Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements.
Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this."
Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.
Kathy Schrock has an extensive guide to the best websites. This particular page summarizes the sites she has recommended in the past. (It started more as daily, and is more like weekly now.) Her entire site is very organized, and has something for every discipline.
Interesting tool bar-can download from CyberSmart, and you are guided to several sites they recommend. In some ways, I like to generate my own, but they undoubtedly have many I'd overlook.
Laura Candler is a former teacher who has so many great ideas, she became her own industry! You will find many free or inexpensive resources on her website, and she shares quite freely. Sign up for her newsletter, be sure to check out the file cabinet of free ideas, and check out the other links she recommends. You can also like her page on Facebook. She frequently offers good deals or free resources there as well.