I saw these little cuties last night and thought they made great story starters. Many behavior/character based.
#1stchat #2ndchat #literacy.
Just hover over the character for a starter. Click below to check them out.
Sketch Star: Superb storytelling tool so I’m sharing this site again!
#edtech #digitalstorytelling #literacy
Easily create online animations with this fab tool for kids!
Tell stories using text, objects, puppets, and your own drawings. Lots of neat tools to choose from.Tutorials are great and get you going on your first animation right away.
Must use email to save project. Animations can then be viewed online via url.
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2 Cool Tools for School (stop-motion animation)
neoK12 Excellent Science Site! (Students can create cool presentations plus lots more!)
Last year I convinced one of our art teachers to take on a sculpting project using weeded books. We were all (library staff, administrators, art department and students) very pleased with the outcome of those weeded book art sculptures. I didn’t even have to ask this year. The art teacher let me know right away […]
@AstronautAbby – A teen bringing STEM inspiration to young people all over the world through her passion and first hand space experiences.
#scichat #STEM #space
Hoping to be one of the first to go to Mars, Abby shares her incredible journey on her blog. She is a girl with a mission and a well thought out plan.
Classroom Chats with Abby! Interested? I thought so.
“One of the tenants in STEM education is to pass the torch to the next generation of kids and ignite excitement and love of learning. Astronaut Abby wants to share her adventures in STEM learning with as many kids as possible.
For Abby’s upcoming Soyuz Space Adventure she has created a series of web chats to share with kids around the world. Teachers, parents, students and community members may sign their school for a chance at a chat.
***Classrooms will be selected through a random drawing which will occur on June 15, 2013. Chats will be scheduled between September 2013 – February 2014.”
Abby has also created a Rocket Hub project proposal to help fund her projects which you can view here.
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I Was Wondering – Women in Science Interactive
”Women in U.S. History: Who Am I?” game/writing/art activity. Freebie in preview!
#sschat #womeninhistory #edtech
I just finished polishing up my ”Women in U.S. History: Who Am I?” game/writing/art activity.
It’s a fun game that can be played for as little or as much time as you have. Kids will learn about 20 notable women in U.S. history and be able to create their own cards, stamps and book covers. All templates provided.
What’s really cool about this is that I have created an edCanvas to go along with it. It is a one stop shop for short videos featuring many of the women in the game. The link is provided in the product.
I am thrilled to be able to share this with you. I want to thank my husband and Mom for all of their help and, of course, lots of proofreading. 🙂 Very much appreciated! OK… I know I need proofreading skills for this blog too. It’s just that my mind is much faster than my fingers. LOL
Oh and “Women in U.S. History: Who Am I?” game/writing/art activity is selling at a special price for the first 48 hrs. on sale at my store. (3/8-10/13)
Card sample
Superior Tool!!! ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
#edtech #writing #publishing
Love the new interface/features of the ReadWriteThink Printing Press.
Use to create a newspaper, brochure, flyer, sign or poster. You can select from a variety of templates, customize your text, add photos/images, print or share via email. Works in progress can be saved to your computer and worked on at a later date. Also features a plethora of lesson plans to go along with it. Easy to use.
Thinking of creating a classroom newspaper? I highly recommend this tool for the job.
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A Frank Perspective: What We Should Say to Parents Each Week:
Strong home-school communication is an important facet of any successful school. While reluctant at first, I’ve become a big fan of writing a weekly newsletter to our parent community. A strong weekly letter can be so much more than a great space for reminders, event notices, and important…
Sometimes great ideas are of the simplest concepts. This was shared with me recently, and so I asked permission to share it here on my blog. I am so hoping to do this in my own high school library. It was created by Jenny Cox, school librarian in the coastal area of our state, Kensington Elementary School […]
Did you know that March is National Nutrition Month?
#health #nutrition
Nourish Interactive is a wonderful site for resources. They feature printables, games and lesson plans to go along with them.
EZ Free registration is required for the games if you want to play all levels. You can play the first two levels without registration. Child accounts can be created by teacher or parent.
Super nice collection of games and printables!
Direct link to games here.
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Cook it! (very nice)
See on Scoop.it – KB…Konnected’s Kaleidoscope of Wonderful Websites!
WatchKnowLearn has indexed approximately 50,000 educational videos, placing them into a directory of over 5,000 categories. The videos are available without any registration or fees to teachers in the classroom, as well as parents and students at home 24/7.
Great resource!
See on Scoop.it – ICTmagic
Rvl offers an interesting twist on the online presenter genre… literally. The presentation can roll in many directions like a virtual cube allowing multi-track presentations. The site uses html5, so it works on most computers and devices. Editing is simple and you can share or embed your creations easily.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+%26+Web+Tools
#ntchat #elemchat
Lots of goodies here for every classroom!
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See on Scoop.it – KB…Konnected’s Kaleidoscope of Wonderful Websites!
Free Venn Diagram Creator from ReadWriteThink. Students can save and print results. Nice Tool!
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Communicating Ideas Superb Interactive!
An interactive experience based on Apollo 11! #scichat
Via Mr. Mitchell’s Ed-Tech Resources (Includes a great list of virtual field trips)
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Sensational Science Sites
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Our library book tournament has made it to the last round of our Library March Madness, with the finalist competing for DHS Library Book of the Year at Dorman High School. Vying for that title are two books in a single series, respectively book 1 and book 2. Hunger Games, seeded at #6 matches up against Catching Fire, the #1 seed […]
