Science

=Tools for Science=

Glogster
Glogster EDU is your original educational resource for innovative and interactive learning. Glogster EDU was conceived to imaginatively, productively, and collaboratively respond to the dynamic educational landscape and exceed the needs of today’s educators and learners. [|www.edu.glogster.com]

Discovery Education
The district pays for this service for all teachers who need accoutns. Many do have them and use them to download videos and pictures, but there is so much more to what Discovery Education can do. There is a lesson plan, Assignment and Quiz builder within the teacher area and a new Atlas feature that tuely can benefit the class learning experience. Students can have logins as well that teachers can create or an administrator can upload an entire roster. This does take management time and can be tailored to the different needs of the classroom. [|www.discoveryeducation.com]

Google Earth
- Have to download the program and it is approved for use within the district. Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, [|3D buildings], from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.

Create 3D models and share them with the world
Google SketchUp is software that you can use to create 3D models of anything you like. [|Build models and add them to Google Earth »]

Most people get rolling with SketchUp in just a few minutes. Dozens of video tutorials, an extensive Help Center and a worldwide user community mean that anyone who wants to make 3D models with SketchUp, can. [|Check out our training videos »]
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