Links of the Week

12thgradeoptions.org
What a fantastic resource for high school students who did not pass the FCAT. This site is right out of Commissioner Horne's office. Links to options for FCAT remediation, GED prep and more!

2000 Families First Idea Book: Integrating Work Skills and Basic Skills
http://cls.coe.utk.edu/pdf/Idea_Book_2000.pdf
A 207-page teacher-to- teacher on-line collection of communication, decision-making, interpersonal and lifelong learning skills lesson plans by Tennessee adult educators.

Learning to Use the Casio fx-260 Solar Calculator
http://www.wisc-online.com/lrnobj/Mathxx/ABM1101/index.html
Here's a great resouce from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center. This short learning object walks learners through the various buttons on the calculator and includes hands-on problems that allow the learner to practice problem-solving.

Happy Birthday Martin Luther King,Jr.
http://www.jeannepasero.com/mlk
This site offers a lot of great resources that commemorate the life of Dr. King. In honor of Black History month, the developers of this website have also included classroom ideas for teachers to incorporate in their classrooms. Don't miss this one! Lots and lots of resources. 

ESL Lounge - contributed by Mabel Magarinos, OCPS
http://www.esl-lounge.com
Description: Free and printable material for TEFL and TESOL teachers. Grammar, reading comprehension, worksheets.
It is divided by levels. The worksheets are very useful and the pair work activities are good for communicative practice for the students.

History Buff
http://dsc.discovery.com/guides/history/ushistory.html
Hosted by the Discovery Channel, this website contains a ton of neat things for adult learners. Viewers can learn about things that happened in history by reading newpaper articles that were printed during that period, complete crossword puzzles relevant to specific topics. One of the most interesting parts of this website is the Historic Voices sections where you can listen to live recordings of Martin Luther King, Jr., John F. Kennedy, a news report about the explosion of the Hindenburg and many, many more. It's absolutely amazing!

Randall’s ESL Cyber-Listening lab
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
This multi-media site includes dozens of audio and video stories that offer students vocabulary development and reading comprehension quizzes as well as key vocabulary word definitions and quiz assessment.

Working Simulations
http://www.workingsimulations.com/theOffice.html#
A FREE interactive office simulation for practicing 21sat century workplace skills. This site is really neat!