Pinky Dinky Doo November 23, 2009
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Pinky Dinky Doo harnesses the power of television, print, and interactive media to promote reading and imaginative storytelling. To achieve this, Pinky invites children to participate in funny and fantastic stories, games, and songs that support critical early literacy skills.
The series has four primary goals. It aims to:
Celebrate the power of inventing and sharing stories.
Pinky showcases the storytelling process, demonstrating to children that stories come from ideas in people’s heads. It shows children that they can use their imaginations to create their own wonderful and surprising stories.
Introduce basic narrative elements.
Pinky’s stories and games call attention to the following elements:
- Characters (what are people’s names, characteristics, and roles in the story?)
- Dialogue (who said what?)
- Main ideas (what happened and where did it happen?)
- Sequence of events (what happened and when did it happen?)
- Details
Provide opportunities to use effective listening comprehension strategies.
The more time children spend reading, being read to, and talking about what they read, the more they are able to think about and understand stories they hear. Pinky’s stories are designed to:
- Engage viewers in the language and interaction surrounding the stories.
- Promote children’s ability to listen, think along, and learn.
Expand vocabulary through stories.
Listening to stories is an effective way to build vocabulary. Pinky’s stories and games:
- Focus on the meaning of words and concepts within the context of the story.
- Feature fun activities containing rhyme, rhythm, and alliteration.
Discovery Box November 20, 2009
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Discovery Box provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? What if you had to try to convince people that intensive farming was wrong? What pieces of evidence would you assemble to help convince others you were right? You can display anything from a text file to a movie. You can also view and comment on the Discovery boxes submitted by others.
Big Huge Labs November 16, 2009
Posted by eatonblog in Art, Desktop Publishing, Digital Photography, Digital Storytelling, Educational Resources, Odds and Ends, Web Design.add a comment
Big Huge Labs Creativity Site has almost every application you can imagine for creating projects with student photography — everything from posters, mats & frames, calendars, badges, slideshow, captions, black & white, cubes, and CD covers. The possibilities are endless and the site is free.
Jamendo Music Download Site November 9, 2009
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Jamendo is a community of free, legal and unlimited music published under Creative Commons licenses.
Tell A Story October 21, 2009
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Tell A Story is a site from the Delaware Museum of Art. Students select pieces of artwork for inspiration and then write and record a story that is posted on the web site.
Wizz-E Electronic Book Site October 20, 2009
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Wizz-E Electronic Book Site has electronic books targeted to children up to eight years old. Two of the books are free just for signing up and could be used with Promethean Boards.
School Tube October 19, 2009
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SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations.
SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated, internet media sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards.
So what are you waiting for? Join the SchoolTube revolution!
Technology and Instruction Interwoven October 13, 2009
Posted by eatonblog in Desktop Publishing, Digital Storytelling, Educational Resources, Podcasting, Professional Development, Search Engines, Seasonal/Holidays, Technology, Web Design.add a comment
Technology and Instruction Interwoven is a fabulous site from Lee’s Summit Missouri schools. There are so many resources here, it’s hard to tell everything, but you can find everything from software tutorials, web graphics, clip art, web quests, technology applications for Marzano’s best practices. The list goes on and on so check it out.
Pest World Video Contest October 12, 2009
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Pest World for Kids Video Contest – Win $3,000
PestWorldForKids.org and the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) want to spread the word about the importance of protecting our health and property from household pests and we need your help! Using the Pest PSA lesson plan, students enrolled in grades 4-8 can create educational television public service announcements discussing the health risks posed by household pests.
Teachers must enter the contest on behalf of their students and schools no later than 12:00 p.m. EDT on 12/23/09. Files can be submitted online (files up to 100MB) or can be sent on CD or jump drive via U.S. postal mail. Please see our contest rules page for more details. The winning entry chosen by NPMA will receive a grand prize of $3,000 for their school’s science department.
Story Cove September 26, 2009
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Story Cove folktales come from a variety of cultures and places. They share timeless values and simple, universal lessons.
The Story Cove format enables children, families and teachers to explore these stories in a variety of ways. As a result, each child is able to develop a more personal understanding of a story while learning about the world.
Children will enjoy watching the Movies and exploring the activities and games that are linked to that story.
