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Cool New Stuff to Play With This Year

Museum Box-
http://museumbox.e2bn.org/
This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the museum boxes submitted by others.

First an old favorite- videos from your photos-
http://animoto.com/

A new presentation tool to play with-
http://prezi.com

Some interesting new search tools-
http://www.factbites.com/
http://slidefinder.net/
http://www.google.com/squared
http://www.collecta.com/
http://en.eyeplorer.com/show/
http://www.biographicon.com/
http://www.oamos.com/index.php?hl=en&t=1

And- Infographics-

http://www.freelancereview.net/100-seriously-creative-infographics/

I put these on Lathrop's site- the original link is there too - the image is bigger on the originals-

How Our Laws Are Made

Graphical History of the American Flag

Money Spent on Entertainment

Curriculum Links-

Interactive sites, Lesson Plans & Good Stuff

Language Arts

Poetry:180 - a site from Library of Congress and US Poet Laureate, Billy Collins, provides 180 poems chosen for high school students, but most are good for intermediate students too) meant to be read aloud. 180 is to have one a day for each school day.

http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/

Science

8th grade

Molecules and Atoms Interactive Site- lesson plan and worksheets too.

http://americanepic.org/demos/Science_Web/Index.html

7th grade

CELLS alive!
http://www.cellsalive.com/
CELLS alive! features videomicroscopy images and animations that show the cells of the immune system interacting with pathogens. Includes "The anatomy of a splinter," "How antibodies are made," and more.

Social Studies

6th grade

Egypt Interactive

http://americanepic.org/demos/Egypt/Egypt.html

Ancient Egypt from the British Museum

http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/menu.html

National Geographic Interactive- Secrets of Egypt

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/pyramids/

Heiroglyphics translator- Write your name in heiroglyphics

http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi

Ancient China

Ancient China (British Museum)
http://www.ancientchina.co.uk/menu.html
The site is divided into five 'chapters' which address themes or topics relevant to ancient China. Within each 'chapter' there are three sections: Story (narratives), Explore (pupil controls the order in which they access the information) and Challenge (historical, analytical, mathematical, or observational activities). Main topics include Crafts and Artisans; Geography; Time (how time was kept in ancient China; Tombs and Ancestors; and Writing (nature and uses of writing in ancient China).

Mr. Donn's Ancient Egypt Resources

http://members.aol.com/Donnclass/Egyptlife.html

7th grade

China Webquest by Tom March

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/China/ChinaQuest.html

Tom March is one of the originators of WebQuests. This is the current (2005) version of the first WebQuest ever published (San Diego State, 1995). It is a great example of what a WebQuest was meant to be. It is very challenging though.

6 Paths to China- 6 Web activities about China, mainly with a modern China focus

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/China/index.html

8th Grade

Immigration 1830-1920 Interactive (6th grade reading level)

http://americanepic.org/demos/Immigration/immigration.html#Scene_1

Lewis and Clark Interactive (5th gr. reading level)

http://americanepic.org/demos/LewisClark/LewisClark.html

Last Modified on December 15, 2011