Interactive Student Links
Web-based Presentation Tools
| SlideShare : upload presentation files from a variety of formats, including PowerPoint, KeyNote, OpenOffice, Apple iWorks, PDF, GoogleDocs, and most video file formats to share your presentation online. Uploading presentations to SlideShare allows you to easily share your files on the web and across computer platforms. Check with your teacher for login information to our SlideShare account. |
| SchoolTube: upload your videos to our school's SchoolTube channel to safely post and share with others. SchoolTube's moderators review all videos to assure appropriate content before posting. You can set privacy settings so that your videos can be viewed by the general public, or just members of your own school. Be aware that once a video is posted to SchoolTube you cannot remove it. Check with Mrs. Harvey or your teacher to login to our school's own channel. |
| Glogster Edu: use our school's premium subscription to login to your own assigned student account to create an online, interactive poster. Glogster Edu is a fun, safe, and appropriate 21st century tool for students, with many built-in features for designing and sharing a multimedia presentation. Check with Mrs. Harvey or your teacher for our school account information and directions for accessing your assigned student account. |
| VoiceThread: login to our Educational VoiceThread account to create a collaborative multimedia slideshow with images, documents, videos, and audio files, all in a safe, accountable environment.. VoiceThread allow you and your classmates, teachers, and family to comment on your slideshow in 5 different ways--microphone, telephone, audio files, video, and text. Check with Mrs. Harvey or your teacher for instructions and our school account login information. |
| Animoto: produce unique, orchestrated videos from your photos, video clips, and music that can be easily shared on the web. Animoto includes a library of copyright-friendly music, and allows you to easily add text and video effects. Animoto is free, but is not monitored for appropriate content, so parental or teacher supervision is advised. |
| MovieMaker: download Windows Live 2011 MovieMaker (it's free) to easily created movies from photos and videos. MovieMaker allows you to add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story, and can be posted to the web or saved to a DVD |
Instructional Technology Resources for Keyboarding and Computer Skills
| Dance Mat Typing: An excellent introduction to touch typing for students ages 7-11, sponsored by the BBC. Students love this, and actually have fun while learning proper keyboarding techniques. |
| Spider Typer: A fun game for improving typing skills. Type words quickly to save Berry the spider from the hungry lizard! |
| Free Typing Games: Lots of interactive games for improving typing skills that can be played at beginner, intermediate, and advanced difficulty levels. |
| Power Typing: This online typing tutor and game site offers the choice of learning the standard American (qwerty) keyboard, or the dvorak. |
| Keyboarding Practice: Choose from a series of 17 drills to improve your keyboarding technique and speed. |
| Alpha Munchies: ABCYa's fun typing game is perfect for students in grades 2-5 to practice keyboarding. |
| Yasmin's Computer: Click on these computer parts to hear--and learn--about them. |
| Computer Parts: Click on the parts of the computer to learn more about them. |
| Triumph of the Nerds: Learn about the history of computing, from the invention of the abacus in ancient times to the growth of the World Wide Web. |
| How well do you know Microsoft Word?: Test your knowledge of MS Word with these online quizzes |
Instructional Technology Resources for Mathematics
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A site for learning and practicing multiplication tables. |
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A fun educational site with games, logic puzzles, activities for practicing math facts, interactive flash cards, and more. |
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Free eduational math games with an arcade-style that makes learning math facts fun! |
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A fun site with mathematics relevant to today’s world |
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Online math games for students age 9-13, with options for teachers & students to create accounts and play against students in their class or around the world. |
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| Count Us In | Games designed to help students learn basic number concepts. |
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| Sheppard Software | Math games that make learning fun! |
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Instructional Technology Resources for English Language Arts
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| Starfall | Excellent site for early readers! |
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| Super Reader Challenge | PBS interactive game that's a fun way to developing early reading skills |
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| KidsReads | A great site for information about favorite books, series, & authors.enjoy book reviews, trivia games, contests, and more. |
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| Seussville | Enjoy reading, learning, and playing in the wonderful world of Dr. Seuss. |
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| ABC's | 17 activities for primary students |
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| Magic Writing Slate | Practicing using the computer mouse, and writing upper case & lower case letter. |
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| Look Out Below | Which small words can you make from some big words? |
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| Poetry Splatter | Splatter words on your screen, and use them to write a poem. |
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| Story Maker | Create your own personalized story. |
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| Word Blender | Make words by choosing the start & end sounds, and putting them in the blender. |
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| Wacky Web Tales | Practice the parts of speech while writing wacky stories. If you like Mad Libs, you'll love this interactive site. |
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| Alphabet Soup | Spell words to complete the jokes |
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| Shape Poems | Choose a shape, create a word bank, and write a poem |
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| Spell Check | Identify the misspelled word. |
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| Stay Afloat | Guess the word before the boat sinks (similar to hangman). |
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| Grammar Gorillas | Help the gorillas identify the parts of speech. |
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| Comic Creator | Make your own comic strip! |
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| Make Beliefs Comix | Another comic strip generator, with color, foreign language, and other extras. |
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Instructional Technology Resources for Social Studies
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| Bens Guide to Government | Learn about your neighborhood, your nation, and laws. Includes a great selection of resources and fun games. |
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| Sheppard Sofware World Geography Games | Learn and play games about the worlds continents, countries, capitals, & landscapes. |
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| Sheppard Software USA Geography Games | Learn while you play games about USA geography.. |
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| National Geographic GeoSpy | Identify continents, countries, states & provinces, and earn your GeoSpy badge |
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| Political News IQ | Test your knowledge of prominent people and major events in the news. |
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| Time for Kids | Choose your grade level to read the current issue of TFK. |
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| NativeTech | Native American technology and art. |
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