Learn With Leah: September 2013

Five Requirements of Technology Before it Enters the Classroom- Edudemic

Video

Watch, Know, Learn Free K-12 educational videos … organized. Tens of thousands of excellent, educational videos in a huge, intuitive directory.

CK-12 Free access to high-quality, customizable educational content in multiple modalities suited to multiple student learning styles and levels, will allow teachers, students and others to innovate and experiment with new models of learning. CK-12 helps students and teachers alike by enabling rapid customization and experimentation of teaching and learning styles.

NBC Learn- NBC Learn is the educational arm of NBC News dedicated to providing resources for students, teachers and lifelong learners.

Music Websites

Music Tech Teacher- Music Tech Teacher Offers a lot of resources especially online based music games. Specific link for the online quizzes games is www.musictechteacher.com/music_quizzes/music_quizzes.htm

Classics for Kids- Classical music's great composers come to life through music and stories.

The Science of Music- The Science of Music: The Exploratorium brings music to your ears with online exhibits, films, and questions that explore the science of music.

Quaver's Marvelous World of Music- This site offers many free quality activities in addition to a paid DVD program.

Francisco Symphony Keeping Score- PBS TV and radio series about classical music composers, scores and techniques.

Extras!

Sponsored by the New York Philharmonic, this site is packed with games and activities, information about composers, performers, and instruments, and ideas for composition projects.

The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids site gives students a great introduction to music history and the opportunity to hear and learn about the instruments of the orchestra. 

The San Francisco Orchestra Kids site provides students with the opportunity to experiment with music composition. The basic elements of music (tempo, rhythm, pitch, harmony, and timbre) are introduced in a interactive environment.

Note Flight- Online Music notation

Health and Physical Education Websites

Sugar Stacks- Demonstrates how much sugar specific foods have using a visual stack of sugar cubes next to each food.

Nourish Interactive- The fun way to learn about nutrition! Visit Nourish Interactive the child-safe, fun and FREE healthy family living and kids' nutrition education website.

FatWorld- Interactive game that allows students to see the long term effects of food, health and exercise choices.

ScrubClub- Explore the effects of handwashing

The Health Hut- Great infographics worth exploring