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This is a great website to learn about the currency of the United States. There are interactive games that allow students to learn more about currency past and present and even to try their hand at making their own. This website would fit in well in a history or social studies lesson and could be used for children in first through fifth grade.

Great iPad App to scaffold digital storytelling projects- great for younger students!

The Florida Center for Instructional Technology is located at USF and is funded by the Florida Department of Education.  It provides links to numerous educational technology resources.

The Florida Center for Instructional Technology (FCIT) provides leadership, instructional materials, and support services to educational institutions with regard to the integration of technology into K-20 education. Has thousands of royalty-free clipart and images.

I really like the resources for presentations and technology incorporation in the classroom in the Educational Technology Clearinghouse section of the site.

Reading components videos packed with strategies for elementary and secondary grades.

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Private to your classroom. Seems safer.

SCPS elementary writing- this is a great resource for writing in the classroom.

STEM stands for the integration of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. The elementary schools in Lake County participate in an annual STEM Bowl Competition. During the competition students from each team work collaboratively to answer Mathematics and Science questions. These questions culminate in a final STEM problem based performance activity.

Educational games and apps for grades K - 5. The games are math and language arts related.

This is a fun and educational website! There are some things it asks you to download from itunes, but there are many, many games and apps available for free. This site offers great math and language arts computer games for elementary students grades k-5.

This is a great website to use with all grade level students. It includes educational games for all subjects!

Let your early elementary students explore this website to learn about a variety of different topics! PBS children's shows each have their own website with games, learning activties, vidoes and more!

Excellent resource for videos, games, and others!

Great website for kids! Allows kids to watch educational videos.

Bibliotherapy refers to using written material to help individuals process difficult situations or changes in their lives. Bibliotherapy has roots back to the 1930s when librarians created lists of written material to assist individuals to cope with life's situations. The assumption of bibliotherapy is that during reading, the individual will identify with the characters and their situations.

Google is often NOT the best choice for kids! Did you know that if you type "dogs" into Google, you get nearly 5 million hits? The Library Patch has put together a list of eight different search engines that you can use with elementary students. Your student search results will be SOO much better!

19 great ideas on how to incorporate technology in the classroom. There is a mixture of activities directed towards elementary, middle, and high school students. Many of the ideas seem to relate more to younger students; however, these ideas can be adapted for older students as well.

This article shares easy ways to incorporate technology into your curriculum.

Monica Burns Author & Speaker, ADE , Founder of ClassTechTips.com When it comes to solving word problems in the math classroom, children should be able to explain their thinking. This includes identifying the strategies they used and the thought process behind their decisions.