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Express Yourself

 * Suggested uses for technology:**
 * Teachers can project a book in front of the classroom and read aloud with their students. This can be recorded and placed in a listening station.
 * Students can be videotaped during the final presentations; these videos can be placed on Moodle.
 * Students can be recorded talking about their drawings using Audacity - these can be placed on Moodle along with photos of the drawings.

[|Audio Stories for Children] - Chuck Brown, the host of //Light Up Your Brain//, takes readers on audio adventures of timeless classics such as Cinderella and Peter Rabbit, as well as other various stories. Mr. Brown records the stories and provides them on his web site for FREE! Hint: Use the stories during listening centers or as enrichment to a theme or shared/group reading during class. Play the stories on an interactive whiteboard or projector and have students draw pictures of the story. If copies of the story are available, have students follow along with a partner during the audio reading. [|Book Adventure - Book Finder] - Helps students find a new book that is on their level, appropriate, and interesting to them.
 * Resources:**

[|Book Pals Storyline] - A website created by the Screen Actors Guild, with stories read by famous actors. Can have captions.

[|Free Reading] - This collaborative, wiki-style site is full of rich literacy activities for grades K-2. There are small group and whole group activities, focusing on phonemic awareness and phonics. Topics range from sight words to letter sounds.

[|Literactive] - Phonics reading program for early readers; story can be read aloud and students can read along.

[|Silly Books] - This site offers animated books with audio (some authored by children), jokes, cartoons, interactive [|games], and more. **Some books are in Spanish**. TIP: Have your promising writers submit books for possible publication at this site (with parent permission, of course!). SillyBooks does the illustrating and audio.

[|Starfall] - Very interactive site that is good for beginning readers; teaches comprehension and phonics. Also includes activities sorted by holidays or major events.

[|The Story Place] - The Children's Digital Library, **in English and Spanish**. Preschool section is appropriate for grades PreK-2, elementary section is for slightly older students. Book is read aloud with accompanying actions; students can listen and read along.

Families

 * Suggested uses for technology:**
 * Parents can be encouraged to create a VoiceThread project at home with their children, which will be shared with the entire class.
 * Students can view different places around the world using Google Earth and can participate in a class discussion about family life in those places.
 * Students could use Skype to speak with a family in a different part of the world about their daily life.

E-learning for Kids - Check out this site offering free learning courses to students in science, language arts, English language, math, health and life skills, and computer skills. Choose from a wide variety of different learning experiences in the subject areas for earning in a fun and engaging way. Each subject area has countless interactives ready to go! Detailed instructions are provided for each activity. **Available in English, Spanish and French.**
 * Resources:**

Collections

 * Suggested uses for technology:**
 * Students can watch videos about collecting and participate in a class discussion about collections using the Smithsonian Kids Collecting website.
 * Students can use the National Gallery of Art website to create their own artwork relating to collections.
 * Students can be recorded talking about their collections using Audacity or a video camera - these can be placed on Moodle and shown at the Celebration of Learning.

Transportation

 * Suggested uses for technology:**
 * Students can take photos or short videos at the different field trips during this unit - these photos or videos can be placed on Moodle.
 * Students can use Google Earth as group before each field trip to explore the area they will be visiting.
 * Students can view different interactive videos about Transportation.


 * Resources:**

Boowa and Kwala

Discovery Kids in Spanish - Doky - http://www.tudiscoverykids.com/_home/

Pocoyo in Spanish, French, Dutch - http://www.pocoyo.com/