Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Animal Webcams!

Ocean Life


Take advantage of a chance to do a virtual field trip!  Take your whole class to a tiger's cave, or underwater without leaving your classroom!  Check out these fantastic webcam resources:

National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/


n  Live web cams to specific animals at the zoo.


n  Also has links for kids.


WEBCAMS http://www.lisd.org/technology/itswebs/elem/curr/webcams.htm


n  See live webcams of animals in various habitats.  Choose from Africa came, Sea Otter, Kelp Forest, penguin, Tiger, Ocean cam and much more!


San Diego Zoo  http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/index.html


n  Has a kid territory with FAQ and answers.  Some great images, science projects


Seaworld  www.seaworld.org


n  Has some videos and lesson ideas for teachers


Kidport Science  -- Life in the Sea http://www.kidport.com/GradeK/Science/SeaLife.htm


n  Images and information on various sealife



Wildlife Channel -- www.hancockwildlifechannel.org  
 
 n  Has fabulous cameras set up in bald eagle nests.  Thanks Ms. Ludden! 


The following is a home video shot from whale watch on the Navatek off Oahu, Hawaii, 02/10/07. Blows, dives and breaches! Mother with calf. 


 


Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Awesome Interactive Math Sites

Ok, you caught me, I was playing games on my computer.  Math games.  Check out some of these cool Math sites, would be great on an interactive white board, or having individual students on a computer.


Great Interactive Math sites to check out!




Interactive Fraction sites:




Friday, March 6, 2009

PicLits

www.piclits.com  This is a cool site and great way to have students get creative with poetry, complete sentences, keywords and more.  Users have a chance to matches images with carefully selected keywords or can write "freestyle".  Check it out with your students, and create your own PicLit!
PicLit from PicLits.com
See the full PicLit at PicLits.com