High Techpectations

Friday 5: Cool Sites

For the past month, I've been babbling about interesting web sites for kids and teachers at Vocalo.org (http://vocalo.org/), Chicago's first user-generated content radio station. It's an initiative of our local NPR affiliate and it broadcasts on the internet and at 89.5 if you're in the Chicago/Northern Indiana area. The station is a really interesting concept and I think a sign of the ways things will go with radio. Anyway, I thought I'd share 5 of my favorites from this series with you today. Enjoy! 1) Eduweb's Portfolio http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/portfolio.php Interactive games for kids 2) Sumo Paint http://www.sumopaint.com/home/ A free online image editing tool 3) WildEarth.tv http://www.wildearth.tv/home Great webcam tours of a wildlife reserve in South Africa 4) The National Day of Writing http://www.ncte.org/dayonwriting Starting in October, you can contribute to your own gallery of writing! This is a great initiative to focus on all kinds of writing. 5) Interactive Exhibits from the Library of Congress http://myloc.gov/Exhibitions/Pages/default.aspx Explore primary source materials and much more at this very cool and creative site.

High Techpectations: Lucy's Cool Picks for Teachers and Students

High Techpectations: Lucy's Cool Picks for Teachers and Students.

During September, I'll be participating in Vocalo's education radio programming which can be found online at Vocalo.org and on the radio in Chicago on 89.5 FM. I'll be featured every Friday at about 9 AM to give the quick scoop on cool web site finds for teachers and students. I'll be publishing those links here; for more fun sites to join my social bookmarking group at Diigo.

The list of links I'll be sharing can be found here and I'll be updating this page each week.