Explore Word World at PBSkids.org

Explore the amazing Word World as seen on PBSkids.org.

Start a Story with Scholastic's Story Starters

So you say that you don't know what to write about...Here is the solution! Scholastic Story Starters is a fun way to get an idea for your next writing piece.

Just follow the directions and spin away. The website will guide you through the creation of your writing piece. It even has neat templates for you to use.

Begin writing by clicking here.

Check out Speak-a-boos

Speakaboos.com is a great new site that lets you listen to classic and new stories. Speakaboos is in the process of making it so you can write, publish, and record your own stories.

Enjoy Speakaboos by clicking here.

Kerpoof.com is Awesome

Visit Kerpoof to build your own art, stories, and movies. Not only is it a great creativity tool, you may save your work and send it to friends.

A Great Moment in Infotech

Here is a moment from today I just had to share. Kids are loving books and taking the time to share them with each other.

Flickr + Kid Pix + Animoto = Cool Summer Vacation Video

Mr. S's class at Blue Star kicks off our video tour of where students spent parts of their summer vacations.

Photos were all found at Flickr.com. Students discussed how sites like Flickr allow people from all over the globe to construct amazingly huge compilations of work.

All slides were created in Kid Pix individually and the video was compiled using Animoto.com.

Fire Prevention Week: Get Your Smokey On!

When I was growing up, everybody knew that "Only you can prevent forest fires." thanks to Smokey Bear.

Kids today though don't see Smokey nearly as much on TV as we did. Smokey has gone high tech though and has a great website where kids can play games and explore all kinds of ways to prevent forest fires.

Kick off Fire Prevention Week by visiting Smokey's Kids Page.

Seeking Michigan Makes Learning History Fun

Seeking Michigan is an extension of the state archives and brings history to life for all ages. Check out their main site for all kinds of activities.

Seeking Michigan also has a companion page at Vimeo where they house lots of great old Michigan videos.

Main Site
Video Site

Visit South Africa's Djuma Reserve with WildEarth.tv

Explore more of Africa with a visit to the WildEarth.TV website.

Two more than...or less than

How fast can you click 2 more than the number shone? Visit this great site and see how fast you can go!

Or....you can play "Two Less Than" by clicking here.

Find out when the Sun or Moon will rise and set anywhere

Visit the United States Navy's Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table to explore how different will have longer evenings or shorter mornings. You can enter any location in the world.

Image from the United States Navy