INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARD SITES
Tutput - online testing – compete against other kids real time - http://tutpup.com/
Kinder Maths IWB Resources at:
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/mathematics-lessonsresults.php?strand=Number&unit=Number%20IWB%20Resources&grade=K
Sketching Symmetry -
draw with this groovy sketcher to
make crazy symmetrical patterns.
http://www.techniquest.org/virtual/sketching
Interactive online games - A collection of
educational free interactive computer based for
students.
http://url.edna.edu.au/X8vS
Students create their own stories using this great fun program.
http://myths.e2bn.org/story_creator/
Design your own games using ClassTools. Very easy to use and kids have great fun playing the games at the end - http://www.classtools.net/main_area/quiz.htm
Songs, Poetry & Stories for Lower Primary
Baby karaoke
http://www.abc.net.au/parents/baby_karaoke/
This ABC site provides simple songs for singing to
young children. The songs are provided as animations with sound, and subtitled
with words highlighted as they are sung. So they can be used as a reading
exercise as well.
Bananas in pyjamas
http://www.abc.net.au/children/bananas/default.htm
From the ABC, this website has a collection of
interactive games, stories, music, and craft projects related to the Bananas in
Pyjamas.
Songtime is at
http://www.abc.net.au/children/bananas/games/songtime/default.htm
Children can select the musician and musical
instrument for each section of the song then at the end, it is all played
together.
Real e-fun theater: Toons that teach
http://montessorihome.com/theater/
Based on to Montessori methods, Real E-Fun Books help
the child to gradually begin reading on his or her own. The first story
'Ladybug' is a simple song.
Interactive sites for Maths and Literacy - The beauty
of this site is that most of the activities have been made by students
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/literacy.htm
also interactive calculator
http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/Calculator.html
The call of the wild
http://www.qag.qld.gov.au/kids/online_interactives
Australian artist Justine Cooper invites children to play her simple game created especially for kids. The aim of the game is to set the animals free from the museum and return them to their natural habitat.
Fun online activities with eight well known fairy
tales
Lots of great activities in all learning areas - check it out
http://www.copacabana-p.schools.nsw.edu.au/Get_Smart.htm
Lots of activities from across the curriculum areas on this site
http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/
Interactive literature site for Prep - 2 (can be used on a 12 month trial period)
Interactive site for stories
Sites for telling time
http://beeks.eu/swf/Railway.swe
http://home.tiscali.nl/annejan/swf/timeline.swf
Space
http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Free downloads for various curriculum areas
This page lists cost-free software which has proven
useful to teachers and parents of learners with special needs. Only software
which is fully free for use in schools and at home is listed, no shareware or
demo software is included.
http://www.senteacher.org/Files/?PHPSESSID=7883c3efc01ce07974fb679b33415742
Sites which work well on interactive whiteboards in the classroom. Subjects include - Literacy, Maths, Science and SOSE. Select a subject and age group
http://www.topmarks.co.uk/Interactive.aspx?s=maths&a=f
Lots of English, Math and Science
sites included here. Covers Primary & Secondary Levels.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&m=429&p=251,index
General Whiteboard Resources covering all
curriculum areas for use on an interactive whiteboard (or projected on a wall).
Includes some great Powerpoint presentations. Caters for both Primary and
Secondary levels.
http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/ict/IWB/general_resources.htm
Great site for Literacy, Maths and
Science themes - well worth checking out.
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/interactive/
A few interactive games here but
also links to other interactive sites.
http://tlfe.org.uk/interactive/
Collections of Activities for K-5
classrooms. Lists several websites where collections of links to activities have
been created. Some of these websites are even sorted into curriculum areas!
http://www.amphi.com/departments/technology/whiteboard/eleminteractivesites.html
Links to Interactive General,
Language, Math, Science and SOSE sites.
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/content/interactivesites.html
Provides tutorials as to how to use
your whiteboard and how to create your own whiteboard presentations.
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/whiteboards.html#resources
Link to Digilearn sites on eduweb.
https://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/dlr/Pages/default.aspx
Keyboarding games - http://www.gamequarium.com/keyboarding2.htm
TYPING SITES
BBC - Schools Dance Mat Typing - A fun colourful website with animation and games introducing touch typing to
children aged 7 to 11. I use this site with our students and they love it
because it gets them using all the keys quicker than other programs I have used.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
Fun Typing Games to challenge all levels of typists
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
MATH SITES
Virtual manipulatives – http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - J-12 maths including number & operation, algebra, geometry, measurement and data analysis and probability.
NCTM Illuminations – Early Yrs to VCE maths resources featuring 95 activities and 523 lesson plans as well as useful external links http://illuminations.nctm.org
Maths is fun – primary maths games and puzzles as well as worksheets, dictionary & topic. www.mathsisfun.com
Interactive maths – middle year math & science lesson plans, activities, tools, dictionary www.shodor.org/interactivate
Coolmath 4 kids – primary & middle yrs math activities, games, flashcards etc. www.coolmath4kids.com
Rainforest maths – interactives arranged by year level and topic www.rainforestmaths.com
Principles and standards for school maths – online maths activities for early & middle yrs – http://standards.nctm.org/document/eexamples/index.htm#Pre-K-2
Maths miscellany & puzzles – over 800 maths puzzles and games exploring logic, fractals, chaos, fallacies, visual illusions, calculus and more – www.cut-the-knot.org/curriculum/index.shtml
Count us in – number concepts for early & primary www.abc.net.au/countusin
BBC maths games – 12 games to develop skills with algebra, number, shape, measurement and data – www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html
Play kids maths – math games with adjustable levels of difficulty – www.playkidsgames.com/mathgames.htm
Subtangent maths – maths interactives, including “Who wants to be a (maths) millionaire?” – www.subtangent.com/maths/index.php