LS+Exploration

[|The KinderKids' Classroom] Fantastic! Check out what this award-winning teacher has done.

[|Digitally Speaking] A wiki by Bill Ferriter, a 6th grade teacher in North Carolina. Great round-up of blogs, wikis and voicethreads. Examples provided.

[|Using Web 2.0 Tools in a Grade One Classroom] This first grade teacher shares how she uses podcasts, wikis and blogs in her teaching.

Click [|here] for Voicethread. Browse for exciting examples of how teachers are using this powerful digital tool. [|Using Voicethread for Digital Conversations] From Bill Ferriter's wiki.

Here is the link to [|Slideshare]. Conduct a search at this site and tap into existing multimedia presentations. Click here for [|Bubbleshare]--create and share slideshows.

[|Learning with Panwapa: A Global Learning Adventure for Young Children]

Many of you want to begin participating in the World of Wikis! Click [|here] to go to Peanut Butter Wiki and have fun! Need help? Just let Emily know. Thanks. [|Wikis in the Classroom] From Bill Ferriter's wiki. He shares how he as successfully used wikis in teaching and learning.

[|First Graders Are Now Digital Authors] In the process of becoming better readers, students in Beth Bley’s 1st grade class at Overholser Elementary School used technology and their own creativity to turn their story into a movie. Click here to read the article //First Grade in the 21st Century// by teacher Beth Bley.

Kindergarten teacher Dayle Timmons shares her experiences in teaching and learning in her blog [|Timmons Times]. She has posted a couple of voicethreads. "A peek inside a year of Kindergarten at the America's Choice National Model Demonstration School, Chets Creek Elementary, in Jacksonville, FL."

Dayle's colleague, Ms. Stresen-Reuter, also has a blog up. Click [|here].

Check out [|Mrs. Gamache's Kinderkids!]blog. She has several voicethreads and podcasts her students have produced.

[|TeachersTopic] is a periodical feature about a subject of interest to the teaching community written by a prominent expert in the field. In this issue, preschool teacher John Holland answers questions about 21st Century Learning. And, here is his blog [|Lead from the Start].

A few of you asked for keyboarding resources. From Edutopia magazine:[|Keys to the (Online) Kingdom: The Importance of Basic Computer Skills] and [|Keyboarding and Word Processing Basics: Part II] --tons of resources listed here.

[|Outreach World] Some very cool resources here. Perhaps use in culture study?

[|What Move U?] Athletic lesson plans and resources.