Webquest PowerPoint Presentation 

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Web Links

 http://www.history.com/states.do

Summary 

Site features streaming video clips, image galleries, fun facts, statistics, and historical maps of all 50 U.S. states.

http://www.history.com/states.do?action=detail&contentType=State_Generic&contentId=54549

Can you PLACE THAT STATE?? Challenge yourself at Beginner, Intermediate or Expert and see if you rank among the best geographers in the land!

http://www.funbrain.com/

 Summary

The web site offers fun game and activities.  Great for any age and too many activities to mention.  This is  a must see web site.

 Comments

My kids love funbrain and it is bookmarked on my computer.  The games are fun (I enjoy them) and educational.  The web site also gives you links to other web site with other great educational activities.

http://www.factmonster.com/

Summary 

A great web site for kids to research a large variety of topic.  The web site also includes games and activity for kids 1^st to 8^th grade.  The web site also includes lots of fun facts presented in fun and interesting way.

 Comments

The web site is sponsored by infoplease.com which includes ads and banners on it web site.  There is so much information that your students can get lost in the many possibilities of the web site.

http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/ 

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http://www.teenshealth.org/teen/

Summary 

TeensHealth and KidsHealth provide teens and families with accurate, up-to-date health kids’ teens’ and parents’ information they can use.

 Comments

Today many of my students have tattoos.  I found this website when I did a search to give my students accurate information about getting and removing tattoos.  Here is the link that I found the information on tattoos. http://www.kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/skin_stuff/safe_tattooing.html This web site has information on topics that will make your parents blush.

http://www.wxxi.org/education/k12/ondemand.html

Summary 

WXXI EdVideo Online features over 50,000 multimedia components. New York State Public Broadcasting stations provide the service free to all New York State K-12 & Adult Literacy educators, home schoolers and their students. EdVideo Online gives you streaming and downloading of educational video, audio, images and clip art. Create quizzes and lessons, and access teacher guides and student handouts. Create and publish classroom podcasts and access a large library of PBS programs and instructional

 Comments

 Check with your school Librarian or WXXI for the Passcode to create your own account.  There isn’t a better multimedia web resource available on the Internet.

http://www.easytestmaker.com/default.aspx

 Summary

Easy Test Maker is a FREE online test generator to help you create your tests. With Easy Test You can create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching, short answer and true and false questions all on the same test.

 Comments

I have been using Easy Test Maker for five year and found it very convent to design a test that is formatted just the way I want.  It is easy to use and allows you to save the test on the web site for access from any computer with Internet Access.

http://www.edhelper.com/

Summary

edHelper.com is a web site that offers teacher printable worksheet and activities for their classroom or educational resources.  There is a yearly membership fee that give you access to more printable and activites.

  Comments

Some activities or work sheet are designated for members but the web site offers many free educational resources.

http://puzzlemaker.school.discovery.com/

Summary 

Discover school online puzzle maker is great for teacher to make their own bell work, home work or activity sheet to reinforce concepts or vocabulary taught previously.

 Comments

This web site is easy to use and allows you the ability create an account and save the puzzles to the web site for access anywhere in the world.