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"The Molecularium seeks to 'excite audiences of all ages to explore and understand the molecular nature of the world around them.' The project's website offers several tools that will be useful to educators. Nanospace, a web-based virtual theme park designed for students between first and eighth grade, utilizes games, activities, and short animations to provide an entertaining learning environment for children to explore the atomic world. In addition, under the Educators tab, teachers will find a Guide to NanoSpace that includes an overview of the games and attractions. Downloadable resources, such as a Teacher's Resource Guide to the Molecularium Project, are also available."

Little Space Heroes is a Virtual Universe for kids and families. It's an interactive, onlinemultiplayer game in which kids create their own hero and explore a galaxy full of funand adventure!Rated E for Everyone and awarded the Family Friendly Videogames Seal of Approval,Little Space Heroes is a story-driven online social game that allows players to createtheir own Space Hero and embark on an intergalactic adventure. Featuring characterpersonalization, solo and team gameplay, pets, quests and community activities, LittleSpace Heroes offers an age-appropriate and safe environment for kids to explore,make new friends and have fun online. All that is required to play is a computer connectedto the internet.

Visually explore demographic data

Great site for students to use when exploring some of the wonders of the world.  Currently has more to add, but could be very useful.

Interesting ideas about pinterest from a principal

Use the circle plot diagram as a postreading organizer to explore the text structures in a book.

Richard Byrne reflects over his most popular posts of 2011.  This particular one deals with grammar games, but it's worth exploring the rest of his blog.

Very comprehensive guide to blended learning

very interesting article

Googles Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Students can do this self-paced. Many students enjoy the related game, Explore Interland

Katie' Powell's website. This particular page deals with "error analysis" after a test. There are many other things to explore on her website. She teaches in Crawfordsville

Integrates with google drive. Can create reports, newspapers, magazines, recipe books, or other formats.  Check out some of the examples.