The Digital Catalyst

Teachers have asked where they can find customizable PowerPoint games that can easily be used for review using an Interactive White Board.  (For example “Jeopardy” or “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?”)   Follow the links below – I’ll add as I find more!

http://www.murray.k12.ga.us/teacher/kara%20leonard/Mini%20T%27s/March%20Mini%20T-Games/Games.htm

The following is a link for over 500 keyword searchable photos of American History.  Very Good!

 http://teachpol.tcnj.edu/amer_pol_hist/

Here are a few Genetics Reources that were forwarded to me:

• Interactive Mouse Genetics – http://ww2.unime.it/weblab/mirror/ExplrSci/dswmedia/mouse.htm
• Play Game Boy sim with genetics – http://www.dnai.org/c/index.html
  
• IMMEX (register for a free teacher account a
  ton of interactive modules for teachers to have students work through
  and solve problem sets) – http://www.immex.ucla.edu/
  
• Explore Learning – awesome site – http://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&Reso
  urceID=35
• Fabulous Interactives and explanations – DNA From the Beginning – http://www.dnaftb.org/dnaftb/
• Genetics Web Lab Directory - http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/WebLabDirectory1.html
• Learn Genetics at Utah – http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/units/basics/transcribe/
• Dolan DNA Learning Center – http://www.dnalc.org/home.html
• Human Genetics Collaborative Project – http://www.k12science.org/curriculum/genproj/
• http://del.icio.us/jamanley/genetics

Q:  What is a tool that students can use to embed audio and picture files?

A: Here are a few tools:

• Showbeyond.com
• splashcast.net
• Slideshare.com

These resources were sent through a listserv from a math teacher that wanted to share their complied trig and Pre-Calculus resources. Read More…

Sue Sheffer (Central York School District) compiled an excellent list of resources on Problem-Based learning.  I have seen Sue speak on PBL at a conference and respect her immensely, both personally and professionally.  For information and resources, this is a great place to start.

http://centralpbl.wikispaces.com/ 

This information was sent on a listserv recently regarding resources for the Arthur Miller book, The Crucible.

This is link is about the witch trials themselves.

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/SALEM.HTM

So is this from Discovery

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/salemwitchtrials/

This link provides background on McCarthy and the House on UnAmerican Activities committee which most intellectuals saw as threatening to American ideals and liberty.

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAmccarthyism.htm

Another link to McCarthyism from PBS:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/database/mccarthyism.html

Arthur Miller discusses why he wrote The Crucible.

http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/miller-mccarthyism.html

More about the play and McCarthyism:

http://college.hmco.com/english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/miller.html

This is an interesting video about what kids value and what we assume kids know.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7379357000737674731


This is an archive of WebQuests, how to create then and where to find ones that are already made.

http://webquest.org/index.php 

Here is a link to resources for the Geometer’s Sketchpad.

http://www.dynamicgeometry.com/general_resources/classroom_activities/index.php