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ADHD - National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
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1 to 12
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This site provides highlights of current research on ADHD, and provides references to specific scientific studies. Most interesting for teachers maybe the tab at the top titled "Start."...more
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This site provides highlights of current research on ADHD, and provides references to specific scientific studies. Most interesting for teachers maybe the tab at the top titled "Start." Slide down to ADDA Resources and find "ADHD Education." There are many articles for help with adult ADHD, too. Find webinars, a directory of ADHD professionals, support groups, workshops and much more.
tag(s): adhd (28), disabilities (29), learning disability (22), Special Needs (53)
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This is a great resource to share with parents at the beginning of the year, and list on your class website! Ask your administrator to place a link on your school's resources page to share with staff and students.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
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1 to 12
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Founded in 1987, CHADD is a national nonprofit organization with over 32,000 members that provides support and information to children and adults with ADD and their families. Their...more
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Founded in 1987, CHADD is a national nonprofit organization with over 32,000 members that provides support and information to children and adults with ADD and their families. Their site offers information on everything from the latest legislative issues to groundbreaking research to school discipline strategies. Visit the "AD/HD Fact Sheets" page to find tips on effective teaching techniques or to learn how ADD is diagnosed. You can also read news releases on various topics, or check out articles from their quarterly publication, Attention Magazine. A very informative site for teachers and parents.
tag(s): adhd (28)
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Injury Prevention Web Site - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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1 to 12
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This site from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh offers safety and accident prevention tips for children, teens, parents and guardians, teachers, and health professionals. Children's...more
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This site from Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh offers safety and accident prevention tips for children, teens, parents and guardians, teachers, and health professionals. Children's Hospital has a long tradition of efffective outreach programs to encourage safety and health. This resource is sensibly designed and easy to use.
tag(s): safety (71)
In the Classroom
Check out these home safety tips with students on an interactive whiteboard or with a projector. Since most accidents happen at home, this is a great way to become more aware of hazards and use preventive measures to avoid them. Extend the experience of this site by having your students write a blog post from the point of view of a young person who has had an accident and what they could have done to prevent it. Place students in small groups and have them make safety reminder posters using Adobe Creative Cloud Express for Education, reviewed here, and place them at strategic places in your at your school.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Scholastic - Scholastic
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1 to 12
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Scholastic's site is all about reading for students, parents, librarians, and teachers. Find teacher info for book clubs and lessons, parent ideas for supporting reading at home, loads...more
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Scholastic's site is all about reading for students, parents, librarians, and teachers. Find teacher info for book clubs and lessons, parent ideas for supporting reading at home, loads of fun for kids, and much more. Since Scholastic is "in the business," they of course have things to sell, but there is much available for free.
This site includes advertising.
This site includes advertising.
tag(s): authors (103), book lists (161), literacy (107)
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Access the "Educators" section of this web site to use the thousands of free lesson plans, printables, and images in your classroom. In the "student activities" section there are plenty of online games and projects that would make this site an excellent learning center or station. Pre-select activities and save their links to the desktop for students to complete.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Supporting Gifted Education Through Advocacy - ERIC
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4 to 12
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This ERIC Digest offers a comprehensive, practical strategy for building an advocacy effort to support gifted education. Includes reading and resource notes. ...more
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This ERIC Digest offers a comprehensive, practical strategy for building an advocacy effort to support gifted education. Includes reading and resource notes.
tag(s): gifted (65)
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Internet for Classrooms - Internet4Classrooms, LLC
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1 to 12
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Internet4classrooms is a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas,...more
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Internet4classrooms is a free web portal designed to assist anyone who wants to find high quality, free Internet resources to use in classroom instruction, developing project ideas, reinforcing specific subject matter areas both in the class and at home. Information is organized by grade level, or subject area. Web 2.0 tutorials include links for information on: apps for iPod, iTouch, blogs, audio/pod casting, collaboration, graphic organizers, file converters, html editors, open source, organization tools, PLN tools, presentation tools, social bookmarking, survey makers, web browsers, video/photo, Wiki, and Word Cloud Generators. Links for Assessment Assistance give extra ways to assess in a fun technological twist. A daily dose section offers quotes, brain teasers, question of the day, and intersecting trivia. Join an RSS feed to get the latest updated information. Up to date, active links are reviewed continually. At the time of this review the Interactive Test Resource for 7th grade assessment had several broken links.
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This site includes advertising.
tag(s): graphic organizers (49), polls and surveys (46), professional development (394), social networking (68)
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Keep this bookmarked for a variety of ideas to update your curriculum continually to keep it fresh and intriguing. The technology tutorials can teach old dogs new tricks, or also help young dogs find new tricks. Allow your students to choose from a variety of project ideas for their highest level of motivation. Add as a resource on your web site for fun sites for your students to explore. Use many tools given in tutorials to make your presentations sizzle, for students, teachers, or other audiences. Challenge gifted students with brainteasers, puzzles, accelerated curriculum, or ACT/SAT prep.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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BridgeURL - BridgeURL
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K to 12
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Share a number of URL's easily with just one link. Simply enter a title, enter the URL's, and click "Create Link." BridgeURL makes it easy to share the URL's. ...more
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Share a number of URL's easily with just one link. Simply enter a title, enter the URL's, and click "Create Link." BridgeURL makes it easy to share the URL's.
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Create a simple link with this free resource. No sign up is required for use. Use the sliders in the two sections to navigate between the links. Hover the mouse over sections to see the 'Next' or 'Previous' link. Click on the box icon on the top of the slider to open the link in a new page. Use BridgeURL for anytime that many links need to be shared such as for projects, research, or webquests.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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