So Many Resources, So Little Time! Web 2.0 Tools K-3

Create Your own Class Page *Love, love, love this site! *Simply drag, drop, & type

Behavior Management *Simple and effectiveSimple and effective *Can be used on ANY mobile device (including smart phones, iPad- there is an app, computer, etc) *Students can redeem themselves throughout the day *Optional print out daily or weekly behavior reports per student *Optional parent access code you can hand out *Lots of free teacher resources *They do listen to teacher suggestions and make updates based on them.

Brain Breaks *Get out the wiggles so you can focus on academics *Usually about 1-3 minutes long *New material frequently uploaded *From Zumba to Cool Downs

Educational Videos Math Study Jams math/index.htm PBS Learning Media

Educational Videos *No login needed *Chop parts of a YouTube video to get just the part you want to show * It gives you a link, you can embed or share *Bye-bye You Tube distractions!

Fun With Words Citing Work/Bibliographies Made Easy *Marks things you find on the internet and add notes to it for later use. *Make your own motivational posters

,mn Make Your Own Books & Magazines *they do charge for books held for more than 14 days

,mn Photo Editor *Create cool headers with class photos for your class web page *No login *Free *Some features you do have to pay for

Parent Communication *Unlimited surveys and responses *Link given to your created survey *You choice the response option and the number of answers that can be marked

*A free and safe way for teachers to text parents and students. Class list *Make a Parent Contact group *To: Yourself BCC: Parent Contact List Parent Communication

Find Lots of Ideas & Info in One Place *Putting unlimited resources into your hands

Interactive Awesomeness Teacher Login: t.socrative.com Student Login: m.socrative.com Room: *For Sample

Interactive Awesomeness **See Sample **Double click to add a note *For use with older kids *Tons of premade lessons *They do charge for some features

Save & Access Your Work Any & Everywhere

Lesson Creator *Create lessons online and share with other teachers *Add videos and sites from online

Other Sites Xtra Math Youngzine *Kid-friendly news articles

Ribbit Resources *Check out the Ribbit Resources Tab

Other Sites Scholastic esitemap.htm Math Manipulatives

Other Sites Fuel The Brain *Games, printables, & More E-Learning *Tons of interactive lessons

Other Sites Wonderopolis *Kids ask questions and they answer them Fun Fonix *It’s the sounds that count! *Customizable phonics worksheets

Simple Phonics Games oxford.com/phonics/student.cfm Starfall *Good for preschool- early 1st Other Sites

For Teachers Reading Graphic Organizers from Scholastic plan/graphic-organizers-reading- comprehension Read, Write, Think *Ideas, resources, & videos

For Teachers Discovery Customizable Word Puzzle puzzlemaker/ *Lots of word puzzles to choose from Projectable Stop Watch screen-stopwatch/ *Set to full-screen mode to get rid of some of the ads

Authors & Book Series Just about every author and book series has their own website. *My kids love the adventures that correspond to each book in the series

Authors & Book Series Magic School Bus hoolbus/games/index.htm

Science Water Cycle Diagram Earthquakes for Kids Dino Directory creatures/dino-directory/top-5/top-5.html

Science Scientific Method Rap method-rap 50 States *Tons of info about each state *Does have a lot of ads on it

Science Printable Outline Maps National Geographic Interactive Maps /education/mapping/?ar_a=1&force_AR= True

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