Word Sift

If you like Wordle, you are going to love WordSift! WordSift works the same way as Wordle and creates a word cloud displaying relative frequency by text size. The difference with WordSift is it also offers a Thesaurus and Dictionary feature! When you click on a word in the cloud, a word web is displayed with antonyms and synonyms. WordSift also includes a read aloud and multiple language feature! Check out more at www. wordsift.com

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!

TimeToast

TimeToast is a great site for creating timelines! Students can add pictures and descriptions to the timeline. Best of all, students can save their work and collaborate on the same timeline! Create your account at http://www.timetoast.com/

Kidspiration/Inspiration

Do you like using Kidspiration or Inspiration? Wouldn't you love to have tons of lessons that are already created for you? Join the Inspired Learning Community to find lessons that are created by educators. Use the search tool on the right to find exactly what you need!

http://www.inspiredlearningcommunity.com/lessons-and-ideas