TopicBox

Topic Box is a directory of free teacher websites on every teaching topic. Choose your subject area or type in a topic in the search box. You will find incredible results to use in your lessons and planning of lessons. Topic Box contains more than just the four core subjects. You will find information related to art and design, music, technology, foreign language, and foundation stage (kinder/1st grade material) websites.


Remember you can also type in your interest in the search box and click GO! Happy hunting.

Wallwisher

Wallwisher is a free web application that allows people to express their thoughts by posting messages on a wall built by you. As a teacher you can use Wallwisher to:

• class collaboration over a common topic
• notes from class discussion
• novel study
• explanation to math solutions
• explanation to scientific method

Here's an example of what Wallwisher looks like:

Animoto Curriculum Ideas

Knowing that Animoto is a web-based program used to make incredible video, you might be wondering...how do I actually use Animoto as part of my instruction? Here are a few examples:

Language Arts:

• Book Trailer
• Elements of a Story
  
• Figuarative Language (examples of each)
  
• Author's Purpose (how to determine)
  
• Writing Process Steps
  
• Research Process Steps
  

Social Studies:

• Where in the World is...? (Geography)
• History (order of events, important figures, communities and how they differ, Texas Revolution, American Revolution, influence of societies, etc.)
• Citizenship (importance and examples)
• Economics (identify way economy works)
• Culture (heritage)

Science:

• Cycles (water, life, rock)
• Natural Resources
  
• Organisms (living vs. nonliving)
• Force
• Ecosystems
• Physical Properties

Math:

• Number Operation
• Patterns
• Quantatitive Reasoning
• Measurement
• Spatial Reasoning
• Probability and Statistics

Example of Animoto used to introduce "turning point" to 4th Graders: