Technology Sites
Video & Slideshows
Animoto.com - A great site for turing your pictures and videos into a great show.
iPad Apps
If you are using an iPad for practice at home, try out some of these apps.
Mathematics
Coop Fractions - Good way to practice converting fractions to decimals, getting fractions of a number, and converting improper fractions.
King of Math - Fun practice of math facts. (Note: It costs $0.99 for advanced operations like multiplication and division.)
Mathmateer - Launch a rocket and solve math facts before crashing back to Earth.
Reading / Language Arts
Vocabulary/Spelling City - Search for our class lists by using my e-mail address (rjames@pennridge.org).
KidBlog - A place that students can go blog about books they have read. Search for Robert James' 5th Grade class. Students login using Reading Street passwords.
Storia - The application that allows students to read books electronically using their iPad. Parents can purchase electronic books for the class via Scholastic.com.
Social Studies
Science