A few random thoughts
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Monday, April 23, 2012
Sites for finding Clip Art
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15 Sites for Finding Images and Clip Art for Education
Apr 17
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4/17/2012 5:23 PM
A while back I did a top 10 sites for finding images and clip art for education. However, a lot of things have changed since then and a few of those sites no longer exist. A handful of new and exciting sites have been developed for education for finding images, which led me to creating a new list. Keep in mind, when searching for images for students it is always a good idea to have adult supervision/filtering solution. The following list is in alphabetical order.
15 Sites for Finding Images and Clip Art for Education
1.3D Toad- A innovative site with interactive 360-degree rotatable images.
2.Behold- A nice search engine to use with adult supervision for finding images on Flickr.
3.Find Icons- A great site for finding free icons to use in the classroom.
4.FreeFoto- A wonderful site for 1000s of free photos that can be used by students.
5.FreePhotoBank- A excellent site for free stock photos.
6.Google Images- A great way to search for images as long as the safe search filter is turned on.
7.humanline- A new site for teachers and students for free images for art, history, science, etc.
8.ookaboo- A great way to search for free stock photos on a wide variety of subjects.
9.OpenClipArt- A nice site for free clip art.
10.Pics4Learning- One of the most popular image sites for finding images for education.
11.Picsearch- A excellent place for finding images as long as being used with adult supervision.
12.School Clip Art- Doesn't get much better then this for free clip art for students and teachers.
13.Sprixi- A great way to search for images with adult supervision.
14.Veezzle- A free stock photo search engine and community.
15.Visual Dictionary- Not only a great place to find educational photos, but also offers descriptions and more.
To view my Images for Education board on Pinterest, click here.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Commen Sense Media for Parents
Parenting in the Digital Age
There's no question that online tools and new technology greatly benefit our kids' lives. But parenting in the digital age brings a whole new set of challenges. Many of our editors have lived through these challenges - and survived to tell the tale! Read about their experiences to see how they fared - and get useful tips for managing your kids' media.
5 Ways to Help Kids Find BalanceKids these days have lots of high-tech skills, but do they have real-world abilities? Get Common Sense advice for making sure your kids get the best of both worlds.
Breaking Your Mom's Rules Finding our own parenting style faces an extra hurdle because the media landscape we grew up in was so incredibly different from our kids' experience today. See how some fellow parents have interpreted the examples they grew up with.
Kids Connected CultureWe may think of our kids' online, mobile, and technological activities as "digital life," but to them, it's just life. Teach kids the skills they need to use technology wisely and well.
Back Away from the Cell Phone, Parents!Next time you go to text your kid or check her Facebook page, think about this: are you crossing the line from caring to intruding? Tech-assisted parenting can be great - in moderation. Here's how to stay on the "cool" side of the cell phone.
More Advice on This Topic:
3 Rules Your Kids May be Breaking Online
How to Choose Great Video Games
When Texting Turns to Torment
There's no question that online tools and new technology greatly benefit our kids' lives. But parenting in the digital age brings a whole new set of challenges. Many of our editors have lived through these challenges - and survived to tell the tale! Read about their experiences to see how they fared - and get useful tips for managing your kids' media.
5 Ways to Help Kids Find BalanceKids these days have lots of high-tech skills, but do they have real-world abilities? Get Common Sense advice for making sure your kids get the best of both worlds.
Breaking Your Mom's Rules Finding our own parenting style faces an extra hurdle because the media landscape we grew up in was so incredibly different from our kids' experience today. See how some fellow parents have interpreted the examples they grew up with.
Kids Connected CultureWe may think of our kids' online, mobile, and technological activities as "digital life," but to them, it's just life. Teach kids the skills they need to use technology wisely and well.
Back Away from the Cell Phone, Parents!Next time you go to text your kid or check her Facebook page, think about this: are you crossing the line from caring to intruding? Tech-assisted parenting can be great - in moderation. Here's how to stay on the "cool" side of the cell phone.
More Advice on This Topic:
3 Rules Your Kids May be Breaking Online
How to Choose Great Video Games
When Texting Turns to Torment
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Best Bets in Books for all Ages - January
http://www.commonsensemedia.org/new/months-best-bets-books?utm_source=newsletter01.12.12&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=feature2
As kids get older, they develop their own tastes and are always looking for something new. So we're starting a new monthly feature to highlight a few books for different ages -- some exceptional titles that could be the perfect thing to perk your kid's interest, get your reader hooked on a new author, or rediscover an old favorite. Here are our picks for January:
An outstanding picture book for kids 6 and up is Crouching Tiger, the latest by Ying Chang Compestine, author of the middle-grade novel Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. A young Chinese-American boy gains new respect for his heritage when his grandfather, visiting from China, teaches him tai chi and gives him an important role in the Chinese New Year parade. Superb illustrations by Yan Nascimbene underscore the boy's emotional journey from resistance to pride.
For middle graders, there's Anne Nesbet's The Cabinet of Earths, a fantasy adventure that finds an American girl and her brother adjusting to their new life in Paris when they run into a heap of weirdness and danger -- and magic.
For teens, there's the unusual high school romance post mortem in Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (who also wrote the A Series of Unfortunate Events series as Lemony Snicket). In this new novel, a girl sends her boyfriend a box filled with mementos from their relationship that help explain why they fell in love ... and why they fell apart.
As kids get older, they develop their own tastes and are always looking for something new. So we're starting a new monthly feature to highlight a few books for different ages -- some exceptional titles that could be the perfect thing to perk your kid's interest, get your reader hooked on a new author, or rediscover an old favorite. Here are our picks for January:
An outstanding picture book for kids 6 and up is Crouching Tiger, the latest by Ying Chang Compestine, author of the middle-grade novel Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. A young Chinese-American boy gains new respect for his heritage when his grandfather, visiting from China, teaches him tai chi and gives him an important role in the Chinese New Year parade. Superb illustrations by Yan Nascimbene underscore the boy's emotional journey from resistance to pride.
For middle graders, there's Anne Nesbet's The Cabinet of Earths, a fantasy adventure that finds an American girl and her brother adjusting to their new life in Paris when they run into a heap of weirdness and danger -- and magic.
For teens, there's the unusual high school romance post mortem in Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler (who also wrote the A Series of Unfortunate Events series as Lemony Snicket). In this new novel, a girl sends her boyfriend a box filled with mementos from their relationship that help explain why they fell in love ... and why they fell apart.
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