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Education World Reviews ---------------------------------- Volume 7, Issue 20 May 14, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Education Professionals, Welcome to the Site Reviews Newsletter, published weekly as a free service by Education World(R)! You are receiving this message because you are subscribed to Education World's Site Reviews Distribution list. If you enjoy this newsletter, please feel free to forward it to other teachers! If this newsletter has been forwarded to you, you may sign up at http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by The Virtual Teachers' Lounge At the Virtual Teachers' Lounge you can network with peers, discuss current education topics, and share with colleagues. On this site you'll find lesson plans, health/nutrition curriculum, teacher recommended books, web sites and more! Click here to visit. http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=VDL ********************************************** Education World's newsletter is brought to you by Riverdeep Voted the Best Online Information Portal of the Year! (by SIIA for 2002) Sign up today for your FREE 30-day trial membership by going to http://www.educationworld.com/go/base?id=RDN. Get the best educational content available on the Internet, hundreds of lesson plans, and the ability to organize and manage your classes from both school and home! All on one award-winning website! ********************************************** THIS WEEK'S REVIEWS ********************************************** A Maths Dictionary for Kids http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0502-06.shtml An interactive dictionary of math terms. Calculus-Help.com http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0502-07.shtml Practice site for calculus students. David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0502-08.shtml All about Dickens. American Folklore http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0502-09.shtml Storytelling resource. The Visible Human Server http://www.educationworld.com/awards/2002/r0502-10.shtml Virtual anatomic construction kit. ****************************** REVIEWS ****************************** OVERALL GRADE: A+ A Maths Dictionary for Kids http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ GRADE LEVEL: K-12 CONTENT: A+ A Maths Dictionary for Kids, by Jenny Eather, is a site rich with math definitions, examples, and activities. The site is alphabetically arranged with a list of math terms for each letter. When you choose the term you want to learn about, it appears in a box on the right, usually along with working examples or activities to demonstrate the concept. AESTHETICS: A+ This site is colorful and attractive. The graphics support the content. Flash Player is required and can be downloaded at the site. ORGANIZATION: A+ Extremely easy to navigate, the site's main page is designed with two white boxes in the middle of the page. Under those boxes, the ABC's appear. To get a listing of all terms available for each letter, simply click on the letter. The terms appear in the left-hand box. When you click on one of the terms, the information about it appears in the box on the right. REVIEW: A+ This impressive site defines and gives examples of 300 or more math terms. In addition, most terms become working examples of their concepts. For example, visitors can watch as an animation builds Base 10 blocks to 100 and then build their own numbers. Students can check out multiple examples of Fibonacci numbers. Clicking on the term number gives users examples of Hindu Arabic, Roman, Even, Odd, Ordinal, and Whole Numbers. Students can learn about subjects ranging from basic numeration through advanced math areas such as trigonometry. The use of quizzes, demonstrations, and working examples makes the site very user friendly. For any math student, this is an excellent resource in addition to being lots of fun! RELATED REVIEWS: Internet: Interactive Web Sites http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/internet.shtml#Interactive% 20Websites Math & Finance: General Math http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml Math & Finance: Algebra http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml#Algebra Math & Finance: Calculus & Trigonometry http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml#Calculus%20&%20T rigonometry Math & Finance: Geometry http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml#Geometry Reference: Online Reference Materials http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ref.shtml#Online%20Referenc e%20Materials ------------------------------- OVERALL GRADE: A Calculus-Help.com http://www.calculus-help.com GRADE LEVEL: 9-12, Advanced CONTENT: A Calculus-Help.com was developed by a calculus instructor to provide additional help for his high school students. Since its development, it has expanded to provide practice and help for college students in addition to advanced high school math students. The site offers two weekly problems -- one considered to be at a College Calculus 2 level and the other a slightly lower level problem. The following week, the solutions to the problems are shown -- complete, detailed, easy-to-understand, plain English answers, according to the site. There are also some tutorial modules being developed to walk students through the subjects like a personal tutor. AESTHETICS: B The colored backgrounds make this site a little difficult to read. ORGANIZATION: A The site is easy to navigate. The link to the Problem of the Week is easily found on the home page. There is also a search feature for the problem archive. REVIEW: A Calculus-Help.com offers advanced math students a place to practice. By searching for the type of problem they need help with, students can see a detailed solution. At the present, there is a section on the site related to the Superbowl of High School Calculus, an online competition between teams of high school calculus students. In the Calculus Fun Stuff section, there are several tutorials being developed using Flash animation. These loaded very slowly on a slow modem connection. This section also offers the Calculus-Help.com's Interactive Cheat Sheet, which contains all the formulas students need to memorize for Calculus I and II. RELATED REVIEWS: Internet: Tutorials http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/internet.shtml#Tutorials Math & Finance: Calculus & Trigonometry http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/math.shtml#Calculus%20&%20T rigonometry Reference: Online Reference Materials http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/ref.shtml#Online%20Referenc e%20Materials Students: College http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/students.shtml#College Students: Homework Help http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/students.shtml#Homework%20H elp Teachers: Grades 9-12 http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/teachers.shtml#9-12 ------------------------------ OVERALL GRADE: A+ David Perdue's Charles Dickens Page http://www.fidnet.com/~dap1955/dickens/index.html GRADE LEVEL: 9-12 CONTENT: A+ The Charles Dickens Page offers information about this important author, his works and the London of the 19th century. AESTHETICS: A+ This site has a lot of text but uses appropriate font size and spacing. It is interspersed with small graphics that enhance the content. ORGANIZATION: A+ Navigation is easy with the left-side menu of major areas of the site. The content text also has embedded links to subsequent areas of the site with more information on the topic and to outside sources. REVIEW: A+ This site is a great overview of the life and times of Charles Dickens. There is a lot of material here and it is covered very well. Visitors will find a biography, plot summaries for the novels, explanations of the characters, original illustrations, and a discussion of the artist who created them, time lines that place Dickens in historical context and much more. Information about 19th-century London is available along with an interactive map. Users can click on a location on the map to see how that particular place relates to Dickens's works. Included are a bibliography and a categorized list of links to more information on the Web. Be sure to check out the interesting sidebar information. RELATED REVIEWS: Literature: Classical Literature http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml#Classical Literature: General Literature http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml Literature: English Literature http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml#English Language Arts: Reading http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lang_arts.shtml#Reading ------------------------------- OVERALL GRADE: A American Folklore http://www.americanfolklore.net/ GRADE LEVEL: K-12 CONTENT: A This site hosts a collection of folktales with one or more from each of the 50 U.S. states. AESTHETICS: A This is a simple site with a few well-chosen graphics and an easy-to-read font size. ORGANIZATION: A The folktales can be accessed from a drop-down list on the main page or by browsing six categories. Internal pages have a bottom navigation bar that makes movement between the sections easy. REVIEW: A Storytellers, teachers, folklore fans, and students looking for material on state folklore for school projects will enjoy this site. Visitors can browse the site by story title or category and read about famous characters such as Davy Crockett in Frozen Dawn or learn why you should never dance with the devil in The Dance. Other categories include: State Folktales, which includes at least one from each of the 50 states; Regional Folktales; Historical Folklore; Ethnic Folklore, which includes African American and Native American tales; and Tall Tales, which include ghost tales, holiday tales, and legends. This is a great resource for a storytelling unit. RELATED REVIEWS: Literature: General Literature http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml Literature: American Literature http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lit.shtml#American Language Arts: Reading http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/lang_arts.shtml#Reading ------------------------------- OVERALL GRADE: A+ The Visible Human Server http://visiblehuman.epfl.ch/ GRADE LEVEL: 9-12, Advanced CONTENT: A+ The Visible Human Server, offered by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, is an interactive site that allows users to view the human anatomical structures in 3-D. AESTHETICS: A+ This site uses Java applet technology to deliver the images. It works best with the latest version of browser software. Free registration is required for full use of the site. ORGANIZATION: A+ The five main areas of the site are available from the left-side navigation bar. The viewing applets open in a separate window and include instructions for use. REVIEW: A+ This amazing site explores the world of human anatomy. Using the applet tools, visitors can slice and extract different structures of the human anatomy models for viewing. There is also an option of building your own model or creating animations. The 3-D Anatomical Structure Viewer allows users to edit and select anatomic models, save a 3-D scene and record animations. The Visible Human Video Editor "enables teachers to create anatomic video presentations incorporating animations, sound, and cursor movements." There are handy help files available for each area of the site. RELATED REVIEWS: Science: General http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/science.shtml Science: Life Science http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/science.shtml#Life%20Scienc e Internet: Interactive Web Sites http://www.educationworld.com/awards/past/topics/internet.shtml#Interactive% 20Websites ********************************************** Sincerely, Lisa Gryskiewicz =================================== Education World (R) http://www.educationworld.com/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] =================================== ******************************************* For digest instead of individual postings, send the message: set k12newsletters digest to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe, click and send (no body or subject: required) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] K12 Newsletters mailing list is a service of Classroom Connect - http://www.classroom.com Archives for K12 Newsletters can be found at: http://www.classroom.com/community/email/archives.jhtml?A0=K12NEWSLETTERS **********************************************************
