Lower+School+Stuff

These are links to pages/resources that are a little more appropriate for Lower School kids.
 * Definition:**

[|Read, Write, Think] - A collaborative resource from NCATE, IRA and Thinkfinity. Lesson plans, classroom resources, student interactives, as well as resources for parents and after-school programs are available. The search function allows you to filter by grade level, resource type, learning objectives, most popular and more.
 * Links:**

[|Odosketch] - A free Flash drawing application!

[|Bibme] - For upper elementary grades primarily. This is an online tool that allows you to easily build a cited works page. So easy, it's unfair to all of us who had to learn to create a bibliography page the 'old school' way!

New [|Google] Search Feature - Click on the Advanced Search link to filter webpage topics by reading level. This feature is listed under the Need More Tools? heading. Choose "show only basic results" to find websites that are more easily comprehensible for elementary students.

[|Ipad Apps for PK-K] - This webpage lists free or low-cost resources by curricular area. You can download the PDF document for personal use.

[|Ipad Apps for Education] - This is a ning that provides good information about educational apps for the Ipad.

Wordle - you can put text into the list (or have kids type words in) and it'll make a picture of your words. The words that are in the list most often are the biggest.

Wallwisher - you create a blank wall and kids can put "post-its" on it. They can do this from home or in class.

Kidblog - a safe and easy way to let kid's blog (write their thoughts on the web)

Crocodoc - upload files (word processing docs, or websites, or PDF's) and you can annotate them (put comments, highlight, cross things out, etc.)

Posterous - very cool site where you can just email anything (pictures, text, etc.) and it makes a big poster of all these things.

Technology in the 1st grade classroom - this is a recording of an online meeting of early years teachers who are using or who want to use technology with their younger students.