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- Using Animoto, assign one term or item on a vocabulary list to individual students or small groups to make slideshows that can be posted on a Web page.
- Use the built-in music choices or upload music (must be an mp3 audio file). Among Animoto's built-in music choices are Top 40, Indie Rock, Electronica, HipHop, Latin, Jazz, Classical, Country, and others submitted by musicians.
- Add images and choose special effects.
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Use the Web site's money flashcards for student practice or review activity when teaching the words for coins and expressions for making purchases (How much is it? How much does it cost?). Teach the meaning of the dollar sign and the decimal point by showing some money and writing the amounts. The flashcards show coins and bills and ask "How much money is there?" with an answer field to type in the amount.
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In this activity, students examine evidence of interaction between cultures via the Silk Road. Students learn about the geography of China and surrounding countries, discover how ideas, cultures, and goods were exchanged through the Silk Road and relate the ideas of trade and globalization to today.
Art Access is divided into:
- African American Art
- Indian Art of the Americas
- African ArtIndian, Himalayan, and Southeast Asian Art
- American Art to 1900
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Chinese Art
- Renaissance and Baroque Art
- Impressionist and Post-Impressionist
- Art Rococo to Realistic Art
The online resources are of special interest to educators, parents, students, and young people, and include lesson plans and art projects for the home. Besides art lessons, the lesson plans can be used in literature, social studies, and math.
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A simple PPT on goal setting for social skills.
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Ben's Guide to U. S. Government for Kids is a service of the U.S. Government Printing Office that provides electronic access to information about U.S. history and government. This site is organized by levels and ages: Apprentice 4-8, Journeyman 9-13, Master14+. This helps in presenting the information by reading level as well as complexity.
This site is particularly useful in teaching the basics of U.S. Government as needed in the GED test. Assign each topic to a student or student pair. Have them read about the topic, write about the topic and present what they learned to the class.