Exploratree- Graphic Organizers

Graphic Organizers are an increasing method of teaching content and concepts.  It allows teachers to easily organize information for students and provides ways for students to be able to make connections within the curriculum.  There are several kinds of Graphic Organizers out there, sometimes it is just finding one that works for you and your students.

Luckily, the site  Exploratree does just that.  It provides the ability to view, edit, modify, and print various graphic organizers.  Each graphic organizer allows you the ability to add text, shapes, colors, comments, etc.  So you have complete control over how the graphic organizer looks and works for your classroom.  If you create an account with Exploratree it will allow you to save and store the edits that you make so that they are available if you need to make changes in the future.  An account also allows you the opportunity to create your own from scratch.

Merriam-Webster's Word Central

Word Central allows students to look up words, check out the daily buzz word (word of the day), students can even build their own dictionary on the web. The site also offers a variety of games for students and lesson plans for teachers.

Phrays- A Word of the Day Writing Prompt

Phrays is a simple site that publishes a new word of the day everyday. Each word is published with its definition and part of speech. Visitors to the site are encouraged to write and submit a sentence using that word. Registered users can read the sentences submitted by others and vote for their favorite sentences.
This site would be better for our older kids. However, this could make an interesting addition to Word Work or Work on Writing.

Math Vocabulary

As many of you are aware the site, www.spellingcity.com has made many changes over the last year including their name change from SpellingCity.com to Vocabulary and SpellingCity.com.

They now have added math vocabulary words to their site. Check out the math vocabulary words for your grade level here.

Love those little magnetic poetry kits... but lose all the pieces?

Then Magnetic Poetry is for you. This site has magnetic poetry for a variety of levels. You can read, write, and submit poems on the site. There is also a teacher tab on the page that  includes an In The Classroom guide.

Welcome

In this blog, I plan to post websites, technology tutorials, and technology ideas/tips I come across while researching and reading various blogs. I invite the busy K-4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck teachers to visit my “tech tip” blog if they are searching for ideas to support their teaching methods. Please post comments if you have questions or if you have topics that you would like me to investigate. Enjoy!