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American FactFinder

Get all sorts of interesting stats about America from the U.S. government.  They have graphical representations, tools and other resources.

It’d be a great resource for real life data for students to practice reading and creating charts and graphs.

Here is a quick review sheet covering some of some ways google.com might make your life and searches easier, faster and more effective.

Here is a fun way to work on definitions with your students. It’s an Appleworks definition database that allows them to enter-

• the word
• the definition
• their version of the definition
• a picture relating to the definition
• and some interesting facts or sites relating to the word.

An attempt at a funny definition for my own name is below but that might be a great hook for students. You might want to have their first assignment be the creation of a definition card for themselves.

pbwiki :: learntech | FrontPage
There are so many technologies “out there” and no one can truly keep up with them all. This workshop is intended to introduce a few broad areas of technology, give you some examples to explore, and some more resources for following up.

A great side for surveying some of the new technology out there.  Give it a shot.

Math Tools
A community library of technology tools, lessons, activities, and support materials for teaching and learning mathematics.

What’s the Problem? Geometry & Art Through the Ages

A web site with an in depth exploration of geometry and its relationship with art.  This is the middle school version.

WWII - Google Video

Video.google.com is a fairly new resource.  It has a large amount of free and pay content. It is all searchable by key words and well worth checking out for extra material.
The link above is for a search on WWII videos.  There is some great stuff around for educational use but you have to find it.  This is not a site where you want to have students wandering around as you can find some marginal content.

Map Builder::Build Your Own Google or Yahoo Maps. Share and Explore.

This site allows teachers and students to create custom google.maps without knowing how to do any html.

You can check out an example site done by an elementary school here.

The Bancroft Library Presents: The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

A really impressive multi media site on the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire.

AP News + Google Maps

A neat way to combine geography and current events.  AP news stories are plotted on a google.maps map.