Wednesday, March 23, 2011

 The iTaalk Autism Foundation is happy to announce The iTaalk Top 30
                                       
    Visit itaalk.org for more information about interactive technology.
                                                 

                                         

The iTaalk Autism Foundation's mission is to train and educate families, educators and service providers on the basic uses of the interactive technological products (e.g. iPad, iPod, Android) for individuals with developmental disabilities.



                            
    

Monday, March 21, 2011

        

Kindergarten

PBS Kids: Weather Transformer


http://pbskids.org/catinthehat/games/
weather-transformer.html

Join the Cat in the Hat and his friends. Drag and drop them into the yard and then click one of the weather buttons to change the weather. See what happens!

Grade 1

Wonderville: Forces of Wonder

 
http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/forces-of-wonder
"Witness the wonder of physical forces and challenge the might and power of the world's strongest man, the amazing Stronginsky!"

  

Grade 2

Discover! Simulations - Describing Matter

 

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/
activities/simulations/gr1/unite.html


texListen and learn about why things sink or float. In part 2, you can click on objects to see if they sink or float in water.

Grade 3

Discover! Simulation - Organization of LivingThings

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmsc/
activities/simulations/gr4/unita.html

How do bats use sound to find insects and avoid objects in the dark? In part two, you will learn how bats use echolocation to hunt and navigate around obstacles; after the demonstration, you will use echolocation to help the bat feed and steer through the air.

Grade 4

Wonderville: Medieval Levers

 

http://www.wonderville.ca/asset/medieval-levers
This Wonderville interactive helps you learn all about the medieval lever. How did people use levers during medieval battles?

Grade 5

BBC: Reversible and Irreversible Changes

 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
science/materials/reversible_irreversible_changes/
play.shtml

Explore what happens as you change materials in this interactive activity.

Grade 6

The Interactive Universe

http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe/interactives/interactive-universe
Enjoy this virtual journey through space as you explore the planets in our galaxy, as well as distant galaxies, asteroids and dying stars.

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Welcome to the Sensory Garden

        
   


Sensory World has a garden to explore and activities for spring, summer, fall and winter. This site has awesome activities and is based in the UK, so there is a British accent. http://www.sensoryworld.org/sensory-garden-entry.html
In The News:
Cyber Bullying
The issue of bullying has been thrust back into the spotlight by Port Coquitlam, B.C., teen Amanda Todd who took her own life Wednesday, weeks after posting a YouTube video...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/10/12/bullying-prevention-funding.html

What can parents do to stop Cyber Bullying?

For a week in the spring of 2012, CBC-TV's Connect with Mark Kelley set up a video booth in a school in Gatineau, Que. More than 150 students...
read more in this story here:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/interactives/bullyproof/