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"PT Part of the Google Apps for Education Professional Development webinar series Update your traditional paper science notebook with Google Apps using Google Docs, Forms, and more. Date: Wednesday, August 17th Time: 1:00pm PT Duration: 1 hour Language: English Speaker: Greg Benedis-Grab, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer Register Now! Customizing Chrome for the Classroom - Monday, August 29, 3:00pm PT Part of the Google Apps for Education Professional Development webinar series Explore Chrome web apps and extensions that will enhance your productivity and classroom activities. Date: Monday, August 29th Time: 3:00pm PT Duration: 1 hour Language: English Speaker: Sean Beavers, Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer Register Now! Google Apps for Education Overview - Thursday, September 1, 9:00am PT"

This app allows you to record yourself reading a story aloud that others can then listen to. Your recording shows up as a video in the upper corner of the page. The app offers 3 free books and subscription options for parents, schools, and librarians. They are offering free subscriptions for deployed military parents so be sure to share if you know someone who could benefit!

The basic principle of The Flat Stanley Project is to connect your child, student or classroom with other children or classrooms participating in the Project by sending out "flat" visitors, created by the children, through the mail (or digitally, with The Flat Stanley app). Kids then talk about, track, and write about their flat character's journey and adventures. Although similar to a pen-pal activity, Flat Stanley is actually much more enriching-students don't have to wonder where to begin or what to write about. The sender and the recipient already have a mutual friend, Flat Stanley. Writing and learning becomes easier, flows naturally, and tends to be more creative. This is what teachers call an "authentic" literacy project, in that kids are inspired to write of their own passion and excitement about the project, and given the freedom to write about many things through the rubric of the Flat Stanley character.

A web app that allows kids to create own music and then embed it in class blog. It is way too simple! They have 8 instruments to choose from; they combine them, change the tempo etc. Then ...simple: share through blog!

"News-O-Matic offers children from 7 to 11 their first DAILY newspaper! Our editorial team produces five news stories each day, covering the latest in world news, science, sports, as well as the wacky stories kids love. With News-O-Matic, readers will also have access to amazing history timelines, fun news games, interactive maps, and countless other features. Readers will not only have the opportunity to explore the latest current events but they will be given a voice as well. They will be able to rate the articles, ask questions, and even submit drawings that relate to the news."

"The world's largest educational game ever and it's FREE! Designed to help 4 - 10 year olds strengthen their Core Skills in literacy and numeracy..."