Techie+Tech+Tools+(tpack)

Sites that enable students and teachers to make connections:

[|http://www.todaysmeet.com] Fun and very easy way for students to connect and chat online in class. [|http://www.twitter.com] Students can connect to other students and educators- a must-have and must-use tool! [|http://www.edmodo.com] Facebook-like, but is protected and limited only to those for which it is intended. Numerous cross-curricular uses. [|http://www.kidblog.org] An easy place to begin student blogging- it doesn't get any simpler than this. [|http://www.posterous.com] Another great blog spot for kids. [|http://www.vimeo.com] Video-sharing, great for supporting content instruction [|http://www.youtube.com] Anything can be found here! Are you studying Ancient Egypt? Simple machines? Harriet Tubman? Spanish? Sites that support and enhance reading instruction:

[|http://www.readinga-z.com] A favorite! Leveled printable books with teaching supplements, plus poetry and fluency resources. [|http://www.enchantedlearning.com] ideas and printable resources to support literacy instruction- great for K-2 decoding and sight words [] features celebrities reading children's books [] collaborative storytelling site [] mp3 books that students can download and enjoy [] lots of wonderful downloadable books Scribd Write, upload, publish and read online Epub Books - **F**ree epub files to use with epub readers Globusz Free ebooks tons for download Google Books Great previews and full books to read and embed. [] Great instructional resources and timely blogs [|http://www.readinglady.com] Another wonderful source for instructional ideas- lots of comprehension support!

Children's Books Blogs (from [|About.com]) : (This section was borrowed from Angela Maiers' shared wiki: http://novlearningcharlottesville.wikispaces.com/Angela+Maiers)

[|About Children's Books Blog Archives] [|Kids Lit] [|Read Roger: The Horn Book Editor’s Rants and Raves] [|The Brown Bookshelf] [|Poetry for Children] [|Educating Alice] [|Cynsations] [|Chicken Spaghetti] [|Achockablog] [|Read Alert] [|Book Moot] [|MuggleNet.com]

Sites for supporting the arts: (compliments of Web 2.0 guru- see wiki link below)

[|Artsonia] - join this student online art museum. Add student art and find excellent works of others [|ArtsEdge] - great art resources and lessons [|ArtSnacks Network] - A+++ network for kids and teachers [|Splashup]create pictures and edit photos online, just like Adobe Photoshop [|National Gallery of Art] - Create original works of art with these interactive tools [|Pencil]- download and create pencil drawings draw online [|Offtype] - create online hand drawn pictures, save and share. Embed the widget to use on your site. [|Picturing America -] a comprehensive collection of art throughout the decades of America. Interactive. [|ImageChef]- create fun photo posters [|TuxPaint]- download and install a free fun drawing application [|Google Sketchup -] create 3D buildings and drawings[|Pixlr]- edit pictures easily [|Mr. Picassohead -] create and share your own face designs [|Off The Map -] create backyard paradise scenes [|PicTaps]- draw a cartoon character and animate them instantly [|Comic Sketch -] online comic maker [|Web Canvas -] collaborative online drawing canvas [|Sumopaint] - edit pictures online, so easy just like Photoshop [|Destination Modern Art] - Interactive art activities for kids [|Virtual Legos] - Play with Lego online [|Online Etch-A-Sketch] too much fun!! [|Betty Spaghetti] - create a cool girl and fashion design

Sites for supporting math instruction:

[|Chart Tool] - create great looking charts and graphs with this free tool Create a Graph - kids create free graphs [|Math Tool Chest] - WOW fun math interactives for any ki__d__ __[|Math Playground]__fun games for all [|Numbernut] - games for interactive white boards [|Simple Math Games] [|Flashcard Creator] [|**K-12 Math**] [|Cool Math for Kids] [|MathTV]- Interactive math games and simulations for problem solving [|MathVids] - wow, a great site for math videos about tough Math concepts A+++ [|Math Playground] - problem solving fun [|My Oats -] draw, save and download geometrical shapes for Math Class [|Arcademic Skill Builders -] playgames to review basic facts - primary-elem [|Math Glossary] - K-8 vocab [|Techtrekers] - great resource for tons of math interactives

Great wiki pages for more web resources, including numerous content area resources:

[] http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Tools+By+Subject [] http://learning-now.wikispaces.com/ http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/