Sites for Readers

Thanks to the "Tech Savvy Educator", we have a nice list of sites for young readers. While Ben has more sites on his blog, I've selected a few that I particularly like.

• MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries The stories here are short and engaging. Kids have a real chance to solve the mysteries, but they are not dead give-aways. After reading a few, youngsters might enjoy crafting their own stories.
• Banph Middle school fare ala fantasy/animal fiction. (Really, it's about an ant, but who ever heard of insect finction?) The drawings are wonderful.
• Children's Storybooks Online Grouped by age appropriateness, this goup of offerings is sure to spark interest on the parts of some youngsters. The amount of text on screen is limited, so even reluctant readers won't be intimidated.

While we're at it, another nifty tool for educators as well as for plain, ordinary people: YouSendIt is a quick and easy way to transfer large files (up to 1 GB). You don't have to "join" or otherwise make a commitment to this site. Just go there, fill in the recipient's email address, browse for your file, and click OK. Very nice. The recipient gets an email with a link, follows the link, and can download the file from the YouSendIt site. Material is not held on the YouSendIt site for long. But this service really does meet a need.