Cyberbullying is the topic of the week both here, on DC Metro Moms, Silicon Valley Moms, on City Mama, and even among my colleagues at school. While I urged schools to include digital citizenship lessons in their curriculum in my post, a child’s education about cyberbulling and the proper use of social networking tools, like…
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Reinforcing Reading Skills with Interactive Websites
Today I’m on the PBS Media Infusion site talking about reinforcing reading skills with interactive websites. Learning to read can be a difficult challenge for children when the traditional methods of teaching with books, paper, and pencil don’t fit their learning style. When I was teaching, I always varied my methods to make sure that…
Chinese New Year Crafts, Printables, and Favorite Reads
For our family, Monday, January 26 is an important day. As a Chinese-American, it is the start of Chinese New Year and the beginning of Year of the Ox. Like Korean and Vietnamese cultures, Chinese New Year begins on the Lunar New Year. How can you celebrate with your family besides ordering Chinese takeout? Read…
Websites of the Week: Inauguration Websites for Kids
Living in the DC Metro Area, it is difficult to escape Inauguration Fever. Trips into The District over the holidays revealed bleachers that are set up for the inaugural parade and continued progress on the platform for the inaugural ceremony where Barack Obama will be sworn in on January 20. While the swearing in of…
TSM Holiday Gift Guide: ELEMENTARY EDITION
Crammer ($59.99)– Designed for kids 8-14 years, Crammer is a portable study system that helps kids learn on the go and also functions as a digital music player. Crammer users go online to create digital flash cards that are downloaded to the device. It can access over 16,000 quiz questions and going online provides access…
Tech Savvy Guest: Karen Waters Explains How Tumblebooks Furthers a Love of Reading
Today’s Tech Savvy guest is Karen Waters. Karen is a technical project manager who is passionate about work/life balance. With three kids, a husband, and a full-time job, her life demands technology to maintain equilibrium. She uses her technical skills to help promote efficiencies that allow her to flourish in her career while being the…
Reading Week: LeapFrog Tag
There were just too many reading and technology related things to talk about so Reading Week has been extended! We love LeapFrog. Their products are probably the most fun educational products on the market. I have always said that if we move back to California I want to go work for them as an educational…
Elementary
The following websites have interactive learning games and content that are recommended for elementary age children: Funbrain’s MadLibs Jr: A great way to practice parts of speech playing the classic game on the computer. Math Arcade: Math games for grades 1-8 on Funbrain. National Geographic Explorer: The online extension to the ever-popular National Geographic Explorer…
Multimedia
YouTube is entertaining but not always educational. Here are some picks for multimedia sites featuring fabulous videos for all grade levels: Between the Lions: Click on video clips for kid friendly music videos where groups like the Vowel Boot Camp, Dixie Chimps, When Two Vowels Go Wailng, and The “un” People sing catchy tunes to…
