Headslinger - Share the news

Headslinger is a social media site that focuses on articles found on the web. After signing up (it's free) you begin by choosing a news site you like. You are shown the top headlines from that site for the day. If you like an article and wish to share it you simply click the "sling it" button. As you add favorite sites, suggested site appear on the left. You can choose up to 17 different categories to explore such as news, sports, humor, or entertainment to name a few. Headslinger is a great source to find and share interesting stories for current events in your classroom.

Show Kids the Fun - Great Alternatives to TV and Video Games

Show Kids the Fun is a site that contains hundreds of fun and educational activities, crafts, and games for children of all ages and interests. The activities shared on this site come with a description as well as list of materials and can be done at home, in school, or any community center or church. The site  also has party ideas and themes and you can submit your own ideas for activities to be shared on the site. Show Kids the Fun offers great alternatives to TV or videos games and is a terrific site for parents, teachers, or for anyone who works with children.

Huge Collection of Free Government Resources for Education

In honor of Washington D.C.'s sequestration fiasco, I decided to share the federal government's entire collection of education resources. Animations, primary documents, photograph collections, videos, maps, articles, and the lists goes on and on. If you have never visited this incredible collection of educational resources for all subjects and grade levels, then you really have been missing out. For all that our government does wrong, their collection of FREE educational tools and materials is quite extensive and very useful. Head on over to this web portal ASAP, before they are threatened the incompetence (my opinion) of our leaders.

Zip Skinny - View Your Community's Census Data

Zip Skinny is a really cool site that provides quick and easy access to the census data for any community simply by typing in a zip code. The site also compares the data for the zip code you entered with neighboring communities, it provides a map and it has a section dedicated to schools. Zip Skinny could be handy if you are planning on moving or are looking for a college for your child. Zip Skinny could also be useful for learning about the U.S. Census or for school projects comparing communities, regions, or states.

See the world with Google Sightseeing

Who wouldn't love to travel around the world and go to all the amazing places there is to see. Well Google Sightseeing is a website that that allows you to do just that from the comfort of your own home. The site utilizes Google Earth and Google Maps to create a world tour of places you have always wanted to see and many you didn't know existed. The sight allows you to search by country you wish to see or by category and there is also a section dedicated to street view. The site could be utilized in the classroom or as a way to plan a vacation. Google Sightseeing is not affiliated with Google in any way.