ClassBrain and
Education
ClassBrain has established
itself with teachers and school districts across the country and
around the world as a well-respected resource for educators.
The following information will give you a brief example of how ClassBrain
is viewed in the field of education.
GEM Collection
holder
GEM (Gateway to Education
Materials)
GEM has accepted ClassBrain as a collection holder. This special
database was created by the Department of Education to supply "one-stop"
access to collections of Internet-based educational materials available
on various federal, state, university, non-profit, and commercial
Internet sites. This allows teachers to search and locate our materials
(as one example: the ClassBrain State Report Section) directly through
the main database. This database is recommended to instructors by
state and district education departments.
CyberSurfari -Primary Sponsor
ClassBrain is a primary
sponsor of CyberSurfari, a world famous Internet treasure hunt designed
to help students learn to use the Web safely and effectively. Students
visit more than 100 handpicked destinations throughout the Internet
on their quest for information.
Teachers around the world bring their classes online for these competitions.
Clues are hidden across the ClassBrain website (in locations of
our choosing) during three different games throughout the year.
Students then scour various websites, especially those of the primary
sponsors like ClassBrain, to locate clues and find answers. Placement
of the clues allows us to highlight specific areas, or pages, of
our site during each of the games.
ClassBrain Veteran’s Memories Project- Library of Congress
ClassBrain has signed
on as a partner of the Library of Congress Veteran’s History
Project. This partnership allows us to be an official collection
agency for stories and historical materials of US Veterans.
Oral history projects are a popular assignment in schools from middle
school through college. By correlating oral history projects and
movies about soldiers and veterans, students can see the link between
gathering information and the preservation of the stories of our
country’s history. The affiliation with of the Library of Congress
gives the teachers added comfort with the resources.
Association of Educational Publishing – Member
The AEP is a national
nonprofit professional organization for educational publishers,
fostering excellence in educational publishing and respected by
teachers nationwide.
ClassBrain is identified as a top site by search engines
and educators.
One of the top-ranked
sites for homework help by the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/Homework_Help/
One of the top-ranked sites for Preschool by the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/Pre-School/
One of the top-ranked sites for Kids/School Time/North America by
the Google Directory
http://directory.google.com/Top/Kids_and_Teens/School_Time/
Social_Studies/World_Cultures/North_America/United_States/
ClassBrain and it’s individual sections are well indexed on
the following sites: MSN, Ask Jeeves, Teoma, Lycos/All the web,
AOL, Overture, Fast, and others.
ClassBrain is recommended by state and federal education departments,
school districts, and individual public and private schools.
Reviews by top educators
(just a few examples)
The Internet Scout Report by the University of Wisconsin:
The Scout Report is one of the Internet’s longest-running weekly
publications run by the University of Wisconsin. They offer researchers,
educators, and anyone else with an interest in high-quality online
material, a selection of new and newly discovered online resources.
Read what they said about ClassBrain:
ClassBrain: State Reports
http://classbrain.com/cb_sr/cb_srhm.htm
This amazingly impressive site by ClassBrain, Inc. provides valuable
educational resources for students, parents, and teachers. The site
is equipped with various learning activities and games for students
ranging from grade levels Pre-K to 12. In addition, this site contains
information on world countries and US states. Both the country and
state reports are arranged in alphabetical order and provide data
on history, statistics, maps, geographical information, government,
economy, and much more. This site is a breath of fresh air for those
parents and teachers discouraged by the plethora of untactful Internet
sites currently accessible to children. [MG]
The South Central RTEC
(Regional Technology in Education Consortium)
(6) Classbrain.com
* Description: Very comprehensive and very fun! From foreign languages
to math to language arts and social studies, these interactive games,
quizzes, puzzles and challenges are geared to pre-K through middle
school students. The site also contains lots of downloadable teacher
and student materials.
* Source: Classbrain.com
* Web site: http://classbrain.com/
Blue Web'n – Pacific Bell
The
State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources
for state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on
the web. ClassBrain has assembled state report resources for all
those students (and parents) doing reports on U.S. states. Templates,
clipart and other resources are available here. The websites gathered
for each state include the official state websites, so this will
be a place to start for many students. (added
2/6/02, reviewed 2/6/02)
The Appalachian Technology in Education Consortium
ClassBrain: This amazingly impressive
site by ClassBrain, Inc. provides valuable educational resources
for students, parents, and teachers. The site is equipped with various
learning activities and games for students ranging from grade levels
Pre-K to 12.
Instructional Media and Technology Services at Northwest
Tri-County Intermediate Unit
Hot spots on the Internet:
The State Report Section of ClassBrain
http://www.statereports.com
Although it is the ideal for students to consult many resources
for state reports, teachers really need to be aware of what's on
the web. ClassBrain has assembled state report resources for all
those students (and parents) doing reports on U.S. states. Templates,
clipart and other resources are available here. The Web sites gathered
for each state include the official state Web sites, so this will
be a place to start for many students.
San Bernardino Public Library
ClassBrain.com: State Reports A lot of the information
elementary school students need for state reports is right here.
Click on any state for links to maps, statistics, history, and tons
of details about state symbols. There are also worksheets and ready-made
pages to fill in (templates) for creating the report and the bibliography.
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