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Here are a few more links to resources that I have been using.

This website is loaded with resources for teachers. []

I also have been using Edmodo in my class, and it is similar to a social networking site that students can use.

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I hope that these are helpful to you guys.

Brian

I am not sure if I am posting the right stuff this week, but here are the links that I found and thought were helpful for week 5. Many of mine were resources that talked about Differentiated Instruction, as well as ways of implementing it along with technology into the classroom.

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Brian Semple

I am a school counselor so I was looking for some resources and new ideas I could use with my students as a form of expression and ways to increase interest. I discovered a site where students can choreograph their own dance, a website to create poetry, and a website to create videos. They are listed below:

http://animoto.com/intro/animoto/30dyno http://artsalive.ca/en/dan/yourturn/virtualdance/defaut.asp http://www.livebinders.com/play?id=45372

enjoy! Tricia

As a math teacher, I have been looking for ways to fill gaps in understanding for many of my students who still need to pass their state exams as well as find ways to students to see and interpret applications in mathematics. I want to pique my students' curiosity and interest by showing them situations where mathematics can help them get the most out of life. With these things in mind, I have chosen three resources this week to help remediate my students and challenge them with authentic scenarios.

USA Test Prep: www.usatestprep.com Remediation website to identify and build upon student learning gaps. Contains assessments, practice, vocabulary review, tutorial videos, and games. Desmos: www.desmos.com Online graphing calculator to help students explore functions and how they change when the values of their coefficients change. Functions and questions can be preset for the students to graph and answer, allowing students to interpret what they see in a real-world context. Sliders can be used to let the students see how the graph changes as they change the value of coefficients. Webquests: [], [], [] These sites contain banks of math-based webquests to help students explore and apply mathematical concepts to the real world. -Ben Pongracz

I have been looking at: @http://www.mathgoodies.com/webquests/ as well Ben. I have found some helpful tips and weblinks to use for my students for encouraging higher level thinking and providing for diversity to meet their needs.

I have also been looking at ** Quest Garden - ** http://www.questgarden.com/ - This can be used to create lessons that make good use of the web, engage learners in applying higher level thinking to authentic problems, and use everyone's time well. There is also a bank of already made quests that can be used.

Another site I have found that looks like it has a lot a interactive activities for students is @http://www.aaamath.com/ These lessons allow students to work according to their own level. They also provide immediate feedback.

@http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/k-5/mathematics/lesson-plan/-/index.cfm

Edutopia A blog I just found recently

Betty Smazenko