Maxwell King was blunt in assessing the ever-growing industry that churns out television shows, video games, Web sites and other media for kids: We don't need more crap, he told the audience at this week's Fred Forward conference. There's plenty of crap already.
Criteria for Evaluating Early Childhood Software - 7 views
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Post from Hatch Early Childhood, sharing their criteria for evaluating software aimed at young children.
ABCya! Animation for Kids | Create an animation online with AnimateStar - 7 views
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Simple program for creating animated drawings - appropriate for early elementary and older.
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You know, it's OK, but it's pretty basic and it has very seductive in-program ads with graphics which are likely to get kids to click.
ALA | Great Web Sites for Kids - 2 views
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Librarians are often a great source for information. Here are websites they recommend for kids, on various topics. (I enjoy reading content for children sometimes, to help me better understand certain concepts in science, etc. as it is understandable and often simpler/quicker and in a form that makes it easier to share with young children.)
Snapfish in the classroom - 6 views
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Snapfish has a really neat way where teachers and parents can communicate with each other by posting thier pictures to a secure room. It is a really great way for parents to share pictures of their vacations, outings, or fun adventures they experience with the class. There is also a way that parents can take their child's artwork and turn it into calendars, purses, etc. -
Snapfish is an online place to print, share, and create with your digital photos. Post and share your photos with a group, class, team, or club. All photos and students' work can be posted and published in one convenient room. This is a great way for teachers, parents, and students to get to know one another by sharing their photos, in a safe and secure room. There are also great tips and ideas for taking pictures, projects, and gifts.
Fastest Coordination Online Guaranteed -- Jooners - 0 views
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Jooners is a free Web site focused on communication and collaboration between schools and parents. Its e-mail and scheduling Web site allows parents to have immediate online access to school-wide information, such as calendars, events, after-school programs and field trip information. Parents and teachers can arrange sign-up lists for any event that needs parental support, such as book fairs or PTA fundraisers, and coordinate classroom volunteers.
Past Issues | NAEYC TYC Young Children and Computers: Storytelling and Learning in a Di... - 6 views
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In the June/July issue "Young Children and Computers: Storytelling and Learning in a Digital Age"
Technology advances for toddlers at Country School - Weston, MA - The Weston Town Crier - 8 views
Kids & Tech: Q &A With Lisa Guernsey - Early Years - Education Week - 8 views
Geekdad - 6 views
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Wired.com's GeekDad column resource for technology related parenting issues
iPads for Learning - Getting Started - 8 views
ZuiTube - 2 views
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This is better than totlol because it's free :) Part of KidZui, I like the searching, browsing, and channel options. I'm not entirely sure how videos get in because you can 'report' videos, and they've definitely removed some videos because if you search for "sex" you'll find a bunch, and several have been removed. But, it's better than just letting a kid loose on youtube :) -
I really loved this website! It would be great in a classroom because a teacher can easily find videos that are appropriate for his/her classroom. My favorite aspect would probably be how they set aside a videos specifically for Halloween! This would be really fun in a classroom around Halloween, and I bet they do it for more than just Halloween.
Smilebox - 2 views
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It is for mac or PC. It is free. it seems to be more versatile than other digital photo software. -
This is a fun and useful website to create cards, scrapbooks, etc. and share them.
Fred Forward Conference: Breakthrough Technology and Media for Early Learning - 6 views
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Media products for babies, toddlers and preschoolers represent what is now a billion-dollar industry. How young is too young for TV and video viewing? What sort of shows and Web sites help children develop, and which ones keep kids from interacting with the real world? Combing through the thicket of mindless videos and slickly marketed characters to find the worthwhile educational elements is anything but easy.
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One highlight of the conference: A chance to help shape the national guidelines about the role of technology in children's lives, which haven't been updated in 14 years. The NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) has announced that they're revamping those guidelines this year -- a very necessary move, given that the technology and media landscape has changed so drastically since 1996.
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Primary Wall Sticky Notes - 6 views
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Like Wallwisher, but doesn't require a set up.
Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook (Read Fullscreen) - 6 views
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A Teacher's Guide to Using Facebook
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