SW Elementary

Better Writing Through Technology

"HO!! Ho!! ho!! Write a letter to Santa Claus? Yes kids its true! Just finish this letter... Santa's waiting for *you*! From the North Pole, Santa will send your reply... faster than Rudolph the reindeer can fly!! "

Adjust your caterpillar to the environment.

Exotic animal babies from zoos and aquariums around the world.

"Welcome to TeacherLed.com. This site aims to provide teaching and learning resources to make the use of the interactive whiteboard in the classroom easier and more productive. Interactive whiteboard resources are categorized on the left. New interactive whiteboard resources are below. "

"Here is a list of all of the skills students learn in first grade! The skills are organized into categories, and you can move your mouse over any skill name to see a sample question. To start practicing, just click on any link. IXL will track your score, and the questions will even increase in difficulty as you improve! "

awesome for shapes. Click on the paper button, pick a shape, trace it and drag, flip, etc.

"This wiki is simply a list of online learning games."

"IXL's math skills are aligned to the 2006 Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Kindergarten, the 2005 Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten, and the 2005 Pennsylvania Assessment Anchors, providing comprehensive preparation for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). With IXL's state standards alignments, you can easily find unlimited practice problems specifically tailored to each required standard. Even better, IXL automatically tracks student progress and displays proficiency scores in the state standards report. This report allows you to quickly evaluate student aptitude and identify trouble spots. "

"This Kidspiration template was designed for Kindergarten students. They can decorate the snowman and finish the sentence to tell about their snowman."

"Create a personalized letter from Santa, print it out, sprinkle it with snow and North Pole magic, and give it to someone special."

"Website of short movies (generally 30 to 45 seconds) designed to increase student motivation to READ! "

"Discover the power of visual learning! Simply select a grade and subject area to find practical examples, lesson plans and real-life classroom stories."

Reading Is Fundamental, Inc. prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. Founded in 1966, RIF is the oldest and largest children's and family nonprofit literacy organization in the United States. RIF's highest priority is reaching underserved children from birth to age 8. Through community volunteers in every state and U.S. territory, RIF provides 4.5 million children with 16 million new, free books and literacy resources each year. All RIF programs combine three essential elements to foster children's literacy: reading motivation, family and community involvement, and the excitement of choosing free books to keep.

Follow Me Project has been created to let you share your adventures with the world via Web 2.0 technology. The Follow Me Project is open to everyone: teachers, students, families or organizations. In an effort to foster collaboration amongst unique groups of people, Follow Me Project supports the creation of stuffed animals that travel the globe to bring people together through the use of Web 2.0 tools. Just follow the easy directions below and let your project travel! Once your project is up and running, feel free to complete the application process for posting your project on the Follow Me Project website for worldwide exposure.

"12 principles necessary to successfully teaching math facts"

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis).