Each month Marjan Glavac, professional speaker, teacher and co-author of “How To Thrive And Survive In Your Classroom”, presents The Busy Educator's Monthly Five -- five websites for educators that are easy to read, simple to use and worthwhile to know.
Sign up for his free monthly Busy Educator’s Newsletter at: http://www.thebusyeducator.com
eNATURE BIRD
http://www.enature.com/home/
eNature.com features color photos and detailed descriptions of more than 6,000 species of wildlife. Nature lovers can find any plant or animal they're likely to see in the United States on the site. Visitors can also send wildlife eCards, keep Web-based Life Lists, share observations and tips with other nature enthusiasts, post questions to eNature's experts, and more.
KIDS ARK
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/conker/
Kids Ark encourages children to get involved. Set in a cyberspace station, a friendly purple alien Captain Zeb (drawn by a 10 year old) invites children to undertake various activities - their reports and pictures can be featured on the site. The activities include monitoring pond animals, collecting fossils and local customs, and creating monsters and pictures.
KINDERART
http://www.kinderart.com
KinderArt®, the largest collection of free art lessons and art education information on the Internet. KinderArt® provides an opportunity for parents, educators, artists, students and kids to have fun while exchanging ideas, finding information, conducting research and learning new things... all in one place.
PRINTSVILLE
http://www.hp.com/go/printsville
Did you know that Hewlett-Packard has developed a fabulous website where you can access over 150 printing projects absolutely FREE?
Visit the Printsville website and discover unlimited printing possibilities using your HP DeskJet printer. In Printsville, you can print all kinds of useful and fun projects instantly, plus get tips to make your printouts clear and sharp every time. Explore local favourites like the Party & Gift Shop, Business Works, Kids Clubhouse, the Seasonal Gallery, Craft Corner and more.
Make everything from birthday cards to business cards, party hats
to yard sale signs, by following these 3 simple steps:
- go to http://www.hp.com/go/printsville
- download any project
- print it out
Simple as that!
VIRTUAL-EGYPT
http://www.virtual-egypt.com
An educational resource about ancient Egypt. Learn about pyramids,
hieroglyphics, mummies, view articles, photos and multimedia. Suitable for
all ages. Virtual-Egypt has one of the most extensive image collections of
Egyptian art and structure available on the Internet. News out of Egypt is
available as soon as possible. This is a great site for anyone teaching about Egypt.
Make your own cartouches and translate student names into hieroglyphics.
Until next month: 'Talk to each other, support each other, take care of each other.'
All the best,
Marjan Glavac
www.thebusyeducator.com
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Marjan Glavac (BA, BEd, MA) is a professional speaker, teacher and author. He is a full time classroom teacher with 25 years teaching experience. He has taught and continues to teach students from the inner city, students with emotional/behavioral disorders, ESL, and IEP students. He is an international speaker and workshop presenter.