Interactive Reading Resources – Grades 3-5

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Reading/Language Arts | Posted on May 24, 2011

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Interactive Reading Resources for Grades 3-5 is a list of links to interactive reading practice sites.

How to Take Better Photos with iPhone Camera

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Photography, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on May 20, 2011

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How to Take Better Pictures with the iPhone Camera is a post on the iPhone blog that offers some very good tips on getting the most out of your iPhone camera.  It includes Apps on photo enhancement.

Using Angry Birds to Teach Math, History, Science

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Blogs, Games, Lesson Planning, Math Resources, Science Resources, Social Studies Resources | Posted on May 20, 2011

angry birdUsing Angry Birds to Teach Math, History, Science is a wonderful resource from the I Learn Technology Blog.  Check out the ideas and tie ins to math, history, science.

Brainpop – Practical Math Spotlight

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Brain Pop Videos, Math Resources, STEM Resources, Videos | Posted on May 20, 2011

brainpop practical math

Brainpop Spotlight on Practical Math is a May highlight.  This is a great way to spend those last few days of school reviewing math strategies and putting them to use in a practical way.

Best Kids Apps

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Apps for Learning, iPad, iPod Touch/iPhone | Posted on May 18, 2011

best kids apps

Best Kids Apps.Com   is a wonderful site with articles and ratings of Apps for kids.  You can browse by age groups or subject, find free Apps, and there is even a section with tips for parents.

5 Ways to Share Music, Documents, Files on Twitter

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Twitter | Posted on May 18, 2011

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5 Ways to Share Music, Documents, Files on Twitter has directions and file downloads (Apps) to help you share your favorite music and files on Twitter.

How to Create a Digital Story

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Digital Storytelling, Lesson Planning, Professional Development, Reading/Language Arts | Posted on May 18, 2011

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How to Create Digital Stories  

Telling a digital story successfully depends on one’s ability to plan the process first. Compiled on this web site are several step-by-step methods, website links, and article abstracts that will guide an individual through the digital storytelling process.

Democracy Kids

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Social Studies Resources | Posted on May 17, 2011

democracy kids

Democracy Kids  has activities and modules to teach students the concepts of democracy, what it means, how it works, and gets them thinking about how they can help make our country better.

Buzz Lightyear in Orbit

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Games, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on May 17, 2011

buzz lightyearBuzz Lightyear in Orbit is part of the NASA site for kids.  Follow Buzz as he joins the crew of Discovery and play learning games.

Puzzle Monster.Com

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Games, Puzzles | Posted on May 16, 2011

puzzle monster Puzzle Monster.Com Puzzles and games online for free! Free puzzles, trivia, word games, brain teasers and more puzzles and games every day online. Kids can play our puzzles and games too. Come back daily for new puzzles updated each day.

iPad Resources – Browers and TV Watching Apps

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad, Web Browsers | Posted on May 11, 2011

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5 Useful Web Browsers for iPad has some interesting alternatives to Safari.

Best Apps for Watching TV on iPad

End of Year Suggestions

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Ending the School Year | Posted on May 11, 2011

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Wallwisher – Ending the School Year

Richard Byrne of Free Technology for Teachers Blog has started a page on Wallwisher where teachers can contribute ideas and suggestions for ending the school year.

Education World – Ending the Year Ideas is another good source for activities that end the year on a positive note.

Bloomin Google

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Differentiated Instruction, Google, Lesson Planning, Technology, Web 2.0 | Posted on May 11, 2011

bloomin google  Bloomin Google on Kathy Schrock.Net is a great play on Bloom’s Taxonomy using Web 2.0 free Google Resources to reach each of the learning domains.

Weather Spark

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Educational Resources, Graphic Organizers, Math Resources, Odds and Ends, Science Resources | Posted on May 5, 2011

weather sparkWeather Spark.Com   WeatherSpark is a new type of weather website, with interactive weather graphs that allow you to pan and zoom through the entire history of any weather station on earth.

Get multiple forecasts for the current location, overlaid on records and averages to put it all in context.

23 Ways to Use Wallwisher in the Classroom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Graphic Organizers, Lesson Planning, Odds and Ends, Online Projects, Social Media, Web 2.0 | Posted on May 5, 2011

wallwisher

23 Ways to Use Wallwisher in the Classroom is a great blog post on Innovation 3.  You can access Wallwisher and set up a free account atwww.wallwisher.com.

Fraboom

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Early Learning, Educational Resources, Games, Odds and Ends, Reading/Language Arts, Science Resources, Videos | Posted on May 5, 2011

fraboom Fraboom.Com is an online childrens’ museum with interactive books, Fraboom TV, games, and online kids classes.

Energy Balance 101

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Health/Fitness, Lesson Planning | Posted on May 3, 2011

energy balance

Energy Balance 101.Com  In the classroom or on the field–get started right here with standards-based lessons and hands-on activities to bring Energy Balance to life for your students.

Exploratorium

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Lesson Planning, Science Resources, STEM Resources | Posted on May 3, 2011

exploratorium

Exploratorium.edu is from the San Francisco museum.  A big part of the Exploratorium’s mission is to provide tools to make your work easier and more enriching, including things to do at the museum, hands-on activities, and a wealth of Web features about important science topics.

FlipSnack

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, E-Books, Odds and Ends, Web 2.0, Web Design | Posted on May 3, 2011

flipsnack

Flipsnack.Com allows you to convert any PDF file into a flipbook that can be embedded in a web site or blog.

10 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with GMail and Google Calendar

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in Desktop Publishing, Google | Posted on May 3, 2011

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10 Ideas for GMail and Google Calendar has some good ideas for using these tools in an innovative way.

50 Really Useful iPad 2 Tips and Tricks

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Posted by jenmalonetn | Posted in iPad | Posted on May 3, 2011

ipad trips

   50 Really Useful iPad 2 Tips and Tricks An absolute gem of an article by John Brandon and Graham Barlow from MacLife on 30th March over at TechRadar.

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