Let's Countdown to the Holidays
with tech tools for you and your students!
The First Day--Let's have some winter fun!
Build Your Own Snowman with Highlights Kids!
Visit the North Pole
Tour Antartica
Code with Anna and Elsa from Frozen!
Escape with a Virtual Field Trip from Discovery Education!
Track Santa with NORAD
NORAD: It all started as a mistake!
"Published by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), this eagerly anticipated annual collection of holiday games started as a mistake in 1955.
On Dec. 24, 1955, a call was made to the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, CO. However, this call was not from the president or a general. It was from a girl in Colorado Springs who was following the directions in an advertisement printed in the local paper – she wanted to know the whereabouts of Santa Claus.
The ad said “Hey, Kiddies! Call me direct and be sure and dial the correct number.” However, the number was printed incorrectly in the advertisement and rang into the CONAD operations center.
On duty that night was Colonel Harry Shoup. He received numerous calls that night, and rather than hanging up, he had his operators find the location of Santa Claus and reported it to every child who phoned in.
Thus began a tradition carried on by the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) when it was formed in 1958."
"Technology in the Classroom." Five Great Holiday Websites. Teach Hub, 2015. Web. 1 Dec. 2015. <http://www.teachhub.com/technology-classroom-5-great-holiday-websites>.
The Second Day
Edueto
The Third Day
Safe Share TV
The Fourth Day
Google Tour Builder
Google Trek
Google Arts & Culture
The Fifth Day
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The Sixth Day
Photos for Class
Need a great green screen app? Try Do Ink!
The Seventh Day
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Education provides high-quality digital literacy and citizenship programs to educators and school communities. Common Sense Media works with teachers to empower students to harness technology for learning and life. Free resources include ratings and reviews of digital tools, a comprehensive K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum, ready-made lesson plans, videos, webinars, and more.
Create Digital Citizenship Superheroes!
Reviews of the Best Educational Resources
Resources for Cyberbullying
Take the Device Free Dinner Challenge
Navigating Social Media
Become a Digital Citizenship Certified Educator!
The Eighth Day
Actively Learn
The Ninth Day
Biteable
The Tenth Day
Santa Tracker Village
Hangout with Santa- Thanks to TCEA!
Submit your questions for Santa!
The Eleventh Day
Vibby
On the Twelfth Day
Bunkr
Michelle Cooper
White Oak Middle School
Email: cooperm@woisd.net
Website: http://womslibrary.wonecks.net/
Location: 200 South White Oak Road, White Oak, TX, United States
Phone: 903.291.2058
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhiteOakMiddle/
Twitter: @_MichelleCooper