Tech n' Creative Innovations with Mrs. Murdach http://d102.org/blogs/tmurdach Tripp and Pritchett Elementary Schools Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:22:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Twitter and Reading Rainbow http://d102.org/blogs/tmurdach/2012/02/02/twitter-and-reading-rainbow/ http://d102.org/blogs/tmurdach/2012/02/02/twitter-and-reading-rainbow/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:20:55 +0000 Tracy Murdach http://d102.org/blogs/tmurdach/?p=1413 I did not know what “name squatting” was….

I noticed, too, the mention of a Reading Rainbow app  possibly in the development stages!

If you are unfamiliar with Reading Rainbow, here is a link to  Wikipedia content on Reading Rainbow…  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Rainbow

Reading Rainbow – Interesting  - click to be taken to a Cnet article

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Very interesting to see the screen shots, too, of what a blacked-out internet would be

The Internet is fighting back.

Today, hundreds of websites including some of the largest and most influential sites in the world are going black to fight the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. The two acts would give unprecedented power to the government of the United States to order blocking and takedown notices of foreign websites found to be infringing on copyrighted material such as movies and music. The drumbeat is loud and most of the U.S. technology industry has come out against SOPA/PIPA.

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Start the year out APP-tastic!  If you have any mobile device, check out these two ways of purchasing apps.  Search any apps store for “apps for kids”, “educational apps for kids”, or by a grade level – ex: “fourth grade apps” and see what you come up with.  The Amazon Android store has a paid app for free everyday!

 www.apple.com/apps 

With hundreds of thousands of apps, There’s an app for almost anything

 http://www.amazon.com/  (drop down menu “apps for android” then “apps for kids”) A free paid app every day

 Some current app recommendations

  iTunes store

Super Speller: Create Your Own Spelling Tests

By Quiet Spark LLC

Price: $2.99

LetterSchool - learn all about letters and numbers: writing, counting, phonics and more.

By Boreaal b.v.   Price: $2.99

Amazon Android Store

Kid Math Game -This is a fun way for kids to learn numbers and build up their

basic math skills

by divmob   Price:  Free

Peter Pig’s Money Counter – Teach your kids about money with a fun game,
show how to recognize and sort coins, and discover interesting facts about U.S. currency

by Visa   Price: Free

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CNET How To

You can sign up for the How T Newsletter or submit to Ask a Question as well!

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PCMag has braved the store aisles and shopping sites for you….

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Continue reading »]]> How best to educate our “digital natives” – CNN Newsroom – CNN.com Blogs.

Back in olden times, high-tech teaching tools consisted of the overhead projector and a television set wheeled into the classroom. Today teachers and students can utilize – if their state or school district has the money to afford them – an amazing and expanding array of computer-driven tools.


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Check out the Digital Citizen Hub

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