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Keeping high school students interested in their education can be difficult. Fortunately, there are many different sites online that can make learning fun and interesting. Here are ten sites for high school students and teachers to explore throughout the new year.
FreeRice - Created and operated by the United Nations Food Program, this website donates grains of rice to the hungry when visitors answer the site's vocabulary questions correctly. Nearly 100 billion grains of rice have been donated to date.
FreePoverty - Similar to FreeRice, FreePoverty is another site that donates to the unfortunate when visitors are able to correctly locate a city/country on a world map. The site donates 10 cups of clean drinking water for every correct answer.
The Why Files - This University of Wisconsin-Madison based website is dedicated to exploring the science behind the news headlines. The site has a special section for teachers who want to incorporate Why Files activities into classroom instruction.
American Memory - This Library of Congress site provides primary materials for use in the classroom. Sources are available for all of the most commonly taught topics.
BookGlutton - BookGlutton is an online community for groups of people who want to read together online. The site allows users to make annotations in the book they are reading and participate in discussions at the same time.
Math TV - High school students can get assistance with math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus from Math TV. The site provides a wide range of videos to help students understand math-related concepts.
Exploratorium - Exploratorium, the museum or science, art, and human perception, operates one of the most visited museum websites in the world. The award-winning site offers more than 18,000 pages to explore.
365 Pictures - Creativity Portal's collaborative daily prompt project, 365 Pictures, provides thought-provoking creative writing prompts from writers, artists, and photographers around the world. A new prompt is posted every day.
Wikidot - Wikidot is a wiki publishing tool that allows multiple people to edit content, upload files, communicate, and collaborate together online.
WriteBoard - WriteBoard is a free web-based collaborative tool. Students can use it to write and edit together and compare all changes that have been made to a document.
Guest post from education writer Karen Schweitzer. Karen is the About.com Guide to Business School. She also writes online degree reviews for OnlineDegreePrograms.org. |
