Thursday, March 27, 2008

New Links on our web for the week of March 27, 2008 Health Health Butler "information on screenings, immunizations, and healthy habits in addition to e-mail reminders and health tracking tools." The Body Explained "BioEdOnline from the Baylor College of Medicine has been producing high-quality educational resources for a number of years, so it's nice to learn about their rather fun and informative "The Body Explained" resource. Narrated and hosted by Cassius Bordelon, PhD, this video production answers a number of common questions about how the body works. The segments are quite brief, and they may just spark a new interest in a curious student. Currently, there are around a dozen or so segments offered on the site, and they cover topics such as why our ears pop, why we sneeze, and what causes hiccups. Interested parties can also download the short segments for use in their classroom." (SR) Reference Desk Reverso free on-line translation service that also helps conjugate verbs. (DS) Teacher Resources Classroom Learning 2.0 "Description: Explore the online tutorials or take the free course on Web2.0 tools and classroom integration. There are 23 activities to be done over a 9 week period. Created by the California School Library Association." (BWN) Second Life Education Wiki "The Second Life Education Wiki is part of SimTeach. It consists of a Second Life (SL) FAQ, information about educators already working in SL, programs for educators, up to date list of educational institutions and organization in SL, SL presentations and articles, conferences, events calendar link, information about collaborative groups, research, K-12 education, costs, classroom management, lesson plans, teaching jobs, scripts, lists of educational places, and more. This is a great place to start your SL adventures and a great place to go back to for updates. SimTeach is a resource with information and collaboration for educators using M.U.V.E.'s (Multi-User Virtual Environments. SimTeach is created and maintained by Jeremy Kemp, San Jose State University, and consists of a blog, wiki, machinima, and links to virtual worlds where you can get started." (BWN) Listing of educational widgets "A gallery of widgets, web services, and web applications of interest to educators." (IRN) 12:04:10 PM

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