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​Ten Search Activities

1. **Introduction** This pathfinder is developed for primary teachers who are starting to integrate technology into their classrooms. This pathfinder provides reading activities for teachers to be utilized in a primary classroom with an interactive whiteboard.

2. **Key Terms** whiteboards, primary, online games, activities, reading, interactive, students, teachers, 3. **Search Strategy** I used the boolfiy.org. I used the key terms "interacitve online reading games." I also searched "reading activities, "online games"-worksheets.

[] On this site, the teacher must register. Teachers create word list for their students. This site reads the words aloud. Students can play games on this site to improve their spelling and vocabulary. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] This website encourages students to read with phonics. It contains games and videos to reinforce phonic skills. It contains many fun extras. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] Actors read books to children. These actors model good, fluent reading. Each book includes lesson ideas and activities. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. This site could also be used as a listening center. [] This site is based on the television show, “Between the Lions.” There are video clips dealing with phonics, prefixes, poetry, and more. This site also provides games to play and stories. A parent and teacher section is available. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] This site includes many television characters from PBS. You find a character from a children’s show and click. Then, the teacher picks from a menu of activities. Since there are so many characters on PBS, the teacher will need to survey the site. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] This site contains four levels and 28 lists of high frequency words. Students complete four activities. They listen to the words, spell the words, identify the words, and take a quiz over the words. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] This resource has phonics skill games, stories, songs, and worksheets. The teacher registers to use the site. However, it is free. These activities could be used as an introduction, guided practice, or conclusion of a lesson. This site has no audio; therefore, I would use on a whiteboard with the whole class. sound effects only. [] This site provides many science modules for all grade levels. However, the primary modules are listed at the top. Most of the primary modules are games. Also, all questions and answers can be heard. This site is designed for whiteboards or individual computers. [] This site allows students to pick pictures, and the computer says the word to spell based on the picture. This site lets students to select words to spell from basic CVC patterns to words with diagraph. Many spelling stages are available. [] This site contains a biography of Dr. Seuss, ordering information, and how to participate in “Read across America.” Students can choose to play games with characters from his books.
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