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21 June 2008 11:30

Wordle - Beautiful Word Clouds

by knann & 20 others
Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.

20 June 2008 14:15

Maths Whack 'Em Booster

by knann
This fun collection of booster activities have all been carefully chosen and designed as a result of the Athena research project which identified specific areas of maths development where pupils were under achieving. With thanks to Athena for all their work enabling this important resource to be developed. The activities and resources included are as follows: · Area & Perimeter · Checkout Challenge · Co-ordinate Shapes · DigitWize · Division Bingo · Fractions · Matchstick Patterns · Matchstick Sequencing · Measures · Mental Gym · Negative Numbers · Percentages · Shapes · Symmetry · Trainers Challenge · Weather Station · Weigh It Up For teachers who may wish to bypass the game, each of the activities can be directly accessed from the menu bar at the bottom of the screen.

20 June 2008 13:45

K-1 Early learning

by knann & 1 other (via)
These programs were designed to support many areas of the curriculum. They can be used with a range of assistive input devices including switches (emulating the spacebar or left mouse button); touch-screens and pointing devices. Our counting songs also accept input from keyboards including Intellikeys and Concept. All work brilliantly on an interactive whiteboard such as those produced by Smart or Promethean.

clock

by knann (via)
interactive clock great for whiteboard

20 June 2008 13:30

multiplication puzzle

by knann & 1 other (via)
Fin multiplication puzzle for individual,whole class whiteboard, or small groups. Customize the puzzle for different abilities

20 June 2008 13:15

skoool.co.uk ::

by knann
Math and science interactive learning modules with audio

20 June 2008 13:00

The Circle of Life - Butterflies -

by knann
Great site for whole class for early primary.

Learning Circuits

by knann (via)
Interactive activities about electricity and circuits for use with individual, small group, or on the smartboard for the whole class.

20 June 2008 11:00

CAST: Learning Tools

by knann
UDL Editions by CAST are classic texts from world literature presented in a flexible online interface that provides just-in-time, individualized supports for struggling readers, and added-value features that engage novice and expert readers alike. Learning features include leveled supports to build reading strategies and help readers understand the elements of the author's craft; a Texthelp Toolbar for accessibility and language features; context-specific multimedia glossaries and enrichment activities; and multimedia background resources. Cast Strategy Tutor A free online tool to support students and teachers doing reading and research on the Internet, ages 10 and up. Strategy Tutor helps students read, research, collect and understand information better and more efficiently. For teachers, Strategy Tutor provides a way to easily create web-based lessons embedded with research-based, highly effective learning strategy and vocabulary supports. Cast UDL Book Builder Free online tool enables educators to develop their own digital books to support reading instruction for children aged 3& up. Teachers create, edit, and save resource-rich texts. Terry, an animated character, guides educators as they write text, choose images, and develop scripts for the prompts, hints, and models that will help build young readers' skills. Copyright 2006-2008, CAST. Please send comments or suggestions to

UDL Editions by CAST

by knann
UDL Editions take advantage of the flexibility of digital media to reach and engage all learners. Leveled supports and the Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner, ages 10 and up. Select your book to get started! Includes How Coyote Stole the Fire, About Coyotes, Call of the Wild, The Tell Tale Heart, The Gettysburg Address.

22 May 2008 19:00

Worldbook on NASA

by knann
astronomy related content

12 May 2008 10:45

Welcome to The Monticello Classroom!

by knann
Resources and activities for unit on Colonial America.

05 May 2008 14:15

02 May 2008 13:45

NASA - Star Fall

by knann
Players learn that they can determine a star's relative temperature by its color. Students will collect groups of stars to earn points and develop problem-solving skills, as they determine how to gain the most points.

NASA - Addition Blast Off

by knann
Can you add as fast as a rocket?

02 May 2008 13:30

Planet Size Comparison

by knann (via)
What a great tool to see how the sun and planets compare in size. Try it, it's easy: In the first box choose "Sun". In the second box, choose "Mercury". Next, click the word "compare" located between the two boxes. Try different variations.

10 April 2008 11:00

Beeweb

by knann (via)
Safe Educational Social Networking Peer to Peer Games focusing on spelling, paterns, geography, money(calculation,estimation) and more. Teachers can sign up for a free class account

10 April 2008 10:45

Spellbee!

by knann
SpellBEE is a new kind of spelling activity from Brandeis University. Each time you play, you will be able to choose a partner and play a word game with them. It's fun! Teachers can sign up for a free account for their class!

10 April 2008 10:30

Kids Math Games

by knann
Great page of math games focusing on math facts, counting,patterns, geometry,measuring,and more. Teachers look for the link "Click Here" see see activity descriptions.

Addition and Subtraction Games

by knann
Double Digit Math Addition : This program will make a new double digit worksheet (with no carrying or regrouping) each time you enter the page. Type in your answers and the computer will mark your work when you press the check work button. Learn How to Carry: Practice carrying numbers as you add. This games will come with audio that instructs you on your mistakes. Timed Math Drills Practice carrying numbers How many questions can you do in 60 seconds. Choose the difficulty of the questions and have your work marked by a computer. Add Them UP: Practise adding three numbers at once in this fun interactive game. Takes awhile to load on slow lines but well worth waiting! Equal Math Sentence: Practise adding single digits and visually see how to regroup the numbers. Visual Double Digit Adding and Subtracting: Practise adding and subtracting double digits and visually see how to regroup the numbers. Addition Drills Game: Practise adding and subtracting with math drills. Your choose the number range. The computer will mark your work with cool sound effects. Math Worksheet Generator: Make your own math addition worksheets. Teachers, this program will make the sheets with the numbers you want. Single to Triple Digit Adding: Try some adding drills with audio comments to cue you on mistakes. Visual Simple Fractions Adding and Subtracting: Try some adding and subtracting simple fractions with visual pictures to help you understand. Addition Game: Try making 3 numbers add vertically and horizontally. Good problem solving. Pick the card: Pick the right card that equals the adding question. Questions cover addition of numbers 1 to 20. Addition and Subtraction Game: This game will give you an addition or subtraction questions and mark your work, even talk to you. Uses the range of 1-20. Doubles Adding Game: A great way to memorize addition facts is to do it with doubles such as 1 + 1, 2 + 2 etc. Turn the cards in this fun game to match the math sentence with the answer. eg 3 +3 matches 6 . Lots of cool animations! Minute Math Game: Can you do these kids math worksheets in a minute? This program gives lots of math worksheets of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division math worksheets and marks all your work. A great tool for teachers. This program will mark work as either right or wrong but unfortunately it sometimes makes errors. Great for giving kids worksheets online to do with a specific number range.

The Canada Game By John Rickey

by knann (via)
Drag the label of the province to the round dot on that province and you will score a point. A teacher will come on the computer and mark your work and talk to you about how you are doing. There are three levels on this game. Each level will give you less time to name all the provinces.

10 April 2008 10:15

Listen and Spell Dolch Words

by knann
Eleven Dolch word lists with audio prompt for given spelling word.

English Spelling Games and Activities

by knann (via)
Lots of interactive activities for spelling.

10 April 2008 10:00

Spin and Spell

by knann (via)
Learn to spell common words. Click a category, then click a picture. Spell the word by clicking the spinner. Click submit to check your answer.

06 April 2008 23:15

Putting the Pieces Together

by knann
Integrating technology with Marzano's Instructional Strategies to improve student learning.