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=Welcome to the Techie Tech Tools for Educators page! Check out the links below to discover how these resources can enhance instruction. = = =

Creativity comes from TINKERING, so tinker away!
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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? Chicka Chicka Boom Boom? The world of instructional video is at your fingertips.

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 http://www.storylineonline.net/ features celebrities reading children's books http://storybird.com/ collaborative storytelling site http://www.kidsaudiobooks.co.uk/ mp3 books that students can download and enjoy http://www.planetebook.com/ 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. http://www.readingrockets.org/ 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] [|Teach with Picture Books]

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://cybraryman.com/wordclouds.html] [|http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Tools+By+Subject] [|http://sigilt.iste.wikispaces.net/Favorite+Web+2.0+Tools] [|http://learning-now.wikispaces.com/] http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/