Links to Some Outstanding Websites:
- Hommocks Middle School Earth science dept. (Nicely organized by topic, includes really good podcast-style review videos)
- Gazdonian Productions (Tom Gazda has compiled many Earth Science related video clips)
- Solar System Scope (Interactive Model of the Solar System)
- Sun's Path Simulator (Interactive from the University of Nebraska)
- Seasons Simulator (Another interactive from the University of Nebraska)
- Moon Phase Simulator (even More fun stuff from the University of Nebraska)
- WindyTY (You can add several layers to this awesome weather forecast map)
- Earthsky (Click "Tonight" for an overview of what to look for in tonight's sky)
- NYTIMEs Science Section (Science in the News)
- NPR Science (Read or listen to stories about current science events)
- NOVA Planet Earth (Some great Interactives!)
- NOVA Space and Flight (More cool Interactives!)
- Science Daily (Earth Science News)
- National Weather Service (Current forecast maps)
- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric administration)
Some Web 2.0 Apps (create things on the internet):
Disclaimer: Never enter credit card information when using any of these sites.
- Tripline (Create your own interactive Maps)
- Hstry (create timelines)
- StoryCorps.ME (Record and share interviews)
- Screencast-o-Matic (Add audio Narration to your Powerpoint presentations)
- Inklewriter (Create "choose your own adventure" stories)
- Animoto (make movie-trailer style videos, the trial version is free)
- Magisto (Another animoto-like video creator)
- Render Forest (another online video maker)
- Bighugelabs (so many fun things you can make on this site)
- Readwritethink (create and print you own simple comic strips)
- Make Beliefs comix (color comic strips)
- Flashcard Machine (make online flash cards)
- Storybird (Visual storytelling for "readers, Writers, and artists of all ages")
- Wordle (Make Word Clouds)
- Tagul (Make Word Cloud art)
- Voki (Give a character something to say)
- Padlet (Really Easy way to collaborate with others in real time)
- Popplet (a more involved version of popplet, very cool)
- fotoBabble (post photos with audio descriptions)
- Digitalvaults (Explore the U.S. National Archives in a really Engaging way)