Online Dictionaries for Grade 3

online graphical dictionary

Word Central

 

Big Universe

 

tech4kids?

The only technology at work here is that I had my cell phone out on recess duty. We decided to take pics of the kids having a blast on the hill.

 

Kindergarten Lesson: Bookmarks using Kidspiration

 

Not sure how this happens

But how do these people find me?

 

Good math site

http://www.hbschool.com/activity/thats_a_fact/english_K_3.html

 

More Internet Safety

Today we used this site to talk to 4th graders about being safe on the Internet: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/

Next week we will discuss using instant messages. I found handouts and information on the same site: http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/special_initiatives/games/privacy_playground/upload/privacy_playground_guide.pdf

A perfect example of a website that uses every advertising method that we don’t want to give into:

http://www.ez-tracks.com/getsong-songid-9113.html

There is a crossword puzzle and some other mini lessons. I am hoping to use them if only to drive home the major points that I want to stick in their memories!

 

Disney’s Surfswell Island

had disappeared just like Atlantis! I looked everywhere. I had used it for the past couple of years and knew it to be a good place for kids in 3rd grade or so to learn some basic web safety skills.

I put the name of the site into google and up came the question “What happened to Disneys Surfswell site?” It pointed me to a computer teacher’s forum. I was quite excited to know of another place to share ideas!

Here is the info:

http://disney.go.com/surfswell/index2.html
http://teachers.net/mentors/computers/topic6304/1.22.09.13.30.32.html

 

Create your own Valentine Cake

 

Miniature Earth

I had seen this a couple of years ago and thanks to Larry Ferlazzo, I just came across it again. This is pretty interesting stuff: