Technology Hints by Hintz

Take advantage of a chance to do a virtual field trip!  Take your whole class to a tiger’s cave, or underwater without leaving your classroom!  Check out these fantastic webcam resources:

National Zoo http://nationalzoo.si.edu/

n  Live web cams to specific animals at the zoo.

n  Also has links for kids.

WEBCAMS http://www.lisd.org/technology/itswebs/elem/curr/webcams.htm

n  See live webcams of animals in various habitats.  Choose from Africa came, Sea Otter, Kelp Forest, penguin, Tiger, Ocean cam and much more!

San Diego Zoo  http://www.sandiegozoo.org/kids/index.html

n  Has a kid territory with FAQ and answers.  Some great images, science projects

Seaworld  www.seaworld.org

n  Has some videos and lesson ideas for teachers

Kidport Science  – Life in the Sea http://www.kidport.com/GradeK/Science/SeaLife.htm

n  Images and information on various sealife

Wildlife Channel — www.hancockwildlifechannel.org  
  n  Has fabulous cameras set up in bald eagle nests.  Thanks Ms. Ludden! 

The following is a home video shot from whale watch on the Navatek off Oahu, Hawaii, 02/10/07. Blows, dives and breaches! Mother with calf. 

http://www.factmonster.com/

Factmonster has been a favorite kid friendly educational site of mine for years!  It has so much information, you can create a webquest about things you find just on this one site. From dictionary, math games, quizzes, world news, people facts and other cool stuff! 

Here’s what I learned in just 4 minutes:

1.       Today  in History, November 13, 1942 they changed the minimum draft age from 21 to 18?

2.       Adeline Whitney invented Alphabet Blocks in 1882

3.       Money around the world: Ethiopia has the birr, Peru the Nuevo sol, Mongolia the tugrik

4.       I didn’t know as much about Turkeys as I thought after taking the “Turkey Day Quiz” at http://www.factmonster.com/quizzes/thanksgiving1/1.html

5.      “Raining cats and dogs.” Came from Norse mythology.  The dog is associated with wind and the cat with storms. This expression means it’s raining very heavily, nothing to do with pets at all!

What can you learn in 4 minutes?

http://coolmath-games.com/
Students and teachers are always looking motivating ways to work on math skills. This site has fun and colorful games for a variety of ages. No download needed at school or home! Coolmath.com is a great resource for online math materials including a collection of great arithmetic, logic, and spacial awareness games.

These games are not only fun to play, but are mentally stimulating as well. Check out CoolmathGames for online fun with Math!