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Academy of Achievement

Students learn and achieve in many different ways, as you know. Now you can help your students see the value in their own approach.  Using biographies of great role models to show examples of different styles and approaches to achievement is easy with netTrekker!

Two approaches will help you with this initiative, depending on your own style. First, check out the Teacher Tools area.  Teacher Tools is full of great learning styles and strategies, and will help you address that old but new again area of character education:

Teacher Tools > Learning Styles and Strategies > Character Education

Next, use the keyword of “Achievement” with a refinement of Biographies (under the Learning Aides Menu) to get sites about great leaders and how they have achieved.  One great example is Today’s Site of the Day, the Academy of Achievement! This resource offers biographical sketches of hundreds of modern “leaders, visionaries, and pioneers” from around the world, and from the fields of the arts, business, public service, science and exploration, and sports. Learn both what makes these men and women unique and what common traits have placed them in this list. Be inspired and challenged by their lives and deeds to see how you might change the world, too. You can even search the list based on some of your own qualities to find people to whom you might look as mentors or role models!

Click here to login to netTrekker and access the Site of the Day.

Login to netTrekker before midnight (eastern) today to access the netTrekker Site of the Day and add it to your “My Portfolio” for easy future reference.  After midnight, the new Site of the Day will go up and you’ll have to look for today’s site using netTrekker’s search tool. Need help with My Portfolio? Easy, handy instructions can be found here.

Not yet a netTrekker subscriber? Visit www.nettrekker.com and click on the Free Trial link at the top right of the page for 14 days of complimentary access to netTrekker.

Tags: achievement, biographies, learning, site of the day

MasAlto: Escritores/Writers

Engage your ELL/ESL group by finding sites in their language quickly!  Use any keyword in any grade level, then personalize those search results to your non-English speaking population by applying the Language Refinement Menu.  Many times there are multiple language choices you can make, depending on the keyword and availability of those topics in different languages.

For example, keyword search “writers” and refine by Spanish to locate this user-friendly Site of the Day written in Spanish and geared toward younger internet users. The site features information about many famous authors from throughout the world. For each writer, students will find a picture and short biography.

Click here to login to netTrekker and access the Site of the Day.

Login to netTrekker before midnight (eastern) today to access the netTrekker Site of the Day and add it to your “My Portfolio” for easy future reference.  After midnight, the new Site of the Day will go up and you’ll have to look for today’s site using netTrekker’s search tool. Need help with My Portfolio? Easy, handy instructions can be found here.

Not yet a netTrekker subscriber? Visit www.nettrekker.com and click on the Free Trial link at the top right of the page for 14 days of complimentary access to netTrekker.

Tags: ELL, ESL, site of the day, spanish, writers

Health, Physical Education and Nutrition: Jump Right in!

I recently hosted a Tip for Tuesday Webinar and I was amazed at the incredible resources I found as I created a My Portfolio collection.  With warm weather settling in now is a great time for everyone to learn more about health, physical education and fitness.  Listed below are a collection of resources including interactive explorations, fitness challenges, nutrition demonstrations, games, and even instructional dance videos.  I enjoyed sharing the items below and many other resources during my Tip for Tuesday presentation.  Use these resources to plan a classroom unit, a school-wide event, or a family fitness quest.

• Heart and Stroke Foundation: 25 Heart Healthy Activities You Can Do in Minutes
• Kidnetic Fitness Challenge: Experience 10 different fitness challenges, including sit-ups, pushups, and jumping jacks.
• Weekly Reader:  Does Your Health Measure Up?: Read information, answer personal questions and calculate your health score.
• Nutrition Explorations: Test your understanding of the food groups by playing an exciting Tetris-style game.
• Famous People in Health and Physical Education:  amazing netTrekker biography sites
• Educator’s Reference Desk:  Choose nutrition and select the Salad Party activity to enjoy in your classroom or kitchen.
• Knowledge viaVideo: Learn how to do ballet, Latin, Hip Hop and other great dances.

Visit netTrekker Village to sign up for the upcoming netTrekker Tip Tuesdays.

Virginia Trekkers

A great way to learn about a state is to listen to the travels of residents, and podcasts are a popular method to pass along some of those stories of travel!

Searching for information about Virginia and using the Multimedia Refinement Menu with the Podcast selection can lead you to fantastic resources. For example, check out today’s Site of the Day, featuring the the Virginia Trekkers!  Travel with this group of hardy teachers as they trek around the beautiful State of Virginia. Virtually visit areas of geological and historical significance across the five regions: Appalachian Plateau, Valley and Ridge, Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont Region, and the Coastal Plain Region. Rely on the Trekkers to point out interesting features and facts in their signature enthusiastic way! Information is predicated on Virginia State Standards. Activities and games accompany these podcasts.

Click here to login to netTrekker and access the Site of the Day.

Login to netTrekker before midnight (eastern) today to access the netTrekker Site of the Day and add it to your “My Portfolio” for easy future reference.  After midnight, the new Site of the Day will go up and you’ll have to look for today’s site using netTrekker’s search tool. Need help with My Portfolio? Easy, handy instructions can be found here.

Not yet a netTrekker subscriber? Visit www.nettrekker.com and click on the Free Trial link at the top right of the page for 14 days of complimentary access to netTrekker.