Welcome to Maps4Kids.com! - a fun and free educational site. NEW for 2008-2009! Maps4Kids en Español. Also, we continue to add content like Seven Wonders and Outline Maps.
Many pages are now GoogleMaps enabled to add another dimension to Maps4Kids.
Our mission is to help children gain a greater understanding of the world through maps, geographic information and geography games.
Maps4Kids.com has maps and data on all of the 50 states, as well as for over 200 countries around the world. There are map puzzles and links to quizzes to help kids learn where states and countries are, and what their capitals are.
Are your students struggling with the metric system? Our Calculator page will help them find the answer ! - and our Weather page will let them link to weather forecasts for their zip code or city.
Our latest addition is a Top 10 List page loaded with useful geo-facts, and don't miss our popular GeoNews page, which is updated daily with interesting geographic news from around the globe.
If you find this website useful, please inform your students and link to us from your classroom home page.
Regards,
Tony Kehlhoferhttp://www.maps4kids.com
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
PBwiki Program for Educators
Offers $25 Million in Web 2.0 Tools
PBwiki, the leading provider of business and educational wiki's, has announced that they are offering educators who sign up as part of the 2008 PBwiki Program for Educators a free premium wiki (regular price: $250/year). This program is also open to homeschool parents as well.
Setting up a PBwiki is as easy as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! You can learn more about all the ways you can use a wiki in your classroom to enhance and support student learning over on the PBWiki Education page, or the PBwiki Educator Community. PBwiki's are 100% ad-free and totally private.
Educators can also use PBwiki Plugins to add multimedia content with a few clicks, including spreadsheets, calendars, chat rooms, videos, maps, photo slideshows, and more. If you have other embeddable widgets (like Google Gadgets), you can also insert them in your PBwiki.
To claim your free wiki, simply sign up using the following URL where you will be automatically be guided through the process of creating your free premium educational wiki:
http://pbwiki.com/?special=87937&refwiki=wawiki
Once you create your wiki, you will also be eligible to participate in PBwiki's Back-To-School Challenge, which will offer teachers like you a chance to win free school supplies and other prizes by sharing lesson plans, blogging, and offering tips on creating a collaborative classroom or library.
PBwiki, the leading provider of business and educational wiki's, has announced that they are offering educators who sign up as part of the 2008 PBwiki Program for Educators a free premium wiki (regular price: $250/year). This program is also open to homeschool parents as well.
Setting up a PBwiki is as easy as making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! You can learn more about all the ways you can use a wiki in your classroom to enhance and support student learning over on the PBWiki Education page, or the PBwiki Educator Community. PBwiki's are 100% ad-free and totally private.
Educators can also use PBwiki Plugins to add multimedia content with a few clicks, including spreadsheets, calendars, chat rooms, videos, maps, photo slideshows, and more. If you have other embeddable widgets (like Google Gadgets), you can also insert them in your PBwiki.
To claim your free wiki, simply sign up using the following URL where you will be automatically be guided through the process of creating your free premium educational wiki:
http://pbwiki.com/?special=87937&refwiki=wawiki
Once you create your wiki, you will also be eligible to participate in PBwiki's Back-To-School Challenge, which will offer teachers like you a chance to win free school supplies and other prizes by sharing lesson plans, blogging, and offering tips on creating a collaborative classroom or library.
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