Ed Tech Ideas

Reading/Language Arts

• Kidsreads.com – A great place to find out about your favorite author, new releases, and book reviews too!
• CyberGuides – Great supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature.
• The Children’s Literature Web Guide – Internet resources related to books for children and young adults
• FableVision Place – A “fabulous” multimedia “place” for kids to explore!
• Kids@Random – Literature features abound on a major publisher’s Web site.
• Merriam-Webster Online – Site features on-line Dictionaries, a Thesaurus, Word Games, a Word of the Day, and lots more!
• Dictionary.com
• Wordsmyth – With a word list of over 50,000 words, an integrated thesaurus, and a clear, comprehensive style of displaying words, The Wordsmyth Dictionary/Thesaurus is a great site to bookmark!
• Where do words come from? – Find out from this BBC site!
• Writers’ Window – This site publishes student poetry, reviews, research papers, and short stories.
• American Folklore – This site hosts a collection of folktales with one or more from each of the 50 U.S. states.
• Children’s Storybooks Online – A collection of online storybooks for children of all ages.
• Mighty Book – The mission of Mighty Book is to promote “Literacy, Creativity and the Power of Reading.” It offers online books, videos, music and more.
• Web-Pop On-Line Books – Web-Pop Books, created by author Stephen Cosgrove, offers a variety of online and printable books for elementary students.
• The World of Beverly Cleary – The site with the most-est on this beloved author.
• Listen & Write – The British Broadcasting Corporation presents Listen & Write, an interactive site that makes creative writing fun.
• Poetry Express – Activities, tips, and techniques for new poets or experienced.
• Writing With Writers – Part of the larger Scholastic site, Writing With Writers provides an excellent resource for writing.
• Dance Mat Typing – Learn to type at this BBC website.
• Scholastic News for Kids
• Time for Kids
• Kids News Room
• BBC for Kids
• Yahoo! Kids

Math

• Graphing – Create-a-Graph
• Math Games – Really cool games to help you master your math facts
• The Math Page – This is a really great site from Manhattan Community College
• A+ Math – This site is great fun for third graders and up
• Math Dictionary for Kids – Great math dictionary for kids
• DiscoverySchool.com Worksheet Maker – A super way to make math worksheets.try it!
• Aunty Math – Aunty Math presents math challenges that encourage thinking skills for students in grades K-5.
• Clocks . Teaching Time – This resource, produced by the Franklin Institute Online Fellows, takes an educational look at timepieces in the collection of the Franklin Institute Science Museum
• Cool Math – Cool Math is “designed for the pure enjoyment of mathematics.” This interactive site features games, puzzles, calculators, and lesson plans.
• Harcourt Animated Math Glossary – This is a complete online dictionary of math terms.
• Math.com: The World of Math Online – Math.com: The World of Math Online is chock full of everything to do with math from the most basic to advanced topics. It includes homework help, calculators, games, practice, and much more.
• Teach R Kids Math – This site provides online interactive math practice that covers a range of topics from simple to advanced for elementary school children.
• AAA Math – Hundreds of pages of basic math skills to more advanced challenges.
• BBC Math – Math game wheel.
• Polygon Playground – All about polygons!

Fractions

• http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html
• http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/math-fract.html
• http://www.funbrain.com/fractop/index.html
• http://www.visualfractions.com/Games.htm
• http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/fractions.php
• http://jamit.com.au/fraction-games.htm
• http://funschool.kaboose.com/formula-fusion/number-fun/games/game_action_fraction.html
• Visualizing Fractions: How Much Pizza is Left?
• Equivalent Fractions: Monkey Math
• Equivalent Fractions: Melvin’s Make a Match
• Equivalent Fractions: Fresh-Baked Fractions
• Equivalent Fractions: Concentration Game for 1 or 2 players
• Equivalent Fractions: Matching Game
• Equivalent Fractions: Reveal the Picture

More Math Sites Galore!

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/shockwave/games/laddergame.html
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
• http://mathforum.org/alejandre/magic.square.html
• http://www.jcu.edu/math/vignettes/magicsquares.htm
• http://www.mathcats.com/explore/puzzles/magicsquare.html
• http://www.allmath.com/magicsquare.php#instructions
• http://www.mathcats.com/explore/polygons.html
• http://www.hbschool.com/activity/mult/mult.html
• http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/mb.cgi?A1=start3&A2=0&ALG=No&Submit=Play+Ball
• http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/SpeedGrid/Multiplication/urikamultires.html
• http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/games/Powerlines/powerlines1.html
• http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
• http://www.multiplication.com/flash/PracticeFish.swf (good for IWB)
• http://www.mathsisfun.com/puzzle.html

COOL SCIENCE SITES:

• Discovery Channel Science Search — Terrific way to search for science information
• Bill Nye the Science Guy — Great site if you are thinking of doing a science project
• My Reference Desk – Science — Dozens of science sites to visit…a real gold mine
• Eric’s Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography — Want information on any scientist?
• BrainPOP(Science) — Great science site for elementary school students
• Science Homework Helper — Great information on any science subject from Fact Monster
• Raders Science Subjects — A must see science site from Kapili.com
• National Geographic Science Homework Helper — Great science resource
• FlickrCC – A good place to find high quality photos
• Edheads-Activate YOUR Mind! (Simple Machines)

COOL INSECT LIFE CYCLE SITES:

• All about Mealworms! – Enchanted Learning. Great site for information gathering about your loveable mealworm.
• More Mealworm Info – Good facts here.A Village Called Earth
• Mealworm Webquest – Lots of facts here too!
• University of Florida’s Book of Insect Records — Interesting insect site
• Insect Brainpop – “Diversity of Life”
• Images of Insects — Do you need pictures of insects for a science project or paper?
• Featured Creatures — Common and Scientific names for bugs in Florida…cool site!
• Butterflies 2000: On the Wings of Freedom – This is a comprehensive site about butterflies created by an international team of three students for the ThinkQuest competition.

COOL STAYING HEALTHY SITES:

• Food Pyramid – Fun, healthy activities!Kids Health-Health for kids!
• Dole 5 a Day – Highly interactive site from Dole Foods encourages kids to eat well.
• Nutrition Cafe – This site offers students the opportunity to learn about nutrition in a fun, interactive way.
• Nutrition Explorations – This site provides teachers, food-service professionals, and students with information and resources about nutrition, the Food Guide Pyramid, and healthful living.
• Healthy Teeth – Oral health education database.
• No Cavities Club – The No Cavities Club is a site dedicated to healthy teeth. Dr. Bunny teaches children about oral hygiene with interactive games, stories, and art projects.
• The Food Guide Pyramid – The Food Guide Pyramid was designed as an easy way to show the groups of foods that make up a healthy diet.
• Sleep For Kids – Teaching kids the importance of sleep from the National Sleep Foundation

Social Studies

A Village Called Earth

• Free Rice-For each word you get right, 10 grains of rice will be donated through the United Nations to help end world hunger.
• World Food Program Interactive Hunger Map- http://www.wfp.org/country_brief/hunger_map/map/hungermap_popup/map_popup.html
• Read to Feed – Children changing the World!
• Plan-UK Where We Work– Find out more about a country and read interesting stories from that area.
• Development and Health – Learn about why some countries have difficulty helping their people meet their basic needs
• United Nations- Literacy Slideshow
• http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/kidsweb/wakeup/index.htm
• http://www.miniature-earth.com
• http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com/login.aspx
• National Geographic Kids

World Facts

• Ben’s Guide to US Government for Kids – Learn all about the US Government
• Capitals.com — Very good information on world capitals and countries
• Atlapedia Online — Great way to find good information on any country
• Country Reports- great world encyclopedia of the nations… you will find anthems, flags and maps here
• Infoplease Countries of the World — Tremendous site…all kinds of neat information
• The Library of Congress Country Study — Need to know ANYTHING about any country?
• U.S. State Department Countries of the World — Wow!
• Countries and Regions — All kinds of cool facts about different countries
• World Facts – The World Fact Book. Detailed information about all countries.
• Unicef – Voices of Youth explore water related diseases
• Unicef – Voices of Youth explore schools around the world
• World Food Program – Hunger Map
• Food Force – Learn about Hunger

• National Geographic Society Map Machine — Excellent…fun site to create maps…try it!
• Xpeditions @ Nationalgeographic.com — Maps from all over the world…very nice site
• Maps and References — Terrific site by the University of Iowa
• Infoplease Atlas — Very nice maps from Fact Monster
• PCL Map Collection — Nice collection from the University of Texas at Austin
• Historical Maps of The U.S. by UT Library Online — Cool looking historical maps
• Atlas and Geography Links
• Flags of the World — Flags from every country
• Landforms Glossary in Enchanted Learning