*Spoiler alert: don’t read until Thursday*
Why:
Similar to the difference between US Weekly and War and Peace, or One Direction and The Beatles, there exist trashy websites as well as wonderful ones. I am here to tell you about a few of the wonderful ones. Hopefully, there’s at least one amongst these that you haven’t heard of, and I can teach you something new!
These sites are all student friendly. Because we know that students are going to spend time searching the internet, it is a good idea to provide them with some places to do this safely, wisely, and appropriately.
What:
Sweet Search: Kid friendly search engine. All results are pre-reviewed by a research team
DOGO News: Kid friendly news site. Nicely laid out with interesting topics, videos, and links.
Wonderopolis: Ever wondered why the sky is blue? Why skunks smell bad? Why teachers are so cool? Wonderopolis has your answers.
Incredibox: Just for fun. Great for students that enjoy music. Great for learning about different elements of music: beat, rhythm, melody, chorus, etc.
3 Slices: A physics/logic game. Another fun one on the same site: sugar sugar. Much nicer than killing and shooting games. Still totally fun!
Wow, Kate!
Thank you so much for the recommended links; you have made my work easier, as they are perfect for my library website!
Doni
I know many of us in the learning group enjoyed your presentation of learning sites online. There is something more meaningful about an educator showing what they have used and what has worked in the past, isn’t there? Much more meaningful than a list of links.