Click here to download the new Guide to Heartland AEA Print & Production Services booklet which details the many print and production services available to schools. You'll find prices and examples of items that you can use in your classroom. Please share this booklet with appropriate staff members or direct them to the Print & Production section of the Web site at http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us.
Dispute Finder, 6-12
http://disputefinder.cs.berkeley.edu
You've probably used FactCheck.org in the past. Dispute Finder is a similar service in beta version on the Web. Readers can check facts from a Web page or a printed page, find arguments for other points of view, and get alerts if a claim is disputed when reading a page that contains resembles a paraphrase of a disputed claim.
Points of View Reference Center, 9-12
This EBSCO database now includes the text-to-speech feature. Students select the text and clik the Listen button for the read-aloud. It's available in three different speeds and threee accents (American, British, and Australian). This is a great support to auditory learners. Search Points of View Reference Center directly or through federated searching in Com Cat.
Dipity Timeline, K-12
http://www.dipity.com/
This Web sites makes it easy to create and share interactive timelines about any topic. Students can embed You Tube videos, Twitter, RSS feeds, Blogger, Flickr, Picasa, Last FM, and more right into their timelines. Dipity makes timelines relevant and fun for students and best of all, students are creating timelines integrating the tools they are familiar and comfortable using. There are plenty of samples to check out to see how truly superior these timelines are to the traditional paper/pencil timeline!
Dipity is a great tool for creating a timeline for any subject in your classroom. Students can bring history to life by embedding relevant You Tube video into their timelines. Create a timeline of your day by combining Dipity with your classroom tweets from Twitter. Timelines can be created by students individually or as a class and posted on a class Web site as a study resource.
Students can look at the content they add to Dipity in four different views: Timeline, List View, Flipboook, and Map View (this only works if the timeline has been tagged with locations.)
Dabbleboard Free Online Whiteboard, K-12
http://www.dabbleboard.com/tour
Dabbleboard will help students visualize, explore and communicate ideas. It makes drawing diagrams, jotting notes and sketches, and sharing work online easy. Dabbleboard comes with a library of objects for piecing together organizational charts, mind maps, network diagrams, floor plans, photo annotations, interface designs, electrical diagrams, etc. Users can share Dabbleboard work via e-mail and then watch, in real-time, as changes are made to it. There's also a public library of Dabbleboard drawings that can be copied and edited.
Wetoku, K-12
http://wetoku.com/
This new Web service makes interviews easy to do and share. Wetoku makes doing an interview as easy as filling out some basic info, creating an interview session, and sending the created interview session's URL to the target interviewee. Once the recording is done, the interviewer can embed the copy of the URL to easily embed the interview content on blog or other sites.
Boolean Search Tool, K-12
http://www.boolify.org/index.php
Boolify makes it easier for students to understand their Web search by illustrating the logic of their search, and by showing them how each change to their search instantly changes their results. Boolify enables students to be able to visualize the search process by using puzzle pieces to put their search together. It uses the Google Safe Search engine so results are appropriate for children and it teaches children to use proper Boolean searches. While aimed at primary and middle-school children, Boolify is a great tool for anyone who is not familiar with the ins and outs of Boolean searching.
Mitosis iTouch/iPhone App, 9-12
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/speed-anatomy-lite/id356127528?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D2
In Mitosis, students learn about the process of cell division by directly interacting with the cell. It also includes a glossary of definitions and a recording that describes mitosis while following along in the text. This application is available for download from the iTunes Store
Amazon Interactive, 6-12
http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
This interactive site lets students explore the basic physical and human geography of the Amazon rainforest and the risks and benefits of ecotourism through online games and activities.
Students can explore the geography of the Ecuadorian Amazon and learn about the rainforest and the Quichua people who call it home. Students can get answers to questions like where the Amazon is, where the name comes from, who lives there, how inhabitants make a living, and what is grown there as they interactively learn about how the Quichua live off the land. Students can also play the interactive Ecotourism Simulation Game where they plan and manage a locally controlled ecotourism project along the Rio Napo and try to make it sustainable.
Big Adventure DVDs, K-3
These award-winning DVDs feature people at work. Click on the title to read the annotation and to order online.
• The Big Air Show #809950
• The Big Aircraft Carrier #809951
• The Big Aquarium #809952
• The Big Auto Plant #809953
• The Big Boom #809954
• The Big Christmas Tree #809964
• The Big Hotel #809955
• The Big Newspaper #809956
• The Big Park #809957
• The Big Plane Trip #809958
• The Big Renovation #809959
• The Big Rescue #809960
• The Big Space Shuttle #809961
• The Big Submarine #809962
• The Big Train Trip #809963
• The Big Zoo #809965
Environmental Health Science Education, K-12
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/
This Web site explains the link between human health and the environment. It includes fact sheets, news articles, videos, and pamphlets that can help with reports, papers, and homework in general; interactive online activities and storybooks to enhance learning; and opportunities for summer jobs and research. Teachers will find a long list of curricular materials grouped into several categories. There are also lesson resources such as interviews, fact sheets, videos, flyers, and Web sites, as well as professional development opportunities. The third section for scientists will also be of interest to teachers, as it includes classroom activities that use simple strategies to effectively communicate complex ideas on toxicology to students.
Animated Cellular and Molecular Concepts, 9-12
http://icarus.med.utoronto.ca/neurons/index.swf
This site offers interactive presentations and animations that explore how the neurons work and what actions they perform. The content is divided into eight chapters: Anatomy of a Neuron, Axonal Transport, Ions and Ion Channels, Resting Membrane Potential, Action Potential, Neurotransmitter Release, Postsynaptic Mechanisms, and Removal of Neurotransmitter. Each of the sections includes explanations with hyperlinks for viewing the images or animations. Students can also review the pages in a chapter by clicking the page numbers in the bottom left corner of the pages. Included is a “How to Use the Program” guide with helpful hints for navigating the site and a list of all the available animations that can be downloaded for non-commercial purposes.
Green Careers DVD Series, 9-12
This DVD series for checkout showcases careers that can help address global warming, energy conservation, and environmental protection. It includes interviews and profiles of workers, entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers. Information is included on the educational requirements for entering various fields. Click on the title to read the annotation and to order online.
• Clean Energy: Biofuels #809973
• Clean Energy: Geothermal Power #809974
• Clean Energy: Solar Power #809977
• Clean Energy: Transportation #809976
• Clean Energy: Wind Power #809975
• Green Careers: Environmental Justice #809978
• Green Careers: Green Design #809979
• Green Careers: Restoring the Land, Hazardous Waste Management #809980
• Recycling #809147
• Water Management #809148
Nova DVDs, 6-12
This DVD series has some new titles for checkout. Click on the title for the annotation and to reserve online.
• Absolute Zero #809450
• Alien from Earth: The Little People of Flores #809495
• Arctic Dinosaurs: Warm-Blooded Creatures of the Cretaceous? #809490
• The Bible’s Buried Secrets #809493
• The Big Energy Gamble #809967
• Car of the Future: Engineering for the Environment #809528
• Columbia Space Shuttle Disaster #809494
• Four-winged Dinosaur #809449
• Fractals: Hunting the Hidden Dimension #809452
• Ghost in Your Genes #809448
• Is There Life on Mars?: Reports from the Phoenix Lander #809507
• Naturalist E.O. Wilson: Lord of the Ants #809547
• Ocean Animal Emergency: Troubled Waters for Marine Mammals? #809489
• Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives #809451
• Percy Julian: Forgotten Genius #809446
• Solar Energy: Saved by the Sun #809447
Sports and Nutrition, 6-12
http://urbanext.illinois.edu/hsnut/index.html
Health and physical education teachers can use this online resource to help students understand the relationship between food and physical performance. There are several main sections, including: Don't Let Your Diet Let You Down, The Pregame Meal Planner, Keeping Energy Levels Up, and Keeping Fluid Levels Up. The information can help students understand how participating in sports can increase their food energy needs and learn the dangers of not practicing good nutrition. Included are recommended training table diets, questions asked by other young athletes, tips for eating right, a planner for making wise food choices, and more.
Great Hearts of Courage DVDs, 6-12
This series of DVDs is for checkout. It features 30-minute biographies. Click the title to read the annotation and to reserve online.
-- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn #809937
-- Billy Graham #809934
-- C.S. Lewis #809938
-- Elie Wiesel #809936
-- Martin Luther King, Jr. #809933
-- Mother Teresa #809939
-- Nelson Mandela #809935
Personalized Commemoratives, K-12
Would you like to give something special to your students to leave a lasting impression on your time together? Perhaps you want to give personalized certificates to outstanding students, bookmarks with a check-off list of books to read over the summer or a personalized picture of the class (like the one shown below). Heartland AEA has skilled graphic artists that can create and design almost any concept into reality.
For more information on Heartland’s Graphic Design Services, go to http://www.aea11.k12.ia.us/print/Graphics.html or contact the graphic artists at graphics@aea11.k12.ia.us.
National Parks DVDs, 6-12
America's Great Historic National Parks DVD series is available for checkout. Click the title to read the annotation and to reserve online.
--Yellowstone: America's First National Park #809942
--Grand Canyon: America's scenic treasure #809941
--Yosemite: Inspiration for Conservation #809940
Virtual Math Manipulaataives, K-1
http://www.dreambox.com/teachertools
DreamBox Learning Teacher Tools include a variety of lessons using virtual manipulatives, ideas for incorporating the lessons in the classroom, and resources to support teachers’ professional development as they use the toolkit. The virtual manipulatives are Web-based tools that help students more easily grasp math concepts in visual terms. The lessons are designed to be successful in a wide range of classroom environments.
Probability Tutorials, 9-12
http://www.probability.net/
"...What are the changes?" includes 20 tutorials on measurability, product spaces, Jensen inequality, finite variation, differentiation, Gaussian measure, and more. The tutorials are accompanied by a page of proved theorems, a glossary of terms, and a history page with links to biographies of all the mathematicians mentioned in the tutorials. The solutions to exercises are provided and can be printed. Also, a discussion board, a page describing the notations used, and links for further exploration are included.
Book Rotation 2010-2011, K-8
Register online to receive a box of 30 fiction and nonfiction books every five weeks to supplement your school library and classroom collections. Students will enjoy a variety of books at appropriate reading and grade levels. Click here.
Summer Reading and Parents, K-6
Summer reading loss is real. One way to engage students during the summer is to alert parents to the rich online resources that are available with the school username/password: BookFLIX, Searchasaurus, EBSCO Animals, World Book Kids, etc. Click here for a black/white and color half-sheets that you can copy and send home with the students.
6+1 Writing Traits: Interdisciplinary Approach, K-12
http://senior.billings.k12.mt.us/6traits
The InterActive Six Trait Writing Process Web site provides an interdisciplinary approach to teaching and improving student writing based on the 6+1 Traits writing model. The site provides an overview of the model along with scoring rubrics for each trait. Exercises give both teachers and students a chance to read sample writings, rate them and compare
LIFE Writing Prompts, 3-12
Last month the World of Media featured an article on the LIFE Discovery Education streaming video series. The series is narrated by Oprah Winfrey and captures never-before-seen animal behaviors using the latest high definition filming techniques. Writing prompts are now available. Click here.
Bookwink, 3-8
http://www.bookwink.com/index.html
Through podcasting and Web video, Bookwink connects students with books that will make them excited about reading. The videos are approximately three minutes long and are updated monthly. Each video booktalk is about a different topic, and additional read-alikes can be found on the Bookwink Web site. You can look for books by subject, grade level, author or title. Subscribe to the video podcast to automatically receive the latest videos.
Storyline Online, K-4
http://www.storylineonline.net/
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Foundation created an online streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children’s books aloud. Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas.
2010 Horizon Report, K-12
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-201http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2010/0/
The Horizon Project is a research-oriented effort that works to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on education. The technologies to watch in the “near-term horizon,” or entry into the mainstream for schools within the next twelve months, are cloud computing and collaborative environments. The “midterm horizon,” technologies identified as being in schools within two to three years, are game-based learning and mobiles. Finally, the “far term horizon,” technologies likely to be in schools within four to five years, are augmented reality and flexible displays. According to the Horizon Report, “All six of these technologies, taken together, will have a significant impact on learning-focused organizations within the next five years.”
2010 Horizon Report, K-12
http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-201http://wp.nmc.org/horizon-k12-2010/0/
The Horizon Project is a research-oriented effort that works to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on education. The technologies to watch in the “near-term horizon,” or entry into the mainstream for schools within the next twelve months, are cloud computing and collaborative environments. The “midterm horizon,” technologies identified as being in schools within two to three years, are game-based learning and mobiles. Finally, the “far term horizon,” technologies likely to be in schools within four to five years, are augmented reality and flexible displays. According to the Horizon Report, “All six of these technologies, taken together, will have a significant impact on learning-focused organizations within the next five years.”
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