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This website has been forwarded to me from the Science Consultant Jane Diner:Here is a wonderful website focusing on resources to support the nature of science at all grades. I hope it can help you in your planning:

What it is: Story Time for Me is a beautiful collection of digital children's books for primary students in kindergarten through second grade.  Each story includes charming illustrations, animation and professional narration with music and sound effects.  Activities accompany every story that encourage imagination and creativity (these are coming soon!).  The stories have been developed to teach important values through positive moral themes.   Story Time for Me currently has a library of over 30 books and growing.  Next Friday (April 22, 2011) Story Time for Me will be launching free personalized activity books where students can become the star of a book. Students can choose to read each story with or without narration, with or without animation and choose to highlight the words as they are read.

An outline of lessons for 6th grade to design tutorials to teach others. 

Using VoiceThreadto Promote LearningEngagement and Successfor All Students: Article in Technology for Teaching and Learning

iPads have exploded throughout schools and classrooms. Their flexibility, versatility, and mobility make them a phenomenal learning tool. As teachers seek ways to integrate these devices, we recommend focusing on specific learning goals that promote critical-thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments. Below, you will find a list of objectives, each one connecting to recommended apps and tools.

"PowToon would be a great addition to the design thinking routine. Students can use PowToon to share their ideas or to "prototype" an idea. Students can create videos to show math processes, explanations of complex concepts, review new learning, teach others, explain processes, tell stories, or present research. The possibilities are really endless and students will come up with hundreds of other creative uses. Teachers can use PowToon to create animations for students. This is a great way to present new information or ideas for discussion. Tips: The PowToon Interactive Tour and How to Create series are very helpful to watch prior to creating your first animations."

A Site about how to integrate some Web 2.0 tools into Kindergarten. Many of these tools can be used at all grade levels.

Who knew you could learn so much while having fun? Think building things that move, math, and more.

5 ways to keep students interested and excited...even in the last months of the year!

Games to reinforce math, LA and some science skills for kindergarten and Grade 1 students. "How to integrate Gudli into the classroom: Gudli is a fun way for kids to practice learning in math, English and science.  These games make great center activities to support learning.  The games are short enough that they can be set up on classroom computers and students can take turns reinforcing learning and skill practice.  Gudli has enough games that students can play several in a lab setting where each student has a computer.  Students can choose the games that best meet their learning needs. Gudli is a great site to share with parents looking for some ways to reinforce learning over the summer!" iLearnTechnology

Educational Freeware: Review of the best free learning games, software and websites