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SPEAKING OF SPEECH.COM
www.speakingofspeech.com

Here’s a great place for all school-based speech-language pathologists and teachers (regular and special education) to exchange tips, techniques, and materials that improve communication skills in students. Features include interactive message boards on a wide variety of topics, such as: THIS WORKS FOR ME! (read and post great ideas, lesson plans, motivators, and more), HIGHLY RECOMMENDED (post favorite books, materials, software, websites, and conferences, etc, or ask about materials before you buy), TECH TIPS (tips for successful computing and use of assistive technology), HELP LINE (seek and give advice on sticky problems),HOT TOPICS (sound off on a different issue each month), MATERIALS EXCHANGE (download all kinds of great teacher/ therapist-made materials for your class or caseload), and SHARE A SMILE (anecdotes that remind us why we do what we do) and more.

FLYING TURTLE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EXPLORING
www.ftexploring.com

FT Science and Technology Exploring is a creative award winning site that explores energy and basic science principles in nature and human technology. The articles are carefully researched, accurate, easy to understand, and in addition to providing good basic explanations, the creative thought provoking approach helps to generate an interest in science and technology.

There are sections on: photosynthesis and energy in nature; Super bugs which uses simple geometry and physics to reveal the truth about the so-called super feats of ants and fleas Know-it-all tortoise; Dr. Galapagos provides careful, humorous, and insightful answers to science questions, pages on whales and dolphins; a section on the taxonomy of cetaceans used by educators to introduce taxonomy to biology students and some very unique pages providing a unique perspective of engineering and technology.

A BRUSH WITH WILDLIFE: CREATE A COMPOSITION WITH CARL RUNGIUS NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART
www.wildlifeart.org/Rungius/index.html

Carl Rungius, one of America's finest wildlife artists, was fascinated with composition throughout his career. What can we learn from him about the art of composition? Introduce yourself to the animated principles of art, then create your own composition online and submit it to the Critique Gallery for review!

ESL HOME
www.ESLhome.org

This site includes over a thousand links to education homepages and individual online lessons, all categorized for easy access. Student topics include listening, speaking, reading, vocabulary, writing, grammar, civics, and TOEFL/GED/SAT/Citizenship test preparation; teachers will find lesson prep, methods/materials, units, and main education/ESL resources. The reference desk includes links to other resources of interest to immigrants and teachers.

GEOGRAPHIC FOR KIDS ONLINE MAGAZINE
www.nationalgeographic.com/ngforkids

The National Geographic for Kids web site supports and extends the classroom magazine for children in grades 3-6. The site allows children to further explore topics and themes found in the magazine in a fun, safe, online environment. Visitors will find a host of interactive fun, facts and features such as engaging articles, quiz games, silly science movies, online adventures and scavenger hunts, contests, e-postcards, and more. The site also includes resources for educators, including a downloadable version of the teachers guide and web links for each feature article.

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