Saturday, January 29, 2011

Friday, January 28, 2011

OOo4Kids

http://download.ooo4kids.org/en
OOo4Kids (Pronounced "OpenOffice For Kids") is an office suite designed for children 7-12 years, based on the sources of OpenOffice.org software. The software is available in different platforms (Windows, Mac OS, Linux), in different languages (French, English, Spanish, Arabic, and more) 

Like all OpenOffice products, OOo4Kids is free!  Watch the introductory video.


Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Workshop for State Street K-2 teachers

Thank you for sending me a list of  math topics that you will be covering over the next few weeks.  Based on those topics, I've put together a list of sites that you might use to provide reinforcement of concepts.  Your task is identify those sites that you think will add value to your instruction (there are a lot of sties...we won't be able to get through them all in an hour).  With your help, I will develop a list of your math topics and corresponding online sites.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

All About Snow

Do your students have questions about winter weather?  Visit the National Snow and Ice Data Center's - All About Snow for answers.

All About Snow was developed to provide you with a wealth of information about snow. Visit the Question and Answer section, Q & A, where you will find answers to the snow questions that they have received. For fun and interesting bits of trivia, visit the Facts section. The Snow Gallery contains historic photos of blizzards and snow from the National Weather Service.


Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Mrs. McNamara and Mrs. Becker's classes are studying state symbols

Hello Weatherfield's 3rd. graders.  Your teachers will be showing you how to make a SmartNotebook page with information about some of our states.  For pictures of each state's tree, insect, map and much more click on this link.  Once you get to the states page look on the left side of the page.  Click on the state that you are interested in.

For an outline map of a state, click here.