Ms. Becker

Ms. Becker's Own

Rm. 214's Podcast
Check out our very own podcast! : )
http://podcast.phila.k12.pa.us/weblog/7530_rowen/
Class Outings
Room 214's BLOG!
http://classoutings.blogspot.com/
Ms. Becker's Class Wiki
Check out our class page to see what's going on.
http://msbeckersclass.pbwiki.com/FrontPage
Ms. Becker's Delicious Links
Another way to find Ms. Becker's favorite sites.
http://www.delicious.com/Ms.Becker
Ms. Becker's TeacherTube
Check out some of our movies!
http://www.teachertube.com/viewProfile.php?user=bbecker56

Math

EveryDay Math!
Games and SRB help
http://everydaymathonline.com/
Alien Angles
Practice making angles.
http://www.mathplayground.com/alienangles.html
Balloon Invaders
Multiplication and Division game
http://www.mathplayground.com/balloon_invaders.html
Coolmath
Practice lots of different math skills.
http://www.coolmath.com/
Count the Money
Practice counting money!
http://www.mathplayground.com/count_the_money.html
First In Math
Online skill builder
http://www.firstinmath.com
Harcourt Math
PASSWORD: LUCKIE
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/math2002/na/menu_na.html
Locate the Aliens
Coordinate math game
http://www.mathplayground.com/locate_aliens.html
Math Dictionary
Forget what something means or how to do it? Look here!
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/maths/dictionary.html
Math Videos
Check out the movies to help you understand different math skills.
http://www.mathplayground.com/mathvideos.html
Pumpkin Multiples
Practice your multiplication in a game.
http://www.mathplayground.com/multiples.html
Spaceracer
Outer space multiplication.
http://www.mathplayground.com/spaceracer_multiplication.html
Speedy Sums
How fast are you at adding?
http://www.mathplayground.com/speedy_sums.html
Word Problems
Improve your word problem solving skills.
http://www.mathplayground.com/wordproblems.html

Reading

Book Adventure
http://www.bookadventure.org
Dolch Words to Practice
Students can click on words to hear them
http://www.brentwood.k12.ca.us/brentwood/links/DolchProject/index.html
Harcourt Reading
Our reading program- online
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/menu.html
Harcourt Spelling
Spelling Practice
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/harcourt_brace_spelling.html
Magnetic Poetry
Write poems online!
http://home.freeuk.net/elloughton13/scramble2.htm
Reading Planet
www.rif.org/readingplanet/gamestation/default.mspx
Scholastic Kids
http://www.scholastic.com/kids
Starfall
Different reading games
http://www.starfall.com

Meditation

Meditation for Kids
http://www.learningmeditation.com/

Philadelphia History

Historic Philadelphia
This link gives you information about Philadelphia as well as other useful links
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/index.html
The Betsy Ross Homepage
You can take a virtual tour!
http://www.ushistory.org/betsy/index.html
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross- the complete story!
http://www.betsyrosshouse.org
Christ Church
http://www.christchurchphila.org
US Mint for Kids : )
Easier to understand
http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinNews/mintFacilities/
U.S. Mint
Money??
http://www.usmint.gov
Franklin Court
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_fcourt.htm
Liberty Bell
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_bell.htm
Liberty Bell Center
http://www.nps.gov/inde/liberty-bell-center.htm
Who is this Ben Franklin?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin
COOL Map
This is an INTERACTIVE MAP! It let's you click on it.
http://www.ushistory.org/tour/philmap.html
Map of Downtown Philly
http://www.nps.gov/inde/upload/area_map.pdf
Map of Independence Mall Area
http://www.nps.gov/inde/planyourvisit/upload/INDEparkmap10-25-07.pdf
Play Ben's Harmonica!
Check out this link to play Ben Franklin's Harmonica.
http://fi.edu/franklin/musician/virtualarmonica.html
Ben Plays the Harmonica
Here's a little movie to watch and hear
http://fi.edu/franklin/musician/video/armonica.mov
Money Making
Watch how money is made
http://www.usmint.gov/mint_tours/index.cfm?action=vtShell&flash=yes
National Library of VIrtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Health

5 a Day
http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp
Cool Food
http://www.coolfoodplanet.org/gb/kidz/
Cool Treats
http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/cooltreats.html
Hopping Healthy
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hopping/index.html
Kids World- Nutrition
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/cyber/kidswrld/nutrition/Pyramid.htm
Nutrition Cafe
http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/nutrition_cafe.html
Snack Smart
http://www.nidr.nih.gov/health/pubs/snaksmrt/main.htm
Stay Healthy
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/snack_attack.html
Staying Fit
http://www.fitness.gov/10tips.htm
Vegetables
Check out this link for fun facts about veggies!
http://www.freshforkids.com.au/veg_pages/veg.html
Fruits
Check out this link for fun facts about fruits!
http://www.freshforkids.com.au/fruit_pages/fruit.html

Science

Black Holes
What are black holes in space?
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/
Cool Science
Lots of different things to explore
http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
Cosmic Collision!
What's going on in outer space?
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/cosmic_collision/
Earth and Moon Viewer
Presents an earth map�you can see where it is day, or night, right now.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/earthview/vplanet.html
Ecokids
Be environmentally friendly!
http://www.ecokids.ca/pub/index.cfm
Piercing the Sky
Learn about Dr. Hubble and his special telescope.
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/piercing_the_sky/
Spaceplace
Join NASA and check things out.
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Tonight's Sky
Learn what the sky holds for us to see at night!
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/tonights_sky/
Way Out GAME!
Test your knowledge of the solar system!
http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/way_out/

Brainy Fun

Brain Pop!
Different activities
http://www.brainpop.com
Discovery Kids
http://kids.discovery.com
Enigma
General educational games
http://www.stephen.com/enigma/enigma.html
For KIDS!
different kinds of online games
http://4kids.org/games
Fun and Games
general educational games
http://www.meddybemps.com/funandgames.html
Great Sites
Links to many many different sites!
http://www.ala.org/greatsites
Highlights
Highlights online!
http://www.highlightskids.com
How Stuff Works
http://www.howstuffworks.com
Logic Games
Fun games to make you think.
http://www.mathplayground.com/logicgames.html
Memory Game
Simon
http://www.mathplayground.com/memorygame.html
National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
PBS Kids
http://pbskids.org
Sudoku
Play Sudoku online- think hard!
http://www.dailysudoku.com/sudoku/index.shtml
Gamequarium
http://www.gamequarium.org/
Prongo
http://www.prongo.com/games/

Teacher Support

Tech for Lessons

portaportal home
http://www.portaportal.com/
Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/
School District Server support
http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/s/serversupport
Mactopia Word
http://www.officeformac.com/ProductForums/Word/
TeacherTube
http://www.teachertube.com/
SchoolTube
http://www.schooltube.com/?utm_source=site-email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=site-notices
netTrekker: The Trusted Search Engine for Schools
http://www.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/
Discovery Education
http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
Promethean Planet US
http://www.prometheanplanet.com/us/
SMART Exchange
http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html
QZAB Teachers - home
http://qzabteachers.wikispaces.com/
Espresso Elementary - PreK-5 cross-curricular learning site
http://www.espressoeducation.com/
lutzintegrate - Tools You Can Use
http://lutzintegrate.wikispaces.com/Tools+You+Can+Use
JeopardyLabs
http://jeopardylabs.com/
Freerice.com
http://www.freerice.com/
Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet
http://quizlet.com/
Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles
http://www.tagxedo.com/
ActivStudio3
Tutorial for Activ Studio
http://www.atomiclearning.com/k12/activstudio3mac
Promethean World
Promethean Mainpage
http://www.prometheanworld.com/
eCanvas
Links for interactive white board activities
http://ecanvas.ca/index.php/collaborate/
ETC
Instructional tools that can be used on interactive white boards
http://www.ettcnsc.org/Instructional_resources/other/interactive_whiteboard_links.htm
PBS Kids Interactive Whiteboard Games
http://pbskids.org/whiteboard/

Wiimote Whiteboard

Sabre IR Pen
http://shop.irpensonline.com/Sabre-IR-Pen-IRPEN301.htm
wiki.uweschmidt
http://wiki.uweschmidt.org/WiimoteWhiteboard/WiimoteWhiteboard
Wiimote Whiteboard | uweschmidt.org
http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard
yIR eCanvas wii power pack etc
http://ecanvas.ca/index.php/products?SID=bc5064dc8cda6c01fdb5194d88a4c028

Reading Sites for Teachers

DIBELS
http://dibels.uoregon.edu/
Trophies Main Menu
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menus/trophies/menu.html
Harcourt Teacher Resources
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/resources.html?display=teacher_sign_in_form&series_id=11
WILSON Academy
http://www.wilsonacademy.com/academy/index.asp
Corrective Reading, etc.
http://www.sradirectinstruction.com/philadelphia/index.php?pid=477
Corrective Rdg Tutorial
http://sradirectinstruction.com/philadelphia/teaching_tutor/login.php
Harcourt Trophies 5th Grade
http://www.mdianeharrison.com/5th%20Grade%20Harcourt%20Trophies%20Links.htm
Harcourt Trophies 4th Grade
http://www.kyrene.org/reading/4th_grade/index.htm
Harcourt Trophies Reading K-5
http://www.kyrene.org/reading/
Dolch Activity Generator/Worksheets
http://www.mrsperkins.com/

Miscellaneous Sites

Backpack
http://www.backpackit.com/
Google software for Mac
http://www.google.com/mac.html
Ta Da (To Do Lists)
http://www.tadalist.com/
Test Prep
http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/
Tools 4 Teachers
http://www.4teachers.org
Virtual Manipulatives
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html
Tom Palumbo's PortaPortal
http://guest.portaportal.com/tjpalumbo
Citation machine
http://citationmachine.net/
Carol Kane's PortaPortal
http://guest.portaportal.com/carkane