ISTE NETS·S

In YOUR Classroom
K-2
Creativity and Innovation – generates new ideas, products, or processes, creates original work
individually or in groups, uses models and simulations to explore complex issues, and identifies trends and
forecast possibilities

Scratch – Programming
http://scratch.mit.edu/
Programming language aimed at children that let them create their own interactive
stories, games, music, and art. The program could be used with K-2 with a buddy
(computer buddy from older grade) that reads and is familiar with the program until the
Kindergarten child is comfortable with the concepts. Cost - Free

Compose Your Very Own Music -

http://www.classicsforkids.com/games/
This program would be appropriate for K-2. It’s a simple program that lets children drag
and drop musical notes onto 4 bars and then play it. Cost - Free

Doodle Splash
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/doodle/index.html
This student interactive, used in several ReadWriteThink lessons, combines the process
of drawing with analytical thinking about a text. By pairing an online drawing space with
writing prompts, the interactive encourages students to make connections between their
own original visual designs and the text. Cost – Free

Patch Tool
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?id=27
This student interactive, from Illuminations, allows students to create patches like those
used in quilting. Available shapes include triangles, squares, parallelograms, and more.
The student can demonstrate their understanding of trends (patterns) and create a model
of a more complex set of patterns. Cost - Free

Environmental Problem and Solution – This is just one idea to

incorporate creative thinking, construct of knowledge, and
development of innovative products and process.

After determining an environmental problem or issue, the student can

search safely using www.Thinkfinity.org. After researching the
problem, the student can use a simple presentation software program
to demonstrate their ability to identify, research, and collect data on an
environmental issue using digital resources and propose a
developmentally appropriate solution. Impress is one graphical
presentation program that is available free of cost at

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http://www.openoffice.org/ Google has a presentation program and is
accessible with a free Google Account. www.docs.google.com

Also, there is a Microsoft presentation program – PowerPoint – which

can be purchased and/or downloaded from
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/default.aspx

Communication and Collaboration – interact, collaborate, and publish with peers

employing a variety of digital environments and media; communicate effectively to multiple audiences
using a variety of media and formats; develop cultural and global awareness; contribute to project teams to
produce original works or solve problems.

ePals - http://www.epals.com/ For more than 13 years, ePals has been the trusted choice
for schools and districts looking for school-safe collaborative technology solutions.

ePals' exclusive Classroom Match feature provides schools and districts with the ability
to connect students, educators, and parents to the ePals Global Community™, a network
of more than half a million classrooms in over 200 countries and territories - all engaged
in meaningful learning activities.

Administrators use ePals' web-based platform to create customized and policy-managed

email, blog, and electronic forums. These can be tailored to suit the needs of entire
districts, individual schools, grade levels, and teachers.

A Free Virtual Classroom

http://www.wiziq.com/

Blogger – www.blogger.com (Free)

EdModo – private, safe, collaborative environment for teachers and students.

http://www.edmodo.com/

Students of the World - Etudiants du Monde is a French non-profit association, whose

aim and ambition is to open the doors of the world's cultures to young people. If you are
a schoolboy, a schoolgirl or a student, then our association can propose you pen-friends
who are the same age as you, in the countries of your choice. Then, you will be able to
discover new cultures, exchange ideas, stamps, postcards, improve your knowledge of a
foreign language, and why not decide later to travel there ? But above all, you will enjoy
having friends in various parts of the world.
http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/menu_pres.html

Podcasts - Podcasts are appropriate for any grade level. Podcasts can be used to
communicate and share ideas, student work, and celebrations about the students or by the
students. The first link leads to several examples, but the second link is example of what
the teacher did with a Kindergarten student using a Promethean board and Studio 10
software. http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com/
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For other examples go to http://www.rcs.k12.tn.us/etales.htm

Apple Tutorial for Podcasting

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/videopodcasts.html

Create a podcast online - http://www.podomatic.com/

Requires a login account – Cost – Free

Research and Information Fluency – plan strategies to guide inquiry; locate, organize,
analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media; evaluate
and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks; process data
and report results

Kathy Shrock - Elementary Web Page Evaluation guide.

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evalelem.html

Practice Researching

Child Friendly Web Searchers

www.thinkfinity.org
http://www.ivyjoy.com/rayne/kidssearch.html
http://www.askkids.com/
http://kids.yahoo.com/
http://www.kidsclick.org/

WebQuests - help guide students through inquiring, locating, organizing, analyzing,

evaluating, synthesizing, and ethically using information. http://webquest.org/

Internet Quest: Black Bears http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?

id=123&title=
Internet Quest: Frogs and Toads http://interactives.mped.org/view_interactive.aspx?
id=122&title=

Inquiry

Digging Up Details on Worms: Using the Language of Science in an Inquiry Study

http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=917

Process Data and Report Results

Bar Grapher
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?id=63

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Graph data sets in bar graphs. The color, thickness and scale of the graph are adjustable.
You can input your own data, or you can use or alter pre-made data sets.

Critical Thinking, Problem-Solving, and Decision-Making - identify and define

authentic problems and significant questions for investigation; plan and manage activities to develop a
solution or complete a project; collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed
decisions; use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions.

Web Quests are fun ways to promote critical thinking, problem solving, and decision
making at any grade level. However, since they are time consuming to create; here are
some links to ones that have already been used. Read more at
http://webquest.org/index.php The webquests should be previewed to make sure that it is
suitable for what you are wanting your student(s) to achieve.

Cows - A WebQuest for Kindergarten /Grade One Student – By Angela Paddock -

English/Language Arts Health/PE Science Social Studies

Examples of Specific Webquests for Students in Grades K-2

http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/k2webqu.htm#example

• Batquest, In Search of Stellaluna for second grade students investigating bats.

• Color Me Kinder: A Kindergarten Website for students to learn their colors.
• Designing Hermit's New Home asks second and third graders to read a story,
build a new house for the main character and design a group play.
• The Big Wide World Webquest created by the design team at Pacific Bell's Wired
Learning
• The Great Pumpkin Detectives for kindergarten students.
• Mrs. Walley's First Grade Webquests including Miss Spider's Tea Party, Penguins
are Cool, Butterflies, and many others.

Some examples of Webquests found here http://webquest.org/search/index.php are as

follows:

Exploring the Oceans!

The students will be studying the oceans in groups of four. They will be also studying the
ocean life as well as the continents that border the oceans and the explorers that sailed the
oceans.

Peeping at Penguins
This WebQuest is designed for second graders. It explores the basics (i.e., habitat, types,
diet, and predators) of penguins. By Lydia Sams for Art/Music English/Language Arts
Science Social Studies Technology

Constellation Construction!
In this WebQuest students will be part of a space team that will travel to the solar system

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and find information about constellations, such as Greek name, abbreviation, myth, actual
appearance in the night sky, what it represents, and the hemisphere it is located in. They
will create their own constellation that they would want to see in the night sky. By
Stephanie Kolk Art/Music English/Language Arts Science Technology

Digital Citizenship - advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and
technology exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and
productivity; demonstrate personal responsibility for lifelong learning; exhibit leadership for digital
citizenship.

Correct Citation Formats –

First Grade - http://nausetschools.org/research/worksgrade1.htm
Second Grade - http://nausetschools.org/research/worksgrade2.htm

Royalty Free Music - http://www.royaltyfreemusic.com/free.html (Royalty free doesn’t

mean that it’s cost free)
Royalty Free Pictures - http://www.freefoto.com/index.jsp
Non-commercial users may download the web size images to use off-line in school projects, church services,
cards, leaflets, etc. Basically if your off-line use is not commercial you can download the web size images for free.

A Place to Practice Leadership for Digital Citizenship

EdModo – private, safe, collaborative environment for teachers and students.
http://www.edmodo.com/

Technology Operations and Concepts - Understand and use technology systems; select and use
applications effectively and productively; troubleshoot systems and applications; transfer current
knowledge to learning of new technologies.

1. Electronic books

Mrs. P’s Magic Library – www.mrsp.com – Mrs. P will read stories out loud to
students from her interactive library. All of Mrs. P’s stories are free when you
listen to them on her website.

Also, check out www.kidthing.com – I you want to take the stories with you (on
most any device) you can purchase books, games, and activities online and use
the free downloadable player from this site.

2. Simulation Software

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 WordWorld- - Where Words Come Alive -
http://pbskids.org/wordworld/index_flash.html

Primary Kripto – The rules of Krypto are simple: Combine five number cards
using the four arithmetic operations (+, –, ×, ÷) to arrive at a "target" number.
This online version of Primary Krypto uses the numbers 1–10 only.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=173

Macaroni Math – 6 lessons in which students explore the take away model of
subtraction in several different contexts (counting, sets, number line, balanced
equations, and inverse of addition) using pasta shapes. They also decompose
numbers and explore both the zero property and the relationship between addition
and subtraction.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=U65

Build your own CritterCam - Help the Crittercam team study humpback whales!
Your job? Build a video camera and attach it to a humpback whale. Science -
Biological and Life Sciences | Social Studies – Geography
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/activities/18/crittercam.html

Invention at Play – finding patterns -

http://www.inventionatplay.org/playhouse_puzzle.html

Citations for various grades -

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html

All Grades
Copyright - http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/referenc.html#copyright

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