Computer Lab Links
2014-2015
Hi everyone!
I have put together a group of websites that we use in the computer classroom, as well as sites that parents and students may be interested in visiting. Just click on the blue title and that will link you to the specific website.
Hope you have fun learning! Enjoy!
Mrs. Hunt
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Different animal websites to explore! |
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Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. | Create and customize your speaking characters to express yourself, communicate, and interact with online friends. | Students create GLOGS, which are online multimedia posters - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. | National Geographic Explorer Magazine Explore this site to see cool animals, environments, take polls, and try interactive activities from all over the world. |
The ultimate Children's Digital Library filled with stories and activities for young and older children. | A website of fun! | Students' favorite characters and many lessons and activities. | Math and Grammar games |
ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills. | A web original game for PBS KIDS GO! that gives kids an opportunity to have some fun while exploring what it means to be a citizen in a web-infused‚ information-rich world. It is an engaging experience on its own but becomes all the more powerful as a springboard for conversations about media literacy and citizenship in the 21st Century. | Magazine, games, homework helper | MakeBeliefsComix.com is a place for you to come to and have fun by creating your own world of comic strips. You have a choice of characters with different moods and can write words and thoughts for them |
Animals, games, videos, stories, and activities | Many activities to discover here | This great site gives kids an insight on the White House: past and present presidents, touring the White House, White House pets, and more interesting things to discover. | Home to thousands of coloring pages, crafts, and lesson plans |
Quizzes, tests, exercises and puzzles to help you learn English as a Second Language (ESL) | A cute website that offers activities, games, clipart, show and tell, storybooks and much more. | Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on Earth to view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings and even explore galaxies in the Sky. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others. | The links on this page have received Storybooks Award because they have special appeal due to story creativity, specialized content, educational information, and fun activities. |
This website's mission is to produce educational materials that emphasize creativity and the pure enjoyment of learning. | ABCya! activities incorporate content areas such as math and reading while introducing basic computer skills. Many of the kindergarten and first grade games are equipped with sound to enhance understanding. | An online streaming video program featuring SAG members reading children books aloud. | A thousand sites in one! Students use the site in a variety of ways, including the following:
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Language Arts resources and picture prompts for K-2 | Welcome to Dance Mat Typing, an introduction to touch typing for children aged 7 - 11 years. | CELEBRATE EVERY DAY! The Earth Calendar is a daybook of holidays and celebrations around the world. | An amusement park of math and more! Math lessons, math games, math practice, math fun. |
A huge source of activities that you can search for many subject areas and all grade levels. | A place for kids to explore, discover and learn. | Tumblebooks lets you watch, listen, or read e-books online, play a game, write a review. | An online almanac, dictionary, encyclopedia and homework help website. |
Huge resource for students | FREE presentations in PowerPoint format and FREE interactive activities (Great Site) | IXL makes math practice fun. With unlimited math questions in more than 1,000 topics. Grade level activities. | Games and activities to meet our school's curriculum needs. Gives a content description and grade level suggestion for each educational activity found on the site. |
Get Wild About Reading -The Between the Lions web site is the only one to offer more than 250 expert-approved interactive games and stories—all aimed at reinforcing the literacy mission of the series. | I SPY combines intriguing photographs of familiar object collections with rich rhyming riddles to create visual brain-teasing puzzles. Kids discover object associations, word play, and themes which help them build important learning skills including reading, problem solving, and creativity. | Pre-K – 6 online math resources for teachers, students, and families to support instruction in the classroom and at home from Houghton Mifflin. | A safe Internet gateway for kids of all ages! A collection of links and websites for all subject areas. |
AAA Math features a comprehensive set of interactive arithmetic lessons. Unlimited practice is available on each topic which allows thorough mastery of the concepts. A wide range of lessons from Kindergarten through Eighth grade level. | National Library of Virtual Manipulatives The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorial for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). | Gamequarium provides an easy to navigate portal to the world of online learning through Internet and multimedia technology to increase critical literacy skills and essential knowledge. | Reading and Phonics practice. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles, take multiple choice quizzes on the books they've read, and earn points and prizes for their literary successes. Book Adventure was created by and is maintained by Sylvan Learning. |
Math Playground is an action-packed educational site for elementary and middle school students. Practice math skills, play a logic game, and have some fun! | Educational activities and test practice activities - many websites for different states and content areas. | Sponsored by the NCTM, Illuminations has 92 free online math activities available. | This site is for Primary Age Kids 4-11. Math, science, language arts, and social studies, plus art, music, literacy, and many other subjects. |
Learn more about the Internet and being a smart surfer! | The Celebrate NJ! School Program engages students in the activities of research, reading, and writing as they learn about many aspects of New Jersey history, people, places and events. | A website that features keyboarding lessons for all levels of student. | Math activities for elementary students |
Online math and language activities, games, assignments and more. | MyPyramid.gov is your access point for the USDA food guidance system. This site teaches students nutrition, physical activity, and how to make the right choices in the foods that they eat. Plenty of activities, games, and facts. | An entertaining learning site that includes multimedia and animation to teach students math, language arts, science, social studies, and other subjects. The kids love this site. | The EPA Environmental Kids Club is a website for that helps children explore their environment and learn how to protect it. They will find games, pictures, and stories to do on this site. |
Enough math can make you nutty! | Activities, games, worksheets to help teach the multiplication facts. | A website on learning how to use the computer mouse by pointing, clicking, and dragging. | Kidport is an Internet-based educational service designed to help K-8 students excel in school. |
Educational programs, games, and printable worksheets in Math and English for grades K-8. | Free website to teach children to read. Perfect for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Contains exciting interactive books and phonics games. | Christmas Technology Lessons & Resources Many fun and interesting learning projects for the holiday season. Create poems, letters, stories, read stories, as well as play some fun activities! | Animated movies and interactive content on many classroom subjects. |
Netsmartz internet safety resources for children and parents | This PBS website is geared for older elementary children. Here, the students can become "President for a Day" and learn the responsibilities and day in the life of the President. | This fun site has seasonal & holiday games, puzzles, activities and a writing corner that all children will enjoy. | TypingWeb is a free online typing tutor & keyboarding tutorial for typists of all skill levels. Students log in with their id and password and can keep practicing their skills. |