Internet Diary #4

http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/

     The summary of this site is that Sciencenetlinks is a fun and informative interactive site for teacers in the field of science.  This interactive can be used to introduce a variety of lessons on systems and systems design. It is designed so that students can observe, explore, and encourage them to come up with questions or challenges that they would like to explore.

Internet Diary #2

http://www.readwritethink.org/

     The summary of this site is Read, Write, Think is a fun and informative site that has game for teachers and parents to help with children leaning.  The ABC Match game can be used in the classroom or a home to challenges children to match letter cards and picture cards that begin with that letter, for example, d with a picture of a dog. Children learn to read by first learning how letters sound—this relationship between letters and sounds is called phonics. The main goal of this site is once children learn how individual letters sound, they can then string them together to sound out simple words like cat or map.

Internet Diary #1

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

     This site for Illuminations: Dynamic paper can be used for math.  If you need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from ‑18 to 32 by 5's? Or a set of pattern blocks where all shapes have one-inch sides? You can create all those things and more with the Dynamic Paper tool. This site can be used in the classroom by placing the images you want, then export it as a PDF activity sheet for your students or as a JPEG image for use in other applications or on the web.  The main goal of this site is to help student with geometric fugures.

Internet Diary #20

http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/crazy_comp_words/eng

     Summary of this site is to provide a range of activities to explain and reinforce the meaning of compound words by using pictures and words to put together to make compound words in a game.  You can use these in the classroom for the student to understand that a compound word is two smaller words joined together, look at individual words to make their own compound words, and identify and create compound words from a list or table of words.  The main goal of this site is design as a resource to support the teacher.  It included a selection of supporting worksheets that can be adapted to suit the age range of the pupils being taught.

Internet Diary #19

http://www.dositey.com/

     The summary of this site is for K-2 language arts and reading skills through phonics and books.  This site can be used in the classroom for student to learn sound phonics, alphabet, vocabulary, spelling grammar and improving reading and writing skills.  The main idea of this site is to teach K-2 students the fundamental of reading and sounds. 

Internet Diary #18

http://www.starfall.com

     Summary of this site is as a free public service to teach children to read with phonics games.  This can be used in the classroom is in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice.  These games are perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschooled, and English language development.  The main goal of this site is to use methods of instruction that motivates children in an atmosphere of imagination and enthusiasm, provides opportunities for child-directed instruction, and supports English language learners and struggling readers learning alongside their classmates.

Internet Diary #17

http://www.sesamestreet.org/

     Summary of this site is that its for early childhood education with play and learns games.  This site can be used in the classroom to teach early reading, alphabet, feelings, music, numbers, and many other games.  The main idea with this site is for the students to have fun while learning reading and other cool games.