http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/?utm_source=rss Useful sites for educators Copyright 2009, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/?utm_source=rss Search for a word in the Visual Thesaurus word http://www.visualthesaurus.com Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/2041?utm_source=rss These sites help educators incorporate current events into their teaching, across the curriculum.  The New York Times Learning Network (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/) TIME for Kids (http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/)  Scholastic's Upfront (http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/upfront/index.asp) NewsHour Extra's Teacher Resources (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/teachers/) NBC News iCue (http://www.icue.com/) Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/2041 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1987?utm_source=rss Tomorrow is September 17th — otherwise known as Constitution Day, a day when all U.S. educational institutions that receive federal funding are required by law to pay a little attention to the document that was signed on September 17, 1787. Teachers, check out the following links to discover some fun ways to spend Constitution Day. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1987 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1965?utm_source=rss Once students have visually explored a word's semantic map by using the Visual Thesaurus, they can explore some other visual representations of a word by checking out these sites: Tag Galaxy (http://www.taggalaxy.com/) WeboWord (http://www.weboword.com) Merriam Webster's Visual Dictionary (http://visual.merriam-webster.com/) Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1965 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1880?utm_source=rss Inspire students to keep up with their summer reading! Barnes & Noble's Summer Reading Program (http://www.barnesandnoble.com/summerreading/) Borders' Kids Reading Challenge (http://www.borders.com/online/store/MediaView_summerreadingkids?cmpid=k1-51809) National Endowment for the Humanities' Summertime Favorites (http://www.neh.gov/projects/summertimefavorites.html) Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1880 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1856?utm_source=rss These sites can help your students decipher some common English idioms. Funbrain: Paint by Idioms (http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html) UsingEnglish.com: Dictionary of English Idioms (http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/) The Idiom Connection (http://www.idiomconnection.com/) Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1856 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1839?utm_source=rss Provide young readers with a fun phonics workout by having them visit these web sites that teach phonics through fun games and activities: Starfall (http://www.starfall.com) BBC Schools TV (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml) AdrianBruce.com: Games (http://www.adrianbruce.com/reading/games.htm) Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1839 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1823?utm_source=rss Transform your students' television time to vocabulary time by having them tune in to these PBS show sites developed to enrich their word knowledge. Martha Speaks (http://pbskids.org/martha/games/index.html) WordGirl (http://pbskids.org/wordgirl/#/games/) Word World (http://pbskids.org/games/wordworld.html) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1823 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1807?utm_source=rss These cool sites contain visual elements that can bring new life to your teaching of some American classics. NPR's "In Character" (http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17914370 ) Language of the Land: Journey into Literary America (http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/land/) American Memory Project (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html ) Brief Timeline of American Literature and Events (http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/ ) Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1807 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1780?utm_source=rss These sites provide fun games and materials to help students review science and math terms. Maggie's Earth Adventures (http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/maggie_science.htm) Science Vocabulary Hangman (http://education.jlab.org/vocabhangman/) APlusMath: Hidden Picture (http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/games/geopicture) NRICH Mathematics Enrichment (http://nrich.maths.org/public/) Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1780 Edulinks http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1766?utm_source=rss Here are some websites that specialize in publishing the work of young writers.  Cicada (http://www.cicadamag.com)  Merlyn's Pen (http://www.merlynspen.org)  Stone Soup (http://www.stonesoup.com) Teen Ink Magazine (http://www.teenink.com)  Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/edulinks/1766