Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad | Posted on April 29, 2011
iPads for Learning includes information on integrating a 1:1 program as well as practical lesson plan ideas for the classroom.
iPads for Learning includes information on integrating a 1:1 program as well as practical lesson plan ideas for the classroom.
Kitchen Pantry Scientist has practical, inexpensive ideas for classroom science experiments.
Grapholite Free Graphing Tool is a good alternative for younger students to Kidspiration. It is a free online tool with many colors and shapes for graphing ideas.
iPad Accessories for Learning has a wide assortment of devices that will help you be more productive with your iPad. Thanks to Apps for Education blog for this list.
Nasa 50th Anniversary takes students on a trip back to the 1950s and provides music, video, and a historic look at the US space program.
Selenia Science Comics is a UK site with comics related to science topics for elementary students. There are also teacher resources with experiments tied to comic themes.
Eek Web Site – Environment for Kids from Wisconsin Dept. of Ed. is an electronic magazine where kids can learn about the great outdoors.
Environmental Kids Club is yet another resource for Earth Day and meeting science standards on the environment.
Audubon for Education includes Audubon adventures for kids and programs that you can bring to your school to enhance environmental education.
Education Site – Beta – National Geographic is brand new and they want your feedback. The site offers teacher resources, activities & projects, reference, current news, mapping, multimedia, and school programs.
McDonald Tech for Teachers iPad Apps for Education is a site loaded with resources. If you aren’t interested in the iPad apps, merely click a topic on the left side of the Wiki to explore other technology sites.
40+ Free Premium Social Media Icon Sets To Spice Up Your Website from Edudemic Blog make it easy to link to your social network sites from any web site you manage.
67 EdTech Resources You May Have Missed is a an extensive list of resources from the Tech the Plunge blog.
5 Ways to Earn More Twitter Followers for your School is a nice article for those managing social media for your school or district.
5 Alternatives to Flip Video For those who haven’t heard, Cisco is discontinuing production of the Flip Video camera. This blog site lists five nice alternatives.
The Story Time For Me kid’s stories offer compelling storytelling with inspiring and memorable characters that will stimulate any child’s imagination. The original episodic kid’s books will foster a love of reading and improve your child’s cognitive development and reading skills. The interactive language prompts will provide your child with his or her own personal reading coach.
Utah Grade 3-6 Interactives is a collection of online activities by subject area.
Earth Matters 4 Kids is geared more toward upper elementary grades in environmental studies.
Eeko World from PBS is a wonderful site to use with students for Earth Day.
Green Eggs & Facebook – 15 Social Media Tips from Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss really did know best and here’s the proof in these practical strategies for using social media.
10 Cool Twitter Tips and Tricks has everything from background creation to learning the lingo.
4 Free Photos is a good site to find images for web sites, flip charts, and student projects. Plus, it’s one of the few image sites not yet blocked in our district!
Wicked Science Interactives is a New Zealand site that has interactive games and puzzles for kids. Along with these science activities, there are also links to language arts and math.