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Welcome to Ms. Becker's PortaPortal

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!

https://www.teachertube.com/user/profile/bbecker56
Good Karma Math and Reading Instruction
Need private instruction in Math or Reading?

http://goodkarmamathandreading.com

Math

First In Math
Online skill builder

http://www.firstinmath.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
Count the Money
Practice counting money!

http://www.mathplayground.com/count_the_money.html
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 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
EveryDay Math!
Games and SRB help

http://everydaymathonline.com/
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
Great site for math explanations and help

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

Reading

Spelling City
Free online activities. You can enter your own words to practice and study.

http://www.spellingcity.com
Book Adventure

http://www.bookadventure.org
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
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

Health

5 a Day

http://www.dole5aday.com/Kids/K_Index.jsp
Cool Treats

http://www.bam.gov/sub_foodnutrition/cooltreats.html
Nutrition Cafe

http://exhibits.pacsci.org/nutrition/nutrition_cafe.html
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
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/
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://irpensonline.com
wiki.uweschmidt

http://wiki.uweschmidt.org/WiimoteWhiteboard/WiimoteWhiteboard
Wiimote Whiteboard | uweschmidt.org

http://www.uweschmidt.org/wiimote-whiteboard

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
Dolch Activity Generator/Worksheets

http://www.mrsperkins.com/

Miscellaneous Sites

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