To wrap up my Top 5 Lists this week, I thought it was only appropriate to do a Friday Fun post. Share these fun and educational sites with your students.
Hello to everyone who is checking out my blog! Today's site is called Answer Garden . This is a neat way to communicate within your classroom. Answer Garden allows you to ask a question and then students can type in and submit their answers. It works similar to a Wordle in that the more times an answer is given the larger the answer will appear in the display. You can also hover over a word in the Garden and see how many times that word was entered by students. The Answer Garden can be shared with students using a URL or it can be embedded into a wiki or blog! I used it yesterday with our students during vocabulary practice in reading. Our students were finding words that had a similar meaning to the word analyze. I asked the students, "What is your favorite word for analyze?" You can check out our Answer Garden on our class wiki ! I have created a series of screen captures to show you how to set up an A...
Here are some sites I'm going to share with my students this week: #1 I've been exploring a new site called Weather Channel Kids . This site if full of fun facts, videos and information about weather. There are lesson plans for teachers, a parent section and interactive activities for students. Weather Channel for Kids is sponsored by The Weather Channel and it looks like a great site to share with your class. #2 Brain Pop has a new section called Brain Pop Games. Students can play games in science, social studies, math and health that are linked to Common Core and State Standards. #3 Comic Builder Lego City looks like a great site to demonstrate some creativity. Students can create their own comic and add their own dialogue. #4 National Geographic for Kids This site is so full of interesting, educational pieces of information. My own son at home spends a lot of time on thi...
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