Kids and Technology

ifaketext.com

Linda — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:08:33 +0000

Interesting new tool to try out: ifaketext.com
Not sure how this is something we need to use but it’s kinda fun!

Check out Kevin Honeycutt’s blog…for ideas on practically anything!

Linda — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:52:52 +0000

Bullying Academy

Linda — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:37:37 +0000

I came across this website, http://bullyingacademy.org/, and thought we’d try it out. I started my 4th and 5th graders on it last week, which involved getting their user names and passwords and then taking a pretest. This was done and when we get back from winter break, we will begin with a scavenger hunt. So far, so good.
Check it out here:

Word Dynamo in Beta

Linda — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:11:53 +0000

This is fun and could be quite useful depending on the grade level of your students:

Looking for a bunch of lesson plans?

Linda — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 21:03:20 +0000

This is the new Tools and Ideas section on nea.org
Check it out!

Library Lessons

Linda — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:59:39 +0000

What a wealth of information is available for us at this site! I was looking for some guidelines to use the new World Almanacs and found those and much, much more!

BloomersIsland

Linda — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:45:05 +0000

I think this is the sweetest thing ever! Check it out and see if you don’t agree!
For young kids, ages 3-7ish.

Lovely Stories That are Read to You!

Linda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:48:22 +0000

Check this out! http://myths.e2bn.org/mythsandlegends/view_myth.php?id=2648

Mathsnacks

Linda — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:53:54 +0000

A fun way to teach math concepts to 4th through 8th graders:

My fifth graders are chuckling as they view these little videos!

Kid Friendly Search Engine

Linda — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:01:20 +0000

Heard about this at the McAuliffe conference. Looks good: http://www.kidrex.org/