It is a educational website for all subjects. The website offers excellent information in the form of video and then as a follow up to what is taught a quiz to test comprehension is given.
I chose this site because it gives information about how reading will change with common core standards. It provides suggestions that will help with common core lessons.
I like this site because easy for children to understand the information is not too mature or over their heads. It also has a section for parents if they want to be able to share with students at home.
This is a fun song to share with your class. It prompts the students to do these three things: stop, think, and connect. It will help remind them to save safe on the Internet.
This website is very easy to use and yet it allows you to teach a lesson effectively. Presentations let students see the picture of a lesson. Visual aids are always a good approach to teaching.
This site allows such a fun way of teaching. What child does not like cartoons? ToonDoo is a way for teachers to create a cartoon or comic strip to tech a lesson. This is a sure way to capture and keep a students attention.
This is a fun song called the ""fifty Nifty United States" to help teach students each one of the states. I like this version of the song because during the video it shows "real-world" examples of each state. Students always learn better when the can make a connection to something. I used this song in my fifth grade class and my students loved it.
This site is a fun, interactive way to learn about the solar system. It has a section to learn about the individual planets along with the different moons, asteroids, and comets. It would be a good website to have in your classroom for students to explore at their leisure.
What better way to teach students about being safe on the Internet then through playing games! This website offers a good variety of Internet safety games. During the games you are reminded of different safety rules.
This site provides posters that can be printed. This may be a good idea to put around your computer center in the classroom. It would be a constant reminder of the online safety rules.
This website is neat because it is for everyone. They have tips on internet safety for teachers, parents, and kids of all ages to read. They have even broken it up into age groups to better fit each reader.
This website offers many pointers about child safety in general. They have a whole sections about Internet safety. They give some good tips that are easy to understand for kids of every age.
This is such a fun way to blog! The website is very user friendly. I think blogging is a good way of keeping good communication in your classroom with parents and students, so I would recommend this site!
This website gives all kinds of writing prompt ideas for kids starting in elementary school and going through middle school. The only way kids are going to enjoy writing is if the teacher makes it fun for them. This website has prompts for narrative, persuasive, expository, essay, and journal writings.
This website has a lot of great ideas for science experiments in an elementary class. They are all hands-on and the site explains all of the tools you will need before getting started. It is an easy website for kid to navigate as well.