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Teachnology for K-5 Teachers

Archive for May, 2013

Free App of the Day

May16

Another Monster at the End of the Book From iTunes: ** Brought to you for FREE by a trusted Sesame Street sponsor ** ** 2012 Parents’ Choice Gold Award! ** ** Winner of 2012 Appy Award: Best Book App! ** ** Reached #1 in Books! ** ** Reached #2 in Top iPad Apps! ** There’s […]

Wonderful Website

May15

Read Write Think I have used this website for years now and I am excited by the changes and growth that has occurred.  At ReadWriteThink, their mission is to provide educators, parents, and professionals with access to the highest quality practices in reading and language arts instruction by offering the very best in free materials. There are […]

Terrific Teacher Tuesday

May14

Two weeks ago, I featured Mrs. Reichel and Mrs. Twari who led a virtual chat with an American family in China.  Now the video of that chat is available for you to use in your classroom.  The video is in two parts which are fifteen minutes each.  I hope they help your students with their […]

Wonderful Website

May13

This week is Children’s Book Week. “Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. Every year, commemorative events are held nationwide at schools, libraries, bookstores, homes — wherever young readers and books connect! Children’s Book Week is administered by Every Child A Reader, a 501(c)(3) literacy organization dedicated to […]

Free App of the Day

May13

Healthy Heroes – Nutrition for Kids From iTunes: Healthy Heroes is an amazing adventure game that teaches kids about nutrition and promotes healthy behaviours. And it’s fun and engaging! Yogopolis is being attacked by hungry monsters, they’ll keep destroying everything until kids feed them with fruits and vegetables! Help your child feed the Monsters with […]

Big News!

May9

For those Educreations fans out there! And they now have BROWN!!!! Such exciting news. Yes, I need to get out more.  All you need to do is open the app to see the new and exciting features. Happy tech trails Blue Devils!

Free App of the Day

May8

Grid Drawing for Kids From iTunes:   With a sheet of paper, a grid and a template, your children will be able to draw more than 120 drawings (60 on the iPhone). Copying a drawing is not as easy as you think, it takes a lot of concentration and attention to the children. While playing […]

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Wonderful Website

May6

  Great for NJASK prep! Into the Book is a reading comprehension resource for K-5 students and teachers. They focus on eight research-based strategies: Using Prior Knowledge, Making Connections, Questioning, Visualizing, Inferring, Summarizing, Evaluating and Synthesizing. Your class can watch our engaging 15-minute videos, and try the online interactive activities. Behind the Lesson provides teachers […]

Free Apps of the Day

May3

So this got me really excited this morning! Everyday Mathematics Baseball Multiplication From iTunes: The Baseball Multiplication 1–6  and 1-12 Facts game by McGraw-Hill offers a quick and easy way to practice and reinforce basic multiplication facts (1–6). This facts practice game runs on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch. Two players, representing 2 teams, […]

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Terrific Teacher Thursday

May2

This Thursday we feature a few teachers who have used technology bring the countries they are studying right into their classrooms.  In kindergarten, Joellen Surace and her students have been learning all about England.  They have spent many weeks learning about the customs, history, and culture of our neighbors across the pond.  Joellen was fortunate […]

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