessments (running records). Students can use the interactive writing activities and keep track of their reading with a Web-based book tracker. AESTHETICS: A The ReadWriteSite is attractive and easy to read. Few graphics add to ease of use. There is a graphic on each page requesting a $1.00 donation to keep the site free for all to use. ORGANIZATION: A Simple to navigate, each page has convenient links to the others. REVIEW: A The ReadWriteSite was developed to promote student literacy. Since 1999, it has provided a resource for parents and teachers interested in helping children choose books at the correct reading level and encouraging reading for all students. Literacy Links offers links to some of the best reading and writing sites available. The Sight Words link allows users to access and print flashcard-formatted high-frequency words based on Dr. Edward Fry's research. Level Estimator(c) can help parents estimate a child's reading level and then use the Book Browser to find specific book titles within an appropriate range. Another tool -- the Assessment Calculator -- allows teachers to score oral reading assessments or running records quickly and easily online. If teachers enter additional student information, they may print a report that is appropriate to use with parents. Teachers and students may use the Book Browser link to access lists of book titles by readability level. Students will love the interactive writing available through Crazy Ad-Libs. This site offers an excellent resource for anyone interested in literacy education in the early years. RELATED REVIEWS: Language Arts: Reading http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lang_arts.shtml#Reading Language Arts: Writing http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lang_arts.shtml#Writing Literature: General http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml#General Parents: Home Schooling http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/parents.shtml#Home%20Schooling Teachers: Grades PreK-K http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/teachers.shtml#Pre-K-K Teachers: Grades 1-5 http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/teachers.shtml#1-5 ------------------------------ OVERALL GRADE: A Math-Kitecture http://www.nycenet.edu/oit/math-kitecture/ GRADE LEVEL: 6-12 CONTENT: A This site, alternately named Real-Life Math, Architecture and Computers, has a number of activities to encourage students to study math by doing architecture. Students can work on "Architivities," including Floor Plan Your Classroom and then use CAD software to create a design and submit it to this site. AESTHETICS: A Math-kitecture is easy to read and use. ORGANIZATION: A The Math-kitecture site is organized into five sections, easily accessed by buttons at the top of each page. On each page, links are organized in tables to allow easy reading. There are also links to the sections at the bottom of each page. REVIEW: A Math-kitecture uses architecture to offer opportunities for students to study estimation, measuring skills, proportion, and ratios by hand-drafting a floor plan of their classroom to scale. Then students may use software to create a computer-aided design (CAD) version. Students may submit their work to the site for display in the online Student Work Gallery. The Office of Instructional Technology of the New York City Board of Education designed the site. The Student Work Gallery has many valuable examples for students to study and discuss. Mathematics & Architecture: Resources has more than 25 links to software resources and other Web resources to study architecture and other uses of math skills. Some examples include Archi-Maticians links to Frank Lloyd Wright and R. Buckminster Fuller and Archi-Design links to Skyscrapers and the Big Buildings site. RELATED REVIEWS: Educational Technology: Computers http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ed_tech.shtml#Computers Math & Finance: Geometry http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml#Geometry ------------------------------------------------------------ FALL IS IN THE AIR: MORE SITE REVIEWS FROM EDUCATION WORLD ------------------------------------------------------------ Earth and Sky Rating: A http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/r1197-06.shtml As the weather changes, tune into this great website for all the unique changes in the air and on the ground! Clocks -- Teaching About Time Rating: A+ http://www.education-world.com/awards/past/2000/r0300-14.shtml The change of the seasons is a marking of the passage of time. This website highlights how we mark time! Heroes and Legends for Kindergarten Rating: B+ http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/r0698-09.shtml This site includes links to lesson plans and other resources for teaching about Johnny Appleseed. 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