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39 Sites For Using iPads in the Classroom

How Much Did Steve Jobs Change the World? You might be reading this on your iPhone, iPad or computer, but whether or not you have a Macintosh or a PC, Steve Jobs is responsible for so much of the technology we are using today. Did you know that Windows computers copied the drop-down window interface from Apple computers? Yes, all true. So today, when the power went out in the school and we couldn't get on the Internet, I noticed what an important part of my life technology has become. Talk about making a dent in the world. Jobs' legacy will live on in generations to come. Here are 39 sites for using one of Jobs' greatest innovations: THE iPAD.

5 Great iPad Apps For Early Childhood Teachers

10 iPad Apps Everyone Should Have- from PC Magazine

10 Must Have iPad Apps for Students and Teachers

10 Ways to Use iPads in Your Classroom

40 iPad Apps Librarians Love

40 Most Awesome iPad Apps for Science Students

50+ iPad Apps By a Geography Teacher

62 Interesting Ways to Use an iPad in the Classroom

100 Incredibly Useful and Free iPad Apps

Best Academic Reference Apps for the iPad- some $$, some free

A Day in the Life of the iPad Classroom

The Debate Over iPads in Education

Digital Storytelling with the iPad

An Incredible Way to Teach Music Using iPads in the Classroom- from Edudemic



Five Ways Readers Are Using iPads in the Classroom

Getting Started With iPads- site is constantly being updated

How to Access Over 30,000 Free Books For the iPad

How to Set Up Class iPads and iPods

iPad Apps- from Teach With Your iPad Wiki

iPad Apps for Kids in the Classroom

iPad Apps for Physical Education

iPad Apps for Social Studies- LiveBinder covers civics and government, geography and culture, U.S. history, world history.

iPad Resources I Can Use- comprehensive LiveBinder

iPads For Education

iPads in the Classroom- Kathy Schrock's web site

iPads in School- this blog is all about just that

iPads in Schools LiveBinder- comprehensive site

iPads in Science

Math That Moves: Embracing the iPad in the Classroom- New York Times

Mobile Learning 4 Special Needs

Pros and Cons of iPads in the Classroom- from Forbes Magazine

Quick List of iPad Resources For the Classroom- from Steven Anderson's blog

Road Show- Browse your favorite websites — Vimeo, Funny or Die, MSNBC, TED Talks, and thousands more — to find great videos.

ScreenChomp- app for the iPad; share lessons on your iPad

Snag Films iPad App- free full length documentaries

Top 20 iPad Apps for Teachers

The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom- from Cool Stuff For Nerdy Teachers

The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom- from Edudemic

Using My iPad in the Classroom This Year- the Nerdy Teacher

Oh, How Young Kids Love Dinosaurs! Here Are 33 Web Pages About Dinosaurs

When I worked as a media specialist in an elementary school, the most popular section  was 567.9, the Dewey number for dinosaurs. Most of the time it was a boy who checked out the dinosaur book, although now and again a girl asked for one. I even had a kindergartener who only wanted books on dinosaurs. Week after week he took another book from the section until there were no more left for him to choose. Today, dinosaurs are still very popular in the elementary or middle school library. Here are some resources to get you started:

Best Books For Teaching About Dinosaurs- from Education World

Billy Bear's Land O' Dinosaurs- story with links

Books About Dinosaurs-books here for kids and teachers (reference books)

Books About Dinosaurs- from Barnes and Noble; reviews online

Child Dinosaur Books

Dinobuzz- current topics concerning dinosaurs

Dinosaur Central- Dino viewer from Discovery

Dinosaur Crafts- from Enchanted Learning

Dinosaur Floor- why dinosaurs are extinct

Dinosaur Games and Coloring Pages

Dinosaur Hall- The Academy of Natural Sciences

Dinosaur Lesson Plans- from Lesson Plans Page

Dinosaur Safari- The UnMuseum of UnNatural History

Dinosaurs: Fact or Fiction

Dinosaurs and Fossils Encyberpedia

Dino Dictionary- dinosaurs from A to Z

Dino Time Machine- fun, facts, books, toys

Dinobuzz- topics which concern dinosaurs

Dinodig-online games

Dinopedia- a wiki about prehistoric life

Dinosaur Clip Art

Dinosaur Crafts

Dinosaur Eggs Museum

Dinosaur Songs

Dinosaur Webquest

The Division of Paleontology- American Museum of Natural History

Enchanted Learning-lots of fun!

Great Dinosaur Books for Kids- from Amazon.com; reviews online

National History Museum- (England)

Printable Dinosaur Worksheets- from TeAchnology

Sue at the Field Museum- The largest, most complete, best preserved T. rex

Take a Closer Look at Bizarre Dinosaurs- interactive from National Geographic

Tyrannosaurus Rex Coloring Page

New Page For Media Specialists and Teacher-Librarians

Today I added a mega list for my fellow media specialists and teacher-librarians. The new page is located at the top of this blog.

40 Sites For ESL Teachers

SITES
10 Learning Communities For ESL Students
10 Resources For ESL and Foreign Language Students- from Richard Byrne's blog
10 Ways to Support English Language Learning with The New York Times
22 Frames- close-captioned movies to aid students in learning English
Crossword Puzzles For ESL Students- all levels of difficulty; long list
Dave's ESL Cafe

English Central- learn English while watching videos; search by category or difficulty
English Raven's eLearning Resources Online 

English Zone- the BEST English-Learner's site on the Net!
ESL Gold- English study and learning materials

ESL Partyland- teaching ideas
ESLvideo- ESL video quizzes created by ESL teachers

Everything ESL

Help for Students Learning English- tests, reference, forums

Inogolo- English pronunciation guide to names of people, places and stuff

Internet TESL Journal- monthly Web journal contains articles, research papers, lesson plans & handouts for teachers of ESL.

Learning Chocolate- by using pictures, sounds and games, students are able to learn vocabulary words.

ManyThings.org- interesting things for ESL students
Survival Tips For Teaching Kids English: 30 Tips and Resources- from Shelly Terrell's blog
Teacher Trove- wiki resource for ESL teachers

Verbs Online-English verb conjugation trainer; covers present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect and future perfect.

LESSON PLANS
75 ESL Teaching Ideas
Boggle's World ESL Worksheets
English Grammar Lessons
English Language Space Station- free worksheets and ideas
ESOL Courses- free English lessons online

ESL Graphic Organizers

ESL Lesson Plans and Resources
ESL Printables- covers vocabulary and grammar; long listing
Everyday Life Tutorials- interactive site
Free English Lessons Online
iSLCollective- free worksheets made by teachers for teachers

Lesson Plans and Teaching Ideas- long list of links
Mingoville- English lessons for kids
New English Lessons- free handouts, worksheets, podcasts for current events
Nik's Daily English Activities
One Stop English- for English language teachers
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Center- general listening quizzes for three levels: easy, medium, difficult

Spelling Activity- Spot the Mistakes (funny signs)

51 Web Sites For Music Teachers

MUSIC SITES
AfriClassical- African Heritage in Classical Music
Aria Database- close to 1,300 arias
Atlas of Plucked Instruments
Blank Sheet Music- free printable staff paper; many choices available
Choral Public Domain Library -5,000 free public domain scores

Classics for Kids- this site has a musical dictionary, games, information on instruments of the orchestra.

Conductor.com -sheet music links etc.

Great Composers

A Guide to Western Composers and Their Music

History of Country Music

Incredibox-create rhythms

International Music Score Project- currently 85,000 scores

Let's Sing It- lyrics to songs (extensive)

The Middle School Choral Forum

The Mozart Project

MuseScore- free music notation software; Mac and PC download

Music Activities and Games

Music Education Links Page- long list for choir and individual instruments

Music 4 Teachers Resources

Music Instrument Makers' Forum-building guitars, violins, dulcimers, banjos, drums etc.; repair also discussed here.

Music Journals, Magazines, Newspapers and Periodicals- long list

Music Staff.com- -music teacher directory

Musical Instruments of the Orchestra

Music Theory and History Online- extensive listing of resources

Mutopia- currently 1,680 pieces of music to download for free

The New York Philharmonic Kids Zone

The Orchestra: A User's Manual
QuaverMusic Resources For Teaching Music

Songs For Teaching- lyrics and products (CDs etc.) some $$$

Sphinx Kids! Classical Music Interactive- activities and games

The Teacher's Guide to Children's Songs- from A-Z

Virtual Instrument Museum- from Wesleyan University

Virtual Keyboard

LESSON PLANS
Boston Symphony Orchestra Lesson Plans
Classics For Kids- lesson plans cover grades K-5
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Teacher ResourcesKeeping Score- Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony's site promotes the joy of classical music
How to Teach Music to Children- videos from eHow

Lesson Plans for Music Teachers

Music Activities and Lesson Plans- from Teacher's Corner

Music & Music History Lesson Plans

Music Arts Toolkit- lessons for K-12

Music Education Lesson Plans- from TeAchnology

Music Lesson Plan Links- for Middle School

Music Lesson Plans and Resources- long list

Music Lessons By Grade Level- from Hot Chalk's Lesson Plans Page

Music Teacher Lessons- from Educational CyberPlayground

My Music Class- lesson library and online idea center; a ll ages covered

Ricci Adams' Music Theory Lessons

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame- lesson plans for all ages

The Science of Music- music lessons and activities

VH1 Music Studio- lessons about current music stars

Yet Another Suicide From Bullying

It's hard not to tear up when you watch 14 year old Jamey Rodemeyer talk about being bullied. His contribution to the "It Gets Better" campaign is an eerie reminder that we don't always know how bad one of our students is hurting until it's too late. In Jamey's case, he said he complained about being bullied but no one helped him.