Showing posts with label Student Use. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Student Use. Show all posts

Sunday, June 17, 2012

Quizlet

Quizlet, LLC.  (2011).  Quizlet.  Retrieved June 16, 2012 from http://quizlet.com/

This interactive site for students contains pre-made flashcards over vocabulary words, literary terms, as well as many other items.  Students can also choose to create their own flashcards.  Students can get help studying for the SAT or ACT as well as AP exams.  They can also get help with foreign languages and other content areas.

Great Source iwrite

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.  (2006).  Great source iwrite.  Retrieved June 16, 2012 from http://www.greatsource.com/iwrite/students/s_theme.html

This interactive site provides step-by-step guidance to complete writing assignments.  Students can choose the type of writing they are going to write and then get guidance throughout the writing process.  

Salem Witchcraft Hysteria

National Geographic Society.  (2005).  Salem witchcraft hysteria.  Retrieved June 16, 2012 from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/salem/

This interactive site allows the student to explore the time period in history in which witchcraft was suspected.  Students can make decisions as they travel through the site and see what their fate is at the end of the site.  They can also go back and see what would have happened if they had made different decisions.

Thesis Builder

March, T.  (1996).  Thesis builder:  Online tools for thesis statements and outlines.  Retrieved June 16, 2012 from http://www.ozline.com/electraguide/

For students who have difficulty getting started writing an essay, this site provides an interactive approach that will help them develop and build their own thesis for the appropriate type of writing.

Make Beliefs Comics

Zimmerman, B.  (2011).  Make beliefs comix.  Retrieved June 16, 2012 from http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/


This interactive site allows the student to create a comic strip of his or her own.  There is a tutorial provided that is beneficial to watch for further explanation on how to create the comic.  The creator can also create the comic strip in different languages.