There are lots of places to find sites for your students. Not all of them are good. We are going to try some that should give you sites that your students can use.
For K-4 students, try Ziggity Zoom, Cyberbee, and KOL Homework Helper.
For grades 4-7, start with KidsClick, Ask for Kids, Awesome Library, and Fact Monster.
High School students can use Awesome Library, Library Spot, & Homework Spot.
All of these can be found on the The Home Page (http://theteachersnet.org ) then click the search link.
Also, be sure to also check the Find a Site link to see a few additional site lists.
17 comments:
This is a response to the blog post. Mary
I'm not sure if I'm doing this correctly. KIM
I am enjoying this class! Lots of new information! Janet
Thanks for teaching us about internet skills and searches. Barb
response to blog. Mary, I love the websites you have given us , like TeachersNet. I plan to share these with my daughter who is a middle school teacher. Donna W.
I'm interested in learning more about blogs. Cyndi
This has been an informative class. I have found several websites that I can use with my second graders. I have also learned much more about searches. Tammy
Hi Mary,
I am enjoying class. I thought I'd be lost but it is helpful so far. I would like to learn more about other book mark "sites". I heard about this at a Second grade conference but didn't understand it. Wondering if you know about those.
Susan
I took an online searching class at NIU three years ago - you are covering similar material in 1/3 of the time! I love KidsClick and use it with my students all the time. Looking forward to the Web 2.0 material - I'm outdated!
Sharon
I like learning about using the internet and finding new sites. KIM
I was looking for a good site for riddles. My high schools students like a riddle a week as a bell closer when we have an extra two minutes. It is fun, but I'm having trouble finding a good site with challenging appropriate content. I have a Smartboard, so I want to project the riddle. Thanks!
Colleen Hiles
It would be advisable to check with your technology department to determine if using the Links bar or saving to Favorites is possible on your school's computer system. My district has locked this down, so I have found that creating a Word document with all of the information (including live hyperlinks - easy to create!), having students copy the document from a central/common folder and then just click on the websites is very effective! Sheri
I love all the kid friendly sites. These resources are big timesavers that will engage students. Andrew
I am glad that I am finding a lot of sites that I will be able to use in my class. Justin
Sheri's suggestion about creating a central common folder with a Word Document that has websites is a good idea. Our school computers don't allow saving to favorites either. One frustration I have sometimes is having a whole class access a website and then it slows down or becomes unavailable. I wish I knew how to know if that is going to happen. Audrey
I have found that finding sites that are age appropriate for 5th grade content (ex: small life/cells) can be a challenge, as some are too simplistic, and most are too difficult (reading level). It really is important to choose subjects carefully and spend some time searching for quality websites, as not all topics may be good choices for internet related activities.
Sharon
Nice site. Good info.
Michael B
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