Blog aimed at encouraging boys to read.
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"It’s a drill-the-skills sort of site with a twist: students practice math and spelling skills by competing with other players that can be anywhere in the world. So, in essence, you also have the potential for some social studies." (Source: Laura Smith's Blog)
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A reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. Focuses on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Watch the engaging 15-minute videos and try the online interactive activities.
"Behind the Lesson" provides teachers with information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch the 10-minute professional development videos, and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more.
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A democratic ‘visual dictionary’. A place where anyone with a video, webcam or mobile phone can define the words that matter to them in their life.
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Free online plagiarism detection
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"DogEared is a blog ALL about books. Good books, funny books, adventure books. Books about animals, friendship, pirates, faraway places... Books about, well, almost EVERYTHING!!"
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Create an online magazine. Collaborate with friends. An alternative to blogging.\n\nPossible classroom connections\n-Practice the writing process.\n-Alternative strategy for book reports and research papers/ presentations.\n-Role play a newspaper bureau or magazine publisher.\n-Fund raising.\n-Spotlight a cause.
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Practice English and math skills with factsheets, worksheets, quizes, games (some can be played on a Wii).\n\nNOTE: These activities alone will not encourage higher order thinking.
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Looking to create, build and keep resources for people using http://voicethread.com in their classrooms.
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Create your own videos. Enhance anything on YouTube. Remake other blends. Add webcam video. Narrate your own photos. Add music, themes, and much more.
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Literary podcasts are a great way to hear about new stories and explore all of your old favorites. This list details where you can find some of the most popular literary podcasts, including podcasts based around classic literature, poetry and contemporary works.
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A safe alternative for broadcasting your classroom. FIZZ provides technology, professional development, digital cameras, and support.
Be sure to check out the example school site at http://yourschool.onfizz.org.
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Our educational video games offer an innovative approach to teaching basic academic skills by incorporating features of arcade games and educational practices into fun online games that will motivate, intrigue, and teach your students.
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Free Rice is a fun and educational way to feed the hungry. It’s simplicity is genius.
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Resources to help you email and correspond with Santa and to help you track his flight around the world on Christmas Eve.
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A collection of free open source software (FOSS) for teachers and students of all ages.
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We are developing high-quality educational software for the K Desktop Environment. Our primary focus is on schoolchildren aged 3 to 18, and the specialized user interface needs of young users. However, we also have programs to aid teachers in planning les
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Blog devoted to anything academic and/ or educational
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What level of education is required to understand your blog?
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