I love this site. It is a great way to search old newspapers online for historical information. There are hundreds of resources and the search gives the user real scanned copies of original prints of newspapers when the story was printed. I was even able to look up my high school career athletic highlights from my local paper! Give it a try - you won't be disappointed.
There are pdf downloads for a contract for a Parent, Child and Teen about their pledge for being smart online. I had my children read through the pledge and sign it. It now hangs on our bulletin board as a reminder for the pledge they took with our family.
Chrome App: Adblock for Youtube Cost: Free - Special Note: You need to be in the Chrome Browser and have a login for google
What: Automatically filters Ads out
Level- All
Teachers- Do you want to able to show videos without those annoying ads popping up in the beginning of the videos? Adblock will do the trick! You need to make sure you are in Chrome and have a Chrome login. Visit the Link above to add as an extension to your chrome browser and viola! You don't need to do anything else. When you visit youtube and open a video to view, you will notice a not at the bottom right saying "cleaned by Adblocker" . I ran a test on several videos with huge viewing numbers and the majority of the time the ads were blocked. I came across 1 or 2 that didn't block. Always look for the message on the bottom right for the "cleaned" message. Also, don't forget about Quietube to get rid of all the junk on the screen.
Finally, youtube has created a safe place for kids to explore. All videos are kid appropriate. It has a link to tv shows for kids, a kids radio and an educational/learning link. This will put parents minds at ease know their kids won't be coming across inappropriate videos. This is also a great because it gives the parents the option to set a timer on how long children can use the app.
This is for those gmail, hotmail, yahoo, etc . accounts that get out of hand with subscriptions. I was very skeptical at first, but after about a week I realized I am able to see the emails that are important and I don't have to weed out all the "stuff" that I don't care about. Give it a try, I don't think you will be disappointed. It gives you the option to unsubscribe to the numerous emails that come to your account or you can create an unroll where it will take the subscriptions you choose and roll them all into one email for you to view! Super cool!
Interactive Books that students can have narrated to them in any language!
Level- Pre K -2nd grade
This is a great Free resource site for students K-2nd grade. There are several categories to choose from for types of books/reading they want to do. They can even select various languages to listen to the reading. The only downfall to the site is when the pages are read the words do not highlight as they are read.
iPad App: My Backpack Designer: Waterford
Cost: FREE
Level- Pre K -2nd grade
Great find of a free educational app made by the Waterford Institute. We currently run the Waterford paid subscription for the PC in our K-2 building and the children really enjoy playing and learning on this software. Features include:
4 Mental Math Games – Interactive addition and subtraction games with 25 progressive levels and 3D animation that encourages and challenges children, yet is so fun they don’t want to put it down.
5 Nursery Rhyme Read-Alongs – Creative nursery rhymes that encourage exploration and reading, in a board-book format with interactive features that appeal to pre-readers.
35 Songs – Catchy, original songs illustrate reading, math and science concepts in fun ways that make sense and stick with the child.
16 Traditional Tales books – Beautifully illustrated interactive read-along stories allow the child to choose if she wants to read on her own, be read to, or watch the story like a movie.
I just tested out this app and I am super excited to load it to our iPads in our K-2 Building. Another perk to this app is "no in app purchase". Love it!
