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Capturing the best educational web sites for kids of all abilities

Entries Tagged as 'Multicultural'

Leo Reynold’s Letter Collection

October 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Today we take you to a Flickr page of photo collections by photographer Leo Reynolds.  What’s unique about Leo’s photos is he takes close-ups of letters in all kinds of wonderful, whimsical locations, often more than 100 examples of each letter.  He invites visitors to use the letters (and many, many other photos) in any [...]

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Tags: Active Hands-on · Ages 03-06 years · Ages 06-09 years · Ages 09-12 · Art · Best of the Catch · Clean Screen · Customizable · Illustrations · Language Arts · Linguistic · Little or No Reading · Multicultural · Open-ended · Reading · Reflective · Simple · Social · Teens and Adults · Tools & Productivity · Touch Screen or Tablet · Visual Spatial

CountOn

October 15th, 2007 · No Comments

CountOn offers numerous interactive math activities from England (hence ‘maths’ instead of ‘math’). Use the links on the left to fully explore what’s here, including numerous links and helpful resources. The activities themselves are straightforward and engaging, making it a useful classroom tool.  Explore Pictures Interactive, a creative building-like interface which leads to explorations that [...]

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Tags: Ages 03-06 years · Ages 06-09 years · Ages 09-12 · Animation · Clean Screen · Illustrations · Information · Links · Multicultural · No Ads · Online Activities · Reference Tools · Teens and Adults · Touch Screen or Tablet · Tutorials

VoiceThread

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

VoiceThread is an awesome tool for creating and sharing annotated online slideshows that you have to experience for yourself. Make your own slideshows or browse what others have done.
You can interact by recording or typing comments directly in others’ slide shows and then listen or read what others have said, which creates a non-linear conversation [...]

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Tags: Active Hands-on · Ages 03-06 years · Ages 06-09 years · Ages 09-12 · Art · Audio · Best of the Catch · By Subject · Clean Screen · Customizable · Interactive · Language Arts · Linguistic · Logical · Multicultural · Multilingual · Music · Musical Rhythmic · Online Activities · Open-ended · Project-based · Reading · Reflective · Social · Social Studies · Switch Access · Teens and Adults · Text and Speech · Tools · Tools & Productivity · Touch Screen or Tablet · Visual Spatial · Writing

UpToTen.com – fun and educational

October 14th, 2007 · No Comments

UpToTen Kids calls itself “the fun place to learn online.” With online cards, coloring, interactive games, puzzles and more, there truly are a lot of fun activities, with some opportunities to learn along the way. As the name implies, the site is designed for kids up to age ten, but will probably appeal [...]

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Tags: Active Hands-on · Ages 03-06 years · Ages 06-09 years · Animation · Art · Audio · By Age · Clean Screen · Interactive · Language Arts · Linguistic · Little or No Reading · Movies · Multicultural · Multilingual · Music · Musical Rhythmic · Online Activities · Parent Teacher Info · Printables · Reading · Scoring or Feedback · Simple · Social · Stories · Touch Screen or Tablet · Visual Spatial · Writing

Starfall Reading

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments

Starfall is one of the best sites for early reading and literacy, with online stories that offer audio support as needed, a fun, enticing interface, and supportive activities and printables. Multiple levels, with numerous stories and activities at each level.
Starfall was created by the family behind Blue Mountain Cards, one of the earliest online [...]

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Tags: Active Hands-on · Ages 03-06 years · Ages 06-09 years · Animation · Audio · Best of the Catch · Clean Screen · Guided Learning · Hands-on Ideas · Illustrations · Interactive · Language Arts · Linguistic · Movies · Multicultural · Musical Rhythmic · No Ads · Online Activities · Open-ended · Parent Teacher Info · Printables · Reading · Reflective · Scoring or Feedback · Simple · Social · Social Studies · Standards-based · Stories · Text and Speech · Touch Screen or Tablet · Universal Design · Visual Spatial · Writing