Welcome to Purple Valley Elementary

Purpose: The purpose of this wiki is to provide a central location for resources found that could be beneficial to teachers, parents, students, and administrators of Purple Valley Elementary.



XtraNormal: http://www.xtranormal.com/

• Makes movies with animated characters, backgrounds, and voices.
• This site is great for our intended audience (Elementary teachers) because it allows them to provide necessary lessons and/or stories in a new, fun, and exciting way so that students can become more excited and engaged in learning.

FlashCard Machine: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/

• Makes online flash cards. We chose this because it is a good study tool or can even be turned into an activity for students.
• This site is great for Elementary teachers to quiz student or a great way for access to free flashcards for students.

Weebly: http://www.weebly.com/

• Makes creating a professional website easier.
• This site is a great and creative way for elementary students to get to know their class mates by creating their own pages about themselveson this website.

Edmoto: http://www.edmodo.com/

• Creates a social-educational network for students, parents, and teachers.
• This website creates a great resource for both the teacher and student to use to stay communicated with each other and a way to help everyone understand the information better.

Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/

• Creates word clouds. This is creative way to show vocabulary words and literature words.
• This site is an excellent resource for teachers to show vocabulary words and literature information in creative ways.