http://redclovertech.edublogs.org Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:44:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en VoiceThread allows students and teachers to put images and comments together easily and share them with a broader audience.  Here are some possible ways to use VoiceThread to support your Red Clover Program. 1. Create a bird gallery.  Students can add comments or even create the images that are shared. 2. Display ... http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/voicethread/ 1. I teach students who have difficulty reading how to have the computer "read" text to them.  This is useful for research purposes.  On a Mac this can be done using a Safari browser.  Have the student highlight the text they want read (smaller amounts is better- 2-4 sentences at ... http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/ideas-to-support-student-learning/ The Green Belt Movement: http://greenbeltmovement.org/index.php Taking Root: http://takingrootfilm.com/ Vermont Tree Society: www.vermonttreesociety.org/ http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-wangaris-trees-of-peace/ Alan Marks' website: www.marksonpaper.co.uk Baby Animal Names: www.stteresa.net/babyanimalnames.htm Marsupials: www.marsupials.org/ Koalas at National Geographic Kids: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/Animals/CreatureFeature/Koala Video of burned koala saved by fire fighter: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/player/news/animals-news/koala-australia-fire-video-apvin.html http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-finding-home/ Meilo So's website: www.bluemull.com Pale Male: www.palemale.com/ Vermont Institute of Natural Science: www.vinsweb.org/index.html The Great Back Yard Bird Count: www.birdsource.org/gbbc/ Google Maps Pale Male sightings: http://maps.google.com/maps, search for Pale Male http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-pale-male/ Tanya Lee Stone's website: www.tanyastone.com Boris Kulikov's website: www.boriskulikov.com Calder Foundation: www.calder.org/ NGA Kids MOBILE: www.nga.gov/kids/zone/mobile.htm Videos of Cirque Calder: www.nga.gov/feature/artnation/calder/fascinations_2.shtm; www.nga.gov/education/classroom/counting_on_art/popups/pop_calder_1.htm NGA Virtual Tour of Calder Exhibit: www.nga.gov/exhibitions/calder/realsp/roomenter-foyer.htm http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-sandys-circus/ Collaborate with classroom teachers to work on a research project that meets their science curriculum standards. Here are some excellent resources for elementary school students: www.zoobooks.com www.kidsclick.org/midanim.html http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals Equipment needed: computer and color printer Software needed: Internet browser, Kidspiration or online graphic organizer software such as Webspiration or Bubblus 1. Introduce students to graphic organizer software. ... http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/animal-research/ Every year our kindergarten teachers teach a unit on how to tell whether something is living or non-living.  Wangari's Trees of Peace is a great fit for this unit.  After discussing what is alive in the book and what is not, kindergarten students can show what they know using a ... http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/living-and-non-living/ Vermont Institute of Natural Science: www.vinsweb.org Project Pigeon Watch: www.birds.cornell.edu/pigeonwatch http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-how-to-heal-a-broken-wing/ Marla Frazee's website: www.marlafrazee.com Read Write Think's Comic Creator: www.readwritethink.org/MATERIALS/comic/ http://redclovertech.edublogs.org/2009/10/05/links-for-a-couple-of-boys-have-the-best-week-ever/