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If you have been reading this blog for any length of time you know that I am a big fan of wordle. I’ve posted about it several times, most recently here. There are other word cloud generators out there, and they all fulfill their own little niche. There is a new one that was recently [...]
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Source: Free Technology For Teachers Site: Wacky Web Tales Okay, we all endured learning about the parts of speech when we were younger, right? One way to increase the engagement level is to use the Mad-Libs style games. Surely you remember doing this as a child, right? You entered in a noun, a verb, your [...]
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It seems the wildly popular and teacher friendly web based text cloud generator site is down. There is a copyright issue with the name “Wordle” and while the issue is being taken care of you won’t be able to access http://wordle.net There are other places where you can creae “Word Clouds.” While wordle is my [...]
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http://www.freerice.com/ There are multiple ways to donate money to the relief effort in Haiti and to help feed the hungry in general, but I can’t imagine an easier way for children to get involved than using http://www.freerice.com/ The site is simple: answer quiz questions and money is donated to the UN Food Program. The default [...]
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http://www.google.com/dictionary Mashable’s Five Best Sports Moments of 2008 Two for one post: Google has released their online dictionary tool. You have, for a while, been able to add the phrase ‘definition’ to a word and find the definition via dictionary.com, but by adding the above sight to your bookmarks you can save a step and [...]
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I recently discovered a new blog that you might enjoy. It is written by Kevin Jarret and he has a host of exceptional technology activities for young students. He has an old post where he describes, in detail, how he uses PinkyDinkyDoo with his students for story telling and vocabulary acquisition. I thought it was [...]
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I saw another good collection of Thanksgiving teaching activities on Free Technology For Teachers today. I especially thought the National Geographic For Kids was engaging. There is a kid friendly article, an interactive self-checking Thanksgiving quiz and a “Funny Fill-In” (think: Mad-Libs).
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By: Liane Dattilo, TabletTalk Guest Blogger My Story Maker is exactly what you would expect from the title, a story maker. It’s super simple interface can be navigated by the youngest elementary student, but it’s features are detailed enough to engage intermediate students as well. There are several settings, characters, scenery objects and props to [...]
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http://www.freerice.com/ Increase vocabulary knowledge while helping to feed the hungry. This site is not designed for elementary students, the words are difficult. It could, however be used in conjunction with a dictionary (online or old fashioned book, remember those?). Have students work in groups or use resources to earn grains of rice. There are other [...]
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