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A vocabulary quiz with a global conscience. Words get harder or easier depending on whether you get the answer right or wrong. For each correct answer, freerice.com donates 20 grains of rice to the UN World Food Program. Kids can have words read to them. Teachers should definitely check out the options page to make the best use of this site with kids.

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Seems to be a well-vetted group of links to typing games. I'll post the collection on the website, but I'd still like us to have a short list of games that we think are good for our kids (i.e. not too visually stimulating, letters big enough on the screen so that most kids can see them, etc)

A collection of typing games online (and some to download, but those are in a separate section). Maintained by a Multimedia "Outreach Educator" Austin Children's Museum

short stories for kids

Article on using Photo Story and Audacity for kids' projects.  Kids did storytelling and learned the power of their voice.

Site that presents flexible presentation of many types of curriculum content that students may find engaging.  Many interactive activities for re-learning, review and practice. 

Online dictionary of math terms with flash illustrations and examples of each one.  Much more engaging than flash cards.

These activities run online in flash.  They are mostly brief explanations of a concept with an interactive exploratory component to illustrate.  Interface is engaging, if a bit busy.  An engaging way for kids to review math concepts K-6.

An article on things to teach kids about when they are working on digital videos.  For example, the article talks about transitions and compares them to punctuation - match the visual tools you use with what you want to communicate.