Jessica's+10+Website+Review's

[] Change maker I like this website because it is great for kids to learn how to use money. I like that you can also use different currency exchanges as well so you don’t just have to learn U.S. currency you can also learn Canadian, Mexico, etc. I think this is good for kids to use without having to bring in fake or real money to play with plus they will enjoy it because it is something they can do on a computer. [] Stop the Clock This website is used to help students learn how to read a clock. It gives you five different times on digital clocks and you have to drag correct time to the analog clock. Once you have completed all five times you have to click on the icon, “Stop the Clock.” From there you can race against your previous times and see if you can beat your previous time to get all the times right. I think kids would like this because not only are they learning how to read time in both digital and on a analog but it’s a race against time to get the best time which makes it more like a game verses feeling like you are learning. [] Yahoo Kids This website is the yahoo version made for kids. It does have games, cartoons, and other non-academic links to it but there is a link called, study which offers a handful of academic tools. Some of the tools offered on this website are animals, science, references, ask earl, world fact book, Disney nature earth, weather, a parents section and so much more that would be great for kids and learning. I actually liked this website a lot and found it the most useful and fun. It would be great for students to use not only in school but they could also use it at home to help them with any homework or just to learn some fun stuff. [] Global School Net Global school net is an awesome resource and website if you want to have your class participate in activities in which you connect with other students all over the world. As stated off their website, “ We engage teachers and students in meaningful project learning exchanges with people around the world to develop literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding. We prepare youth for full participation as productive and effective citizens in an increasing global economy.” I love this idea to help students not only to become aware of other countries but it could be a great opportunity for students to become pen pals. [] Kids Pub Kids Pub is a website that was made back thirteen years ago which is a safe and fun place for kids to improve their writing abilities by summiting and sharing their stories to a worldwide audience. It says it’s one of the oldest websites still in operation. I do like this website because it does appear to be safe for children. It does charge a $12.95 fee for a year subscription which I didn’t think was overly expensive. The website offers the kids opportunities to publish their books, write stories, offers contests, and you can also buy books of the website. This website seems like it would be a good resource for English or writing classrooms. [] The Idea Box This website is a great place for teachers in the elementary level to find a lot of good ideas for their classroom. It can seem a little cluttered at times but if you can weave through some of the advertisements it can be very beneficial. The website offers ideas for songs, recipes, crafts, games, activities and ideas for holidays, seasons, special days, etc. The list goes on and on and it’s all free. I liked this website because of all the ideas it has to offer. [] Wacky Web Tales Wacky Web Tales is an online madlibs website that is designed to help student third grade and up to have fun with different parts of speech. The website offers tons of different stories to let the kids choose from and then fill in the blank whether it is an adjective or a noun, then once they have filled in the blanks the website will generate the story for them… giving them lots of laughter with the added bonus of learning forms of speech! [] Amazing Space Amazing Space is a learning website for students to learn about a wide range of materials regarding space. The webpage gives students to learn about black holes, galaxies, comets, planets, tonight’s sky, the Hubble, and stars all while either playing games, reading fun facts, videos, etc. I like this website because it is brought to the kids through NASA and you know the information is correct and taught by the experts. You could use this website as a group or individually. [] Human Anatomy Human anatomy is an interactive website that allows you to scroll over different body parts whether it is inner or outer parts and then it tells you what each part it is. When you first get on the website you can choose from a number of bodies to investigate such as, skeletal, digestive, muscular, lymphatic, urinary, female or male reproductive, or nervous and many many more. Once you click on a type of body you can go through and view each part and find the definitions. Very useful for a health class room or science classroom. [] If You Were President I really like this website, it is an interactive website that is run through scholastic that lets students play a game pretending they were president. The students have to make tough decisions as all presidents have to do and in the end of the game it will give you a progress report on how you did as a president. It’s a great way for students to learn about the many jobs a president holds. This is a great website for a social studies classroom.