PARENTS

• EDUCATIVE TOYS & GAMES:

Here are several websites where parents can find interesting toys/games for their children. Kids will be enjoying while they are learning at the same time.

http://www.tts-group.co.uk/shops/tts/Products/PD1723538/Bee-Bot-Floor-Robot/?rguid=b21a89d4-bea3-4949-91bb-738321ac919a

http://www.elc.co.uk/learning-books/5565,default,sc.html

http://www.elc.co.uk/puzzles%2C-games-gifts/5598,default,sc.html

http://www.educationaltoysplanet.com/

http://www.brightminds.co.uk/play-learn/c2

http://www.hearthsong.com/educational-toys/educational-toys.html

http://www.mindware.com/Home/HomePage.aspx

http://www.cptoy.com/

http://www.amazon.com/kids-learning-education/b?ie=UTF8&node=166269011

http://www.toysrus.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2256762

• LITERACY COMPUTER GAMES:

Here is a website which gives the chance to play with different educative computer games. There are games for students from kindergarten through 5th grade.

http://www.abcya.com/

In this other website, there are several activities and games for children to know more about literacy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/literacy/

• BOOKS FOR CHILDREN:

This are some books-sites where you can download or read on line a wide range of books for children. Apart from that it also has several printable files.

http://freekidsbooks.org/

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/u/childrens-books-kids-books/379003144/

http://www.whsmith.co.uk/dept/books-childrens-01540/home?page=1&results=60

This other website provides different resources at economic prices.

http://www.amazon.com/

• INTERESTING WEBSITES:                                                                                                                

• WEBSITES TO FIND SONGS AND VIDEOS FOR CHILDREN

                    http://www.youtube.com/

                   http://www.dailymotion.com/es

                    http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/sounds

• BROWSERS

                    http://yahoo.com/

                     https://www.google.co.uk/

                 
                    These websites serve as a guide. They offer access to many other web pages specialized in                           children education:

                    http://www.kidsites.com/not_found.htm                                                      

                    http://websearch.about.com/od/safesearch/a/kidsclick.htm


               

STUDENTS

In the following lines students will find different games, songs and exercises divided into topics. Have fun!

SCIENCE

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/copycat/

http://www.digitaldialects.com/geography/physical_geography.htm

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/geography/geography_of_spain/quiz4259.html

http://www.digitaldialects.com/geography/Spanish_Regions.htm

http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/games/roundup/

http://www.ictgames.com/knightinarmour.html

http://www.visualesl.com/drag/18.htm

Songs:

ART

http://www.agame.com/game/repeat-the-melody

http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/colour-factory-game

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/music_and_art_games/music_and_art_games_warm_cool_colors1.html

http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm

MATHS

 http://eu.ixl.com/math/grade-1/count-all-coins

http://eu.ixl.com/math/grade-3/age-puzzles

http://eu.ixl.com/math/grade-6/compare-rational-numbers

http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-countcubes/index.html

http://www.primarygames.com/arcade/virtualworlds/dinokids/games/math/

http://www.primarygames.com/math/countthesheep/

http://www.ictgames.com/funny_fingers_v2.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks1/maths/organising_data/play/

SONGS:

ENGLISH

http://www.ictgames.com/forestPhonics/forestPhonicsOnline/index.html

http://www.ictgames.com/djCow/index.html

http://www.ictgames.com/wordreader.html

http://www.eslgamesworld.com/members/games/grammar/sentences/greetings/greetings.html

http://www.englishbanana.com/basic-shapes-picture-1-ev17.jpg

http://www.englishbanana.com/finish-the-sentences-1-esl12.pdf

http://www.englishbanana.com/role-play-going-to-a-cafe-esl14.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/pdf/alphabeticaldolchgr3.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/pdf/finishrhymingsentence.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/oppositesab.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/pdf/longasound1.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/pdf/dinocomp.pdf

http://www.tlsbooks.com/letterfromsandiego.pdf

SONGS:

THE BEST ICT FOR PRIMARY CHILDREN

- INTERACTIVE WHITEBOARDS:

Interactive whiteboards are tools used commonly in education that link a computer to a projector and a touch-sensitive screen. This allows the user to become a human input device and control the computer functions via the touch screen, while projecting the computer images on a large surface. It is ideal for education settings.

Advantages
• Clear graphics
• Interactivity for teachers and students
• Projection of computer images on a larger screen for audience viewing
• Manipulation of computer functions while standing (rather than from the computer)
• Incorporation of video and images into traditional teaching lesson



- COMPUTERS

A computer is a general purpose device that can be programmed to carry out a set of arithmetic or logical operations. Since a sequence of operations can be readily changed, the computer can solve more than one kind of problem.
Conventionally, a computer consists of at least one processing element, typically a central processing unit (CPU) and some form of memory. The processing element carries out arithmetic and logic operations, and a sequencing and control unit that can change the order of operations based on stored information. Peripheral devices allow information to be retrieved from an external source, and the result of operations saved and retrieved.

Advantages:

Access to Information
One of the most important features of a computer is the access to information it provides. Because the Internet acts as a virtual library, students can have access to nearly any piece of information imaginable. This can be highly advantageous in the classroom as it can enhance the information on any classroom subject. The downside is that sometimes students will stumble across unreliable information online.

Saving Time
Computers also save time in many ways. Not only can computers access millions of pages of information on the Internet, but they can do this in an incredibly fast time. What once might have taken hours of library research might now only take a few minutes on the computer. In addition to the Internet, tools such as word processors, presentation software, and spreadsheets have added efficiency. They eliminate much of the time that traditional writing, presentations, and creating tables and forms once required.

Tutoring
For teachers dealing with large classrooms, there is not always enough time to spend with individual students, so computers can serve as a tutor for the students. Many educational websites are designed to tutor students, providing everything from step-by-step explanations to interactive problems.

Online Tools
Many online tools can be used by teachers to make learning more fun, interesting, and easy to understand. Teachers can add flavor to any lesson, whether with additional pictures and videos of a concept she is teaching, or with 3-D programs, animations, and other educational tools. Classroom-oriented games can be found at sites such as ClassTools.net and FunBrain.
Another benefit of having access to the Internet in schools is for teachers to access plagiarism checkers, which usually only require a simple copy-and-paste action by the teacher. Online checkers include free sites such as Dupli Checker (see Resources).



- ONLINE TOOLS

BLOGS:

Blogs are web logs that are updated on a regular basis by their author. They can contain information related to a specific topic. In some cases blogs are used as daily diaries about people's personal lives, political views, or even as social commentaries. The truth of the matter is that blogs can be shaped into whatever you, the author, want them to be.
Blog's give you an opportunity to write content that is unique to you and your practice. While some people are uncomfortable with self promotion, your blog gives you an occasion to interact with your visitors while promoting who you are and what you do.

Advantages:
- Publishing writings and giving them feedback
- Sharing information from the classroom
- Useful for recounts from trips end events
- Sharing learning intentions and outcomes
- For reflection (see easily what they though and what they think now)
- Helps the teacher professional development
- …
WIKIS:

Are usually a web application which allows people to add, modify, or delete content in a collaboration with others. Text is usually written using a simplified markup language or a rich-text editor. While a wiki is a type of content management system, it differs from a blog or most other such systems in that the content is created without any defined owner or leader, and wikis have little implicit structure, allowing structure to emerge according to the needs of the users.

Advantages:
- For collaborative projects
- For planning and development of staff ideas
- Webquests
- As a classroom website and resource
- To build resource sites on topics
- …

VOICE THREAD:
Voice thread is basically a Web-based digital-storytelling application that allows users to share their stories through audio, images, videos or text. It also allows visitors to make comments on their stories in five different ways: 1) voice with a microphone, 2) or voice with telephone), 3) text, 4) audio file, or 5) video with a webcam. The stories can be shared with anyone in the world or they can be kept private for selected individuals.

Advantages:
- Literacy development
- Summarizing class discussion/research
- Learning languages
- Collaborative projects
- Showcasing and evaluating work
- Add information into images
- …

SCIENCE

     http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/Geography.htm

In this webpage the student can work by playing games on the capitals, countries, or landscapes of the continent they want. They have to link the name of the country with the geographic area that corresponds to it. It is not an easy game, so we recommend it for students of the 3^rd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To know the countries, capitals, and landscapes of the continents
• To difference the different landscapes of each continent

-         http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/games/geographygames/copycat/

The children have to memorize the order in which the continents are clicked, so they have to repeat the order that the machine makes. Each time that they do it correctly, the order of the machine will be more difficult. We recommend this game for students of the 2^nd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To memorize the name of the continents and its location

-          http://www.digitaldialects.com/geography/physical_geography.htm

The student have some time to take a look at the name and location of the most important river, mountains and deserts of the world. Then, it has to write the name of the located phenomenon. We recommend this for the 3^rd cycle of primary.

Objectives:

• To know the name and location of those rivers, deserts and mountains

-          http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/geography/geography_of_spain/quiz4259.html

Students have to click on the correct answer of the questions about the geography of Spain. It can be about its location, clime, coast, oceans around… This game is recommended for children of the 2^nd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To know the rivers, mountains, clime and population in Spain

-          http://www.digitaldialects.com/geography/Spanish_Regions.htm

The student have some time to take a look at the autonomous communities of the country of Spain. After having seen them, the student will have to put the name of the autonomous communities on its location. This is a difficult game, so we recommend it for children of the 3^rd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To know the name and location of the autonomous communities of Spain

-          http://pbskids.org/wildkratts/games/roundup/

The children have to control the character. It will go through a landscape of the world, and in each one will find different animals. When it finds one, the game tells you information about the animal. We recommend this game for children of the 1^st cycle of primary.

Objectives:

• To learn about animals and its habitats

http://www.ictgames.com/knightinarmour.html

This activity is recommended for 3^rd cycle students. In this game students have to dress a conqueror. After that students have to link each part of the conqueror’s clothes with their respective name.

Objectives:

• To learn the specific vocabulary
• To learn the use of each part

http://www.visualesl.com/drag/18.htm

This activity is recommended for 3^rd cycle students. In this game students have to link each part of the conqueror’s clothes with their respective name.

Objectives:

• To learn the specific vocabulary
• To learn the use of each part

Songs:

In this song the continents and their location are explained. Usually these songs are useful when working with children of the first cycle of primary.

This song is about the five oceans we have on earth. These kind of songs are recommended for students of the first cycle of primary.

ART

-          http://www.agame.com/game/repeat-the-melody

The students have to repeat the melody that are given on the piano. Each time it will be more difficult, but they have the help of the musical notes on each key of the piano. This game is recommended for students of the 2^nd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To know the musical notes
• To remember the melody correctly

-          http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/games/colour-factory-game

In this game the students are given just three different colors, and they have to get the other six eight by mixing the colors they have. They don’t have to do it in a short period of time, so they can think about what they are doing. This is an easy game and we recommend it for children of the 1^st cycle of primary.

Objectives:

• To mix the correct colors to get the ones missing
• To know the name of different color mixings

http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/music_and_art_games/music_and_art_games_warm_cool_colors1.html

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They have to try to put the cold colors and the heat colors on the side that corresponds to those ones. They are given just some seconds to do it, so they have to do it quickly. This game is recommended for children of the 3^rd cycle of primary

Objectives:

• To know the difference between cold and warm colors
• To know which colors are cold and warm

-      http://www.musicgames.net/livegames/orchestra/orchestra2.htm

The students have to know which musical instrument is been played just by listening to the sound it produces. They have a long list of instruments that have to be linked with the correct sound. It is not easy to know all the sounds of the instruments, so we think it is a game for children of the 3^rd cycle of primary.

Objectives:

• To know the sound of the instruments
• To match the sound with the instrument it comes from