Education Portal UPDATE

One of my favorite websites to show students and to use in class is www.education-portal.com. This site has hundreds of videos that are designed around college-level courses. They have recently added to their collection courses designed around the GED test!!! Now, we will no longer have to search around through college-level course material to find something appropriate for our students. So far, they have begun "courses" for all five GED subjects, and each course is around 50% complete (except for Reading at 4%). I imagine this will be an even more important tool for all of us when the 2014 GED test rolls out! I highly recommend revisiting this site to see the exciting new GED-related changes. Here are a few links below to get you started.

To my original post on Education Portal:

http://rcccbasicskillspd.blogspot.com/2012/10/education-portal.html

To the GED Reading Course on Education Portal:

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/language-arts-reading.html

(only 4% developed...by far the least of the five subjects...but they are adding more everyday!)

To the GED Writing Course on Education Portal:

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/language-arts-writing.html

(over 42 video lessons!)

To the GED Science Course on Education Portal:

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ged-science.html

(172 lessons)

To the GED Social Studies Course on Education Portal:

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ged-social-studies.html

(232 lessons)

To the GED Math Course on Education Portal:

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/ged-math-algebra-geometry-number-sense.html

(mostly higher-level Algebra and Geometry lessons to date)

The Physics Classroom

If you've ever wished for any help teaching a group of students Physics, you may want to check out The Physics Classroom. This website includes tutorials written in easy(ish)-to-understand language and, even better, each section includes graphics and animations that demonstrate physics principles in a visual manner. There is also a "Curriculum Corner" for instructors, which includes worksheets that complement the tutorials in each section. Teaching physics can sometimes be a daunting task for the instructor and the student, and, as such, I highly recommend taking advantage of some of the great resources the internet has to offer. It can make your life a lot easier and your students' a lot more interesting!

Visit www.physicsclassroom.com to check it out!