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Safe Search Sites

Here are a few search sites that are great for kids to use!

Ask Kids: http://www.askkids.com

Kid Rex: http://www.kidrex.org

Yahoo! Kids: http://www.kids.yahoo.com

Google SafeSearch for Kids: http://www.safesearchkids.com/google-for-kids.html

Fact Monster: http://www.factmonster.com

Teacher Gaming Network

Mike Kessler will be leading a workshop on the Teacher Gaming Network.   If you are interested or know someone who might be interested, please contact Diana Freeman for details.

25 Signs you Might be a 21st Century Educator

The JCS Tech Leaders put this on their blog. Very interesting read! See how many of these fit your classroom! 25 Signs you Might be a 21st Century Educator

Take Book Reports to Another Level

This is a great resource provided by Scholastic. Students can look up book reviews written by kids their own age in other parts of the country. They can also write their own book review. What a great way to collaborate with kids in other states! You can search by grade and by genre. Reviews are written by students  K-12.

Social Studies Links

Here are some great links stolen from Free Technology for Teachers.

Scholastic has created an interactive Underground Railroad. It follows a slave from Virginia all the way to freedom in Ohio. It is a great resource and it provides a teachers guide that goes with each stop along the way. Definitely worth checking out!

This site is also created by Scholastic. Students will be able to be President for the day. They will create a budget for the country. Once they have finished creating their budget, they then will defend what they created.

Listen and Read is also through Scholastic. There are 54 non-fiction books that can be read with your students. These stories can be used by the students independently or they can be projected on your Smart Board! The stories I clicked on look to be geared towards lower elementary (K-2).

Interesting Article--The Use and Abuse of Technology

The Use and Abuse of Technology

I came across this article and thought it was a good read. If you get a chance, read it and let me know what you think!

http://kathycassidy.com/2013/01/05/the-use-and-abuse-of-technology-in-the-classroom/

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