Thursday, March 31, 2011

Fuel the Brain

Looking for some educational games?  Fuel the Brain has a great selection of math related interactive online games.  These are excellent for practicing many elementary level math skills!

Friday, March 4, 2011

Free Rice

This website has become well known for some time now but it is one I still love to revisit!  Free Rice is a vocabulary game that instinctively adjusts its difficulty level based on how well you are answering each question.  Don't forget that by playing the game you are also donating 10 grains of rice with each correct answer.  It offers a great challenge to almost any user and offers a chance to facilitate conversations about social awareness.  Win Win!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

March 2 is the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known to the world as Dr. Seuss.  Seussville is a website full of information about the author and his books.  You can also find videos, educational games and even special pages for parents and teachers.  Have fun remembering one of our culture's most beloved authors!

Study Island High Score

GCMS 4th grader Seth Breeden made the Study Island state high score table today!  He scored 1050 in the Fishing game for factors and multiples, placing him 3rd on the high score table.  Great job!

Study Island is an ISAT prep website used by students all over Illinois. Visit their websiteto learn more.

Monday, February 28, 2011

Vocab Genii

Vocab Genii is a great vocabulary activity that offers an excellent challenge and allows you to track and share your progress with other people.  Both your overall score (based on the number of words you correctly identified) and your word strength (based on the difficulty of the words) are judged.

I would not recommend this site for anyone needing an extra challenge, and the difficulty level can become pretty significant.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

4A Study Island High Scores

A whole slew of students from 4A made the State high score table today.  Gabby Dammkoelher hit 4th place on the Banana Toss game for Heat Energy with a score of 3660.  Andrew Eisenhardt scored 250 on the Penalty Kick game for Heat Energy earning 2nd place.  Josh Astronomo also hit a high score of 220 in Penalty Kick placing him 5th.  Andrew Laughery took 3rd place in Island Hopping for Classifying Animals with a score of 1068.  Great job everyone!

Study Island is an ISAT prep website used by students all over Illinois. Visit their websiteto learn more.

 

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

3C Ecosystem Glogs

Ms. Kerber's 3C class recently created some great Glogs about ecosystems.  Check them out!

3C Ecosystem Glog

A “Glog” is an online poster using the Web 2.0 tool Glogster.