Learn NC

http://www.learnnc.org/



This week for a graduate class assignment I had to research and evaluate students’ use of technology tools. During my research I came across Learn NC. Learn NC is part of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Education. They have an excellent website that houses thousands of resources for the k-12 educator. Included in their site are lesson plans, best practices, learning materials, reference, field trips, multimedia, and the best of the web. I was so impressed with the site that I chose to make it part of the Wednesday Web. Below is a quick summary of what is available at each link.

Lesson Plans
While the focus of these lessons are the North Carolina state standards there are many that parallel our own. Search by grade, subject, or curriculum goal.

Best Practices
The best practices page will allow you to choose from a tag cloud. A tag cloud is simply a list of labels that were placed on each resources. Words that are larger than others contain more links.

Learning Materials
From their site: learning materials include text and multimedia on all areas of the curriculum. Students can use them independently or as part of an in-class lesson, and teachers can use them to supplement or replace a traditional textbook.

Reference
An educational reference dictionary. In some instances there are links or resources.

Field Trips
State specific to North Carolina, but the field trips link to lesson plans and resources that can be used in conjunction with the field trip. You may be able to find something relevant to your class.

Multimedia
Multimedia slide shows and links to various topics in a tag cloud. For example, find 90 different resources (images, maps, and video) on the Civil War.

Best of the Web
Over 3,000 websites in one location