Hootie's Top 5 Websites of the Month!
December 2011
1. http://abcmouse.com
ABC Mouse is a full online curriculum for preschool-kindergarten. It is an online program of more than 350 lessons in six levels. Here is the best news, for public educators, it is free! Sign up for an account and try it out!
2. https://sites.google.com/a/solteacher.com/olteacher-com/
SOL Resources for students, parents, and teachers.
3. http://www.pinterest.com and http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/blog/?p=424
Check out Pintrest! A virtual pinboard that helps organize all your online resources. Read the blog post from Pearson to find some interesting ways to use Pintrest in an educational setting.
4. http://www.readinglogs.com/
Reading Logs Online lets you put reading lists, vocabulary lists, and reading goals online so it is easy for teachers, students, and parents to access them!
5. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
An oldie but goodie, this site is a great tool for rubric creation!
April 2011
1. http://kidblog.org
Blogs for teachers and students. Designed for elementary and middle school teachers. Safe, simple, and free!
2. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/
My Story Maker: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. My Story Maker lets you create stories using characters and objects. It helps create sentences for you and when you are finished you can print or save online.
3. http://www.freerice.com/
Free Rice. Answer questions, for each correct answer 10 grains of rice is donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger. Multiple subjects available.
4. http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Newspaper clipping generator: Create your own newspaper clipping.
5. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
Free online learning from The Goodwill Community Foundation. Take free online classes related to everyday life, basic math, reading, and computer applications.
1. http://abcmouse.com
ABC Mouse is a full online curriculum for preschool-kindergarten. It is an online program of more than 350 lessons in six levels. Here is the best news, for public educators, it is free! Sign up for an account and try it out!
2. https://sites.google.com/a/solteacher.com/olteacher-com/
SOL Resources for students, parents, and teachers.
3. http://www.pinterest.com and http://www.pearsonschoolsystems.com/blog/?p=424
Check out Pintrest! A virtual pinboard that helps organize all your online resources. Read the blog post from Pearson to find some interesting ways to use Pintrest in an educational setting.
4. http://www.readinglogs.com/
Reading Logs Online lets you put reading lists, vocabulary lists, and reading goals online so it is easy for teachers, students, and parents to access them!
5. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
An oldie but goodie, this site is a great tool for rubric creation!
April 2011
1. http://kidblog.org
Blogs for teachers and students. Designed for elementary and middle school teachers. Safe, simple, and free!
2. http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/storymaker/
My Story Maker: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. My Story Maker lets you create stories using characters and objects. It helps create sentences for you and when you are finished you can print or save online.
3. http://www.freerice.com/
Free Rice. Answer questions, for each correct answer 10 grains of rice is donated to the World Food Program to help end hunger. Multiple subjects available.
4. http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
Newspaper clipping generator: Create your own newspaper clipping.
5. http://www.gcflearnfree.org/
Free online learning from The Goodwill Community Foundation. Take free online classes related to everyday life, basic math, reading, and computer applications.
