The Best of the WebThe Best of the Web For Education For Education

Presented by George F. SabatoGeorge F. SabatoCLS, CCSS and CTA ConferencesCLS, CCSS and CTA Conferences

20132013

Today you will be introduced to…

Best of the Web for Education--a portal to sites for teachers,

students and parents.

+You will view sample links

And learn how to make Your Own Site

Digital—Paperless “Hand-out” Best of the Web for EducationBest of the Web for Education

by George F. SabatoGeorge F. Sabato

Find the link to my PowerPoint presentation posted on slideshare.comslideshare.com at my site’s

““What’s New” What’s New” tab:Get there by … Search “Mr.Sabato” or going directly to http://mrsabato.webs.com/ https://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/ Or at my Leaguelearn.ning.com member profile http://leaguelearn.ning.com/profiles/blogs/best-of-the-

web-for-education

What’s NewWhat’s New

Or use the CCSS Link

Best of the Web… Is a featured link at

ccss.orgThe Links page of

The California Council for the Social

Studies.Listed as

Mr. Sabato’s Super Site

Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for EducatonEducaton

A Resource and A Model

http://mrsabato.webs.com/

And its Google Alternative Site

An alternate site created because some school sites block the webs.com site.

http://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/

Resources For American and World History Geography Government Economics Math English Science Art and Music Research Assistance News Taking Virtual Tours Educational Games Translation Teaching Support Standards Gifted and Talented Education and ESL And more….

Navigate with the MenuNavigate with the MenuSelect Select World HistoryWorld History

You arrive at this page.You have links to World History.

Favorite World History Sites

The following are just a few of my favoritehistory sites.

Selected Sample History Sites

This site has a great reviewOf world history written atThe students reading level.

Wonderful World HistoryWritten for kids.

Click on RomeRome

Or any Ancient Civilization

Mr. Donn’s Mr. Donn’s Ancient Ancient HistoryHistory

Great Links and LessonsOn the civilization you select!

BJ Pinchbeck’s Homework Help sitehas great links for Social Studies, Math,English, Science, Art/Music, ….

Easy Fun School has great project ideas.for example, for Egypt they have instructionson how to mummify a chicken!

American History Menu from my Google Site page

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

Mr. Kash’s Class Page

The Geography links provide you

with links that present

Maps—ancient and contemporary map quizes, black line masters political and physical by the hundreds!Aerial/Satellite imagesFacts about countriesWeatherWorld TimeGames

Sample Geography Sites

National Geographic has it all,National Geographic has it all,from political and physical maps,from political and physical maps,all about animals, history/cultureall about animals, history/cultureand it has fun and challenging games.and it has fun and challenging games.

This game is likeSimon.

Drill and Thrill!

My Home!

When you type in the street address in to Google Earth it will give you an aerial view of the location.

Government & EconomicsGovernment & Economics

Sample Government Sites

Science, Art, Music, Theater

Four of the Best Sites of Homework Help

Search EnginesGuides to SearchingEncyclopediasDictionariesLibrary LinksBibliography Help

Research

There’s a link to Google, Vivissimo,And other search engings.

Get “just the facts” from Fact Monster!

One of the best teacher sites--designed for AP classes.A great resource for all!

Bibliography Help!

MLS or APA

ISBN to Citation!!

NEW: Elementary+ ESL Section

Elementary - ESL Early Elementary

Wacona Elementary School:  Sites for Early Learners.Mrs. Alphabet:  Great for preschoolers.Sesamestreet:  Browse kindergarten games by subjectFisher Price:  Pre-school gamesMrs. Perkins:  Learn the Dolch words with audio assist.The Smiling Teacher: Learn sight words.Little Lamb:  Learn site word from a video featuring Mary's Little Lamb.Site Words:  The site words appear in the animated video and then hear the words.Phonics:  Youtube teacher phonics--160,000 hits.  Mr.Thorne in U.K.  great! He has many other useful vidoe clips for phonics. 

Elementary 

Rockingham Schools: All Subjects Pre/K-5 Sierra and Schnell School Elementary School:  Selected Educational and fun sites.FunSchool:  Games and craft for elementary kids.  This is used often in my grand-daughter's class.

Kim's Corner:  Primary and Elementary reading, writing, classroom management...

Elementary Math:  All pages are interactiveStarfall:  Lean to Read with phonics.Children's Learning Network:  All free sites for all subjectsTop Educational Websites:  Fun sitesDiscovery School:  Puzzles, Learning Adventures...

Fun Brain:  Math, Reading...games.

Fact Monster:  Homework help for all subjects

KidSites:  Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.

KidSites:  Educational and Fun sites for kids...and adults as well.

P.J. Pinchbeck Homework Helper:  Math with links to other subjectsCounting Money Activity from HarcourtCount the coin value and type it in the box and click 'Check'.www.hbschool.com/activity/counting_moneyThe One Dollar StoreChoose enough of the quarters, dimes, nickles, and pennies to make up the exact price of a toy.www.smartygames.com/igre/game.php?dir=math&file=learnMoneyPiggy BankWhen coins fall from the top of the screen, choose those that add up to the given amount, and the piggy bank fills.fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.htmlMore at Home School Math:  http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/money.php

For Teachers

Best Websites for Elementary Teachers:  Teacher tools, language arts, social studies, holidays...

Discovery School Lesson Plans:  For Elementary K-5

Find more assistance in the Homework Help section or other topic specific sections on the Main Page. ESL ESL: English Learner Help--Google Dave's ESL Cafe:  English Learner Help for Teachers, Parents and StudentsRon-Chang Lee ESL A Fantastic Menu to Many ESL ResourcesQuizes, Tests, Activites for ESL: A4ESL ResourcesRandall's Cyber Listening Lab: Listent to Everyday Conversations--Take a QuizESL Kid Stuff: Games, Quizes, FlashcardsMy English Images:  Resources for Teachers 

Waconona Elementary S.D. SiteWaconona Elementary S.D. Site

Find linksFind linksto just about everyto just about everymuseum in the world!museum in the world!

Get the scoop from kid oriented sites,or from main stream sites of television networks to newspapers, from localto national!

You can now easily You can now easily use translation software,use translation software,just type in the English and just type in the English and get a translation into the get a translation into the language you choose.language you choose.

Naturally, the kids love games.having these safe, educational gamesavailable is a nice service,and a hook to the web site.

Educational Games

Find tutorials to just aboutany software, (Word, Excel…)guides to making a web site,buttons and banners for sites,and places where you can builda free web site blog, wiki…

TechnologyLinks to

tutorials, clip art, anti-spyware,

banners and buttons…

Find Teacher Support Find Teacher Support from Web 2.0, Smart Boards, from Web 2.0, Smart Boards, State Standards and Blue Prints, State Standards and Blue Prints, Released QuestionsReleased Questions

Teacher Tech – In Teacher Tech – In Teacher ResourcesTeacher Resources

Standards

Find links to theCalifornia Assn. of the Gifted (CAG),And other great resources for parentsAnd teachers—the kids too!

What’s New??? …is something new!

Google Chrome Apps only with ChromeLink found on What’s New

How can you create something similar?

If you can do basic word-processing,you can create

Word files with hot links, Or create web pages, blogs and wikis.

Here are some examples of how you can do it.

MAPS OF THE ANCIENT ROMAN WORLD The Seven Hills of Rome – Map of the Seven Hills of Rome.Basic Rome City Topography – Topographic map of Rome.Maps of the Roman Empire -  Interactive map of the Roman Empire.  Map of the Roman Empire At Its Greatest Extent – A large file map of the Roman Empire in the third century.Maps of Roman Battles and Invasions – Find detailed maps of battles

You can save a doc as a regular file. When students bring up that file on your classroom or lab computer,they can follow your selected links.

You can also save these files to your web site in HTML*.

The set of links I created for Ancient Rome (in my links)were done in this manner. Example below,

If you can use Word, you just create a regular documentwith the insertion of hyperlinks. (see a Word tutorial*)

SBC Filamentality

You create lessons with Hot Links

for each activity. Then save them at Filamentality. You create a personal file with password for editing. Students then can access your lesson at

Filimentality and use the Hot Links and Treasure Hunt Activities!

You may access and use activities created by other teachers.

You can easily get a free web site!

Webs.com Google Sites AngelfireAngelfire Do you have one to Do you have one to recommend?recommend?

Each of these sites provide you with templates and tutorials.

You could be up and running in minutes!

Workshop Follow-up

Visit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for Education”.Visit “Mr. Sabato’s Best of the Web for Education”. Bookmark the site.Bookmark the site. Visit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s SiteVisit the websites on Mr. Sabato’s Site     Bookmark your favorite sites.Bookmark your favorite sites.     Share the site with teachers, students and Share the site with teachers, students and

parents.parents.     Advise students to use the site for homework Advise students to use the site for homework

help.help.     Create a Word document with links for student Create a Word document with links for student

use.use. Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality.Create a Hot Link page at Filamentality.     Create you own web site with your favorite links.Create you own web site with your favorite links. Email Mr. Sabato some of your favorite links.Email Mr. Sabato some of your favorite links. Email suggestions to improve the site to Mr. Email suggestions to improve the site to Mr.

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Thank you for coming Thank you for coming to the workshop today! to the workshop today!

  

George Sabato George Sabato

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