http://techtykes.edublogs.org Your one stop shop for Early Childhood Technology Integration Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:14:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Site with dozens of puzzles.  Helps to build mouse skills. Jigzone http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/04/13/jigzone/ Students visit museums, aquariums, the airport, zoo, gardenand othe rplaces and identify what is found in each place.  Good audio instructions for independent work. Scholastic: Building Language for Literacy http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/03/23/scholastic-building-language-for-literacy/ Interactive stories working on rhyming, word recognition, letter names, letter sounds, beginning sounds and ending sounds. Get Ready to Read http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/03/10/get-ready-to-read/ Learning that sticks.  Games with auditory instructions so that children can work independently.  It also has multiple ability levels.  Activities include:  alphabetic order, letter recognition, letter-sound correspondence and spelling. Gamegoo http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/03/02/gamegoo/ Site for Preschoolers- Pinky's word game, create a story with 64 Zoo Street, Make a video, play an ABC Game, get ingredients for a salad, counting... Noggin http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/02/24/noggin/ This site contains a variety of "games" that are excellent for either Pre-K or Kindergarten.  Includes activities for Number sense, Literacy Skills, and mouse control. CBC Kids http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/02/16/cbc-kids/ http://www.internet4classrooms.com/kplus_writing.htm This is a bookmark site and has links for handwriting practice for both PreK and Kindergarten.  It has some story writing ideas and downloadable fonts.  It even supports both D'nealian and Zaner Bloser. http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2009/02/11/kindergarten-resources-for-writing/ I know that this is not technology related, but found it good to share. It is a site that just discusses what the signs of a good classroom are. top 10 signs http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2008/07/07/top-10-signs-of-a-good-kindergarten-classroom/ This website is a wonderful way to introduce yourself or a new theme of study to your children.  Scrapblog is a digital scrapbook that does not take nearly as much time as scrapbooking does!  I have provided an example over ocean animals.  Enjoy! Ocean animal or not? Preassessment, compare contrast lesson ... http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2008/06/25/scrapblog/ If you are short on time and still want to give your students the dose of technology you know they NEED and WANT Pete's Powerpoint Station is a great place to browse. There are literally hundreds of already created presentations that you can utilize in your classroom in a ... http://techtykes.edublogs.org/2008/06/21/petes-powerpoint-station/