Instructify has a link to e-Learning for Kids. It is pitched as online courses for kids. Basically they are short video tutorials and games on math, science, health, reading and keyboarding. Some interesting things that cover a variety of topics. Maybe worth checking out as an extra resource to help solidify taught concepts.

Free Technology 4 Teachers have two interesting posts worth mentioning. The first is US Government Studies Games, form a subsidiary of the State Bar of Texas. Some are Texas specific, but most are not. The other post is for Masher. You create videos by 'mashing' together various audio, video and music tracks from a large library. The free video library archive features thousands of high quality clips, including footage from CBS News, BBC Motion Gallery, China Central Television, NHK Japan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Rip Curl, Huntley Archives and many more.

EdGalaxy reviews the latest version of Windows Live Movie Maker for PC. The latest version needs at least Vista to run it, (no XP I am afraid), but they rate it very highly for ease of use and features. It is all drag and drop so could easily be used in an educational setting.

Slightly offbeat post from MakeUseOf.com, but you may want to check it out. How to find a book without knowing the title or author, gives you the lowdown on how to use the web to track down that elusive title that is locked away in your brain.

It is not quite as nice as MiddleSpot in my opinion, but Larry Ferlazzo has alink to a new search engine, WebKruz. With WebKruz, you get thumbnail versions of the sites in your search results, and also related category searches.

Finally, there is Kids Ed Websites, which has"free high quality learning activities and games". Sorted by categories, it is a blog of educational games for kids. "Most of the activities are appropriate for kids ages 8 to 14, but some of them are fun for kids of all ages.  These activities are great for a SmartBoard or interactive whiteboard!"