Web 2.0 Resources

WEB 2.O RESOURCES

I decided to center my web resources on health and nutrition. This is such a relevant topic as children thrive through growth and development. Hence growth and development are directly aligned with making healthy decisions to sustain life.

Animoto- http://animoto.com/play/QRMOnnspOwlOm35xj81exA

I absolutely loved this tool. It was a creative way to display a visual of healthy food choices. Showing pictures of healthy options makes students more cognizant of foods that are healthy yet appealing and appetizing. This short video was engaging and informative all in one which is always ideal for an educator.

Bubbl- https://bubbl.us/

Creating a concept map was a clear and concise way to provide students healthy food options at common fast food restaurants. More and more families are eating out so presenting healthy options at conventional restaurants will hopefully persuade students to make healthy choices when eating out.

Glogster- http://www.glogster.com/jodie1949/glogster-edu-health-and-nutrition/g-6kpqj5995agp385u1vh3ka0

 This was an interesting tool that allows students to explore multiple resources. Teachers can give students the opportunity to explore many resources on a single page. The young and vibrant graphics are extremely appealing to the eye. I was able to expose students to videos, outside links, notes, and much more on one single website page. Students are sure to be engaged!

Big Huge Labs- http://bighugelabs.com/

This site had so many amazing resources. I chose to implement the following three activities in my health and nutrition unit lesson.

• ·          Calendar- http://bighugelabs.com/calendar.php  I chose this activity so students can keep track of meals and plan out meals for the month. Planning meals ahead of time will hopefully prevent students from making rash and impulsive food choices.
• ·        Magazine Cover-http://bighugelabs.com/magazine.php This was so cool. I was able to create an actual magazine cover on this week’s unit lesson. I would love to have this displayed on the Smartboard introducing this new content for the week. This would also be a great project to have students collaborate and create as a project/assignment.
• ·         Badge Maker- http://bighugelabs.com/badge.php This was so neat! I was able to create an authentic looking ID card. This would be cool to make for students who reach a certain nutritional goal (i.e. choose to eat vegetables at lunch for week) he/she can have a membership card into Mrs. Hardin’s Fitness Club. This is great motivation for student to make healthy dietary decisions.