These are NOT for the faint of heart! They show real human dissetion. (i.e. real cadaver) It’s a great resource for the adventurous science student, however. There are a series of 29 videos ranging from 7-27 minutes long. They are from the Department of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison Medical School. Are you brave enough to check them out?
Do you know about this resource for teachers? If you teach 4th-12th grade then you can get a free DVD each year from izzit.org. All you have to do is provide feedback after your students watch the video to be eligible to recieve another video the next year. This is available to homeschoolers as well and it’s the second year I have requested and recieved a video. Right now there are 11 different DVD’s to choose from mostly in the area of ecnomics & history. Check it out! FREE VIDEO
Izzit.org also provides a daily current event article along with vocabulary and discussion questions each weekday through the school year. Until today I had never looked at them and didn’t know how great they look! I could see having a student do them daily or a few days weekly and keeping them in a binder. It would be an easy way to add current events studies into your school year. Current Events
It’s amazing how much there is out there FREE for homeschooling the high school student! Tonight I found some more goodies I wanted to share.
As I have stated before, Tyler is studying Economics this year. Inside the Global Economy is a free series of 13 videos online at learner.com. This site is a teacher resource and professional development site by Annenberg Media. From the site “Annenberg Media’s multimedia resources help teachers increase their expertise in their fields and assist them in improving their teaching methods. Many programs are also intended for students in the classroom and viewers at home. All Annenberg Media videos exemplify excellent teaching.” They offer a second series of 28 videos in Economics called Economics U$A. Another related series tited Rural Communities: Legacy and Change explores why national and global economic trends effect rural communities. In the area of civics / government they offer a 15 video series called Democracy in America as well as a The Constitution: That Delicate Balance. The video series they have that’s titled Ethics in America and Ethics in America II aslo look very interesting and with some additional reading would complete an indepth course in civics / government. In fact, these videos are a great way to round out a curriculum or provide a basis for a unit study approach for families who are more eclectic in their homeschooling.
Today I heard of another wonderful resource for homeschooled high school students. Stanford University has launched a series of 10 free, online computer science and electrical engineering courses. The courses include an introduction to computer science and an introduction to artificial intelligence and robotics, among other topics. These are basically the same cources that are taught at Stanford for credit. (Minus the college credit and materials that would infringe on copyrights.)
Tyler and I looked at the first computer science course. There are 28 lectures (Each about 45 mins. long) You can watch the video’s in several ways (Itunes, youtube, etc.) It looks great. I imagine the other courses are similar.
Another way to get good quality courses for free! Check it out!
This year Tyler will be studying American Literature. We decided to do a unit study approach and create it as we go. So far he has decided to begin with Henry David Thoreau works. Therefore, I am gathering useful links and study guides to go along with this unit. Hopefully, this will save someone else some time! Read more…
These past few weeks I have been selecting the resources Tyler will be using for 9th grade. He is a visual and auditory learner and remembers everything he sees and hears. He is a great reader, but dislikes reading (I know… how can that be seeing he is my son?? LOL Lately I only have time for a few novels a week though…) So, I have been looking for a more project-based curriculum that will give him some choice. Read more…
More free goodies from the interent! A friend sent this link today and I agree.. it looks awesome.
S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts Cyber Guides
From the site… “CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.” They have sections for different age groups and I saw guides for many books we have read already or plan to read in the future. Sadly, some are no longer functioning because of the lack of funding for the program. So, get them while you can!
A few days ago I found another great resource. As I was browsing the internet for resources to use for homeschooling a high schooler I found this publisher.
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