Group items tagged

taking kid artwork into the 21st century, creating an online art gallery / community where students, teachers and parents gather, admire student creations, share supportive comments, start a fan club Billed as, "the largest student art museum in the world," Artsonia is a free place to display students' work. The right side of any given page (see the second link, below), is pretty ad-heavy, but it still looks like a good site for creativity and inspiration to me.

R Codes Embedded Into Art on Ceramic Tiles http://goo.gl/g2Jzb This isn't specifically an education project, but I could see this concept  easily incorporated into K

free e-courses for kids all around the world. This site has engaging and interactive courses for kids in online safety, computer skills such as using Google, typing, and core subjects like language arts, math, and science. Most of the courses are for elementary school-aged children, and involve dynamic avatars, and are highly interactive.

Gail Braddock describes e-Learning for Kids as "free e-courses for kids all around the world. This site has engaging and interactive courses for kids in online safety, computer skills such as using Google, typing, and core subjects like language arts, math, and science. Most of the courses are for elementary school-aged children, and involve dynamic avatars, and are highly interactive."

FREE Games for Kids. Math, Science, Reading, Grammar, Art, Music, Social Studies, and more

 nice little game produced by the Kennedy Center's Arts Edge. Perfect Pitch teaches students about the instruments in an orchestra through a baseball game setting. The game introduces students to four eras of orchestral music and the instruments used in each. Students can create their own small orchestras and virtually play each instrument to hear how it sounds. After building an orchestra students then test their knowledge in short quizzes about the instruments and their sounds. 

"...strategies, content, and activities that can enhance and improve students' skills in a variety of curricular areas. "

Storyjumper is simple to use with primary students.  The program comes loaded with backgrounds and images for many themes.  The only downfall is that there is no embed code available, but you can provide the link to share the stories.

Simple and inexpensive way to publish your own children's book.

According to the website, it is currently in beta for a limited time. You can use all the features in the product for the time being. After the beta period, they will decide if some free functions will possibly be restricted in its use. So do be prepared for the site to change in the future. Keep an eye on the site for more information. Read more http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2012/12/make-word-clouds-with-typoeffects/

Apps for iOS and Androids - some collaborative

"...the latest National Atlas includes electronic maps and services that are delivered online. We are using information presentation, access, and delivery technologies that didn't exist 30 years ago to bring you a dynamic and interactive atlas. But we have held fast to our tradition of producing the finest maps in the world. We think nationalatlas.gov™ is more useful than any bound collection of paper maps." Work with multiple map layers

Create informational, interactive, and engaging maps with the ability to include photos, videos, and more.

Free text to speech voices. --Alternative methods to process written information. --Can be used to assist non-readers/struggling readers. --Helpful in ESL/EFL classrooms

Fun way to avoid throwing away those broken crayons.

an online diagram maker with an extensive library of shapes and icons, added features such as shading and gradients, and the ability to collaborate in real-time

Download and print free posters for school, office or home.

45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online"