I enjoyed reviewing various web sites for students. One of the sites that I found and am promoting for our students is Spaghetti Book Club: http://www.spaghettibookclub.org This site is filled with book reviews written by kids for kids. I believe that students will really enjoy reading what other students say about books, and especially enjoy seeing how other students have rated the books. In addition, students can write reviews to submit about books they have read, so it becomes a site that promotes writing, too. The other site is Kids’ Place Mathematics: http://eduplace.com/kids/mhm/index.html The site is broken down by grade level. After selecting the grade level, the student is then presented with a vast array of activities allowing them to practice basic math skills. The activities are fun and making the time practicing seem more game-like.
I put a link to these two sites, along with four other sites for students on our school’s web page. I am getting the word out about these sites is through our E-News to parents. I sent the E-News giving a brief description of each site, making sure I noted that the resources were free. I am hopeful that parents will visit the sites, perhaps even bookmark them. We have an upcoming professional development session after school and I will also be able to share these links with classroom teachers. They will be able to take the students to these sites when classes visit the computer lab. Finally, I will put notification in my weekly newsletter for those parents who are not signed up for E-News.
It is my hope to continue to fill the site with links. I had started this on my principals’ page, but it makes more sense to have it on the school’s page so it is easier to access. My next task is to learn how I can give each link a clever picture.
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