Resources+for+Students

Aerial photographs of Earth: http://justpaste.it/3ky (check out the Easter Island picture)

• Pollution:
 * National Geographic Water Pollution Exploration: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/signsandsolutions/index.html
 * Hudson River Plume (Human Impact Adventures): http://new.coolclassroom.org/adventures/explore/plume/1

• Population Growth: • Other population growth sites:
 * 1) U.S. Census: [|www.census.gov/main/www.popclock.html]
 * 2) World Clock: www.peterrussell.com/odds/worldclock.php
 * 3) Live World Statistics (estimates): [|www.worldometers.info]
 * 4) Earth's Human Population on a Scale of 100 People: www.miniature-earth.com
 * **//Population Enrichment://** http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worldbalance/trends.html - click on "Launch Interactive" - Take quiz for Developed World, Developing World and Environmental Challenge.
 * Easter Island videos:
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 * What Stops Population Growth? video: []
 * List of Countries of the World by Population Size: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population
 * Population Density Map (1995): http://earthtrends.wri.org/text/population-health/map-192.html

• Food Web practice:
 * 1) @http://www.gould.edu.au/foodwebs/kids_web.htm - work on identifying producers, consumers and decomposers
 * 2) @http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/food/meadow_activity.html - place organisms in the correct location in a food web (do all three webs!)
 * 3) @http://www.vtaide.com/png/foodchains.htm - read information about food chains and webs, then click on "create your own web" at the bottom of the page

• These are some excellent **wikis** where you find awesome **tools**! Check them out!
 * Getting Tricky with Wikis
 * Cool Tools for Schools
 * Google Tools
 * Webtools 4 U 2 Use

• To avoid having to deal with **copyright** laws and asking for permission to use something you find on the internet, use this search service: [|creativecommons.org]. It will search for things that have "some rights reserved" and even "no rights reserved." You should still find out whether or not the author/artist needs to be contacted. __***For all other information/resources found on the internet, you must cite your work!***__ • Also, here are a few websites where you can get **free "royalty-free" photos**:
 * [|Pixmac]
 * [|Free Digital Photos]

• Here are some great **collaboration, note-taking, and** **brainstorming** websites!
 * [|Etherpad]
 * [|Bubbl.us]
 * [|Wiggio]
 * [|Drop.io]
 * [|Twiddla]
 * [|Diggo]
 * [|FlashcardExchange]
 * [|SpringNote]
 * [|NoteMesh] (for college students only)...but great idea, check it out!

• **Citing** and **storing resources** made easy! (Add-on to Firefox browser.)
 * [|Zotero]

• Some great (and very **fun**!) **tools** we might be using in this course:
 * [|Wordle]
 * Photobucket
 * [|Edmodo]
 * [|Voicethread]
 * [|Glogster]
 * [|Wallwisher]
 * [|Voki]
 * [|Blabberize]
 * [|Poll Everywhere]
 * Anthologize - turn your blog posts into an ebook

• Exercise your brain with these **games**!!
 * Fantastic Contraption

• Environmental **Cartoons**!
 * [|Seppo.net] (To use or change these, you must first ask for permission on the website.)