*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!