Web-Supported Instruction
Fun Web Sites ve_of_magic/ (Can you figure out this trick?) (Bio online > Human Uses > DNA Profiling > Interactive simulation)
Fun Web Sites Here's a fun game to play. The object of the game is to move the red block around without getting hit by the blue blocks or touching the black walls. If you can go longer than 18 seconds you are phenomenal. It is said that the US Air Force uses this for training fighter pilots. They are expected to go for at least 2 minutes. Give it a try!!
Watch Panda in Real Time Try the following Web site.
Dissecting Frogs Try the demos of the Web site.
Tools Online Translators: Which one gives you a more accurate translation?
Tools Jazz up with a music site: Identify musical instruments and musicians.
Tools Crossword puzzles: Create a crossword puzzle and a word search puzzle with 10 words for a topic.
Tools WebQuest: Find Webquests > Enter a name (e.g., martin luther king, or kindergarten)
Tools Rubrics Makers: Free Rubric maker: Rubistar Create a simple rubric for a lesson that you plan to teach.
Good Practice Motivate Students (Games, rewards…) Presentations Multimedia Remedial training Communications Cooperation and collaborations
Bad Practice Send students to use computers without purposes. (un-educational) Provide no monitoring Bad control over the hardware, software, and time management Fail to check the resources ahead of time before students use them.
Activities for Lower Grades Explore for fun. Show good and fun pictures. Listen to stories, folklores, nursery rhymes, poems, etc. Sing-along Treasure hunt Coloring books
Activities for Middle Grades Learn concepts Develop reasoning skills, identifications, estimations, and other abilities Search for new information Reading Writing Communication Educational games, and drill and practice
Activities for Higher Grades Search & research along with reading and writing tasks Publishing Communications Life journal/ online blogging/ chatting Thinking and problem-solving Design and inquiry-based activities