Monday, November 10, 2008

Web-Based Educational Resources

I'm amazed at the amount of resources that are available for teachers to choose from on the internet. It is important that teachers use these opportunities to the best of their ability and incorporate these resources into their lesson plans. Teachers need to be able to take the latest technologies and adapt them to their students to make them useful.

In exploring the internet for some of these resources, I came across many of these web-based resources that I think would be fun for students. Some of the best examples I came across were:

http://www.cosmeo.com/ - This website provides students and teachers with educational videos, pictures, reference articles, and links.

http://www.education.com/ - This website provides teachers and parents with articles on everything from academics to physical health. It also provides activities for kids in reading, science, math, and art.

www.curriki.org - This is an excellent site for teachers and provides ideas for lesson plans and interesting ways to teach topics. Teachers are also able to update lesson plans to make them better.