Lost Dog on Bookr

This is my very first publication on Bookr! Enjoy it!

I Really Do Love Books

I Love Books
Originally uploaded by Weeping-Willow

This is a test to see if I can add pictures to my blog from Flickr.  It worked!

Reading Comprehension Website

While browsing in the networking button on delicious, I came across a very informative Reading Comprehension website. I really like this website and I will have to make more time to explore it. This site has everything a teacher needs for teaching reading. The site addresses every grade level and groups links accordingly. There are links to help with integrating technology, strategies, lesson plans, books and authors. This is an invaluable tool that I plan to use very soon and often.

Kids Search Engine

This blog on Free Techonology for Teachers, reviews a search engine, Kidrex, that kids can safely use. I love this search engine and I will have my eight year old daughter, Shayla, use it when she needs to search the web. It is also great to use in the classroom because inapproriate sites will not come up in the searches. I tried to type in a somewhat inappropriate word, breasts. When I hit the search button, a page came up that said, "Oops! Try Again!" It is very kid friendly with a crayon-type design.

Science Fair Project In a Post

Steve Spangler's post is a great science resource for teachers and parents.   This post has links to ideas for science fair projects, common mistakes to avoid and secrets to successful projects.  You can also register to receive a science project of the week.

Nik Peachy's Reviews of Website Reviews

The first blog I read was a review of "Read the Words" website. I never knew this type of website existed. The user can choose a reader to read various texts. This should help ESL students and adults with listening and pronunciation.

The second post was also a website review. At this site, Wordle, students can create 'word clouds'. The potential for these word clouds is endless. They can be used for definitions, expressing feelings, antonyms/synonyms and art projects. This would be appealing for anyone that is a visual learner.

The last review was on a website that compares words and sayings. On this site, GoogleBattle, a user can type in two versions of a saying, e.g. idiom or colloquialism, and this site will advise which is the most popular saying. The website suggests that this tool can be used to check spellings. However, when I put in consistent vs. consistant, consistant won and this is the incorrect spelling, so go to the dictionary for this. The most popular is not necessarily the most correct! This website could also be used for making predictions.

Cyber Book Writing Website

This website, Tikatok, allows students to create and publish their own books. There are many topics to choose from including dragons, cars, princesses and fairy tales. This is a site for younger students. Students can either create their own book or use the story frames provided to help. There are illustrations available for students to choose from. This will get students excited about writing and publishing. An online version of the book is free and a hard back book can be ordered for a fee (about $20). This website was found on Larry Ferlazzo's Best of the Series website.