3rd Grade

K-2: Life Cycle of a Butterfly K-2: Shady Shadows 3-5: Phases of the Moon 3-5: In Hot Water

Photos and information about animals taken in their natural habitats. Look for photos and information by animal name or location. Very cool!

"Trading Card: Turn your photos into trading cards! Immortalize someone you love by putting their face on their very own collectible trading card! Or make a whole deck and create a card game. The possibilities for embarrassment are virtually limitless! I know I'm embarrassed!"

"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"

20 technology skills that every educator should have

The sites are labeled by grade level to help guide you to those that best suit your students. In addition, I've added ratings to give teachers and students an idea of how much interactivity is available at each site. Some allow students to create from beginning to end, while others simply generate the final product with minimal effort. What you will not find here are basic virtual coloring sheets. I tried to find sites that would give students a chance to generate their own original works of art. What could be better? I will warn you that some of these sites will drag you in to create for long periods of time. Don't worry, you'll just be channeling your inner artist. Have fun!

Yes/No survey...add images

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!

Wordle

"MapSkip makes the world a canvas for our stories and photos. It is an ancient human instinct to share our life stories with others, as the paintings and hand prints in stone-age caves show. And many of our stories are about places. Where we fell in love, had the dream vacation, took that great picture or, well, joined the rebellion. And then there are the many other places that anchor our lives - where we live, eat, work and have fun. "

"Clearly children want to use social media, and the evidence suggests that they will do so despite COPPA or the many justified parental fears that helped create it. Parents can, however, make the experience safer by directing their children to one of these five age-appropriate social networks."

Students share books that they are enjoying via voicethread with the options for others to listen & comment. Great book sharing idea!!

"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs. Behind the Lesson provides information and teaching resources for each strategy. Watch our 10-minute professional development videos and explore the Web site for lesson plans, video and audio clips, downloads, and more."

"# ScuttlePad is designed exclusively for kids ages 6-11 years # Only guided communication is allowed by using predefined word lists # All photos are manually reviewed and approved # No predators, solicitation, harassment or bullying is assured"

"QuizStar is a Web-based quiz maker that enables you to create, administer and automatically grade your quizzes online! With QuizStar you can - Manage classes and quizzes - Attach multimedia files to questions - Make quizzes in multiple languages - Access from any Internet-connected computer - Allow students to complete and review "

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How to create a self-grading quiz / exit ticket using Google Forms. The complete screencast can be found: Part 1 - http://www.screencast.com/users/jspevack/folders/Jing/med... Part 2 - http://www.screencast.com/users/jspevack/folders/Jing/med...