Speakaboo... I see you!

So, today I was looking at the educational technology blogs that I've subscribed to and I discovered something that is quite awesome on the Technology Tidbits blog.  It is called Speakaboos.  Speakaboos brings all sorts of books, stories, songs, nursery rhymes, and folk tales to life!  They have all of the memorable stories and songs that I've known since I was in diapers.  Now, some of you may be saying "what does this have to do with education."  Well, on the same page as the video that you are watching, there are links to things such as lesson plans, worksheets, and games.  These resources allows a teacher to gain ideas on how to ensure their students are comprehending the information.  The lesson plans allow the teacher to form a lesson based on the story.  It has questions and discussions, the moral and theme of the story, and tells about the adapation of the story that they are using.

Not only are there these stories, there are songs.  They take songs that every child knows or will soon know and put them into a video.  They sometimes have successfull artists come play the music.  For instance, Nick Cannon does Old MacDonald.  They also have a whole section on Arthur.  There is much to like about this.  I even found myself spending almost an hour watching the videos and coloring the pictures (yes, there's coloring too!).  It is an awesome, FREE online tool for teachers and moms at home.