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middle school language history upper elementary elementary

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Research that talks to you!! Great for kids that struggle with reading.

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Go to Web 2.0 Directory - Learning Telecollaboratively - 0 views

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web2.0 tools

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great list that shows what each app does

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Children's Websites: Usability Issues in Designing for Kids (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - 0 views

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Another change relates to reading. In the first study, many children were willing to read instructions before, say, starting a game. Now many kids behave more like adult users and refuse to read. This reduced willingness to read seems related to experience: the more experience our users had, the less they read.
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Like to try many options Mine-sweeping the screen
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Very confusing
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Not used (young kids) Relied on (older kids)
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Back button
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Readability level
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8th to 10th grade text for broad consumer audiences
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Advertising and promotions Can't distinguish from real content Ads avoided (banner blindness); promos viewed skeptically
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And it's confusing when pages have multiple links to the same destination, because users don't know whether the various links actually point to the same place or have slightly different meanings.
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avoid redundant navigation schemes for adult users
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Kids suffer from a learned path bias: they tend to reuse the same method they've used before to initiate an action. In our studies, we often saw kids who had been successful with a certain approach to a site stick determinedly to that approach over and over again, even as it failed them during subsequent tasks that required them to use a different navigation scheme.
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The main predictor of children's ability to use websites is their amount of prior experience.
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On a more negative note, kids still don't understand the Web's commercial nature and lack the skills needed to identify advertising and treat it differently than real content.
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SPENT - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 03 Mar 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 03 Mar 11

great game to use when talking about living in today's world with out a job!

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Brenda Muench on 03 Mar 11

great game to use when talking about living in today's world with out a job!

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Language Arts Games - Grammar, Punctuation, Capitalization, Vocabulary - 2 views

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upper elementary elementary language

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Should you be practicing right now? « The Cross-Eyed Pianist - 0 views

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middle school upper elementary high school music piano

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Love this graphic!

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shirts.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) - 0 views

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math elementary

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Brenda Muench on 16 Sep 11

number patterns

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4L Puzzle Maths | shop 'til you drop - 0 views

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math elementary

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Brenda Muench on 16 Sep 11

Uses pounds for the money system but still a good addition game.

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Learn to Type | Free Typing Tutor | Typing Course - 0 views

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have to have an account to save progress

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Brenda Muench on 20 Sep 11

have to have an account to save progress

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Word Dynamo - Free Study Guides, Quizzes, Games and Flashcards | Word Dynamo - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 21 Sep 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 21 Sep 11

Great site for quick vocabulary practice.

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70+ Google Forms for the Classroom | edte.ch - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 21 Sep 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 21 Sep 11

like the idea of using forms for spelling tests.

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Math Teaching Resources for K-5 Classrooms - 0 views

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upper elementary elementary math

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aligned to common core

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dividermachine - 2 views

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smartboard elementary math

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Speech Maker - 0 views

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Brenda Muench on 27 Sep 11

write a speech and then use the teleprompter to record it.

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Golfing with Fractions - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 30 Sep 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 30 Sep 11

Great golf game with fractions

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Create a Scavenger Hunt - Write Clues to Lead Someone to a Gift or Surprise - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 18 Oct 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 18 Oct 11

Make your own internet scavenger hunt!

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alphabots.swf (application/x-shockwave-flash Object) - 2 views

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Math is Fun - Maths Resources - 2 views

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middle school math upper elementary elementary

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Painter | Slimber.com: Drawing and Painting Online - 0 views

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shared by Brenda Muench on 30 Nov 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 30 Nov 11

Simple drawing tool. Download projects to your computer

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Download page for FREE Splashtop Streamer for Windows or Mac - 0 views

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ipod iphone ipad smartboard tools

shared by Brenda Muench on 05 Dec 11 - No Cached

Brenda Muench on 05 Dec 11

Trying this one out with the splash top remote desktop on my iphone

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