HippoCampus

I really liked this site.  At first I was discouraged because I couldn't find what I wanted, as there is no link for English or Language Arts.  Then I thought I'd look up the historical contexts of books I teach, and I didn't immediately find what I wanted.  I was searching alphabetically for the rise of American Communism before WWII, and didn't find anything; but once I found "Un-American Activities" I found  some interesting information about the Red Scare of the late 1940s and 1950s.  I like the video footage that is there, and I like how short the videos are.  They are something you could use in class without taking up the entire class period, or something you could post on a website like schoolloop and have students watch at home.

After looking at several videos on the Roaring 20s, the Great Depression, and other historical events, I swtiched over to the Algebra link.  Since my son is in pre-algebra, I thought I'd see what was there.  I don't know how useful this program would be for teachers in the classroom, but it is great for students (and parents!) at home.  I was looking specifically at factoring and the site took me through the steps so easily that I was able to re-learn how to do it quite easily.  It then gave practice problems and solutions.  It was fun, and I spent a little too much time fooling around doing problems.

Although there wasn't information for my subject area, it was a fun site to explore.