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Camping with Your Barber
There are extras perks when you travel with your barber. Charlie shaves his friend Fred during a camping trip in the mid 1950s. He uses a basin and a tree trunk for a headrest. The two men and their wives traveled the Old West, camping by the side of the road each night. -- imageide@s

What's For Lunch?
Two couples camping in 1956 enjoy a roadside meal. There are pickles and bread on the table along with various pots and pans. Two old style thermos containers hold beverages, probably water. There is a coffee pot on the Coleman stove. Fred, the man on the left, wears an army jacket and a navy sailor's cap. He served in the Navy in World War II and in the Army later during the Korea conflict. His wife, Lois, wears one of his caps too. -- imageide@s

Duroc Hog
This duroc hog is still in the August heat of the Wisconsin State Fair. The notches in its ears are used for identification. -- imageide@s

'D' is for Doorbell
This is the doorbell to unit 'D' of an eight-unit condominium building. -- imageide@s

Capitalism on a Personal Level
In modern China, capitalism is encouraged but most people do not have the capital to start businesses of any significant size. Therefore, wherever one looks, whether in the countryside or in the cities, one sees tiny 'mom and pop' shops like this selling everything from ...well, ...soup to nuts. -- imageide@s

Central Air Conditioning
Most homes and apartment buildings in the United States have one of these units located outside. These are combination condenser-evaporators. It is all a bit confusing but basically these units transfer heat from inside and blow it into the atmosphere outside. -- imageide@s

Crib Safety
Each year many infants and young children are injured and even killed in crib accidents, especially from drop-side cribs. As of June, 2010, in its ongoing effort to halt the use of dangerous drop-side cribs, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a 2 million-crib recall. Because of all the recalls and attention to safety issues with that type of crib -- once the most prevalent type of cribs in American homes -- manufacturers have mostly stopped making them and big retailers will no longer sell them. Instead, cribs will have fixed sides, such as the one shown. -- imageide@s

Digital Camera
Digital cameras have largely replaced cameras which use film because they are superior in many ways. But try stopping the action with one or manual focusing using a tiny monitor. These are problems yet to be solved. -- imageide@s

Dong Hua Night Market
Imagine every food available. Now imagine every food NOT available. That is what you find at the Dong Hua Night Market in Beijing. If it can be pierced by a stick and fried, then it is here. These scorpions, many so fresh they were still squirming, were surprisingly delicious. -- imageide@s

Horse Tack
"Tack is a term used to describe any of the various equipment and accessories worn by horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals. Saddles, stirrups, bridles, halters, reins, bits, harnesses, martingales, and breastplates are all forms of horse tack. Equipping a horse is often referred to as tacking up." (Wikipedia) -- imageide@s

Independent Freight Haulers
These men are playing cards or sleeping while waiting for business to come to them. Each of them drives a bicycle such as the ones pictured which serve as pickup trucks for moving freight and personal belongings. The men are wily and strong enough to load their bikes 8 feet high with someone's personal possessions and pedal them to the other side of the city. This form of 'moving van' is making way for modern trucking but one can still see hundreds of these bicycle-trucks in any Chinese city. (See also "Three Men and a Truck" in this database. -- imageide@s

Obesity in America
Obesity is estimated to cause about 300,000 deaths in the U.S. every year, according to the American Obesity Association. It also causes many other serious health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. As of 2010, a shocking one third of American adults are obese and 17% of children as well. -- imageide@s

Outdoor Faucet
A faucet is a type of tap valve which controls the flow of water. This particular faucet is one of many located outside a university 'canteen', or cafeteria in China. Students wash their hands here before eating. -- imageide@s

Self-Serve Gas Pumps
Everyone over 50 remembers pulling into a "service station", as they were called in the past and having someone run up to the window and say "Fill 'er up?" But with the oil embargo of the 1970's and the high prices of gasoline, to cut costs virtually all gas stations require one to "fill 'er up" him or herself. -- imageide@s

Starter Bikes
These bikes are for sale in modern, bright colors. The difference between kids today and in the past is that kids today are much smarter, as the many rows of bicycle helmets indicate. -- imageide@s

The Backyard Deck
Many homes in Wisconsin have an outdoor 'deck' where steaks are grilled, lemonade is leisurely drunk, and living in the summertime is easy. -- imageide@s

Three Men and a Bike
These men are playing cards while waiting for business to come to them. Each of them drives a bicycle such as the one pictured which serve as pickup trucks for moving freight and personal belongings. The men are wily and strong enough to load their bikes 8 feet high with someone's personal possessions and pedal them to the other side of the city. This form of 'moving van' is making way for modern trucking but one can still see hundreds of these bicycle-trucks in any Chinese city. -- imageide@s

Comb
The comb is a millenia-old invention and can be made from bone, wood or plastic. -- imageide@s

Dome of the US Capitol
The cast-iron dome of the United States Capitol, constructed between 1855 and 1866, is one of the most famous man-made landmarks in America. Atop it stands the 'Statue of Freedom'. -- imageide@s

Milkweed Borer Beetle
One of the very few insects that can safely eat the milkweed plant's leaves, which are usually toxic to most herbivores. It is a member of the long-horned beetle family. There are over 1,200 species in this family in the U.S. -- imageide@s

Natural Gas Meters
Many buildings use natural gas for heating and cooking. The flow, in cubic meters, is recorded on meters like these, which are located on an apartment building. -- imageide@s

Surface Tension of Water 1
Water sticks to itself and has a high surface tension caused by the strong cohesion between water molecules. Any child can fill a glass more than full with the use of an eyedropper -- imageide@s

Surface Tension of Water 2
The surface tension of water is such that with patience, and perhaps the aid of a tweezers, any child can make a metal paper clip float. -- imageide@s

The White House--South Facade
The White House in Washington, D.C. has been home to every U.S. President since John Adams. Note the guard on the roof. -- imageide@s

Touring Motorcycle
Every summer tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts hit the roads for long distance touring. -- imageide@s

Umbrella
The umbrella has been in use since at least the late 5th century B.C. -- imageide@s

Water Ride
Water rides, like this one in a park in China, are popular the world over. -- imageide@s

Blue Hydrangea
Hydrangeas are flowering plants native to southern and eastern Asia and North and South America. -- imageide@s

Flower of a Hosta
Hostas are a lily-like plant native to northeast Asia. The scientific name is also used as the common name; in the past they were also sometimes called the Corfu Lily, the Day Lily, or the Plantain lily, but these terms are now obsolete. -- imageide@s

Fog
Fog is a cloud that is in contact with the ground. A cloud may be considered partly fog; for example, the part of a cloud that is suspended in the air above the ground is not considered fog, whereas the part of the cloud that comes in contact with higher ground is considered fog. -- imageide@s

Pink Clematis
The clematis is within the buttercup family Ranunculaceae. Some are known as traveller's joy, old man's beard, leather flower, vase vine and virgin's bower, the last three being names used for North American species. -- imageide@s

Enger Tower
Enger tower was built in 1939 using natural blue stone from the area. It overlooks the city of Duluth, Minnesota, Lake Superior and the harbor area between Duluth and Superior, Wisconsin. The tower was dedicated by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha of Norway on June 15, 1939. The dedication was in honor of Bert Enger, a native of Norway who came to this country and became a successful furniture dealer. At the time of his death Mr. Enger donated two thirds of his estate to the city of Duluth. This included the land known as Enger Hill. Which along with Enger tower is also the home of Enger Park and Enger Golf Course. The climb to the top of the five story tower can tire a person not used to climbing steps, but the view is well worth the effort. -- imageide@s

Tied Off 1
Two boats at the Red Cliff Marina were tied off side by side with the same type of rope, but with very different finishing. You may wonder if the insides of the boats bear the same attention to detail. -- imageide@s

Tied Off 2
Two boats at the Red Cliff Marina were tied off side by side with the same type of rope, but with very different finishing. You may wonder if the insides of the boats bear the same attention to detail. -- imageide@s

A Room With a View
This photo of an old west building dates from 1956. This was part of a "ghost town." Towns sprang up where the people congregated for a particular purpose, and when that purpose no longer existed, the towns died off. The buildings were abandoned, often with items left inside that the owner did not want. Fred and Lois Lazio made this trip in 1956 with two of their friends Charlie and Sophie Wermes. This building is likely located in Bannack, Montana. Bannack was a gold mining town dating back to the 1860's. By the 1940's it was a ghost town, and in 1954 the Montana Fish, Game and Parks Department made it a state park. -- imageide@s

Along the Old West's Roads
Many fine examples of Old West architecture could be found right along the road. This old property was photographed in 1956 during a camping trip. -- imageide@s

Black Sand Beach
The black sand at this beach at Lost Coast California is a section of shore that runs for about 80 miles. The dramatic contrast of the black sand with the ocean makes for a different mood in the photograph. -- imageide@s

Cabin in the Mountains
This cabin was typical of the housing in the Old West. The lumber for the house was cut from the trees nearby and shaped in to logs. They were often only one room, depending on the number of occupants. Bachelors often lived in smaller, simpler housing. Families might have larger dwellings with more rooms. -- imageide@s

Camping Old School
Camping has always been a popular activity. It is a less expensive way to travel, allowing people to venture further and longer than if they had to stay in motels. This photo shows a sleepy camper in a old style tent. In contrast to today's tents that often sleep six to ten people, these tents were simple and small, sleeping two people. You had to crawl into them and obviously could not stand up. -- imageide@s

Camping in the 1950's
Back in 1956, when you took a camping trip, you did not need to make reservations at a campground. You could just pull off the road when you got tired or it got dark. You would make camp along the side of the road. Of course there were no bathrooms or running water. You needed to bring everything you needed with you. The campers in this picture are Lois Lazio and Sophie Wesmer. They camped for two weeks with their husbands in the summer of 1956. They traveled from Wisconsin to the Dakotas, Montana and Colorado. Note the size of the tents; two people slept in each tent. -- imageide@s

Coastline with Black Sand Beach
The black sand at this beach at Lost Coast California is a section of shore that runs for about 80 miles. This photo shows logs along the black sand and also rock formations in the ocean. -- imageide@s

Early Morning at the Marina
This early morning view of the Marina at Red Cliff, Wisconsin shows the boats secured and at rest. This marina is located just a few miles north of Bayfield on Lake Superior. These boats can sail the lake and explore the nearby Apostle Islands. This marina is owned by the Red Cliff Band of the Lake Superior Chippewa. -- imageide@s

Gold Fever Still Strong in 1956
This shows the entrance to the Bobtail Placer mine in 1956. The area around Central City Colorado boasts almost 300 different mine sites. Placer mines often used water by sluicing or panning to find gold in the sand and gravel of river beds. This mine offered tourists the opportunity to pan for gold themselves. -- imageide@s

The Admiral King Fishing Boat
The Admiral King is a fishing boat that fishes the Pacific Ocean. This photo shows workers on the dock. There are very few family owned fishing companies left in the San Francisco area. -- imageide@s

Urban Bike Path
Over the years the extensive American trucking industry has replaced railroads as the cheapest and most efficient way of transporting goods. What to do with the abandoned railroad rights of way? Many cities and rural areas have converted them to bike and/or walking paths such as this one in Madison, Wisconsin. -- imageide@s

Dead Buck
Wisconsin is recognized as one of the premier deer hunting states in the nation as Wisconsin is home to a thriving deer herd. -- imageide@s

Lily
A lily is a flowering plant that grows from a bulb. -- imageide@s

Slide
Playground slides are found parks, schools, playgrounds, and backyards. -- imageide@s

Stapling
Stapling is the action of binding or fastening objects together. -- imageide@s

Sweet Corn
Sweet corn is a variety of maize with a high sugar content prepared as a vegetable. -- imageide@s

Swinging
A swing is usually found on a playground for children. -- imageide@s

Introducing Each Other: Interviews, Memoirs, Photos, and Internet Research
In this unit, paired students read background information about each other, plan and conduct initial and follow-up interviews, and write articles about each other. Partners also write and exchange personal memoirs. Partners plan, propose, and take digital photographs that reveal each other’s personality and interests. Then they research the Internet for facts, lists, and illustrations that demonstrate their partners’ interests. All of this information is placed creatively on a poster, and each student presents his or her partner to the class. -- Lesson Plan

Red Lily
A lily is a flowering plant that grows from a bulb. -- imageide@s

Elephant
Elephants are large land mammals. They are the largest living land animal today. -- imageide@s

Giraffe
Giraffes are African mammals. They are the tallest of all land-living animal species. -- imageide@s

Hippo Teeth
Hippos have a huge mouth, measuring up to 4 ft across, and a pair of huge incisors in each jaw. -- imageide@s

Hungry Goat
Goats are one of the oldest domesticated species. They have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins over much of the world. In the twentieth century they starting becoming pets. -- imageide@s

Penguin
Penguins are an aquatic, flightless bird living mostly in the southern hemisphere especially in Antarctica. -- imageide@s

Polar Bear
The polar bear is native to the Arctic Circle which encompasses the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's largest land carnivore and largest bear. -- imageide@s

Sewing
Sewing is the craft of fastening or attaching objects using stitches made with needle and thread. -- imageide@s

Ankole-Watusi Cattle
Ankole-Watusi cattle are native to Africa. The Watusi has very large horns that can grow up to six feet long. The horns have blood vessels within to help regulate body temperature. The blood is cooled by moving air and then flows back into the body and lowers the animal's body temperature. They are able to eat poor quality forage and therefore do not need a lot of food or water -- imageide@s

Park Grill
Grills are available in many parks so that visitors can cook and enjoy their food outdoors. -- imageide@s

Stone Quarry
A quarry is a mine that contains rock/stone that is excavated to be used in construction. Quarries can be found throughout the world. Granite, limestone and sandstone are the main types of rock that are mined in Wisconsin. -- imageide@s

African Lioness
A female lion is called a lioness. They live in Sub-Saharan Africa in a family group called a pride. A pride can have up to three males and a dozen females. The females do most of the hunting for the pride and work together to catch their prey. Lions feed on antelope, zebras, wildebeests and small animals like birds, fish and rodents. -- imageide@s

Beagle Dog
Beagles are a small to medium sized breed of dog that belongs to the hound group. They have one of the best developed senses of smell of any dog. Their coloring consists of white, black and light brown. They are friendly dogs that make good family pets and enjoy the company of other dogs and people. -- imageide@s

Slow Moving Vehicle Sign
The slow moving vehicle sign is in the shape of a triangle and is orange and red in color. Many of these signs can be seen on farm vehicles driving on country roads. The law states that if the vehicle normally isoperated at speeds below 25 miles-per-hour, a “Slow Moving Vehicle” (SMV) sign must be displayed on the left rear of the vehicle." -- imageide@s

Polka Dots
A Polka dot pattern consists of a series of dots that are equally spaced and sized. They are often seen on children's clothing, toys and furniture. -- imageide@s

Stripes Pattern
Stripes are long narrow bands of colors that are separated by different colors. Stripes are parallel to each other and can be horizontal, vertical, diagonal. Some stripes are slightly curved as in a zebra pattern. Most stripe designs have a certain number of colors. A pattern is then made alternating those colors as shown in the photo. -- imageide@s

Bavarian Maypole Sculpture
The maypole in the picture is a replica of many maypoles that are found in Bavarian cities in Germany. Many are permanent fixtures that are visible when arriving in a city. The blue and white on the poles are the colors of Bavaria and the objects hanging on the pole represent the culture, crafts, industry and cuisine of the city. -- imageide@s

Bookwink
Bookwink is a collection of online video booktalks which encourages students to read a wider variety of books. Users can search by title, author, subject, and grade level. -- Digital Media - Video

Hand Water Pump
Hand water pumps are used to bring water to the surface from wells below. They are popular in rural parks and waysides where modern day plumbing is not accessible. This water pump is in Perrot State Park in Trempealeau, WI. -- imageide@s

Jelly Beans
Jelly Beans are a popular candy with people of all ages. They have a hard shell and a gummy interior. The basic ingredients are sugar, gelatin, corn syrup and starch. Jelly beans come in many different flavors. -- imageide@s

Locomotive
A locomotive can be found at the beginning or end of a train. However, most of the time it is in the front. Its purpose is to move the train along the tracks. This picture was taken in Trempealeau, WI where the tracks follow the Mississippi River. -- imageide@s

Pumpkin Flower
Pumpkin vines have large yellow flowers that are 4-5 inches in diameter. Flowers appear on the vine within the first month of life. One flower is male and the other female. The flowers are edible. -- imageide@s

Ringed Teal Duck
Ringed teal ducks are native to South America from Southern Bolivia, Paraguay, and southwestern Brazil to northeastern Argentina and Uruguay. They live near small streams, swampy tropical forests, ponds, marshy clearings in low woodlands and forests. Their diet consists of water plants, insects and seeds. These ducks have light pink legs and feet and the toes have strong pointed claws that allow them to perch in trees. -- imageide@s

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Tree Damage
The yellow-bellied sapsucker is a member of the woodpecker family. Its diet consists of insects and sap from trees. To obtain the sap, the bird bores holes in the bark of trees and causing injury to the tree. The tree varieties that the sapsucker prefers are birch, maple and hemlock. -- imageide@s

Young Pine Cones
Part of the life cycle of pines, this tree is showing its young cones in the spring. -- imageide@s

Blacksmith Anvil
The anvil is a block of hard iron metal that is used by the blacksmith as a surface to form metal objects after they are heated in the forge. The iron of the anvil is constructed to be able to withstand the pounding of a hammer. -- imageide@s

Blacksmith's Forge
Blacksmiths used a forge to heat metal so that they could craft, repair and maintain metal tools and objects. Hammers, axes, sickles, bits, nails, horseshoes and cooking utensils were some of the metal tools that were made by blacksmiths. A bellow was used to control the amount of air added to the fire. -- imageide@s

Blue Damselfly
Damselflies and dragonflies are in the same taxonomic family, Odonata, and look very much alike. Both have two pair of thin and sheer wings. When damselflies are at rest, their wings parallel to their bodies. They live by lakes, ponds, rivers and streams. -- imageide@s

Camel Teeth
Camels have twenty-two milk teeth and thirty-four permanent teeth. Camel has their milk teeth until they are 4 1/2 years old when the permanent teeth start to appear. At age five, milk teeth are replaced by permanent teeth. When the camel is seven years old, it has a full set of permanent teeth. -- imageide@s

Clouded Leopard
Clouded leopards live in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. They are named for the clouded spots on their coats. They are mysterious cats and have not been seen or studied much in the wild. These carnivores are three feet long with a three foot tail. Their conservation status is critical risk. -- imageide@s

Clouded Leopard
Clouded leopards live in the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. They are named for the clouded spots on their coats. They are mysterious cats and have not been seen or studied much in the wild. These carnivores are three feet long with a three foot tail. Their conservation status is critical risk. -- imageide@s

Clouded Leopard Teeth
Clouded leopards have a jaw structure that enables them to open their mouths wider than any other cat species. They have the longest canine teeth, relative to body size, of the feline world. The length of the canine teeth, two inches, is similar to that of tigers. However, tigers are ten times larger than clouded leopards. -- imageide@s

Dromedary Camel Face
The dromedary camel (one hump) lives in the deserts of Northern Africa and the Middle East. It is classified as a domestic animal. Their eyes are protected by bushy eyebrows and two rows of long lashes. In the sandy conditions of the desert, the camel can close its nostrils. The camel's large, tough lips enables the animal to eat dry and thorny desert vegetation. -- imageide@s

Drying Hay Norwegian Style
Hanging hay over wires is a traditional method of drying hay in the oceanic climate of Norway. Stakes are driven into the ground and several strands of smooth wire are wrapped around pegs on the stake. -- imageide@s

Gill Fungi
This mushroom has gills under its cap. The gills radiate from the mushroom's stem and contain millions of spores. The spores fall downwards and then are spread by the wind. -- imageide@s

Granary
Granaries are used to store oats, wheat, barley and other grains. It is elevated on rocks so that air can circulate beneath it to dry the grains and to keep rodents out. -- imageide@s

Humboldt Penguin
Humboldt Penguins are native to the coasts of Chile and Peru. They live near cliffs, rocky mainland shores, and islands. They are named after the cold Humboldt current which flows along the coasts of North and South America. They do not migrate, but enjoy the temperate waters year round. Humboldt penguins conservation status is threatened. -- imageide@s

Humboldt Penguin Sculpture
This Humboldt penguin sculpture can be found at the Wichita Zoo in Kansas. The zoo has a new exhibit that replicates the penguin's natural habitat on the coasts of Chile and Peru. t Visitors can view the marine birds through a fifty-two foot long underwater viewing area. -- imageide@s

Log Corncrib
Log corn cribs are a rare find in Wisconsin. The corn crib found at Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center is an example of the authentic Norwegian construction notched style. The slats in its walls allow air to flow so that the corn can be dried and remain dry. It is elevated to keep rodents out. -- imageide@s

Log Fence
This zigzag wooden fence separates a walking path from the grass and tree area. By crossing the rails to form an X, support posts are not needed. -- imageide@s

Norwegian Log House
This log home on the grounds of Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center is a typical Norwegian-American home built in the late 1800's and early 1900's. A process called chinking is used to fill the gaps between the logs. The white chinking material is made with limestone and water and kept the wind and water out. -- imageide@s

Red Panda Face
The red panda is a reddish brown, bushy tailed mammal that lives in the cool temperate forests of southwestern China, Laos, Myanmar (Burma) the Himalayas, and Nepal. Their main diet consists of large amounts of bamboo. They also eat grasses, roots, nuts, berries, lichen insects, birds' eggs and chicks. -- imageide@s

Ring-tailed Lemur
Lemurs are primates found only on the island of Madagascar and some tiny neighboring islands. There are twenty-two species. Ring-tailed lemurs live in groups known as troops of five to thirty animals. They are currently on the endangered list because of destruction of their forest habitat. -- imageide@s

Virginia Creeper Vine
Virginia Creeper is a high climbing woody vine. This plant was found on a country road near West Salem, WI. The fall foliage is red and the fruit resembles a blueberry. The fruit is poisonous to humans, but it is a source of food for squirrels and birds. -- imageide@s

White Crested Duck
The crested duck is easily recognized by its tuft of feathers on its head. The tuft of feathers is a requirement of the breed, but not all hatchlings will have the crest. The crest is a result of a genetic mutation causing a deformity in the skull. The crested duck is native to South America. -- imageide@s

Onions
A garden with plenty of onions found at Norskedalen near Coon Valley, WI. Norskedalen is a nature and Norwegian heritage center dedicated to preserving and sharing the natural environment and cultural heritage of the area. Signs in English and Norwegian are displayed in the garden identifying the vegetables. -- imageide@s

Spinning Wheel
This spinning wheel can be found at Norskedalen Nature and Heritage Center near Coon Valley, WI. Spinning wheels are used to create thread or yarn from natural or synthetic fibers. Its history can be traced back to the eleventh century. -- imageide@s

Japanese Silkie Chicken
The Japanese Silkie chicken, sometimes called the Chinese Silkie, gets its name from the soft silky look of its feathers. It is known to be docile and many owners consider them to be pets. Their weight ranges from 3 -4 pounds. A hen can lay from 90-120 eggs per year and stop laying through the winter. -- imageide@s

Aldabra Tortoise
The Aldabra is the second largest tortoise in the world. They move very slowly and live long lives- up to 100 years. When full grown, their shells can be 5 feet long and weigh over 600 pounds. -- imageide@s

Amur Tiger
Tigers are the largest of all cats. The coat of the Amur (Siberian) tiger is more pale than all tigers and also has the fewest stripes. Its range is from Eastern Russia, northeastern China, and northern regions of North Korea. This tiger was lounging in the Sedgwick County Zoo in Wichita, Kansas. -- imageide@s

Bactrian Camel
Bactrian Camels have two humps and live in Central and East Asia's rocky deserts. The humps allow the camel to store fat which can be converted to water and energy in the harsh conditions of the desert. A thirsty camel can consume 30 gallons of water in only 13 minutes. -- imageide@s

Giant Indian Fruit Bat
The Giant Indian Fruit Bat belongs to a family of bats named flying foxes, named for their fox-shaped face and reddish fur. Bats are the only mammals that can fly. These fruit bats are found in forests and swamps in tropical regions of South Central Asia, from Pakistan to China and the Maldive Islands. They can have wing spans of 3-5 feet. This bat eats fruit, nectar and flowers. In some areas of the world the bats are considered nuisances because of the extensive damage they cause to fruit orchards. -- imageide@s

Inca Tern
The Inca Tern is a slender bird that weighs 6-7 ounces. The range for this bird is from northern Peru to central Chile. It inhabits rocky coasts, sea cliffs, and guano islands. Inca terns feed on small fish, especially anchovies, and plankton. -- imageide@s

Victoria Crowned Pigeon
The Victoria crowned pigeon is the largest pigeon in the world. Both genders are almost identical in coloration, with the male being slightly larger than the female. This pigeon is easily recognizable by its beautiful white-tipped, fan-shaped crest. Its diet consists of seeds, fallen fruit and insects. The geographic range for this bird is the lowland tropical forests of New Guinea. -- imageide@s

White Stork
The White Stork is a large wading bird. It is native to warmer parts of Europe, northwestern Africa, and southwest Asia. During the winter the White Stork migrates to tropical Africa, South Africa or the Indian subcontinent. Their nests are made of sticks and are seen in trees and on buildings. They feed on fish, frogs, insects, small reptiles and rodents. An adult stork can be 40-50 inches tall, weigh 5-10 pounds and have a wing span of 60-80 inches. -- imageide@s

Digital Storytelling
Resource that takes the students through step by step the process of digital storytelling. The lesson plan does not suggest one kind of tool for producing the story but offers examples that can be customized to the developmental age of the students. -- Lesson Plan

Free Kid Music
This site is a database of kids songs that can be downloaded and played for non-commercial use. The artists have agreed to let users download and listen to their music to provide exposure to their products. Users should contact the music producers if they want to use the music as part of multimedia or digital projects. -- Digital Media - Audio

Sharing Culture Through Digital Stories
Lessons that focus on using digital storytelling to focus on cultural heritage and identity. Lessons help students plan the digital storytelling video from idea to presentation with all the steps in between to produce a good video. -- Lesson Plan

Class Ideas How to Video
The website guides students through the process of digital movie making for project based learning. Practical tips are offered for the entire video making process from scripting to production, editing and presentation. -- Lesson Plan

Instructional Unit Integrating Technology
Young students learn to identify critical story elements by using technology applications to organize their ideas. Conveying meaning through visual images is reinforced by using the application, Kidspriation -- Lesson Plan

Notestar
Notestar is an online tool that guides students in organizing research notes and creating bibliographies. Teachers can also use the tool to assign, and manage projects, check sources for authority, track student progress and send notes to students. -- Interactive Learning Object

Technology Impacts
This is an online webquest that explores big questions relating to the definition and uses of technology tools. Students work together collaboratively to research information online that will help them solve their information questions. -- Lesson Plan

Thinktank
Thinktank is an online tool that helps students organize their research. The online sub topic and topic generators help the students develop an outline of topics that will guide their research process. The outline can be used alone or can be exported to another online tool, Notestar. -- Interactive Learning Object

NOTA
NOTA is an online collaborative platform that allows users to share pictures, information, maps, lip art, web resources and more in a workspace that can imported into blogs, Facebook and other Web 2.O resources. -- Interactive Learning Object

Wood Trusses
These wood trusses are waiting to be placed across the framed out walls of a new home under construction. -- imageide@s

Allies and Aliens-A Mission in Critical Thinking
This interactive game with a space focus engages students while helping them to distinguish bias, prejudice and misinformation on websites. Using critical thinking skills they learn to identify appropriate use of information on websites and the harm that can result when misinformation or biased information is interpreted as factual statements. The teacher's guide provides suggested discussion topics and supporting materials. -- Student Site

Co-Co's AdverSmarts: An Interactive Unit on Food Marketing on the Web
Students explore how marketing techniques are used in websites to encourage users to buy their product. Students go through the steps of creating a website and evaluating the marketing strategies to foster brand loyalty. uses an interactive cartoon character to make the process interesting and relevant for younger students. -- Student Site

CyberSense and Nonsense: The Second Adventure of The Three CyberPigs
This interactive game is a followup to Privacy Playground which is also produced by the Media Awareness Network. The activity focuses on authenticating online information and observing rules of netiquette. Students also learn how to distinguish between fact and opinion and how to recognize bias and harmful stereotyping in online content. The teacher support materials further extend the game activity through discussion and followup activities. -- Student Site

Exemplers K-12 Rubrics
This site provide examples of standards-based rubrics for a wide variety of subjects. Sample exemplar rubrics are free, but schools can subscribe for a much more comprehensive set. The purpose and use of rubrics is introduced to young students in an easy to understand way. -- Assessment Resource

Jo Cool or Jo Fool
This interactive activity and quiz takes the student through a series of websites where they need to evaluate how issues like privacy, marketing,safety, responsible Internet use and authenticating information are handled. The teacher's guide further extends the discussion and provides additional activities. -- Student Site

Privacy Playground: The First Adventure of the Three CyberPigs
This online game from the Canadian Based Media Awareness Network uses high interest characters to teach students how to spot online marketing ploys, protect their privacy and avoid spam. The teacher materials provides introductory information, and supporting materials to extend the lesson -- Student Site

Recycling Container
Cans that are designated for recycling encourage citizens to responsibly deal with waste. -- imageide@s

Retorciendo Palabras: Enseñando variaciones dialectales con canciones
The focus of this ongoing unit is for students to experience a variety Spanish dialects through songs of different genres from around the Spanish-speaking world. Besides studying the various dialects, students can also explore other interdisciplinary aspects through the songs: politics, music, culture, geography, as well as many others. The teacher may choose to teach one or all 14 of the songs in class throughout the year. Each song includes lyrics and information on the dialect as well as additional ideas for activities. The following artists and songs are incorporated into the unit: Bebe (Siempre me quedará, Malo), Chambao (Los muchachos de mi barrio), Jarabe de Palo (La flaca, Depende), Melendi (Mi rumbita pa' tus pies), Los Huracanes del Norte (El Ranchero Chido), Lila Downs (Pobre Changuita), Carlos Mejía Godoy (Nicaragua Nicaragüita), Celica Cruz (La negra tiene tumbao), Juanes (A Dios le pido), Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (Yo te avisé), Mercedes Sosa (Alfonsina y el mar), and Jorge Drexler (Todo se transforma). -- Lesson Plan

The Digital Citizenship and Creative Content
The Digital Citizenship and Creative Content program is a creative unit that uses high interest activities to help students understand the rights and responsibilities of using digital content and respecting intellectual property rights. Students use role plays to explore digital rights scenarios and even have the opportunity to create their own original work at the interactive site, MYBITES http://www.mybytes.com/ -- Lesson Plan

20 de abril
This lesson incorporates pre-, during-, and post-listening activities to accompany the song "20 de abril" by the Spanish group Celtas Cortos. Students participate in all modes of communication throughout the lesson: interpretive, interpersonal and presentational. -- Lesson Plan

Así me lo han dicho
This interactive Spanish lesson incorporates activities to practice the subjunctive with indirect discourse. Students practice the interpersonal and interpretive modes of communication throughout the lesson. -- Lesson Plan

Closed Umbrella
This blue and yellow table umbrella is closed creating a spear tip shape. -- imageide@s

El Botellón
This lesson on the Botellón in Spain incorporates the three modes of communication: interpretive (listening comprehension), interpersonal, and presentational. As part of the lesson, students listen to a 5 minute report in Spanish about the botellón and then complete comprehension questions about the podcast. Then, they debate the pros and cons and finally write an opinion article about the topic for a magazine. -- Lesson Plan

El Cambio Climático
The series of activities in this unit on climate change include: the presentation of the problem of climate change, an observation of its consequences, an analysis of the causes of climate change, a prediction of future consequences, and actions for avoiding climate change. A wide variety of grammatical constructions are reviewed and incorporated into the activities. -- Lesson Plan

El arte en ELE. El Guernica: no sólo un cuadro
Through this lesson students interact with Guernica, Pablo Picasso's painting that depicts the attack on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. Students work in groups and react to different pieces of the painting before seeing it in its entirety. Students talk about emotions that the pieces evoke as well as create their own stories about what they think the painting represents. Finally, after students share their stories, they see the painting in its entirety and learn about the history related to it. -- Lesson Plan

El universo sobre mí
Students complete a variety of pre-, during- and post-listening activities with the song "El universo sobre mí" by the Spanish group, Amaral. The grammar focus of the song is using a form of "querer" followed by an infinitive. Students also work on expressing agreement and disagreement. -- Lesson Plan

Expresiones con color
In this lesson, students learn Spanish idioms that include different colors. After determining the definition of each idiom, the students apply what they have learned by talking with a peer and answering questions that incorporate the different idioms. -- Lesson Plan

ISTE Classroom Observation Tool
The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool is a free downloadable program that consists of a collection of questions that can be used in classroom observations of technology integration.The program creates a variety of reports on the effectiveness of technology lessons and programs and the data can be stored on the ICOT secure server. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Jóvenes Emprendedores
Throughout this unit on the world of work, students analyze qualities necessary for each job, read job advertisements and respond to them, write a simple letter for employment, and role play various interview situations. -- Lesson Plan

Monkey Prizes
A display of colorful monkey toys used for prizes can be used to entice people to play a carnival game. -- imageide@s

Música de fusión: "Papeles mojados", de Chambao
This lesson incorporates activities for the song "Papeles Mojados" by Chambao, a group from southern Spain. Throughout the lesson, students will discuss the different types of music and instruments as well as the Andalusian variation of Spanish heard in the song. The theme of the song is immigration, which lends itself to even further discussion. Students will not only do a cloze activity, but they will also have access to a music video of the song as well as an interview with the group. -- Lesson Plan

SMARTBOARD K-3 LESSON LINKS-NetSmartz
This is a Smartboard notebook lesson file that aligns with the Netsmartz Cybersafety program. The interactive activity geared for young learners, reinforces vocabulary and concepts of "surfing safely" -- Interactive Learning Object

Scratch
Scratch is a simple programing language tool designed for children to create their own interactive projects. To date Scratch, developed through MIT has inspired over a million projects using the tool. The site includes links to projects, tutorials and teacher resources. -- Student Site

Se puede o no
This information gap (partner A / partner B) activity incorporates a reading on social customs in Spain and what one can and cannot do in certain situations. After completing the activity students compare the social customs in Spain to the social customs from their own country. -- Lesson Plan

Xtranormal
Xtranormal is an easy to use application that turns typed dialogue into animated movies. The creator can edit and design camera angles, choose characters, design sets, choose facial expressions and movement. This program is a good preliminary experience in teaching the digital movie making process. -- Student Site

Convención sobre los derechos del niño
This story in Spanish, by Save the Children, teaches children about the rights and responsibilities of all children. Even though it is geared towards native Spanish-speakers ages 6-8, it can easily be used in a Spanish classroom. -- Lesson Plan

Por preguntar que no quede: Nosotras creamos mundo
This workbook in Spanish teaches children about equal rights for women as well as the contribution of women in history. Even though its target audience is elementary students in Spain, the material can be used in upper level Spanish classes. -- Lesson Plan

Wrought Iron Railing Design
The symmetry and opulence of the wrought iron railing adorn this staircase at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. -- imageide@s

¿Cómo contamos la historia? La lucha de las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo
This is a complete unit in Spanish that incorporates information on Argentina and the Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo. Activities for all of the modes of communication are included in the unit: interpersonal, interpretive (listening and reading comprehension) and presentational. There are also vocabulary and grammar activities included. -- Lesson Plan

Gracias a la vida: poema de Violeta Parra interpretado por Mercedes Sosa
La unidad está organizada de modo que el profesor pueda decidir usarla completa o seleccionar las actividades que considere pertinentes. La unidad se compone de cinco actividades. 1. Introducción a Violeta Parra y Mercedes Sosa. 2. Vocabulario relacionado con los sentidos corporales. 3. Gracias a la vida: Comprensión. 4. Gracias a la vida: Audición. 5. Actividades de conversación. -- Lesson Plan

La Canción en Clase de Español
This blog for Spanish teachers includes music videos of popular songs in Spanish as well as the lyrics to accompany the songs. Songs are organized by theme. There are also external links to more information on the artists. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Beets
Beets are a root vegetable that can be boiled, peeled, pickled, and served hot or cold. -- imageide@s

Internet Safety with Professor Garfield
Internet Safety lessons for young students that uses the cartoon character Garfield in online videos and activities to reinforce cyber safety tips for children. The site also includes support materials for teachers and parents. -- Student Site

Hmong Clothing
This is an image of a child's traditional clothing. Decorative clothing such as this would mainly be used for special occasions and ceremonies. -- imageide@s

Edmodo / Free Private Social Platform for Education
Edmodo is a social learning network for teachers, students and schools on the Web. Teachers and students worldwide use Edmodo every day to connect and collaborate in a secure, fun environment. The free network offers a safe and easy way to post classroom materials, share helpful links and videos, and access homework, grades and school-wide notices. -- Teacher Tool

Rich Internet Applications: Audio Dropboxes
An Audio Dropbox is a virtual dropbox for audio recordings. Using this new tool, you can put a dropbox for speaking assignments on any web page. From within that web page, students record themselves, and their audio files are automatically put into your dropbox. You can access your dropbox from anywhere and listen to the recordings. Put a dropbox on your home page, mashup, wiki, or blog. Using this tool is as easy as copying and pasting. You don't have to upload or download anything, and it works on any computer from anywhere. -- Teacher Tool

Rich Internet Applications: Viewpoint
Viewpoint is a video repository that allows you to record your videos online using your webcam, or upload existing videos. These videos can then be linked from other sites or embedded inside your own web pages. You can also add your own subtitles to videos. If you prefer, you may also just record audio. -- Teacher Tool

Señor Wooly's Educational Spanish Music
James Wooldridge (Señor Wooly), a Spanish teacher from Illinois, created songs and music videos appropriate for junior high students learning Spanish. Many of the songs can be streamed from the Internet. There are also some videos that you can stream or download. Many of the materials are free. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Spanish NewsBites
Spanish NewsBites is a free Spanish-learning website, designed to help you learn Spanish at the same time as you learn about what's happening right now throughout Spain and Latin America, whether you're a student or a teacher, or whether you're learning Spanish for fun. The news stories are classified into categories by theme or by Spanish level - beginner, intermediate or advanced. You can choose what you read according to your interests or your level. The written transcript of the news bite is accompanied by a Spanish news podcast and a self-check cloze activity. Sometimes additional links and videos are included as well. -- Student Site

Curriculum-Based Technology Integration Activities
This resource is a database of integrated technology activities produced by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Users can search by grade, subject, type of software, subject, keyword and standard. -- Lesson Plan

Teachade Online Community for Teachers
TeachAde is an online community and social networrking website for classroom teachers. Members contribute files, including lesson plans, educational resources and multimedia files. The site also has blogs and links to free teacher sites. In addition teachers can collaborate on educational projects in the online community. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Emu
The emu is the largest bird native to Australia. They have small wings with long neck and legs. The naked skin on the neck is bluish-black. It belongs to the genus dromaius. Emus have three-toed feet and a broad pad on the underside of each toe. This emu lives on a hobby farm in Mindoro, WI. -- imageide@s

Emu Face and Neck
Emus have long necks and sharp beaks. Their diet consists of grains, berries, soft shoots, insects, and grubs. They store large amounts of fat in their bodies to be used when food is scarce. -- imageide@s

Frozen Crocuses
These crocuses felt the results of the unpredictable early spring weather in Wisconsin. These flowers that are able to withstand the frost and snow that often covers their blossoms. -- imageide@s

Comparisons: Tu madre es más grande....
This lesson makes use of SMART Board technology. It provides basic grammatical concepts on adjectives and comparisons with interactive components to get students moving. Basic introduction to equal and unequal comparisons are highlighted, culminating in a "Yo mamma" joke competition between students. -- Lesson Plan

Materials for Spanish Oral Classes
This page contains lessons for beginners, intermediate and advanced classes. Each section includes: instructions and information for the teacher, the topic and learning objectives of the lessons, how to organize students and to conduct each activity, the role/s of the teacher; summary of grammatical points which will be used in the activity or indications of those which need to have been seen before carrying out the activity; suggestions about how to explore the topic of the lesson further by practising other language skills (writing, reading, etc.); and teaching material (ready to photocopy). -- Lesson Plan

6+1 Traits of Analytic Writing Assessment Scoring Guide (Rubric)
This rubric includes the levels, components, and definitions needed to assess writing according to the 6+1 Traits program. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Authentic Assessment Toolbox
A how-to text on creating authentic tasks, rubrics and standards for measuring and improving student learning. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Comprehensive Assessment: An Overview
Performance assessments offer a richer, more holistic approach to evaluating what students know and can do. -- Digital Media - Video

How Can I Ensure the Integrity of My Assessments?
This checklist provides a detailed list of items for educators to consider when developing a rubric or other type of assessment program or activity. -- Teacher Tool

Rubrics - an Introduction
This is a useful introduction to the concept of a rubric. -- Digital Media - Video

Schools Use Games for Learning and Assessment
Computer simulations are natural learning and assessment tools for a generation of video game players. -- Digital Media - Video

What if...? Portfolio Trouble-Shooting
With more and more students using portfolios to demonstrate learning and growth, this is a useful chart that lists many known problems and issues with portfolio development and provides suggestions for improvement. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field's main entrance is guarded by two sculptures. One is Vince Lombardi, celebrated coach of the Packers from 1959-1967. The other is of Curly Lambeau. Lambeau organized the team and served as a player and captain. -- imageide@s

Pontiac Bonneville 1957
1957 was the first year of production for the Bonneville. This car is a rare find as only 630 were produced that year at a price of $5000. -- imageide@s

Pontiac Firebird 1967
The Firebird began production in 1967. It borrowed heavily from the Chevy Camaro design. -- imageide@s

9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning
The American Association for Higher Education's 9 Principles of Good Practice for Assessing Student Learning. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Addition Assessment in Kindergarten
Addition assessment used in Kindergarten. Each child is working at their own ability level -- Digital Media - Video

Assessment for Phonics and Word Study Lessons
Gay Su Pinnell explains the assessment features included in her Phonics Lessons and Word Study Lessons. -- Digital Media - Video

Center for Language Education and Research
The primary objective of the Center for Language Education and Research (CLEAR) at Michigan State University is to promote collaboration in teacher education and foreign language research across college, departmental, and institutional boundaries. Among its free online resources are QuizBreak, which allows teachers to create Jeopardy-like games for the classroom; Scribbles, a program for teachers of non-Roman script languages; and multimedia interactive modules for education and assessment. CLEAR’s Rich Internet Applications include broadcasts, worksheets, and conversations, among others. The FL listserv provides a forum for language educators to share information and resources with one another, and CLEAR News is available as a PDF on the CLEAR website. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Teaching a Guided Reading Lesson - Assessment
This video demonstrates how to facilitate a guided reading lesson and assess student reading growth. -- Digital Media - Video

¿Qué te gusta hacer en tu tiempo libre?
This cooperative learning lesson helps students understand the special uses of the verb gustar and verbs like it. There are writing and conversation activities. -- Lesson Plan

A Simple Concept Map - Video Demonstration
A short video showing the main how you can make a simple concept map. The map is made of drawing and yarn. -- Digital Media - Video

An Introduction to Curriculum Based Measurement
A teacher's manual (107 pages) on Curriculum Based Management. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Assessment in Education (part 1)
How did we get to norm referenced assessment? Barry McGaw (Director for Education Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) presents a brief discussion of assessment called A Question of Confidence: Maintaining Trust in National Examination Systems. This presentation was taped at the Cambridge Assessment Network, Cambridge, UK on October 17, 2005. -- Digital Media - Video

Authentic Assessment
A video on how authentic assessment is used in the Seattle School District. -- Digital Media - Video

Classroom Assessment Technique: Concept Mapping
This resource is a 7 minute video tutorial on concept mapping. This video focuses on using mapping at the higher education level, however, the concepts can be applied at any level and in any content area. -- Digital Media - Video

Classroom Assessment Techniques
A teaching and learning video vignette presented by Shaun Longstreet. Topics covered in this video include: The Four Dimensions of Learning, Summative Assessments, and Formative Assessments. -- Digital Media - Video

Curriculum Based Evaluations
Academic assessment is a long-standing tradition in education. Assessment usually involves measurement of student progress for the purpose of informing. One level of informing is identification or eligibility decision-making, a second level is that of informing instruction. Traditional assessment instruments have limitations which restrict their application for instructional program planning. Alternative assessment procedures appearing in educational literature in the last 20 years are Curriculum-Based Evaluations (CBE). Whereas standardized commercial achievement tests measure broad curriculum areas and/or skills, CBE measures specific skills that are presently being taught in the classroom, usually in basic skills. Several approaches to CBE have been developed. Four common characteristics exist across these models: The measurement procedures assess students directly using the materials in which they are being instructed. This involves sampling items from the curriculum. Administration of each measure is generally brief in duration (typically 1-5 mins.) The design is structured such that frequent and repeated measurement is possible and measures are sensitive to change. Data are usually displayed graphically to allow monitoring of student performance. Typically, CBE is used in the subject areas of math, reading and spelling, but has also been found effective in other areas. CBE can be used in general education as well as special education classroom settings. It became clear in the 1985 special issue publication of Exceptional Children journal that there are different approaches to assessing students using curriculum materials. The two most prominent features that differentiate the CBE models are (a) the purpose of the assessment, and (b) research support for testing procedures and decision-making. This site contains definitions, evidence, resources, and downloadable materials for further research into CBE. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Curriculum Based Measurement Consumables
This 20 page PDF packet has sample reading prompts and other consumables for CBM. It is a packet for learning about CBM and practicing using the skills and record keeping practices within CBM. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Curriculum Based Measurement at the Secondary School Level
Largely a list of excellent research resources for CBM, this brief word document is a beginning point for anyone intereted in researching and learning more about CBM. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Curriculum Based Measurement in Mathematics
This resource is a powerpoint presentation from 2005 on using CBM for tracking K-8 students mathematics skills and learning. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Elementary Education: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment
From ETS, this is a guide for elementary level educators taking the PRAXIS exam for elementary education. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Evidence of Understanding: Elementary Level Assessments
Assessment is an important part of any elementary science curriculum. It provides teachers with the data and information they need to understand how well children use inquiry skills and the level and nature of their understanding of the science concepts that are presented in a given unit. The elementary teacher will use the assessment data to monitor individual children’s development, to make appropriate adjustments to their teaching, and to support meetings with parents, principals, and others. Assessment in the elementary classroom can take many forms. Click on the assessment types listed on this webpage to learn more about them and to view specific examples of how these assessments are integrated into elementary science curricula. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Formative Assessment and Personalised Learning - Secondary
John Cabot City Technology College in Bristol is taking bold steps to make students responsible for their own learning. Year 7 students follow a "competency curriculum" to develop cross-curricular skills that will make them effective learners for the rest of their school careers. A computer programme designed by teaching staff allows students to self-evaluate their own learning and understanding. This information helps teachers to be more responsive to students' needs in their teaching, along with regular mentoring. -- Digital Media - Video

National Center on Student Progress Monitoring
To meet the challenges of implementing effective progress monitoring, the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) has funded the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring. Housed at the American Institutes for Research, and working in conjunction with researchers from Vanderbilt University , we are a national technical assistance and dissemination center dedicated to the implementation of scientifically based student progress monitoring. The Center's mission: The Center's mission is to provide technical assistance to states and districts and disseminate information about progress monitoring practices proven to work in different academic content areas (Gr. K-5). The Student Progress Monitoring Center 's integrated program of services will: Raise knowledge and awareness by forming partnerships and communicating with States, districts, associations, technical assistance providers, institutions of higher education, and other interested groups; Provide implementation support for using and sustaining proven progress monitoring practices to States and districts; and Provide for national dissemination by developing resources and supporting on-going information sharing through advanced web services, regional meetings, and a national conference. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Response to Intervention: Curriculum Based Measurement
This video (approx. 70 minutes) details how RtI was implemented in the Stoughton School District. The fourth chapter of the video (at approximately 42:20) is a detailed "how to" look at Curriculum Based Measurement and also includes an interactive tutorial with downloadable practice scenarios. -- Digital Media - Video

School Wide Positive Behavior and Intervention Support and How Does My School Get Started?
Every time any adult interacts with any student, it is an instructional moment! Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) emphasizes: ●Teaching behaviors like we teach academics across all school settings, ●Modeling and practicing expected behaviors, ●Reinforcing expected behaviors, ●Pre-correcting to ensure positive behaviors are displayed, ●Actively supervising to prevent problem behaviors. Participants will gain information about the training and the initial implementation of School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention System (SW-PBIS). The first school teams in NE WI have “Kicked Off’ the 09-10 school year with PBIS and have been collecting behavioral data to use in data-based decision-making. This data aligns curricular instruction and behavioral supports to student and staff needs. Schools applying PBIS begin by establishing clear expectations for behaviors that are taught, modeled, and reinforced across all settings and by all staff. The presenters will describe their experiences in bringing School-wide Positive Behavior Intervention System to life in their schools in NE Wisconsin. -- Digital Media - Video

Using Assessment to Improve Instruction
For many people higher education assessment work is inevitably associated with a dominant, and often misguided, strategy in this country involving a large dose of high-stakes tests and external accountability processes based on those tests. There is a different way, however, and it's one grounded in the core elements of effective instructional practice. Good assessment is simply part of the learning process, not just a means of documenting or judging that learning. -- Digital Media - Video

Using The Student Intervention Monitoring System (SIMS) to Implement RtI
Participants will learn about the Student Intervention Monitoring System (SIMS) software designed to help teachers and other staff document the ways they are intervening with students who are struggling in school. SIMS incorporates critical features of RtI, including universal screening, high quality instruction, collaborative problem solving, and the use of data to make educational decisions, all of which will be described in the session. SIMS will be demonstrated via the presentation of case studies from school teams who are using the software to document interventions provided to students and student progress. The SIMS software was developed with the support of the WI-DPI in an open source format and is available to all school districts in Wisconsin. It was piloted in several school districts in Wisconsin in the spring of 2008-2009, and training for broader implementation is being provided through CESAs during the current school year. Attend this session and learn about the software, listen to school personnel who are using it and find out how your district can access it, get training and technical support at a minimal cost. -- Digital Media - Video

When Assessment Goes Wrong
This resource is used by its creator as an introductory video to a professional development class on assessment. It is included here to be comical (hopefully!) and to be used as an ice breaker by professional development trainers when working with education professionals on improving assessment skills and strategies. -- Digital Media - Video

Packers - Tunnel Entrance to Lambeau Field
This photograph shows the section of the Green Bay Packers Entrance to the field. With the new renovation of Lambeau Field three sections of concrete were removed from the old tunnel and placed across the new tunnel entrance. The plaque on the wall reads, "Proud generations of Green Bay Packers Players, World Champions a record 12 times have run over this very concrete to Greatness." -- imageide@s

The Art of a Bridge
The structural design of the under side of this bridge creates artwork that reminds one of a cathedral. -- imageide@s

Penmon Lighthouse
This is the Penmon Lighthouse between Penmon Point and Puffin Island in Wales. The lighthouse was built after a tragic disaster in 1831. It was completed in 1838 and automated in 1922. It is painted every 4-5 years. -- imageide@s

Chipmunk Costume
This photograph is of a person in a Chipmunk Costume. -- imageide@s

Red Pump
This old pump, recently repainted, takes on a sculptural status. -- imageide@s

Blue, the Nebelung Cat
Blue is a Nebelung, a long haired, solid blue cat with quite a story. Nebelung in German means "creatures of the mist". This breed is a mix of a black domestic shorthair and a shorthaired Russian blue. Other characteristics of the Nebelung include long legs and the Russian blue type body and green eyes. They are highly intelligent cats who love to be petted. They can be cautious with strangers, but are very devoted to their owners, often following them from room to room. -- imageide@s

Door Sculpture Side 2
Ken Nygard, of Vining, Minnesota, uses welded scrap metal to create works of art for the Vining Sculpture Garden and outside of his shop near the town. -- imageide@s

Giraffe Sculpture
Ken Nyberg, a descendant of early Norwegian settlers who came to the Vining area, is the person who has created many interesting sculptures. This giraffe was so large he had to assemble the various pieces together outside since it was too large to put together in his shop. It is created from welded scrap metal. -- imageide@s

John H. Steven's Statue
John Harrington Stevens was considered the "Father of Minneapolis" by his peers. He was born on June 13, 1820. He served in the army during the Mexican War before coming to the Minnesota Territory in 1849. He was a farmer, merchant, editor, and historian; served as a state legislator; and was founder and first president of the state agricultural society. On May 10, 1850, he married Francis Helen Miller, whom he called the "Mother of Minneapolis", for her strong support of him and his goals. They had six children. He died in Minneapolis on May 28, 1900. - John H. Steven's Museum -- imageide@s

Chief Little Crow
A mask of Chief Little Crow is positioned near Minnehaha Falls. The mask commemorates the chief, who was killed in the year following the 1862 Dakota conflict, and is in an area considered to be sacred to American Indians. -- imageide@s

Hiawatha and Minnehaha
This very beautiful statue of Hiawatha carrying Minnehaha is on a small island in Minnehaha Creek, just a short distance above Minnehaha Falls. Hiawatha was an Objibwe warrior and Minnehaha was his true love. Minnehaha in the Dakota language means "laughing waters." Hiawatha and Minnehaha were characters in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha. The poem is based the myths and legends of Indian tribes in the north country, around lakes Michigan and Superior. -- imageide@s

Minnehaha Falls
Minnehaha Falls is located located in Minneapolis Minnesota. The falls is in Minnehaha Park, a large city park on the shores of the Mississipi River. The park includes picnic areas, trails, sculpture and the 53 foot falls. -- imageide@s

Quality Matters
Quality Matters (QM) is a nationally recognized, faculty-centered, peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components. Colleges and universities across the country use the tools in developing, maintaining and reviewing their online courses and in training their faculty. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

ePortfolio Rubric
While this was developed for higher education review of an ePortfolio, the content can be used/modified to develop a quality evaluation of a K-12 student ePortfolio. -- Teacher Tool

Cavaliere (Horseman)
The principal subject of Marino Marini's sculpture, beginning in the 1930s and continuing throughout his long career, was the heroic theme of horse and rider. His equestrian statues evolved over the years from formal versions in the classical style, inspired by Roman and Etruscan art, to fiercely personal visions in which the rider, increasingly unable to control his mount, came to represent the human condition itself. As Marini put it: "My equestrian statues express the torment caused by the events of this century. . . . My wish is to reveal the final moment of the dissolution of a myth, the myth of the heroic individual, the humanists' 'man of virtue.'" - Minneapolis Sculpture Garden -- imageide@s

Double-Sided Door Handle Side 1
Ken Nygard, of Vining, Minnesota, uses welded scrap metal to create works of art for the Vining Sculpture Garden and outside of his shop near the town. -- imageide@s

Standing Figure: Knife Edge
Henry Moore once titled this standing figure Winged Victory. With her truncated arms and neck and elongated, protruding torso, she indeed recalls the famed Greek figure of that name. But the real inspiration for this creature was the breastbone of a bird. Moore discovered principles of form and rhythm for his sculptures in a variety of natural objects, such as rocks and plants. He had a particular fascination with bones and collected, studied, and drew them extensively to explore their complexity and dynamism. He incorporated the actual bird bone into an early maquette for this sculpture, eventually infusing its "knife-edge thinness" throughout the entire figure and retaining the rough, porous texture of bone in the work's bronze surface. Viewed from differing perspectives, the sculpture appears alternately razor sharp or rhythmically curvaceous. - Minneapolis Sculpture Garden -- imageide@s

Walking Man
The pensive "everyman" George Segal created for the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden was made, like all his sculpture since the 1950s, from a plaster cast formed directly on a real-life model. Segal recast the work in bronze, applied the patina by hand to impart a rich, painterly quality, and placed the figure not on a pedestal, but on a simple fragment of concrete sidewalk near one of the Garden's tree-lined walkways. Here, passing visitors are drawn to this lonely, human-scaled figure. Segal acknowledges that his walking man is linked to a long tradition of striding figures in the history of art, beginning with the Egyptian prototype and "on and on through Rodin and Giacometti." Visitors to the Walker Art Center are well acquainted with one of Segal's famed "situation" sculptures, The Diner, in which two of his unpainted plaster figures inhabit the spare confines of a real-life coffee shop. It reminds us of the deep isolation that can accompany our encounters in everyday life. - Minneapolis Sculpture Garden -- imageide@s

Roller Blades
Roller Blading is an individual sport usually done in the spring, summer, and fall. -- imageide@s

Glogster - Poster Yourself EDU
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. We value the participation of educators and strive to assimilate their contributions to Glogster EDU, Glogster EDU is yours! Educators from all over the world are integrating Glogster EDU’s resourceful platform to make traditional learning more dynamic, more interactive and more in tune with learners today. Most importantly Glogster EDU is FUN for teachers and learners alike! -- Student Site

Teaching With Primary Sources TPS Library of Congress
Teaching With Primary Sources is a model for professional development programs that help teachers use the Library of Congress's digitized primary source materials including the resource sites; American Memory, America's Library, American Folklife Center, Prints and Photographs, Veterans' History Project, Poetry Page and the Wise Guide. The Teachers Page includes lesson plans,document analysis tools, online and offline activities, timelines,and presentations that can be used with primary source documents. -- Teacher Resource/Reference

Splashup
Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With the features professionals use and novices want, it's easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photo-sharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress. -- Student Site

My Hero
The My Hero project inspires students to tell the stories of heroes and discover positive role models in their lives, and in their world, so there stories can be shared. Students illuminate heroic acts and deeds with essays, art, and multi-media. It helps students articulate and understand what social actions can make a difference in world change and how social studies is vital in education, as collaboration, communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, information literacy, and creativity can be used to make a difference in the world -- Online Project

Black-Footed Penguins
Black-footed penguins are found only in Africa. They live along Africa's southern shore, from Gabon to Mozambique, generally within twenty-five miles of the ocean shore. Black-footed penguins are medium sized penguins. When fully developed, they are approximately 23 inches tall and weigh between four to eight pounds. They have black backs, faces, wings, feet and beaks. Their torsos are white with some black spots and a black stripe across their chest. White stripes run around their faces to above their eyes. Their diet consists of anchovies, horse mackerel, crustaceans and small fish. -- imageide@s

Troll
Trolls are characters that first appeared in Norse Mythology. Trolls were included in many fairy tales of the 19th and 20th centuries and are in modern-day literature. In fairy tales and legends, trolls are known to be as huge as giants or as small as dwarfs, possess great strength, have big noses, long arms, and be very hairy. This wooden troll resides in Riverside Park in La Crosse, WI. -- imageide@s

Como tú digas
In this group activity, one pair of students receives a colored picture and the other pair receives one that is not colored. The pair with the colored picture must instruct the other group to color the picture by describing one object in the picture at a time. However, at no time can the pair actually say the name of the object to be colored. They must use circumlocution to describe it. The other pair of course can ask questions, but they cannot look at the colored picture until the end of the activity. This activity is not only good for circumlocution, but it is also good for practicing prepositional phrases. -- Lesson Plan

Online graphing calculator
An online graphing calculator that allows the user to quickly and easily graph up to four functions. Each function appears in a different color with a key at the bottom of the screen. The graphics are clear and load quickly. A free download of the software is available if the user prefers to not use it online. -- Interactive Learning Object

Base 10 Blocks Exploring Other Bases (2, 5, 8, and 16)
This program consists of a panel where one can click on any of three different block sizes that represent 1 unit, 10 units, and 100 units and drag them into the working panel. Once inside the panel, students can click on the blocks so they can move, rotate, break, and glue the blocks to do all types of arithmetic (and even extended to algebraic) operations. -- Interactive Learning Object