Skillswise

BBC offers many great educational sites! http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ will take you to a compilation of elementary math sites to use in the classroom!

Math-a-Rama

Houghton Mifflin offers a wonderful site with math activities for each SOL strand. The activities also provide instant feedback to the students and a score upon completion. Check it out at http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/

PowerPoint Games

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? I bet your students would love to play! Visit this site to find lots of fun games created in PowerPoint. Choose from Wheel of Fortune, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, 20 Questions, and more! Download the games and modify the templates to fit your curriculum needs. http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/

Do you have other games to share? Please let us know by posting to the blog!

Skype

Many of you have asked for a list of people currently using Skype. How about a list including classrooms from all over the world? This website has everything you need to establish global connectivity in your classroom. You can add your classroom to the directory and begin searching for another classroom to talk with your students. The site also includes ideas for using Skype!

http://skypeinschools.pbwiki.com/

Visit http://voipcallrecording.com/ for a free download that will allow you to record your Skype conversations!