Extra help online
General ReferenceWhile the internet can be a great tool in enhancing one's knowledge and education, it is strongly recommended that parents pay close attention to what your children are doing on the computer. The Toronto District School Board has it's own Code of Online Conduct which must be agreed to and signed by a parent or guardian before a student is allowed to use the internet at school. View the TDSB Code of Conduct.
More information and safety tips can be found on the Toronto Police Website link and www.bewebaware.ca/. Primary Sites http://www.starfall.com/ A website to help students from junior kindergarten and up with their reading and language skills. Both parents and educators use the site to enhance student learning and to make learning more fun. http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html Lots of on-line games that fall under the 5 strands of math in the Ontario Curriculum. Great for parents who are looking for "extra work" for their children. Junior Sites Great Math Help A wide variety of math games that cover topics such as mean, median and mode, fractions and geometry. Would be good to use at the intermediate level as well. http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm Interactive games that deal with multiplication facts. It could be fun for students who are struggling to learn their facts. Activities for All Ages Developed by Ontario (York Region) teachers, Link to Learning is an Ontario curriculum based site with games, activities and lessons for all ages and subjects. It is a great site for parents to explore with their children and it is advertisement free! http://www.linktolearning.com/ A great website for all age levels is coolmath4kids. This site offers activities, practice sheets, brain teasers and educational games among other useful items. It is a fun way for children to get extra practice or enrichment. Flashplayer is required for most of the games. http://coolmath4kids.com/ Fun games to help children practice their language skills. http://classroom.jc-schools.net/basic/la-grammar.html A website full of language activities for all ages. Parents will find this site useful in keeping their children engaged over the summer. http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/ Summer is a nice break for everyone, but we can't forget to keep up our skills. This site allows you to keep sharp during the summer and will set you up for success come the new school year. Google Drive is an online tool that allows students to create documents, slideshows presentations and forms, as well as storing all sorts of files. With it be accessible from home, students never need to worry about accessing their files or forgetting their homework. Sign on using your TDSB account information or see your teacher for sign in instructions. https://drive.google.com More Fun Websites for Learning http://www.funbrain.com/numbers.html Interactive games help to make children feel comfortable when reviewing and working on mathematical concepts is the goal of this website. Some of the games are really interesting (I like the math car game. Not only is it addition, but it involves a bit of estimation as well to help make your car go further). http://www.aaamath.com/ For student (and parents) who may be struggling with a concept, this site is like a mini-review of what students have learned about a specific concept. It is a great site for visual learners, or for ESL/ELL learners who may need a bit of support at home. http://villainyinc.thinkport.org/ Problem solving takes centre stage as students engage in an interactive adventure trying to stop the evil plans of Dr. Villainy in his tracks. This site also has printable resources to use to help scaffold the learning between the computer and real life. |
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0. Dropbox Store 4 gigs of your files in the cloud. No need for usb. 1. Plugged in Portable latest tech news and ideas for classrooms 2. Web 2.0 Tools amazing apps and tools for presentation, collaboration, white boards, photo, video etc.. 3. Educational Computing Organization of Ontario - ECOO 4, Education Apps Review 5. TDSB Medianet staff only, order videos, books etc.. 6. Ontario College of Teachers member area where you can order books, kits etc.. 7. Computer Lab Activities good place to teach computer use and fluency 8. Scholastic 50 Scholastic activites on computer for many subjects 9. SMS Teacher type paragraphs, kidpix projects, internet skills, and Microsoft Office projects 10. ICT Magic stay up to date with what's new online 11. ICT Magic News same site as above, but with all their latest and greatest additions 12. Cool Tools For Schools latest apps, tools & software for everything including presentations, audio/video etc.. 13. Media Smarts media literacy games and information 14. Hack n' Mod super cheap computer & tech accessories & gadgets, DIY projects and more 15. E-pals create safe and free email accounts for your class 16. Ebay great for cheap $2 with shipping cables from Hong Kong and projectors 17. Kijiji sometimes find great deals on projectors, tablets, cameras etc.. 18. PDF Converter Convert word, excel, pictures and more to PDF files. Search engines for kids & teens 1. Kidrex it's made by google, so it's like google but for kids 2. Safe Search for Canada safe google search for teens and kids Dictionary 1. Photographic Dictionary excellent picture dictionary Teacher specific 1. Class Dojo incredible free classroom management web site and app for iphone and ipad. Essential for educators and there's a demo video too 2. My Class Needs appeal for funds for project or resources 3. Teach Nutrition games, resources, workshops and more about healthy living 4, Health Canada lessons, posters, kits and more for teaching kids to adults 5. Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of K-3 DPA activities 6. Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of 4-6 DPA activities 7. Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of 7-8 DPA activities 8 Jeopardy Maker play jeopardy in class with this online maker 9. Class Tools online graphic organizers 10. Read write think online graphic organizers 11. EQAO link to sample tests for language 12. Class in action search for field trips and in-school activities based on curriculum expectations, grade, subject. There's even character education. Books & Stories 1. By Gosh essential site with tons of free kids books like Alice in Wonderland and poems of Robert Louis Stevenson. Great for shared & guided reading 2. Kidblog why not create a free blog account and write your own stories 3. Storybird make your own book using pre-made pictures, just add words 4. International Children's Digital Library books in many different languages like Farsi and Spanish. Great for ESL kids and parents too! 5. Book Flix great interactive books for fiction and non-fiction 6. Starfall books and games mostly for k - 3 students 7. Magic Keys kids storybooks 8. Web 2.0 Tools make your own online story 9. English for Children audio and text 10. Tumble Books great site provided by the Toronto Public Library 11. Storyline picture books read by celebrities 12. Bolt City junior/intermediate graphic novels 13. Kids AOL jr great stories, games and more 14. George Peck Library 15. Story It poetry, fables, rhymes 16. Sheppard Software amazing games for all subjects. 17. TVO games and videos for almost every subject Language & ESL (English as a second language) 1. EQAO choose the year, booklet (language or math), and multiple choice key. 2. Sentence Structure Lots of games related to sentences. 4. Alphabet Games alphabet 5. ESL 6 English for Children lots of ESl links and even math phonics 7 ESL Web Sites links to ESL web sites for K - grade 8 8. ESL Ideas 9. ICT Games spelling, sentences, grammar and more 10. BBC English Math & Science language lessons, work sheets and games 11. Teen Kids News news from a teen perspective 12. Voki create an animated character that reads your text 13. Gamequarium language, math, music and more games 14. K-8 Resources spelling, reading, grammar and more links 15. Link to Learning 16. Computer based Learning speech and language development 17. Neo K12 18. Online Literacy Activities tons of language activities 19. Story It poetry, fables, rhymes 20. Everything ESL ES links 21. ESL Cafe 22. ESL-Kids flsh cards, worksheets and more 23. ESL Galaxy lesson plans, teaching materials and activities 24. Teaching ESL teach conversation, with lesson plans 25. Mrs. Hurleys ESL white board lessons 26. ICT Games numbers, colours, days and other ESL basics for white boards 27. ESL Cyber Listening Lab not just for ESL students. Listen to audio conversations and answer multiple choice questions 28. Many Things all things ESL 29. TVO Homework Zone language movies, games and homework. 30. International Children's Digital Library books in many different languages like Farsi and Spanish. 31. Sheppard Software amazing games for all subjects. 32. TVO games and videos for almost every subject Math 0. EQAO choose the year, booklet (language or math),and multiple choice key. 1. IXL jk - grade 10 math games 2. Figure This 3. Studyladder create an account to access great math games, plus art, music, language and more 4. Primary Games games for all strands 5. ICT Games 6. Multiplication number sense practice for all ages 7. Sheppard Software math games based on all strands 8. Fun Brain math arcade 9. BBC Bitesize math lessons, work sheets and games 10. Kid Sites lots of links 11. Gamequarium math, language, music and more games 12. Free Tutorial Training also check the links at the top of the page 13. K-8 Resources games 14. National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Amazing site with Pre K to Grade 12 games for all math strands 15. PBS Kids 16. TVO Kids math and science games 17. Primary Mathematics 18. OCSD Interactive Games 19 Link to Learning even has free online homework help for grades 7 to 10 20. Neo K12 21. AAA Math choose your subject on the left 22. A Kid's Math even have seasonal math games 23. A Kid's Math grow your brain by playing logic and memory puzzles 24. Netrover kids math sites 25. Just in Time time games 26. TVO Homework Zone math movies, games and homework. 27. Hooda Math links to very fun math games 28.3 to 6 student games 29.TVO games and videos for almost every subject Science 1. Mr. Collinson full science units for grades 1 - 4 plus worksheets, lessons plans etc.. 2. Creative Games For Kids great games especially solids, liquids and gasses 3. Primary Homework Help links to so many science games 4. Science Kids 5. BBC Science BBC science ages 5 - 11 6. First School Years worksheets, resources and links 7. Kid Sites links to science games 8. K-8 Resources animals, plants, space and more links 9. TVO Kids science and math games 10. Link to Learning 11. Neo K12 12. Downsview Park free nature trips for schools 13. TVO Homework Zone science movies, games and homework. 14. Teaching kids news online newspaper for kids. 15. Who Pooped Minnesota zoo page all about poo. 16. Project Noah learn about organism around the workd or add creatures from your neighborhood. 17. Explore HD live cams of animals. Also photos and movies. Love it!!!! 18. Sheppard Software amazing games for all subjects. 19. TVO games and videos for almost every subject 20. Science From Around The House Social studies & Geography 1. Games For Change role play environment and poverty 2. Canadian Geographic 3. K-8 Resources mapping, the world and more links 4. Link to Learning 5. Neo K12 6. Sheppard Software amazing games for all subjects. 7. Hundreds Day 1 8. Hundreds Day 2 Health & Physical Education 1. Teach Nutrition resources, workshops and more about healthy living. 2. Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of K-3 activities your family can play to stay healthy 3. Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of 4-6 activities your family can play to stay healthy 4 Daily Physical Activity 75 page book of 7-8 activities your family can play to stay healthy Educational Games 2. Primary Games games for every subject and holiday, plus silly games too 3. ABC ya all kinds of educational games for k - 5 4. Kids AOL jr books, games and more 5. Kids AOL games, videos, blogs and more 6. PBS Kids 7. TVO Kids 8. Halloween Video 1. Learn 360 2. You Tube 3. Teacher Tube like youtube, but educational 4. School Tube students and teachers can upload videos here 5. Watch Know Learn educational videos 6. Cool Tools For Schools latest apps, tools & software for everything including presentations, audio/video etc.. 7. Live Binders Art, Photos & Animation 1. Photobucket edit and store photos for free. Then use Photo Snack and use your pics in a free slideshow. 2. Incredible Art so many art links its impossible to mention them all 3. Big Huge Labs 4. Art Projects For Kids 5. Bitstrips make comics 6. Cool Tools For Schools latest apps, tools & software for everything including presentations, audio/video etc.. 7. Live Binders lots of photo editing apps and software 8. MC Escher transofmational geomerty art 9. Tessellations transofmational geomerty art 10. Origami geometry in art 11. Think Draw create collage images online 12. Psyko Paint edit photos with paint brush effects 13. Cube Craft paper toys 14. Kid Sites several art links for kids 15. Link to Learning 16. A Kid's Photos safe site for photos your kids can use 17. Photo Snack free slideahow maker lets you easily add your Photobucket pics 18. Go Animate make animation videos 19. Xtranormal 3d animation 20. Be Funky one of the best free and easy photo editing sites. Add special effects and props to your pictures. 21. Toondoo make amazing comics. Kind of like Bitstrips. 22. Tate Gallery make street art like Banksy and lots of art games. Awesome! Music & podcasts 1. Podomatic podcasts 2. Cool Tools For Schools latest apps, tools & software for everything including presentations, audio/video etc.. 3. Live Binders voki, voicethread, audacity, skype etc.. 4. Kid Sites links to music games 5. Roy Thomson Hall offer discounted concert tickets for kids aged 8 - 18. Take your class! Presentation builders 1. Prezi free and a million times better than Powerpoint 2. Cool Tools For Schools latest apps, tools & software for everything including presentations, audio/video etc.. 3. Live Binders glogster, animoto, skyrocket 4. Super Teacher Tools create jeopardy and other board games to test your class knowledge 5. Wall wisher like a giant sticky note. All kids can be on the same sticky page at same time and write and see each others messages instantly. Website builder 1. Wix 2. Live Binders 3. Weebly |