Jennifer Farr's Educational Projects


	Teacher Resource Sites Teacher Interactive Calendar - sample of a calendar I create and sell to districts across New York State. It is currently being used in over 200 districts. New Teacher Resource Site - a site developed as a resource for new teachers Educational Online Resource Sites For Classroom Use Celebrate Nutrition - a site featuring information and interactive tools relating to nutrition Cinco de Mayo - a website developed for teachers K-12 that focuses on Cinco de Mayo and Mexican Culture Earth Day Resources for the Classroom - a web resource site to help teachers and their students K-12 celebrate this environmental event Home and Career Skills Online Resources - a resource site created for Home and Career teachers in the Elmira City School District as part of a staff training Inventors...Men and Women Innovators Across Time - a webpage developed in response to a teacher request Mathematics Resources - a site developed as a resource for Math teachers K-12 Myths, Legends, and Folklore - information and links to information about myths, legends, fables, folklore, and tall tales Reading Resource Site - a web site I created after working collaboratively to research information to help Elmira City School District reading teachers Research a New Topic Using Online Tools and Databases - an online site I developed for Elmira City School Elementary Librarians (start the activity by clicking on the student book) Secondary Social Studies Resources Website - a site developed in response to a principal request for staff development training for secondary Social Studies teachers What Would You Like to Know About Vertebrates? - a resource site developed to help 4th graders learn about vertebrates Wherefore Art Thou Shakespeare? - a site developed to help English Teachers teaching Shakespeare (evolved per a teacher request) Women in History - a site developed to help teachers introduce diversity during the Month of March to Honor Women's History Month (includes links so that younger students can have the pages read to them) Online Books A Box of Crayons - an online book created for PreK-2 graders designed to teach tolerance Halloween Counting Book - an online book PreK-2 students can read or listen to relating to Halloween and counting Sites Used for Trainings I have Developed Effective Web Searching - a training site designed to teach teachers and support staff about effective web searching. Includes 200+ search tool links, definitions, copyright links, etc. Free Online Tools for Teacher Productivity - a training site designed to support a 9 hour course developed by the same name; workshop was sbmitted an approved for NYCATE 2003 Intriguingly Interactive Internet Activities - (a 6 hour training I am currently developing) Using Technology for Creative Curriculum Extensions - a site designed to support a 15 hour course I developed by the same name; workshop was submitted and approved for NECC 2003 Webquests Holiday Quest - a quest designed for French and Spanish teachers to help students learn the cultural celebrations centered around the December timeframe StateQuest - a quest to help students learn about the states Tour Paris - a site developed to take students on a virtual tour of Paris Miscellaneous Browntown Schoolhouse - Living History - a site created to prepare students for a field-trip Hernandez - (an example of a web site used for a group process activity) Inspiration Clip Art Quotes for Educators - art work I have created for educators to use as clipart for newsletters or posters Top of Page