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handwriting practice--it teaches directionality, while being interactive and fun *students love this one!

links to games and interactive learning free!

-various letters -can be used with ELL students -letter recognition skills

learn about the body -student favorite

Math Bingo

Sight word learning--dolch sight word list

A bit pricey, but it's a good app to strengthen fine motor skills.

Children can create stories with dictation.  App records their voice, and then they can make accompanying pictures.  Stories can be emailed to parents, grandparents, etc.

phonics practice

-interactive verb learning -images and movements to "act out" the verbs

-phonics building -can choose different element to focus on

A list of blog posts about how Twitter is used within the elementary school setting at PS 10 in Brooklyn

A overview of a tech-phobic Kindergarten teacher using Twitter with great success. A great example of social media & technology in the lower grades as well as the ability for teachers to learn when they are willing to try something new...

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