Organisms
	Technology Resources

Note: This is a dynamic page and will be updated as more information is selected by HASP participants to be included. Check back often. New items are noted with .  Send your suggestions to hasp@dcs.edu

Internet links:

Frogland

Frog of the month, weird facts, art gallery, computer toys, frog jokes and more

K.I.D.S - Kids Identifying and Discovering Sites

 

Little Explorers Dictionary

Simple browsing site for young kids to locate information

Minibeast World Insects/Spiders

 

San Diego Zoo

 

Tiger Beetle World

Young entomologist Society: "serving insect and spider enthusiasts since 1965"

World Kid's Network - Critters

 

The Yuckiest Site on the Internet and other Critters

Unusual critters

 

Specific supporting software:

Undersea Adventure - by Knowledge Adventure

Kid's Zoo - by Knowledge Adventure

Bug Adventure - by Knowledge Adventure

Gus Goes to Cyberopolis - by KidzSoft

Professor Wise & His X-Ray Eyes!

Explore with patterns, logic, observation, and vision while letting kids see inside things and learn about them

Science and Nature Discis Books by National Geographic Society

What Air Can Do?, Spiders, A Tree Through the Seasons, Birds and How They Grow, Butterflies, Farm Animals, Whales

One Small Square Backyard by Virgin Sound & Vision (Grades 3-7)

The Graph Club by Tom Synder

Great software for K-2 students creating graphs using picture icons

 

Other:

Other technology tools that can be used with specific activities are listed by lesson on the integration page. The table below includes the icons and a more complete explanation of software and hardware types. Note: This is in no way an exhaustive list of software and other resources which could be used. For activity suggestions using these technology tools go to the Organisms Integration Ideas and Activities Page.

= Legend for technology tools that could be used with an activity -- but are not necessary.

Word Processing ClarisWorks and Microsoft Works word processing, Microsoft Word, Children's Publisher, Ultimate Writing Machine	Painting or Drawing ClarisWorks draw or paint, Paintbrush, The Print Shop, KidPix, Inspiration, Kidspiration, AppleWorks	Digital/Other Camera Digital cameras, 35 mm cameras, scanned images
Spreadsheet/Graphing ClarisWorks and Microsoft Works spreadsheet, The Graph Club, Microsoft Excel	Internet Access Netscape Navigator, Microsoft Explorer, e-mail packages	Multimedia HyperStudio, ClarisWorks slide shows, Digital Chisel, PowerPoint, KidPix
CD ROM Dictionaries, encyclopedias, other reference materials	Video Camera Capture presentations of conclusions, collection of data and experimentation	Tape Recorder Use for recording and listening

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