Seaford

=Project Overview=

To identify, evaluate, and select an average of 5-6 open, digital resources for each of 96 secondary subject areas in English, math, science, and social studies in grades 5-12.

Number resources (e.g. Resource 1:), and in general, put the best and most mainstream resources (main content, intermediate level, strongest/richest) at the top of the list and others (beginning or advanced, more tangential, etc.) toward the bottom of the list.

In general, resources should be materials students can use (text selections, video, ebooks, audio, simulations, interactivities, etc.) NOT teacher lesson plans. Also, do not include Wikipedia articles (only because it is easy for teachers to find them themselves, doesn't add much value to include here)

Try not to repeat resources within a grade level and subject area, e.g. within grade 5 math. Repetition across grade levels is fine.

For topics in which creating a multimedia presentation would be a possible student activity, we can also assemble a set of open-licensed photos and other multimedia, using [|Flickr CC] (do an [|advanced search] for CC modifiable and commercially usable) and other open multimedia resources. These sets will count as 2-3 resources.

To the extent possible, the resources for each unit should span a variety of reading levels, learning styles, media types, etc. so that they can be used effectively for differentiating instruction.

In addition, sites that are "stable" and likely to be maintained and active are preferred. Consider the author/host's credentials and where possible, choose sites from academic institutions over user-generated content.

Tags
 * Standards tags to be included with all items separated by commas:
 * gradex (e.g. grade6 )
 * subject:
 * math [and, as appropriate, something more specific, e.g.algebra, geometry, etc.]
 * ELA
 * social studies [and, as appropriate, something more specific, e.g. history, geography, etc.]
 * science [and, as appropriate, something more specific, e.g.biology, physics, etc.]
 * key words
 * some way to code for level
 * remedial/review [prerequisite skills], beginning [on standards covered but at a more basic level], intermediate [on level], advanced, enrichment [beyond level in lesson]
 * any specifics, such as people names, places, etc.
 * for media sets, include mediaset as a tag

Credits - All resources should include a credit line on the wiki specifying the credit; where possible cite actual author's name; if not, screen names are acceptable License
 * Example: Credit: F Delventhal or Credit: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
 * CC BY
 * CC BY SA
 * CC BY NC
 * Custom
 * Public domain

Boilerplate copy for media sets: __**Resource:** ___media set **Media type:** photos, video, audio **Description:** This media set includes images showing examples of propaganda such as __, etc. that can be used for the project described below.__ **Level:** Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced

**Credit:** various - right-click each file to get credit and license info **License:** various - right-click each file to get credit and license info

**Notes/activity suggestions:** Have students use images in this media set, along with info they learn through other sources, to create ___. This project can be done in Word, PowerPoint, or as a movie (Windows Movie Maker) or web page.

**Tags:**

=Resources to Use= (Please feel free to add to this list. Also, any open resources may be used, not just those in this list.)

If you're having trouble finding resources, do an advanced Google search filtering by rights.

__General__ - All subjects, all grades

 * **[|Curriki]** (mostly teacher-generated content, but some institutional - also make sure to check for open license; there is a ton of copyrighted stuff in here**)**
 * [|CK12] (open textbooks; mostly secondary math and science)
 * [|Connexions](open textbooks; mostly secondary and post-secondary- Siyavula is strongest K-12 content here)
 * **[|Qedoc]**(online quizzes; link to "click here to launch" link)
 * [|NextVista](videos)
 * **[|Teacher's Domain]**(WGBH site; licenses vary; used advanced search to specify open content)
 * [|MERLOT]( mostly secondary and post-secondary; search for open licensed)
 * [|Teachershare from Scholastic] (all CC BY, mostly lesson plans)
 * [|The League](mostly lesson plans)
 * [|Wikibooks](note: This is user-generated content with widely varying quality, so we should be careful to check quality and use sparingly.)
 * [|OER Commons](repository of links; mostly secondary and post-secondary)
 * [|Learn NC](all K-12, but mostly lesson plans)
 * [|MoodleCommons](other Moodle course content can also be used if it is open)
 * **Khan Academy - [|home site and YouTube], [|in Curriki]**(mostly math)
 * [|Wikimedia Commons]**
 * [|SoftChalk LOR]
 * [|Floss Manuals]- open manuals for the tools which provide non-proprietary access to OER
 * [|Flickr Commons]- providing access to "publicly held" photos (working to tag photos for more effective access)
 * [|Open Courseware Finder]- locate courses by selecting appropriate tags
 * [|ProPublica]- News stories which are Creative Commons Attribution No Derivatives (can't change or remix)
 * [|WikiNews]- news stories (make sure to check accuracy)
 * [|Kids Open Dictionary]- can include a glossary (RTF, PPT, etc.) for each unit with key vocabulary
 * [|Math Open Reference]- free, but not for remix - designed to be used as direct links to the resource page (not open; use sparingly)
 * [|Blossoms]- short STEM videos
 * [|DiscoverEd](CC search tool)
 * [|VideoLectures]from MITOpenCourseWare
 * [|Encyclopedia of Earth]
 * [|Concord Consortium]
 * [|OSCAR]- repository of open animations
 * [|TeachEngineering]- math, science (custom open license)
 * Maine state projects - [|math], [|all subjects]
 * [|Vital Signs] - collecting and sharing data on habitats (Maine)
 * [|Ejunto]public domain recordings of history and philosophy works
 * [|US History Images](public domain)
 * [|Clipart History](public domain)
 * [|Integration & Application Network](image library, esp related to environmental science, ecosystems, etc.)

__Elementary__
//**ELA**// //**Math**//
 * [|K12 Open Ed ebooks] (elem + ms; poetry, writing)
 * [|Literacy 360]
 * **[|NextVista]**(videos)
 * [|Helping with Math.com](videos, problem sets, games - very good)
 * [|K12 Open Ed ebooks] (elem + ms)
 * [|Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics](doesnt' seem to work well in IE)

//**Social studies**//
 * **[|Wikipedia]**
 * **[|Library of Congress]**
 * **[|Country Studies]**
 * [|K12 Open Ed ebooks] (elem + ms; Amer Rev, Constitution, Ancient Egypt, Geog of Africa)
 * [|iCivics](CC BY NC ND)

//**Science**//
 * [|NSTA Learning Center] (This is an excellent resource. While it is not technically "open," the [|permissions] allow for classroom use. We can use resources from here in this project as long as the credit indicates __Copyright © _ NSTA..)__
 * __[|Wikipedia]__
 * __[|Public Library of Science]__
 * [|K12 Open Ed ebooks] (elem + ms; Mixtures + Solutions, Water Cycle)

__Secondary__

 * [|NROC and Hippocampus]
 * [|Open High School of Utah]


 * //Social Studies//**
 * __[|SmartHistory]__
 * **__[|Wikipedia]__**
 * [|NROC and Hippocampus] (__Americ govt, US Hist - esp high school)__
 * [|Library of Congress]
 * [|Stories of the American South]
 * [|Documenting the American South](custom, educ)

//**Math**//
 * **[|K12 Handhelds math videos and ebooks]**(mostly middle school)
 * [|PhET Interactive simulations]
 * [|FlexMath]
 * Karl Fisch's math videos - [|in YouTube], downloadable versions
 * [|James Sousa's math tutorial videos](CC BY NC SA)
 * [|Algebra2Go]- Pre-algebra and Beginning Algebra
 * [|SeeingMath]- secondary math interactives
 * [|Virtual Laboratories in Probability and Statistics](doesnt' seem to work well in IE)

//**Science**//
 * [|NROC and Hippocampus](physics, biology, environmental science)
 * **[|PhET Interactive simulations]**(science and math sims)
 * [|IPPEX] and [|PPL]- physics resources (public domain)
 * [|NSTA Learning Center] (This is an excellent resource. While it is not technically "open," the [|permissions]allow for classroom use. We can use resources from here in this project as long as the credit indicates Copyright © _ NSTA..)
 * [|National Science Digital Library] (need to check individual licenses; much is not open)
 * [|Public Library of Science]
 * [|Tree of Life](biology, zoology, biodiversity)
 * [|Encylopedia of Life](biology, zoology, plants and animals)
 * [|Light and Matter](physics)
 * **[|Free High School Science Textbooks]** (S. Africa, very good) and [|Sivaula PowerPoint presentations](gr 8-12)
 * [|Chem 1 Virtual textbook]
 * [|ChemWiki]
 * [|Wikipedia]

//**Literature**//
 * **[|ManyBooks]**(ebooks and audio books)
 * [|Other open ebooks]