More Websites to Check Into:)!

I have been digging back into my Google Drive and have rediscovered some GEMS - check them out;)

1. Unite for Literacy - This website has books that are easy to access and can be read to your kiddos. Easy to use and super friendly!

2. Mentimeter - If you have ever wanted to give a poll to an audience, classroom, etc.. and see immediate and interactive responses then this is for you. Create a presentation, choose your questions type, then choose present and you will see a code for them to go to the website and punch in. Responses will start showing real time. Check it out -

3. The Kid Should See This - There are always those students you have every year in your classroom that are curious in nature. They want to learn and learn and absorb more. This site would allow for some of that. Search by content area or just search by category. The videos found on here are pretty neat!

4. What's Going on in This Picture - Each week the New York Times posts an intriguing picture for students and readers to think about and use inferencing skills to figure out what the photo might be about. What a great way to get students engaged in discussion, use it for journal entries or writing topics - the ideas are endless!

I have MORE to share - BUT will get back another day -
Make it a great Tuesday night,
Mrs. I:)

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More on Cyberbullying

Here's some more information regarding Cyberbullying to check out. It's QUITE scary to think about all that children have to deal with nowadays! The instant EVERYTHING - UGH!! BUT, we as teachers, role models and parents can help and try to stay proactive. Here is another link by Wiz Case to check out: A Comprehensive Cyberbullying Guide for Parents The more informed we are - the BETTER off we are as a whole. This is such a tough and unfortunately never ending topic - good luck with this and PLEASE PLEASE share anything you have, anything you know, and keep your eyes out for all kiddos:)!! Happy Monday Mrs. I:)

CodeHS - Great Site for High School Students

We have been looking for something in regards to coding for our senior high school students. They have been having fun playing with the Sphero and the Dash and Dot , but they are a little old for this so to say. Through my research, I came across a site called CodeHS . THIS IS AMAZING:)!!! Once you sign up, you are taken through a series of courses where you actually code. You type in the commands and functions, trying to walk Karel, the dog, through various tasks. Each section features a video explaining what you'll learn, a quiz to review, and then you step in and use what you learned to code Karel. This seems like a really good fit for some of our kids. We have two that are going into Computer Science, and this seems like a perfect stepping stone as it introduces HTML , Javascript and Python as they are also areas they will learn:). AND the best part - it's DONE FOR YOU and IT'S FREE!! Of COURSE you can pay for more, but i...

Starfall Website......

I am not sure if I have shared this website with you, but our Kindergarteners are ROCKING IT OUT! The site is Starfall and it has SO much great content on here. Below is a list of content for the little ones: The kiddos today were working on the Learn to Read section. They had to listen to words, add beginning and ending sounds, and read stories and click and find things as they went. They were TOTALLY engaged! They even had a checklist to do once sections were completed to track their progress. A SUPER fun one for the kiddos is preK-1st grade I would say FOR SURE:)! Bad news - NO iPad as it's flash based:( - but still PLEASE CHECK IT OUT Happy Monday and night, Mrs. I:)

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