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ABCya! is the leader in free educational kids computer games and activities for elementary students to learn on the web. All children's educational computer games and activities were created or approved by certified teachers. ABCya! educational games are free and are modeled from primary grade lessons and enhanced to provide an interactive way for children to learn. ABCya! games and activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade games are equipped with sound to enhance understanding

Hundreds of educational games, activities, quizzes, articles and more, for kids and everyone to use online

FREE - The new green way of delivering education. Eliminate paper work. Standards-based instruction, assessments online/offline, communicates with parent's online, access thousands of lesson plans and activities.

Michigan Reads! Children's book program. Each year, the state of Michigan chooses one children's book to get students excited about, including activities, ways to interact with the author and illustrator, and resources to explore that follow the book's theme.

Free Online English Video Activities for Preschool Children

"Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-4 students and teachers. We focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Try the online interactive activities, or click below to find out how to get our engaging 15-minute video programs."

The Technology Integration Matrix (TIM) illustrates how teachers can use technology to enhance learning for K-12 students. The TIM incorporates five interdependent characteristics of meaningful learning environments: active, collaborative, constructive, authentic, and goal directed (Jonassen, Howland, Moore, & Marra, 2003).

Family Fun Learning is designed as a place to organize links to websites of resources for families; it has learning games and activities for a variety of topics and ages, as well as information for parents.

The Starter Sheets are resources for the classroom teacher. The intention of each sheet is to introduce a tool, technology or activity that could be easily adapted for use in the classroom.

Social media websites like Facebook and Twitter can be useful to kids for socializing, enhancing creativity and developing technical skills, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics on social media and children. Activity on the sites can also expose kids to cyberbullying, depression and exposure to inappropriate content, the report says. So what is a parent to do?

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Marylin Western's Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers.

Please share your elementary lessons that meet various aspects of the Michigan Educational Technology Standards. This project is designed to help all Michigan teachers find and share ways they are meeting these standards. If you are from outside Michigan and would like to contribute to or use these ideas, please do so.