Today’s Bookmarks 05/04/2009

  • simplified search engine

    will be more attractive to elementary students

    Hat tip to @joycevalenza.

    tags: searchengines, wyb

  • KIDO’Z is a pretty nifty Adobe AIR-powered desktop browser app that gives kids a safe and fun environment to play games, watch videos and/or visit pre-approved websites.

    tags: browsers, onlinesafety, wyb

    • and/or visit pre-approved websites
      • Could improve information searching. Often Google displays too many results. It can be overwhelming. – post by todbaker
    • What’s nice is that all these settings are taken into account at a content level, so KIDO’Z automatically caters the media it think is most suited for your kid(s) at first launch.
      • Could customize by grade level. – post by todbaker
    • To use the app, kids won’t need to know how to read or write since obviously the whole UI is quite visual of nature, and very colorful to boot.
      • Effective for emerging readers and ELL. – post by todbaker

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

About Tod

I have a variety of experience in elementary and secondary schools as both a mainstream and specialist teacher in Colombia, the United States, Venezuela and China. Most recently, I taught grade five in the Primary Years Program at International School of Tianjin (IST), an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School. Now the PreK-12 IT Coordinator, I teach elementary technology classes and coordinate technology integration at IST. I advocate using technology to support inquiry and action in otherwise unobtainable ways. I have presented at NECC 2008, Learning2.0, and Learning2.008. You can also find me on a blog that provides readers a view of education from international teachers, U Tech Tips and Tod Baker, my personal blog.
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