Weekend Website: Hunger Games

I’d like to welcome Michelle Mano as my guest blogger today. As a former classroom teacher who understands the importance of creasting a community of 21st century learners, Michelle is a strong advocate of technology in the classroom She has a great lesson plan and activities to share with you-all today, based on The Hunger … Continue reading →

Weekend Website 40: NORAD Santa

It’s the time of year when inquiring young minds want to know–Where’s Santa? Here’s a great website to answer that question. Continue reading →

20 Programming Websites for K-8

December 9-15, Computer Science Education will host the Hour Of Code–a one hour introduction to students on coding, programming, and why they should love it. It’s a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify “code” and show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, an innovator. They’ll include a … Continue reading →

28 Halloween Sites for your Students

Here’s a short list of fun Halloween websites for your students. Enjoy! Ben & Jerry Billy Bear’s Carving Pumpkins DigCit and Halloween–video Enchanted Learning Funschool Halloween videos–nicely done Meddybemps Spooky Pumpkin Toss Save Ed Signing Halloween–a video Skelton Park The Kidz Page Continue reading →

Dear Otto: What about blogging?

Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please complete the form below and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Charlie: Jacqui, I’m curious about one aspect of … Continue reading →

9 Kids News Websites

Here’s a list of student-oriented news websites to get students interested in current events: BBC News for kids BBC News—Day in Pictures CNN Student News Gogo News Kids News – Current Events Newspaper for Kids TeachingKidsNews Youngzine Yummy Math—math news I update it every few months here. Continue reading →

Weekend Website #119: 4 Great Website to Teach Letters

Helping munchkins learn their letters is one of the most frustrating–and rewarding–tasks in Kindergarten. Te ability to decode words leads to the vastness of the universe available through reading. If you’ve every met someone who can’t read, you know first hand the pain and embarrassment that dogs them every day in a world where literacy … Continue reading →