IWB+Resources

=Cool Free Resources: = =Get the Most Out of Your Interactive White Board (IWB) =

** Reading & Literacy: **  ABCya  ! __ [|http://abcya.com] __  Try the 5th grade for many interactive computer games. ABCya  ** ! ** ** Fifth grade children's computer games ** and  ** activities **  have large easy to use navigation buttons as well as simple instructions. Activities include **addition** ,  **subtraction**  ,  **counting money**  ,  **keyboarding practice**  , identifying  **computer parts**  , and much more!

** Math: **  **A Maths Dictionary for Kids:** __ [| http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com] __ Explains more than 600 common math terms.  **Fractions – A Booster Activity:** make fractions on pizzas. __ [| www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm] __  **Financial Football:** Teach financial skills and concepts with this interactive game about money management. __ [| www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp] __  **MisterTeacher.com: Virtual Math Manipulatives :** Math, math, and more in the form of manipulatives. __ [| www.misterteacher.com/whiteboard/virtual_manipulatives.html] __  **National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM):** Award-winning, web-based, virtual manipulatives and tutorials for all levels of math. __ [| http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html] __ **  WisWeb   **  **:** Math applets for 12-18 year old students. __ [| www.fi.uu.nl/wisweb/en/] __

** Music: **  **ArtsAlive.ca:** Compose music. Click and drag musical notes to make masterpieces. __ [| www.artsalive.ca/en/mus/activitiesgames/games/popComposeMusic.html] __

** Games: **   **PBS :Literacy **    **made fun.** Reinforce those skills. __ [| http://pbskids.org/games] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Reading at pppst.com: Everything from rhyming words to story maps and fold tales. __ [| http://reading.pppst.com/] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**  ReadWriteThink   **  **: Comic Dreator :** create your own comic. __ [| www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/comic/index.html] __

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">** A Little Bit of Every Subject: ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**  CybraryMan   **  **:** More than 20,000 links for all grade levels and subjects. __ [| www.cybraryman.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Education World: Lesson planning and more.** __ [| www.education-world.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Harrisville Elementary School’s Interactive Sites for Whiteboards:** Math and language arts activities for elementary and middle school students. __ [| www.harrisvilleelem.com/Whiteboard%20Sites.htm] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Teacher LED: Interactive whiteboard resources for various subjects.** __ [| www.teacherled.com/all-interactive-whiteboard-resources] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Teacher Toolbox:** interactive math and reading resources of K-5th grade. __ [| www.learningtoday.com/corporate/teacher-resources.asp] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**  Topmarks   **  **:** Organized by subjected, age group, and category, these resources include math, science, history, art, music, and more. __ [| www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx] __

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">**Learning Games & Useful Tools:** <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **CuePrompter.com** – The Online Teleprompter: Help out when students are learning to read with this online teleprompter. __ [| www.cueprompter.com] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**  Gamequarium   **  **:** Who says learning can’t be fun? __ [| www.gamequarium.com/index.htm] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **HighlightsKids.com:** The magazine we loved as children goes online. __ [| www.highlightskids.com] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">  **Smallblueprinter**    : Build-you-own house plan and take a 3D walkthrough. __ [| www.smallblueprinter.com/sbp.html] __ <span class="GramE" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> ** And then some… ** <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">  **SAS Curriculum** – for interactive content Grades 8 and higher. All subjects. __ [| http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **World Map Activities** – __ [| www.teacherled.com/category/maps] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Map Maker** – Create maps with older students __ [| www.teacherled.com/2008/06/01/map-maker] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **US Map Games** – __ [| http://bensguide.gpo.gov/flash/states_puzzle_lines2.html] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Dissect frogs without getting your hands dirty** – __ [| www.tactustech.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> World War Webquest – __ [| www.carteretschools.org/webpages/mfinucane/resources.cfm?subpage=263135] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**  Play   **  **Jeopardy – review lessons and prepare for exams.** Create your own templates or borrow from other teachers. __ [| www.jeopardylabs.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Google Earth** – explore geography around the world. __ [| http://earth.google.com] __ <span class="style231" style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> **Take an online field trip** – For American history, the Memorial Hall Museum is a good place to start. __ [| www.memorialhall.mass.edu/home.html] __ <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">  **TimeToast**    is an interactive time line. __ [| http://www.timetoast.com] __

<span style="display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; text-align: center;"> // Information taken from Tech & Learning - April 2011 - Vol. 31 No. 9 //