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Spelling City is a place where your students can practice their spelling words through teaching, games, and practice tests.
Here is what ilearntechnology has to say about Spelling City.

PBS KIDS

PBS Early Literacy Initiative Launches in January..In January PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will launch a five-year literacy initiative for preschoolers and young learners aimed at teachers, parents, and caregivers. Funded in part through a grant from the United States Department of Education, the multi-pronged initiative, dubbed "PBS Kids Raising Readers," will include a wide range of new tools and media, including television series, Web content, professional development, and a preschool curriculum, designed to develop literacy skills in kids aged 2 to 8.

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It's the winter break..a time to explore and use this site as a sandbox or play area

Teacher Innovations

Are there any online tools or sites that you frequent which make your instructional day easier!

Techlearning > > Sight Words with Samson > December 13, 2007

"Here are 28 word lists, ranging from very easy to challenging, presented as games. Each game takes players through four vocabulary-building drills, all with excellent audio reinforcement. This is an excellent site for EFL/ELL classes, although the graphics might be a bit too "young" for older students. However, it is a worthwhile individual activity for students needing extra practice."

Courtesy: techforlearning.com

An Excellent Example of a Classroom blog This one uses classblogmeister; but tumblr or jottit could also be used for ease of use

If you are still using the bookmarks feature of your web browser, know that there is a better way; this tutorial on using Del.icio.us.com is for you. Manage the many bookmarks you have and also share with colleagues

http://www.contentious.com/2007/08/13/social-bookmarking-in-plain-english-and-then-some/
Del.icio.us in Plain English and More for those who want to take it to the next level.

contentious.com - Social Bookmarking in Plain English, and then some

Bubblr is an interactive application where you can create comic strips using flickr photos

Bubblr is an interactive application where you can create comic strips using flickr photos. It's an elegant app with many classroom applications as indicated by this blog post
ICT in the Classroom

MEMORIES OF SOUTH AMERICA by SROSEMAN

One of the most versatile slideshow makers to showcase projects on the web! THE ONLY PREREQUISITE IS THAT ONE MUST UPLOAD PHOTOS TO FLICKR

Consider collaborating with other Kinder teachers..here is wiki explained in clear and simple terms

This concert brings back memories. I put this on in my early teaching days..a huge success with parents as you can hear.

Springboard into technology ...Use a digital camera to photograph objects around the school that begin with each letter of the alphabet. Try creating a bubbleshare album of student pictures taken during a school walk about!