EdCompass Magazine

This online magazine has many articles and tips about your smartboard.

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/370690a8#/370690a8/1

Have Fun Teaching

Have Fun Teaching is a website with games, songs, videos, etc that helps reinforce facts for students.  The counting videos are especially funny and catchy songs.  Thanks goes to Kateri for sharing this site


http://havefunteaching.com
http://havefunteaching.com/videos/counting-videos/counting-by-ones-video/
http://havefunteaching.com/videos/grammar-videos/noun-video/

21st Century Skills

Do you want to make that old lesson into something fun?  This article explains 10 steps that you can do to make your past lessons into 21st century lessons!  


http://www.techlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=67&EntryId=3317

Typing Websites

Here is a list of websites to help with typing practice!  Remember that beginning this year, the 5th graders will be typing their Writing SOL! 






1.http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html  This site also has many other games that kids can do as well! 
2. http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/typing.htm  This link will take you to a site with a list of typing sites for you to use with your kids.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/  A fun game for kids to play and learn typing skills!

More Websites!

Excellent, safe, teacher-approved, state-standard-aligned games for grades K-6. Also, lots of teacher resources,including videos, lesson plans, worksheets, and more.  Click on the Grade Level for a list of games!

http://www.gameclassroom.com

One of the most popular educational gaming sites around. Not only does this site cover a variety of subjects, it also caters to K-8th graders, and has nice teacher resources as well.      www.funbrain.com

YouTube for Teachers

YouTube has come out with a site that is just for teachers!  It's very new and you may have to look around awhile, but it's available!


http://www.youtube.com/teachers

Rockingham County Tech Integration

This website is loaded with information on integrating technology and aligning it with the SOLs.  You can search by SOL and then see the lessons that have been archived there.  Especially look for the Smartboard Activities.  Although it's a little difficult to navigate, the site has MANY smartboard lessons that you can use tomorrow with your class!  

http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/elementary/soltechintegration.htm

Is there a website or App for that?

This is a website that lists apps (and a few websites) that are useful.  It was blocked by the filter for a time, but I'm requesting that it be unblocked.

http://anappforthat.yolasite.com/

100 Free iPad Apps

This website lists 100 free and useful iPad/iPhone apps.  Did I mention that they're free?

http://iphone.appstorm.net/roundups/100-incredibly-useful-free-ipad-apps/

Art Apps

Here is a free Art apps for your iphone, ipod touch, or ipad.  Designed by a 9 year old!

Doodle Kids                     

Smartboard Goodies

Smartboard Goodies

I found this site from twitter.  It lists many different resources and ideas on how to use your smartboard for different lessons.

http://smartboardgoodies.com/

This is a list of different online sites that you can use to make slideshows, etc.

http://learningweb2.wikispaces.com/Table+of+tools+for+blogs+or+wikis

Online Story Makers

Glog of Story Makers: Looking for free interactive sites for creating stories? This glog has it all:   http://shend5.edu.glogster.com/online-story-makers/

Free Apps

http://freeappalert.com/


See free apps daily.  Great way to get free apps.  Education ones show up
at least weekly.  You can get emails or set up an RSS
feed to keep track of apps that become free for a day or so.

EdTech 2011 Websites

This website lists all the different presentations that were given at the EdTech 2011 conference in Ashland, VA.  many good sites to look through.

http://classroomclips.org/channel/2763

New Website

I've decided that it's time to list and describe some of the websites that I keep finding. This site will hopefully allow me to share apps, websites, and activities that I find!