Tech+Thursdays-Curriculum+21

=**Tech Thursdays--Curriculum 21**= This clearinghouse hosts websites that have been used by teachers and are shared through content areas. These sites are reviewed and shared by teachers.

Curriculum 21 (http://www.curriculum21.com/clearinghouse/)
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 * 1) ==Reading/CORE/Writing:==
 * 2) **VisuWords:**Online graphical dictionary
 * 3) @http://www.visuwords.com/
 * 4) **Famous Inboxes:**If only famous people from long ago had an email account. They do now!
 * 5) @http://www.famousinboxes.com/
 * 6) **Jottit:**Use this collaborative writing tool to create a webpage for your class.
 * 7) @https://www.jottit.com/
 * 8) Watch this screencast for a brief demo on how this works.
 * 1) **Flocabulary:**This site puts content into fun, creative hip hop videos and songs. Sign up for a free trial to check it out.
 * 2) @http://flocabulary.com/
 * 3) ==**Math:**==
 * 4) **EdHeads:**Edheads provides free, educational online games focused on science, math, and critical thinking.
 * 5) @http://www.edheads.org/
 * 1) **National Library of Virtual Manipulatives for Math:** The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics.
 * 2) nlvm.­usu.­edu/­en/­nav/­vlibrary.­html
 * 3) Math in Movies: This is a collection of movie clips where mathematics appears.
 * 4) http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/index.html
 * 5) ==**Social Studies:**==
 * 6) **DocsTeach**: Bring history to life for your students.
 * 7) @http://docsteach.org/
 * 1) **Newspaper Map**: Find and translate 10,000+ newspapers.
 * 2) @http://newspapermap.com/
 * 1) ==**Science:**==
 * 2) **Solar System scope:** Watch and Play model of //Solar System // Planets and Constellations moving over the Night Sky.
 * 3) @http://www.solarsystemscope.com/
 * 1) **GapMinder:** Gapminder is used in classrooms around the world to build a fact-based world view.
 * 2) @http://www.gapminder.org/for-teachers/
 * 3) ==**All Content Areas:**==
 * 4) **Wall Wisher:**An online notice board maker.
 * 5) @http://www.wallwisher.com/
 * 1) **Pinterest:** Pinterest is an electronic bulletin board where users can “pin” images from around the web (use for lesson plans, sharing ideas, organization, & student use).
 * 2) @http://pinterest.com/
 * 1) **Google Forms:**Collect information by creating a form in google docs.
 * 2) @http://edte.ch/blog/2008/08/23/10-google-forms-for-the-classroom/
 * 3) **Google Moderator:** A tool that allows users to submit and vote on questions for talks, presentations and events.
 * 4) @http://www.google.com/moderator/
 * 5) **Free Foto:** //FreeFoto //.com is the largest collections of free photographs for non-commercial use on the Internet.
 * 6) @http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp