Get Body Smart.
2012. Retrieved from http://www.getbodysmart.com/ap/site/sitemap/menu.html
Get Body Smart describes
itself as an online textbook, a tool to teach and learn the basics of anatomy
and physiology. It is an excellent interactive resource for students.. They may
explore various topics, electing to view additional textual information,
diagrams, and sometimes animations. It does not cover all aspects of the human
body, just the skeletal, muscular, nervous, circulatory, respiratory, and
urinary systems as well as an introduction and histology. It leaves out the
integumentary, endocrine, immune/lymphatic, reproductive, and digestive
systems. These are some of the areas that students have the most difficulty
understanding.
This resource is best
perhaps for practice in labeling diagrams. Students may elect to turn off the
labels and then turn them back on again to see if they were correct. They may
also quiz themselves by answering questions and then choosing to check their
answers. However, there are not quizzes on all topic areas.
Inner Body. Hotmedia,
Inc. 2011. Retrieved from http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/
This informational site provides
information on all eleven of the body systems. It gives descriptions of the systems
along with diagrams of the system that can be manipulated to view at different angles.
The diagrams are unlabeled, and if the student hovers over a particular area, the
name and additional information will be presented. The structures may also be selected
in a pull down menu to be highlighted in the diagram for identification. There are
no additional materials presented for quizzing purposes. This might be coupled with
WebAnatomy as a resource for quizzing on the material.
Saladin, K. Anatomy and Physiology Second Edition: The
Unity of Form and Function. McGraw Hill. 2001. Retrieved from http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/ap/saladin2e/student/olc/esp.mhtml
This site offers many
resources for students. For each chapter or topic of study, it has an
introduction, study outline, internet activities, chapter web links, technology
correlations, study guide, crossword puzzle, comprehension test, recall test,
flashcards, labeling exercises, and chapter quiz. These resources are designed
to accompany the book, but are available to all online. The study outline would
be a good resource for students who have difficulty taking notes. The Internet
Activities and Chapter weblinks provide further information on topics discussed
in the chapter for those who do not understand the material and need another
approach, or for those who would like to explore information further. The study
guides provide review exercises, recall tests and comprehension tests along with
answers for students to check their work. The flashcards, labeling exercises
and crossword puzzle provide extra practice with the material. The chapter quiz
is very helpful in that it allows students to get a score on the quiz and it
explains incorrect answers.
Shier, D.,
Lewis, R. & Butler, J. Online Learning Center. Hole’s Human Anatomy and
Physiology,9/e. McGraw Hill. 2002. Retrieved from http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0070272468/student_view0/
This resource offers the
same resources as the above site, but it also offers some additional features.
The chapter outlines provide graphic organizers to help synthesize the
information. There are additional links to animations, laboratory activities,
study skills, games, and case studies for certain topics. There is also a link
to a net tutor, but there is a fee of $32.99 to access the service.
There are several options
for taking the chapter quizzes. The students can take the quiz with immediate
feedback and explanations for their answers. The students can also take the
quiz and email their responses to their teacher instead which is a good feature
to check student learning.
Web Anatomy. Regents
of the University of Minnesota. 2008. Retrieved from http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/webanatomy/
Web Anatomy does not provide
any textual information. It provides avenues to review the material covered. It
has self tests, timed tests, multiplayer games and quiz bowls. The questions for
each are quite extensive and the answers are provided for student feedback. Some
of the materials are slow to load. The games make the reviewing fun and the feedback
is immediate as to if they are correct. However, the answers are not explained and
students will not necessarily be able to clear up their misunderstandings. There
are extensive banks of questions for each topic area. Many of the diagrams are very
realistic and there are many images from microscopes.
