Online Tools for Teachers and Students

iLearn - The Online ClassroomCreate Your Online Classroom

iLearn provides all the tools you need to create an interactive classroom. From quizzes to forums and discussions, iLearn provides all the tools you need to engage and extend the classroom learning experience beyond the school day. iLearn is secure and only available to students and staff with a valid District ID.

iBlog - Teacher WebsitesClassroom Website Tool

iBlog is the perfect solution for creating your classroom website for announcing upcoming events, homework, posting photos, and much more. Login using your District ID and Password to create your classroom website instantly!!!

D-Tube Video SharingShare Class Videos

Use D-Tube to share your classroom videos with parents and the community. From simple photo montages to morning announcements, D-Tube is your solution for posting videos on the internet.

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Computer Resources: Current Events

Current Events

 

Better web sites for reading about current events than the usual MSN or CNN web sites for adults.
To view on your classroom TV: click Local on your remote control until the screen shows the computer connection.

http://kidsnewsroom.org/


http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/index.asp

http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/content/news/

http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/news

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/kids/

And don’t forget Grolier:
http://go-passport.grolier.com/
Has news articles, and links to on-line newspapers from all over the world.

Grolier online Kids:
http://go-kids.grolier.com/
Has a feature story, fun facts, what happened today in history (Statue of Liberty was unveiled on this date in 1886)
as well as lesson plans and other resources.

Here’s an additional current events site for those of you interested in a video broadcast rather than print stories.

http://www.cnn.com/EDUCATION/


In addition to the 10 minute Newsreader style broadcast, Teachers have access to:
 Lesson objectives, standards and benchmark correlations, quizzes, transcripts, activities, discussion questions, etc.

Web Sites for Practice Tests

Click here for some great web sites

Hurricane Katrina Pathfinder

2. Another great service from our Media Specialists is this link to Hurricane Katrina pathfinder. These links have been collected by teacher/librarians and have wonderful information to share all in one place.

Michigan Electronic Library

 

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