One of the most interesting, engaging and interactive resources explored during the whole project is the abcya.com, online platform for educational games. The best part it comes with activities divided Grade 5 wise from Pre-K to Grade 5 which are further divided into sub categories including numeracy, literacy, strategy etc. Details in link www.abcya.com
Another interesting tool which lets you organize your thoughts in a meaningful way. With bubbl.us you can make mind maps online, collaborate online , edit in real time, is platform independent, lets you share mind map with all, lets you print, save as JPG, PNG etc. Details in link https://bubbl.us
Another interesting resource that the kids explored is Mathletics. Mathletics has proved to be engaging like anything because of interactive activities. It has a huge bank of activities related to math, spelling and literacy etc linked to different curriculum. Students get a chance to participate in live math competitions with kids around the globe. Teachers can monitor students work, a complete assessment report is generated to give an overview of students attempts at online games. Details in link http://pk.mathletics.com/primary/
Another interesting resource explored is Topmarks, this is a huge bank of educational games for kids aged 3 to 14 related to English & Math. There are interactive white board resources also available. Kids found it very interesting , engaging and interactive. Details in link https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/5-7-years/counting
Another interesting tool explored was Popplet. Popplet lets yo create mind maps online with some additional features , you could draw inside the popplet, upload an image, change font and popplet color, add a comment to popplet, saves as JPG, PNG, add content from Youtube or vimeo , align in different ways, share to Facebook, twitter etc. Details in link popplet.com
iEARN is largest online networking platform available for students, teachers and educators to collaborate online on a diverse range of global education projects, mostly linked to UN SDGs. It is a huge family of more than 200000 students, along with 30,000 educators from 150 countries connected globally through internet and other ICTs. Kids have participated in a few global education projects which has helped create awareness about global issues and enabled them to become global citizens.Details in link https://iearn.org
Kidspiration is an amazing piece of software developed for kids aged 5 -10. It offers a range of interactive activities related to most areas of curriculum including math, writing, science, geography, reading etc. Definitely helps build various skills among kids which include organizing, planning, thinking, brainstorming etc. Kids have used a number of built in templates for story writing, measuring objects, matching sounds of letters, making sentences etc. Details in link http://www.inspiration.com/Kidspiration
CityCreator was one of the most engaging and interactive software, it enabled kids to actually develop a city. They choose a city from the given options and build it by dragging objects from the object gallery. These objects include vehicles, roads and pathways, people, roofs and buildings. Kids could come up with some innovative designs. Details in link www.citycreator.com
Teacher Led Interactive Map Maker lets you create interactive maps online. Kids work on a four grid map, they drag ad drop different items and place them on the map. These include roads, hospitals, parks, shops, schools, train station, lake, woods etc. There are two kinds of maps traditional and treasure, both can be customized, printed and used for lesson plans. They can also measure using a digital ruler.Details in link http://www.teacherled.com/resources/mapmaker/mapmakerload.html
Flip Grid has been simply amazing, it has given voice to every student in my SOS class, kids who hardly participated and shared have attempted to record and give input using the FlipGrid tool. It has helped them listen to their voices, identify errors, make corrections and boost confidence. We have used FlipGrid for the iEARN International Book Club project and kids have recorded their stories online. More details in link below https://info.flipgrid.com/ and
https://flipgrid.com/0c1d1b
KhanAcademy is a non profit organization created by Sal Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools to educate students. The organization produces short videos and interactive exercise related to different subjects including Math, Grammar etc. Kids at the SOS Children's Village and Ran'aa Child Welfare Foundation have been enrolled into two different sections in KhanAcademy , they are assigned different topics, followed up by self explanatory videos and interactive exercises. Every week a report is generated and shared with the coach about skills practiced etc.
https://www.khanacademy.org/
Mathgames is an online games source, which offers math games of all grades. Students can choose a grade or a skill and get started in classroom or home. Kids at SOS Children Village and Ranaa Welfare Foundation have been enrolled into mathgames classroom. They get to practice various skill based interactive math exercises. Details in weblink below:
https://www.mathgames.com/