Websites Used in BER Presentation

 Practical Strategies for Using Technology to Strengthen Classroom Instruction and Student Learning

Judi Wolf – March 2007

techteach@adelphia.net

http://www.techteachconcepts.com

Technology Standards:

ISTE –International Society For Technology Educators –

http://www.iste.org/

Profiles For Students Grades K-2 - http://cnets.iste.org/students/s_profile-k2.html

Online Teacher Tools:

Personal Education Press - http://www.educationalpress.org

Preschool Printables - http://www.preschoolprintables.com/

Jan Brett - http://www.janbrett.com/

Discovery School Custom Classroom - http://school.discovery.com/teachingtools/teachingtools.html

Making Learning Fun - http://www.makinglearningfun.com/index.html  

Education World Teacher Tools and Templates - http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml

Integrating Technology Resources:

Marco Polo Website - http://www.marcopolo-education.org/

Annette Lamb’s 4 To Explore - http://42explore.com/

The Scholastic Network - http://www.scholasticnetwork.com/

The Way Back Machine - http://www.archive.org/

Keyboarding:

Dance Mat Typing - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Online Safety:

The Safety Test From PBS - http://pbskids.org/license/

Netty’s World - http://www.nettysworld.com.au/

Privacy Playground - http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/games/privacy_playground/

NetSmarts - http://www.netsmartzkids.org/indexfl.htm

Kid-Friendly Search Engines:

KidsClick - http://www.kidsclick.org/

The Internet Public Library for Kids - http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

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

Little Explorer’s Dictionary - http://www.factmonster.com/?link=tmplnav

Managing Websites For Your Students:

Web Worksheet Wizard - http://wizard.4teachers.org/

Example of Web Worksheet Wizard - http://wizard.4teachers.org/builder/worksheet.php3?ID=38380

Using Digital Images:

Google Images – http://www.google.com (Select the Images Tab)

The Internet Picture Dictionary - http://www.pdictionary.com/

Pics For Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com/

PicSearch - http://www.picsearch.com/

Jigzone – http://www.jigzone.com

Video Online:

Brain Pop Junior  - http://www.brainpopjr.com/

United Streaming ( United States ) - http://www.unitedstreaming.com

Technology and Emerging Literacy:

StarFall - http://www.starfall.com/n/level-a/index/play.htm

Literactive – The Road To Reading - http://www.literactive.com/Home/index.asp

Spin and Spell - http://www.spinandspell.com/

Game Goo - http://www.cogcon.com/gamegoo/gooey.html

Online Stories:

Book Pals Storyline Online - http://www.storylineonline.net/

StoryPlace - http://www.storyplace.org/

Mighty Book - http://www.mightybook.com/

Kennedy Center Children’s Stories Online - http://www.kennedy-center.org/multimedia/storytimeonline/

Literature  Extended Through Technology:

The Book Adventure - http://www.bookadventure.org/

Stop and Go Stories - http://pbskids.org/stopandgo/

Online Math:

Base Ten Blocks – (This is a new website for this applet)

http://ejad.best.vwh.net/java/b10blocks/b10blocks.html

Pattern Blocks - http://arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - http://matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html

Illumination Tools - http://illuminations.nctm.org/mathlets/shapebalance/index.html

Aunty Math - http://www.dupagechildrensmuseum.org/aunty/get-started.html

Math Interactive Websites:

Rainforest Maths - http://www.rainforestmaths.com/

A Math Dictionary For Kids -  http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

Math Facts– Electronic Worksheet with instant feedback  - http://home.indy.rr.com/lrobinson/mathfacts/mathfacts.html

That Quiz - http://www.thatquiz.com/

Nasa’s KSSN  Newsbreaks - http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/home.html

Number Time From BBC - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/numbertime/

The Little Animals Activity Center - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/laac/

Taming The Internet With WebQuests:

Finding WebQuests –The WebQuest Page - http://webquest.org/

The Online Collaborative Project:

Global School House - http://www.globalschoolnet.org/GSH/index.html

Technospud - http://www.technospudprojects.com/

Listservs & Newsletters For Teachers:

The Early Childhood Education Online Listserv - http://www.umaine.edu/eceol/

Kinder Korner Listserv - http://www.kinderkorner.com/index.html

Integrating Technology Listserv - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/integratingTechnology/

Kathy Schrock’s Site of The School Day - http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/sos.html

Surfing The Net With Kids – http://www.surfnetkids.com/

The Classroom Flyer - http://www.riverdeep.net/portal/page?_pageid=338,230690&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Education-World Newsletter - http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml

Teacher First - http://www.teachersfirst.com/

Creating Power Points In The Classroom – (A good Tutorial) - http://www.actden.com/pp/