Technology with Mrs. Lynn - Student Web Links

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06.19.13

Main Menu of Links

Online Stories

Woodpecker Knocking	Julia and the Big Wave	Cinderella
Goldilocks	I Can	Barnyard Babies
If I Could Touch the Sky	The Enormous Turnip	Goldlocks and the Three Bears
Books read by authors. No words.	Stories by Cookie.com	Story Line Online **

Search Engines

Search Engines
- Bing (SafeSearch Scrict is set on school computers. Parents can set these same filters for Bing at home.)
- Google (SafeSearch Scrict is set on school computer. Parents can set these same filters for Google at home. )
Student Search Engines
- Internet Pulic Library for Kids
- Ask Kids
- Enchanted Learning
- United Streaming/Discovery Education
- SweetSearch: A search engine for students.
- SweetSearch4me: A search engine for emerging learners.
Image Search
- Creative Commons (allows for reuse in most instances with citation)
- United Streaming/Discovery Education
- Bing
- Google
- National Geographic Photo Gallery
- Pics4Learning
- MorgueFile
Music

Image editing, colors, drawing & fun

Language Arts

Writing and Reference
- Dictionary.com
- Bartleby (Great Books Online)
- Rhyme Zone
- NoodleBib (Tool for making citations. Click on NoodleBib Express under Free Software Tools)
- Synonyms
Story Elements
- Cinderella's story elements
- Pinky Dinky Doo
Create & Publish Stories Online
Online Books and Authors
- We Give Books
- Bookpop
- Speakaboos
- Literactive
- Tarheel Reader
- Tumblebooks
- BBC Storytime
- Bookshare (username/password required)
Word & Vocabulary Fun
Fix Wordle on Mac
- Download HERE then click "ok"
Mysteries
- Kids.Mystery.Net
Biographies

Book Review Sites
- The Spaghetti Book (Read book reviews by students, listen to story tellers, and more.)
- Bookhive
- Kids Reads
- BookAdventure (Very similar to Accelerated Reader)
Fun with Language Arts
- Starfall
- Storybots
- Scholastic I SPY
- Weekly Reader-Kids
- Primary Games.com Language Arts
- Kids Domain Reading Games
- Clifford's Website
- Between the Lions-PBS Kids
- Game Goo "Learning that Sticks"Reading readiness activities for primary students
- ABC and 123 Magnets
Poetry
Grammar
Emerging Reader Alphabet Fun
- ABC Match AaBb
- ABC Order

Math

General Math
Geometry
- Symmetry Quiz
- Tangram Game
- General Geometry
- More Geometry
- Tessellations (ask teacher for code)
Probability
- Play Your Cards Right
- Probability Manipulatives
Time
Graphing
- Coordinate Plane (plotting points)again
- Pictogram Graph

Math Facts and Computation
Fractions
Decimals
- Decimal Numbers Workout
- Introduction to Decimals Matching Game
Money
Primary Math
- Alien Math to 10 *
- Cows by 5*
- Count Your Chickens
- I Love Shapes
- How Tall
- Count Fish
- Early Math with Manipulative
- Number recognition-Disney

Science

General Science
Biomes
Simple Machines
- EdHeads (simple machines simulation & the Odd Machine)
- Leonardo
- Exploring Simple Machines Webquest
Solar System & Astronomy
- Cosmic Quest
- Nasa Kids
- Starchild
- Astro-venture
- What is your weight on other planets?
- What is your age on other planets?
- Moon Phases Simulation (click start simulation)
- NASA:Planets
- NASA: Moon
- European Space Agency Kids

Weather
- Environment Explorers
- EdHeads (weather simulation)
- Seasons Interactive
- Alfy's Snow Day
- Weather (dress the bear)
- Weather Wiz Kids
- Weather Channel Kids Games
- Weather Wheel

Volcano
- National Geographic.com
- Geotopics
- Current Volcano Activity
- Questions About the Effects of Volcanoes
- I Know That
- US Geological Survey
  (Go to "Natural Hazards, and Select a Hazard" to choose volcanoes)
- Global Volcanism Program
- Landform Detectives: an interactive game that teaches about how our earth was formed.

Electricity
- School Science Clips-Using Electricity (BBC)
- Who can resist etc (Conductors and Insulators)
- ReviseWise Science (BBC)
- The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
- Build a circuit

Animals
Chemistry
Geology & Earth Science
- MTU Volcanoes Page
- Rocks and Minerals
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Igneous Rocks
- Metamorphic Rocks
- Rocks and Soil
- Landform Detectives: an interactive game that teaches about how our earth was formed.
Force and Motion
Health & Anatomy
- Health Quizzes, Facts & Links
- Nova's Cut to the Heart
- Virtual Body (MEDtropolis)
- The Circle of Blood (Franklin Institute)
- BBC's Human Body
- Innerbody.com
- EdHeads (knee & hip surgery)
- My Body Scavenger Hunt
- Yucky.com
- KidsHealth
- How the Body Works
- Be the Beat

Social Studies

3rd Grade Countries
Current Events
Native Americans
- Indian Legend.com
Iroquois
- Iroquois Oral Traditions
- Mohawk Iroquis Village
Aztecs
- The Ancient Aztecs
- The Mexica/Aztecs
  Aztec Culture
Algonquin
Inca
Pueblo
Geography
Government
- KIDS.gov
- Ben's Guide to the U.S. Government
- Branches of Power interactive game
- Road to the Capital-interactive game on elections
Holidays

Communities
- Build a community-Electrocity
Colorado History
- World Book Colorado Page (Access at school only)
- Colorado Virtual Library
- Colorado.gov
- Stately Knowledge
- Ask Colorado
- Colorado History in Photos
- Colorado State Symbols
- Bent's Fort Virtual Tour
- Doing Colorado History
American History
- American Memory
- Dates in History
- Digital American History
- Dig. Am. History with Timeline
American Revolution
Explorers
States
- States Web Games
- Animated Atlas
- ClassBrain's State Reports (Grades 4-12)
- Stately Knowledge (All grades)
- 50States.com (Grades 5-12)
- U.S. Facts and Statistics (All grades)
- Explore the States (Grades 4-12)
- State Facts from the U.S. Census Bureau (All grades)
- Printable State Maps
- Postcards From America (A husband and wife team tour the United States. They send a daily postcard to classes or individuals.)
- Geography Quiz (USA) (This site, by Lizardpoint, also includes quizzes for other parts of the world.)
- State Master StateMaster allows students, teachers and researchers the ability to compare US States in some 3,000 different ways.
- Statetris - A tretris like game to learn your 50 state geography

Technology

Internet Safety

Computer Basics-Primary
- Kindergarten Growing with Technology (Computer Hardware)
- Growing with Technology (Choose age)
- Bees and Honey - mouse skills
Computer Basics Secondary/Adults
- CommonCraft
- Codecademy
Miscellaneous
- QR Code Generator

Keyboarding

DCSD Library, Reference and Research

Primary Sources

Citations

Noodle Bib: Free Citation Tool. (Click on "Noodle Bib Express" under "Free Software Tools" and then choose MLA or APA)

DCSD Resources and Links

DCSD Libraries Look-up (Only works at school)
Colorado Virtual Kids Page
Brainfuse

Colorado Virtual Library

CountryReports
Cultural, historical and statistical information about the countries of the world.

CultureGrams Country Reports Kids Edition

DCSD School Libraries

Douglas County Library

Electric Library
Lookup a word or topic and retrieve results from an ever-growing collectionof reference sources, including pictures, newspapers, magazines, books,dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, tv/radio transcripts andalmanacs. Results can be sorted by graphics, reading levels, date andreference type.

eLibrary Elementary
Thisyoung learner-tested design makes research a blast! Stocked withage-appropriate articles, videos, sounds, pictures, and much more.

K-5 Reference with Kids InfoBits

Teachingbooks.net

Tumblebooks Talking Picture Books

World Book Online Encyclopedia

Additional links from the DCSD Educational Technology staff

Thinking & Creativity

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