Chu Man Foo

General Teaching and Brain Teasers (because teaching is teaching)

• WebQuests
  • ChuManFoo on Zunal.com (sample webquests)
  • Concepts to Classrooms – Thirteen.org
• Brain Pop (all kinds of teacher utilities) http://www.brainpop.com/
• Lateral Thinking Puzzles (a couple of  example – just google ’em up [use these to help students “think outside of the box”]) http://www.folj.com/lateral – or – http://www.increasebrainpower.com/lateralthinkingpuzzles.html
• Einstein Puzzle (MSWord .doc file) – just a brain teaser – some references to smoke and drink – might not be suitable for certain students.
• Smithsonian (good Science stuff filtered by individual State adopted standard) http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/resource_library.asp
• BrightHub – classroom management section http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/3318.aspx

Language Development (ESL)

• Activities for ESL/EFL Students http://www.iit.edu/~smile/mp0198.htm
• American Rhetoric – Top 100 Speeches – http://www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html

Math (content matters)

• Rappin Mathematician, Alex Kajitani on YouTube <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5k5CWDP-qs> and buy his CD at his website.
• Java Boutique (education sub-section) – 3-d viewer, prime number generator, etc [while there at java boutique look at guitar codex and other fun stuff <http://javaboutique.internet.com/educational/&gt;
• Calculus Without Tears (Berkeley Science) – simplify hard math http://www.berkeleyscience.com/index.htm
• Simplify Complex Numbers http://whyslopes.com/etc/ComplexNumbers/
• National Council for Teachers of Math http://www.nctm.org/default.aspx

Science (Astronomy/Earth Science/Physics/etc)

• Chandra X-ray observatory – classroom-ready activities http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/index.html
• Space Science Activities, Hawaiian Style http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/hi-nsta2001.html
• Light Years vs. Bike Years (Distance Calculation) http://www.seti.org/Document.Doc?id=5
• Astronomy (Spot the ISS [International Space Station], Sky Map, other astro-goodies) www.heavens-above.com
• Interactive Earth Map http://baird.si.edu/minsci/tdpmap/viewer.htm
• Fundamental Physics http://funphysics.jpl.nasa.gov/story/story.html
• Cosmic Calendar (Timeline of Big Bang) http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/act2/cosmic.html
• Planetary Objects (part of Science Quilt [whatever that is]) – Geology of other Planets http://quilt.jpl.nasa.gov/science/quiltactivitieslisting.cfm?QID=1
• Planetary Science Research Discoveries: http://www.psrd.hawaii.edu/
• Solar Observatory: http://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/data/realtime/gif/
• Search for E.T.: http://jvsc.jst.go.jp/universe/et_e/index_e.htm
• Carlsbad Hydrologic Unit (Watershed): http://www.carlsbadwatershednetwork.net/mywatershed.php

Computer/Networking/Wireless

• Education Technology Subject Exam for Teachers http://www.cset.nesinc.com/CS_testguide_PETopener.asp
• Arduino – microprocessor fun – http://arduino.cc/en/Guide/Introduction
• For cell-phone geeks — Android Devkit:  http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3839441/A+Donut+for+Google+Android+Developers.htm

Now you rascals must get to the school right away!

Becoming a Teacher

• Math CSET Study Guide