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Explore the top online teacher tools for PLC-METS leaders, including digital libraries, Centra webinars, instructional materials, and more. Enhance your teaching with these resources.
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PLC-METS Online Tools Heather Miller Bruce Herbert
Online Tools • Digital Libraries • Centra • Webinars • Schedule • Wiki review
Online Tools • Digital Libraries • Centra • Webinars • Schedule • Wiki review
Inquiry & Online tools • Topics - identify concepts aligned with scope & sequence • Content - concepts that guide scientific investigations • Activities - designing & conducting scientific investigations Videos Podcasts Instructional materials
PLC-METS Top 5 Online Teacher Tools • National Digital Library • Digital Library Earth Science Education • Teacher’s Domain • Teacher Tube • iTunesU http://plcmets.pbwiki.com/Digital+Libraries
National Science Digital Library http://nsdl.org • Library of education & research • Science • Technology • Engineering • Mathematics • Resources, tools, & lessons
Digital Library for Earth System Education – DLESE • http://www.dlese.org • collection of resources, activities, & data • searchable by grade level, resource type, collection & standards • virtual field trips
Teacher’s Domain http://www.teachersdomain.org • free media resources from Public Broadcasting • NOVA, Frontline… • Correlate with state & national education standards • Must sign up - FREE
iTunesU • http://education.apple.com/itunesu • collection of FREE content instructional videos/podcasts
Teacher Tube • http://www.teachertube.com • online community for sharing instructional videos • FREE, sign up to download/upload • safe venue for teachers/schools
Online Tools • Digital Libraries • Centra • Webinars • Schedule • Wiki review
Centra • Online e-meeting software available to everyone
Online Tools • Digital Libraries • Centra • Webinars • Schedule • Wiki review
Webinar Schedule for March Tuesdays in March at 8PM • 2nd – using Centra • 10th – Components of Inquiry • 17th – Finding inquiry resources on the web • Topics/questions • Google searches • Videos, data, simulations • 24th – Classroom Management
Online Tools • Digital Libraries • Centra • Webinars • Schedule • Wiki review
Wiki • Learn & Explore • Seminar Sites • Past Seminar podcasts/videos • PLCMETS library -Recommended Web Resources • E-Tools - Uploading to wiki • Share Practice • Lesson Plans Database • Scope & Sequences • Collaborate • Group wiki’s • Community • Link to Ning, Blogs
Activity • Using your scope & sequence for the next month: • Find a useful resource to share with the group • Content knowledge • Data set • Simulation • Existing activity • Student tool • Upload to the wiki Recommended Web Resource page