Links



Wikis​
[|http://wikispaces.com]
 * A Wiki is a webpage that anyone, with given permission, can edit.
 * It is used to foster collaboration and a further depth of knowledge.
 * It can be used to communicate with students or colleagues outside of school.
 * Lesson plans can be posted to share with others.
 * Class outlines, assignments or calendars can be posted for students and parents to view. This would be a good resource for a student missed class.
 * Wikispaces offers free access to everyone.
 * Personal Wikis include advertisements, but educational Wikis do not.
 * This website can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet Connection.

Key "Wikis in Plain English" in the search box.
 * Visual Explanation** - []

Social Studies K. Reece, D. Kennedy English D. Bevier, L. Watson
 * Wiki Examples from LCHS:**


 * Teachers New to Wikis** - [|Click Here]

Blogs
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Visual Explanation - [|http://youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI] Key "Blogs in Plain English" in the search box.
 * Serves as an individual maintained website.
 * Sometimes referred to as on online journal or library.
 * Readers are able to add comments.
 * Suggested blogs would include book reviews, daily weather recordings, and current event discussions.
 * This website can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet Connection.

Learn NC
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 * Learn NC is a website that serves as a lesson plan database for teachers.
 * Teachers can publish their lessons plans at this website that they would like to share with others.
 * The lesson plans can be filtered by subject, grade, and matched by a specific curriculum goal.
 * Teachers can also take online courses to receive CEU's for their teaching certificate.
 * This website can be accessed at anytime and anywhere with an Internet connection.
 * These shared lesson plans can help teachers from re-inventing the wheel.



SAS in School
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 * SAS in School offers various lessons and types of activities in the content areas of Mathematics, Social Studies, Science, English, and Spanish. The Mathematics component offers activities and lessons specific to Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and Data Analysis. Some of the components can be used as a complete lesson and others as reinforcement. The 2D and 3D Figures specifically offer a demo before the student’s practice. The practice part, of the InterActivities, gives the student visuals, hands-on interaction, and immediate feedback, which is good to meet the needs of diverse learners.
 * The website's lessons and activities are aligned with the state's Standard Course of Study, offer printable copies of worksheets, complete teacher lesson plans, and there is no cost at this time for using the site.
 * This website can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet Connection.

Free Rice
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 * This website offers students the chance to enhance their vocabulary skills.
 * The website gives displays a vocabulary word and students select the definition or synonym to the given word.
 * The students are given immediate feedback.
 * The word difficulty is selected based on the student's performance.
 * There are no costs or passwords.
 * It is a good website to use in a computer lab setting when students finish an assignment early.
 * Assist students with the SAT review.
 * 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Food Program for each correct word.
 * This website can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet Connection.



APlus Math
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 * This website offers various interactive activities for students from different math content areas.
 * The curriculum area activities can be used to review or reinforce specific content.
 * The students receive immediate feedback from the site in the form of correct or incorrect responses.
 * The site is free and students, with Internet access, can use it at home.
 * There are no special logins or passwords.


 * __Activity Examples:__**
 * 1) The geometry version of the Hidden Picture Game allows the students to practice identifying the geometric figures used when solving various geometric problems.
 * 2) The Geometric Area Flash Cards allows the students to practice calculating the area of various geometric figures

High School Social Studies
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 * This site offers an online database of history and geography related websites for secondary students.
 * You can browse through and select the sites that best meet your needs.
 * Add your selected websites to your "delicious" website bookmarking account.
 * This website can be accessed anytime and anywhere with an Internet Connection.