Tuesday, January 24, 2006
Another resource for your favorites folder is Discovery.com, the online presence of Discovery Communications who brings us The Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids, Discovery Health, The Science Channel, The Travel Channel and more.
This is one of those websites that can cause you to loose several hours out of your day. It is that fun and interesting to look around. Yes, Discovery Kids is a great site for your kids to spend some time at, but I especially want to direct you to the information and resources at Discovery Education... Discovery School in particular. This site contains lots of info like:
- Teaching Tools, which has a puzzle maker, clip art, worksheet generater, and more
- lesson plan library with thousands of topics
- Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
- a curriculum center with some of the most popular science topics taught.
- homework helpers that has tools to help you study, games to challenge your mind, and tons of great clip art to use. In addition, there are nearly a dozen learning adventures that let you explore everything from Ancient Egypt to the Space Station.
- even a teacher's store to find books, cds, videos, and more
Check it out... spend some time at Discovery School or at any of the other Discovery.com websites. I think you'll enjoy it. Learning can be addictive!