I think this website would appeal to kids to foster comprehension strategies--lots of visuals and good clear voice as students (grades 3-8--probably best) self select what they want to do (e.g., visualization).
If you are a techno addict, check out our class webpages for some great tools to use with kids of all ages! If you have any questions, email me at dermadyd@1000islandsschools.org. SMART Board links, too!
Masher is free--can combine digital audio, video, text (yours and Masher's) to produce videos. Kids very muck like mashing--you need to encourage attributions, however.
This app ($1.99) will pronounce any word that is typed in on a qwerty keyboard (color coded qwerty available for younger children). Assuming kids can type in a word accurately, this could be very helpful. For iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. Think of it as an e-reader for unknown words...would be very helpful to ELLs and students with word recognition difficulties because it pronounces the word.
Baby Mouse, graphic novels authors--Matthew Holm and Jennifer Holm are writing a new graphic series about an amoeba. I have heard them in person (IRA 2011) and they are great on this podcast too. I think kids would like hearing this podcast!
The kids-version of Facebook-at least that's what they are telling me. I need help with this one! I would like to add all of my students easily...guess I need to watch the video.
Article discusses the importance of good teaching and how technology enhances students' learning, but teaching kids to think deeply or critically has to be encouraged. Worth a read.
Nanoogo--This FREE site encourages children to be creative and share ideas. It's a cross between a blog and a digital canvas and formatting is really simple. Users just drag and drop the images and text however they wish. There is also a teacher sign up option, which lets you quickly add a whole class or school. Worth a look.
This is EXACTLY what I was looking for! We wanted to create a place to record the beautiful language that kids use that could grow as we continue to notice great language. This looks like a great place to store these ideas, especially when wall space is always at such a minimum.