Online+Engagement

Online Engagement: Find/discover new ways to engage students in learning and help them discover resources online to teach themselves.

Khan Academy A wonderful, large, and expanding selection of videos explaining math concepts from basic operations to Calculus and Trigonometry. Video selections also include Art History, Chemistry, Biology, Finance, Government, plus many more. "Our [|library of videos] covers ** K-12 math **, science topics such as ** biology, chemistry, and physics **, and even reaches into the humanities with playlists on ** finance and history **. Each video is a digestible chunk, approximately 10 minutes long, and especially purposed for viewing on the computer." Edmodo Imagine if FaceBook and BlackBoard had a child......You'd end up with Edmodo. Online content delivery with a social media feel. "Edmodo is a secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts. We provide a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content and access homework, grades and school notices. Our goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner."

Prezi Take that boring Powerpoint and turn it into something special. Prezi now allows auto conversion for PPT files. "Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software that opens up a new world between whiteboards and slides. The zoomable canvas makes it fun to explore ideas and the connections between them. The result: visually captivating presentations that lead your audience down a path of discovery."

Evernote A wonderful way to clip websites, collect notes, capture pictures with your notes, and access them across any device on any platform.

Hippocampus

"The goal of HippoCampus is to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge."

Shmoop

"Rollicking homework help, teacher resources, and online test prep. Homework help lovingly written by PhD students from Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley."  show DMV   Wikipedia

The Simple Wikipedia All the benefits of Wikipedia but broken down into Simple English. Instant differentiation for over 83,000 Wikipedia articles. Simple English articles are the traditional wikipedia article re-written in plain english with a grade level reduction of 2-4 grades.

Qwiki [] Qwiki is a technology company pioneering a new media format that combines the appeal of video with the interactivity of the web. Each "Qwiki" is easily created through a browser - enabling users to combine pictures, videos, infographics and their own voice into a beautiful, interactive presentation describing anything. To check out their "reference" section, go to the bottom of the page and click "Web."

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