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Michelle Krill

SecretBuilders - 1 views

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    "SecretBuilders is a virtual world for children 5 to 14 years old powered by a web 2.0 community of children, parents, educators, writers, artists and game developers. On SecretBuilders, children will explore virtual lands, undertake quests, play games, maintain a home, nurture a pet, and interact with their friends. Three features which form the backdrop for SecretBuilders distinguish it from other online worlds: * Children learn through immersing themselves in the stories, themes, and concepts from the best in literature, arts and humanities. They will interact with famous historical and fictional figures and be introduced to content and characters from world civilization and the great thoughts and ideas of human creativity. * Children will create this site, not just consume it. They are directly involved in creating this world with their ideas, critiques and contributions on virtually every aspect of the site and many of their ideas will be implemented! * Children publish their works - writings, art, videos - making SecretBuilders their own personal store of creativity. They can invite friends and family to view their works, and comment upon them. Seeing their works published and enjoyed by others instills tremendous for self-confidence as well as motivation to do more."
Michelle Krill

Study: Children Who Blog Or Use Facebook Have Higher Literacy Levels - 0 views

  • 57 per cent of those who used text-based web applications such as blogs, said they generally enjoyed writing compared to 40 per cent who did not.
  • Pupils who write online are more likely to write short stories, letters, song lyrics or a diary, the research revealed.
  • Even social websites such as Facebook, Twitter and Bebo are causing alarming changes in the brains of young users too, claimed neuroscientist Susan Greenfield. “My fear is that these technologies are infantilising the brain into the state of small children who are attracted by buzzing noises and bright lights, who have a small attention span and who live for the moment.
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    "A research by The National Literacy Trust on 3,001 children from England and Scotland showed that schoolchildren who blog or own social networking profiles on Facebook have higher literacy levels and greater confidence in writing."
Michelle Krill

Mrs Pancake | Brilliant (free) educational EY, KS1 and KS2 resources for teachers, pare... - 0 views

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    Home of Brilliant Educational Doodads for Teachers, Parents and Children. Download-able files!
Michelle Krill

KidRex - Parents - 0 views

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    Google Custom Search of sites for children.
Michelle Krill

Generation M2: Media in the Lives of 8- to 18-Year-Olds - Kaiser Family Foundation - 1 views

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    A national survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that with technology allowing nearly 24-hour media access as children and teens go about their daily lives, the amount of time young people spend with entertainment media has risen dramatically, especially among minority youth
Lauri Brady

Meet Winter the Dolphin - 0 views

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    Scholastic and Turtle Pond Interactive invite you and your class on a virtual field trip to an aquarium in Florida! This live event will introduce children worldwide to an extraordinary and inspiring bottlenose dolphin named Winter.
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    Saw this author at the National Book Festival...Would be great for elementary students!
Ann Baum (Johnston)

USA Science & Engineering Festival Expo - 0 views

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    Explore science & engineering with over 1500 free, hands-on activities and over 50 stage shows featuring science celebrities, magicians,jugglers, rappers and more. The two-day Expo is perfect for teens, children and their families, and anyone with a curious mind who is looking for a weekend of fun and discovery. Build an underwater robot, chat with a Nobel Laureate, explore the science behind the magic of Hogwarts Academy and see a car that drives itself. From bugs to birds, kitchen chemistry to computer games, environmental monitoring to electronic music - the Expo has something for everyone and is completely free of charge.
Michelle Krill

PBS KIDS Raising Readers: Free Resources for Kids, Families, and Teachers . . PBS KIDS - 1 views

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    Kids love to learn. PBS KIDS Raising Readers is a national literacy campaign, and part of the Ready To Learn initiative, focused on building reading skills at home, at school, in child care, and in the community. Funded by a Ready To Learn grant from the United States Department of Education, the Ready To Learn initiative is developing engaging PBS KIDS Raising Readers television programs, exciting games, playful Web sites, and easy-to-use learning resources for kids, parents, caregivers, and teachers-all with the goal of helping children ages 2 to 8 get ready to read.
Michelle Krill

Kids@Random - 3 views

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    The award-winning Random House Children's Books Web site, kids@random, offers an array of materials and activities free of charge for children, teens, parents, and educators. The innovative teachers@random Web site features many teaching tools and classroom activities, including title-specific teachers' guides developed by leading educators, biographies of authors and illustrators, and podcasts. The Magic Tree House, Junie B. Jones, and Andrew Lost online classroom clubs provide innovative curriculum tie-ins and interdisciplinary connections for teachers during the school year. Random House is also the proud host of the award-winning www.seussville.com, Dr. Seuss's home on the Internet.
Ann Baum (Johnston)

Comcast® Internet Essentials Partner Portal - 1 views

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    "Starting in the 2011-12 school year, Internet Essentials will be available to eligible households with children who receive free lunches through the National School Lunch Program."
Sanny Y

PC Technical Support's Great Contribution - 1 views

Our Daycare Center has computers that are specially made for children's use. Each unit has child- friendly and educational games that will surely be enjoyed by the children. It is a good thing that...

PC technical support

started by Sanny Y on 13 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Michelle Krill

StoryPlace - The Children's Digital Library - 0 views

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    The ultimate Children's Digital Library. Stories and activities for children young and old.
Michelle Krill

Making More Music - 0 views

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    The goal of this web site is to provide an environment for children to experience creative play in the creation of music, with the same ease they have been able to enjoy with toys, drawing tools, building blocks, puppets, etc. In addition, special emphasis is placed on the written tradition.
Michelle Krill

Murder under the Microscope 2009 - 0 views

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    Murder under the Microscope is an online environmental game for school students in years 5 to 10, typically children aged 9 to 14 years. From 29 April 2009 the Catchment Headquarters website will be live. In the weeks that follow, clues will be uncovered. Once the game begins, teams of students will research and analyze the evidence to solve the crime. The project culminates with the students submitting a plan to protect the environment.
Michelle Krill

Straight from the DOE: Dispelling Myths About Blocked Sites | MindShift - 2 views

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    "To clear up some of the confusion around these comments and assertions, I went straight to the top: the Department of Education's Director of Education Technology, Karen Cator. Cator parsed the rules of the Childrens Internet Protection Act, and provided guidance for teachers on how to proceed when it comes to interpreting the rules. To that end, here are six surprising rules that educators, administrators, parents and students might not know about website filtering in schools."
Michelle Krill

Tikatok - 0 views

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    Tikatok™ is where kids channel their imagination into stories - and publish those stories into books for you to share and treasure with friends and family.
Michelle Krill

COPPA FAQ's - 0 views

  • The primary goal of COPPA and the Rule is to place parents in control over what information is collected from their young children online.
Janice Smith

High Quality and Professional Computer Support - 1 views

Our group runs a visual museum wherein we exhibit giant dinosaur dioramas for adults and children alike. Our exhibit is highly supported by our computer system. Sometimes we experience computer iss...

computer help

started by Janice Smith on 07 Sep 11 no follow-up yet
Michelle Krill

Test Today, Privatize Tomorrow - 0 views

  • But the word reform is particularly slippery and tendentious.
  • But the word reform is particularly slippery and tendentious.
  • But the word reform is particularly slippery and tendentious.
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  • But the word reform is particularly slippery and tendentious.
  • The clarity of language be damned: They come to bury a given institution rather than to improve it, but they describe their mission as “reform.”
  • It’s a very clever gambit, you have to admit. Either you’re in favor of privatization or else you are inexplicably satisfied with mediocrity.
  • there’s plenty of room for dissatisfaction with the current state of our schools. An awful lot is wrong with them: the way conformity is valued over curiosity and enforced with rewards and punishments, the way children are compelled to compete against one another, the way curriculum so often privileges skills over meaning, the way students are prevented from designing their own learning, the way instruction and assessment are increasingly standardized, the way different avenues of study are rarely integrated, the way educators are systematically deskilled .
  • To that extent, even if privatization worked exactly the way it was supposed to, we shouldn’t expect any of the defects I’ve just listed to be corrected.
  • Making schools resemble businesses often results in a kind of pedagogy that’s not merely conservative but reactionary, turning back the clock on the few changes that have managed to infiltrate and improve classrooms.
  • ut an attack on schooling as we know it is generally grounded in politics rather than pedagogy, and is most energetically advanced by those who despise not just public schools but all public institutions.
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    Using Accountability to "Reform" Public Schools to Death
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