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May 05

ScienceDump - video, resources, demos

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Science videos. Not all appropriate for classroom use but most are. Interesting collection.


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May 04

Paperless Admin for Teachers – Some Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

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Aside from having a somewhat tidier desk, going paperless has been enormously beneficial. I can now access student information anywhere and at any time.

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So you want to be a critical thinker?

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KB…Konnected’s insight: Great to hang in any classroom.

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How to Print an Infographic Free and Easy!

My Top 43 Weather Resources for Kids
#meteorology #scichat #weather
List includes interactives, games, kid-friendly information, online quizzes,  how-tos, videos, raps, ideas, crafts, calculators, projects and more!


Weather Wiz Kids
Tree House Weather Kids
Weather Report for Kids
Weather Spark
Weather Calculators
EdHeads: Report/Predict the Weather
The Farmer’s Almanac for Kids
Weather Channel Kids
Space Weather Center
Fossweb: What’s the Weather?
Web Weather for Kids
Weather Watch
What is Weather?
SciJinks Games/Interactives 
Interactives: Weather
Weather Dog Quiz
Franklin’s Forecast
Storm Watch
Bad Weather Joke Machine 
Weather Cams
National weather Service: Playtime for Kids
Global Climate Change for Kids
MythBusters Weather Quiz
Interactive Weather Maker
Citizen Science Project: Precipitation
Fact Monster: Weather
The Weather Game
How Fast is the Wind?
Make Your Own Weather Station
Weather Proverbs
Make a Rain Gauge
Take the Wind Speed Challenge
Temperature Charts (printable)
Owlie Skywarn’s Weather Book (printable)
Readers’ Theater: The Water Cycle
Weather for Kids Part 1 (video)
Weather for Kids Part 2 (video)
Bill Nye the Science Guy Weather Rap
The Weather Rap (Use this great idea and create your own.)
Weather Poetry
My Weather Report (printable)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: Official Trailer (Fun intro to a weather lesson)
Weather Blog Hop (Lots of weather related ideas shared by others.)


Check out this freebie! The Daily Scoop!  Includes a space to report the weather. 

imageMy Top 43 Weather Resources for Kids

#meteorology #scichat #weather

List includes interactives, games, kid-friendly information, online quizzes,  how-tos, videos, raps, ideas, crafts, calculators, projects and more!

Check out this freebie! The Daily Scoop!image  Includes a space to report the weather. 
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Staring At A Wall, Learning About Life

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Staring At A Wall, Learning About Life

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Aunt Annie’s Crafts - Terrific resource for printable #crafts for many subjects.
#literacy #mathchat #scichat #sschat #1stchat #2ndchat #4thchat #5thchat
Includes 
Games
Puppets
Boxes
Cards
3-D Paper Crafts
Geometric Toys
Craft Recipes
Holiday Projects
Multicultural Projects
Decorations
and more!
Many of these crafts are educational and can be added to lessons. I love that Aunt Annie’s Crafts provides excellent directions and printable templates (color, b/w) when needed. Great craft site. A little treasure if I do say so myself. Lots of unique crafts. 
Check out the Project Index for easy navigation.
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400+ Math and Science Toys from Trash

Aunt Annie’s Crafts - Terrific resource for printable #crafts for many subjects.

#literacy #mathchat #scichat #sschat #1stchat #2ndchat #4thchat #5thchat

Includes 

Many of these crafts are educational and can be added to lessons. I love that Aunt Annie’s Crafts provides excellent directions and printable templates (color, b/w) when needed. Great craft site. A little treasure if I do say so myself. Lots of unique crafts. 

Check out the Project Index for easy navigation.

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Woo Jr.

400+ Math and Science Toys from Trash

Have a few early finishers? Check out what’s new at KB…Konnected Kids! 
#edtech #sschat #literacy #scichat #mathchat #games 
Below are just a few of the sites that I have added to KB…Konnected Kids: Enrichment Sites for Students who Finish Early. Currently there are 300+ sites arranged by categories.
Read Alongs
KOL Stories
Highlights Kids (stories)
Nat Geo Young Explorers
Toon Book Reader
Art 2 
Destination Modern Art
Kerpoof
Aminah’s World
Social Studies
The President’s Desk (JFK)
Music
Journeys into Jazz
Jam Sessions
Fun Reads
Kidjutsu
Science 2
Kids Carbon Footprint Calculator
Comic Maker
Manga Comic Creator
Games 2 
Solid Edge Garage
Zoopz

Have a few early finishers? Check out what’s new at KB…Konnected Kids

#edtech #sschat #literacy #scichat #mathchat #games 

Below are just a few of the sites that I have added to KB…Konnected Kids: Enrichment Sites for Students who Finish Early. Currently there are 300+ sites arranged by categories.

Read Alongs

  1. KOL Stories
  2. Highlights Kids (stories)
  3. Nat Geo Young Explorers
  4. Toon Book Reader

Art 2 

Social Studies

Music

Fun Reads

Science 2

Comic Maker

Games 2 

May 03

Google Drive for iPad

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A short guide to using Google Drive on your iPad.

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History of Lego Infographic…and other Lego resources

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This infographic shows the history and milestones of the Lego brand and is brought to you by Argos, one of the UK’s leading retailers.
KB…Konnected’s insight:

Here are other Lego resources that I have collected on Pinterest. Lots of neat ideas and printables.

http://pinterest.com/kbkonnected/lego-love/


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that quiz

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Math test activities for students and teachers of all grade levels

Also has vocabulary, geography, and science quizzes.

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Celebrate Educators on National Teacher Day 2013

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National Teacher Day is May 7th! There are so many different ways to show teacher appreciation, from poems, to thank-you notes and gifts. But I thought I’d put together a little bit of everything.

KB…Konnected’s insight:

Ideas for celebration! National Teacher Day 2013

via @cmt1


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May 02

Destination Modern Art (K-3) - Interactive Online Gallery for Kids

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KB…Konnected’s insight:

“Destination: Modern Art is a Web site for children ages five to eight. An interactive online gallery offers an introduction to The Museum of Modern Art”

Move through the museum and discover works of art through various interactives.

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Artsology (excellent!)

PearlTrees: Art

Picturing the 1930’s (virtual exhibit)

Level Books With Book Wizard: Find Books by Level, Topic, Genre | Scholastic.com

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Search Scholastic Book Wizard for children’s books from all publishers by reading level and grade levels. Level books in classroom library by Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile(R) levels.
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May 01

lynette293 asked: Hi Karen, Im following you on facebook and I just wanted to say thank you! Thank you s much for all of the pins you share. I am a primary school teacher and mother living in Australia and I, like you, am hooked on pinterest. I love it when teachers find ideas and share them freely, I wish there was more of this. I love the ideas you've shared and look forward to practising them once I get back into the classroom (babies at the mo!). Thanks again for helping education to be engaging and fun:)

I just want to let you know…You really made my day! :)

A+ Click Math Problems and Logic Puzzles for Grades K-12

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AplusClick collection of math problems, logic puzzles on numbers, geometry, algebra, word problems. Skills assessment for K1 K12. Practice Mathematics!
KB…Konnected’s insight:

Nice collection for practicing skills. (gr. 1-12)

Via Great Maths Teaching Ideas

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