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Juxtapositions: Teaching Elementary Children to Evaluate Websites
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Monday, June 22, 2009. Teaching Elementary Children to Evaluate Websites. Well, this is a cop-out; I actually have nothing to add; but I discovered that Kathy Schrock has created a great Evaluation Guide, for teaching elementary kids how to evaluate websites: Kathy Schrock's Guide. The child is then asked to determine the following [these are paraphrased and loosely interpreted]:. How fast do the pages load? How big are the images and what is the quality of the images? What quality are the sounds? Should...
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Juxtapositions: How Do Kids Really Feel About Ads on Commercial Websites?
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Monday, June 22, 2009. How Do Kids Really Feel About Ads on Commercial Websites? A colleague recently discredited a website that I found to be very helpful. Initially, I agreed with her; and then I had another thought. Certainly, inappropriate ads could never be tolerated; yet, child-focused ads may. While I love the smell of old books and websites with no ads, today's kid might actually enjoy their disco effects. To each his own. Posted by Jacki Kellum. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Juxtapositions: May 2009
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Sunday, May 3, 2009. Does Today's Pop Culture Deliver Stupidity? The pendulum is in motion! With every swing, new technology adds more bells and whistles to the Pop Culture Toy Chest. Information eddies and rushes from a stream that is ever-widening. No need for today's researchers. To go to the library- to pull out the card catalogs and periodicals. Research is at home- at the tip of one's fingers. Students today have it made. Yet, while it might seem. A group who are often characterized as lazy and spo...
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KidReadz Teachers: Family-Friendly and Affordaable, The Nintendo Wii Is A Great Game System
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Thursday, July 3, 2008. Family-Friendly and Affordaable, The Nintendo Wii Is A Great Game System. After conducting research online to decide which videogame console I would buy for my library, I finally decided that I would buy a Nintendo Wii. Posted by Jacki Kellum. Labels: Childrens Online Community. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Managed by Jacki Kellum. National Teacher of the Year. KidReadz Blog for Teachers. Let's Help Kids Connect! See the Primary School Arts Curriculum. Pick Avatar - Find Bu...
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KidReadz Teachers: Free Online Computer Drag and Drop Game - Create a Bug - Great for Summer Reading
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Saturday, July 12, 2008. Free Online Computer Drag and Drop Game - Create a Bug - Great for Summer Reading. For many states, the 2008 Summer Reading Theme is Bugs; and the Terminix. Site is a great place to find a "swarm" of buggy resources. Check out this free, online, drag and drop Create-A-Bug. The activity fosters creative thought; and it is also great for teaching how to use the computer. Also see the other Bug Activities below. Posted by Jacki Kellum. Labels: 2008 Summer Reading Theme. Family-Frien...
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KidReadz Teachers: Pick Avatar - Find Bug Pests - Free Online Game - Play and Learn. Virtual Social Community Experience for Young Kids
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Saturday, July 12, 2008. Pick Avatar - Find Bug Pests - Free Online Game - Play and Learn. Virtual Social Community Experience for Young Kids. Another Free Online Game from Pest World. But they need your help this time! Wear super hero gear, see through walls, and outsmart the insects and rodents who have made your house into their home! Posted by Jacki Kellum. Labels: 2008 Summer Reading Theme. Computer Games to Teach. Free Online Computer Games. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Teach Computer Mouse ...
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KidReadz Teachers: Create A Bug Mask - Free Online Activity
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Saturday, July 12, 2008. Create A Bug Mask - Free Online Activity. Just in Time for Summer Reading (It's All About Bugs in 2008), Terminix is offering a "swarm" of neat, free buggy things to make and do. Among other things, there are bug masks to print [in color and black and white] - with all sorts of extra parts, like sunglasses, eyelashes, etc. Here are the instructions provided at the Terminix. Site for creating a bug:. Create a Terminix Bug Mask anytime! Use yarn or felt to make hair, mustache, bear...
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Juxtapositions: June 2009
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Monday, June 22, 2009. How Do Kids Really Feel About Ads on Commercial Websites? A colleague recently discredited a website that I found to be very helpful. Initially, I agreed with her; and then I had another thought. Certainly, inappropriate ads could never be tolerated; yet, child-focused ads may. While I love the smell of old books and websites with no ads, today's kid might actually enjoy their disco effects. To each his own. Posted by Jacki Kellum. My 1911 Roget's Thesaurus and Me. My ex-husband is...
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KidReadz Teachers: Is It True That Everthing "Bad" Is Good for Us -- or Do We Merely Need to Re-Define "Bad"
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Thursday, July 3, 2008. Is It True That Everthing "Bad" Is Good for Us - or Do We Merely Need to Re-Define "Bad". Let's play a game. Everyone close your eyes and focus for a second. When I say a word, don't speak- just visualize the word that I have said. Okay - Get Ready - Here's the Word: "Library.". The traditional library was created in the 19th century. This is the 21st century. In the 19th century, books were the stock and trade of the library. In the 21st century, books are only part o...Above all...