Educators' Resources on the WWW; "Only a beginning......."

Version XXII; July '08

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Web Sites Designed Primarily for Teachers

1. www.oercommons.org (Open Source for Education!)

2. www.marcopolo-education.org (Marco Polo Ed. Resources)

3. www.bbc.co.uk/schools (BBC School Resources)

4. onceuponaschool.org (Change a School!)

5. www.instructables.com/member/howtoons (Howtoons & More!)

6. www.google.com/educators (So Many Tools!)

7. udleditions.cast.org  (Universal Design Samples from cast.org)

8. www.ditd.org (Support for Gifted)

9. webquest.sdsu.edu (The WebQuest Source)

10. www.gaggle.net (FREE E-Mail for School)

11. landmark-project.com (David Warlick's Resources)

12. www.inventionatplay.org (Creativity)

13. www.project-approach.com (Project Based Learning)

14. www.teachersfirst.com (Resources and More)

15. epnweb.org (Educational Podcasting)

16. www.proprofs.com/quiz-school (Quizzes of all Sorts)

17. freetech4teachers.blogspot.com  (Tools for Teachers)

18. www.benedict.com (Copyright Info)

19. www.2learn.ca (Alberta, CA Resources)

20. discoveryschool.com/schrockguide (SchrockGuide)

21. www.teachersdomain.org (Multimedia for learning)

22. www.getmiro.com (Like iTunes for Video)

23. www.apple.com/education/itunesu (iTunes U)

24. www.grantwrangler.com (Get a Grant!)

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Tools for Real Classrooms; Lesson Plans, etc!

1. www.learningpage.com (Worksheets & More!)

2. m-w.com (Dictionary & Thesaurus)

3. www.rainforestmaths.com (Math K-6)

4. www.4teachers.org (Great Tools and Project Info)

5. jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm (Stuff for all!)

6. www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas (!)

7. librivox.org (FREE Audiobooks!)

8. readplease.com (Text Reader - Free Software)

9. www.flatstanley.com (Flat Stanley)

10. www.forsythcountyschools.org/its/kadkins (Excel+)

11. www.pics4learning.com (Copyright Released Images)

12. classroom.jc-schools.net/basic (Basic Skills - Interactive)

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The One Computer Classroom

1. gamequarium.com (Games. Tutorials. and More!)

2. www.quia.com/shared (Great for Stations...)

3. www.funbrain.com (Also Great For Stations...)

4. www.iknowthat.com (Science, Math - Interactive)

5. panoramas.dk (Quick Time Virtual Reality - QTVR)

6. www.learner.org/interactives (Interactive Learning)

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Curriculum Materials

1. www.factmonster.com (Facts!)

2. www.lizardpoint.com/fun (Geography and more)

3. www.mrdonn.org (Lots of Areas!)

4. www.awesomelibrary.org (Tons of resources!)

5. cp.c-ij.com/english/3D-papercraft (Origami PLUS!)

6. www.getreadytoread.org (PK - 2 Resources)

7. www.ipl.org (Internet Public Library)

8. www.readwritethink.org (Tools for Literacy!)

9. grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar (Grammar!)

10. www.mathsnet.net/logo/turtlelogo (LOGO Programming)

11. ccl.northwestern.edu/netlogo (NetLOGO)

12. scratch.mit.edu (Object Oriented Programming)

13. www.nytimes.com/learning (NY Times Learning Net)

14. gslc.genetics.utah.edu (Genetics for All!)

15. ology.amnh.org (Astronomy, Paleontology, & Genetics for Elementary)

16. www.howstuffworks.com (HowStuffWorks)

17. simulator.investopedia.com (Stockmarket Game)

18. www.shambles.net/pages/staff/bogusweb (T or F??)

19. www.windows.ucar.edu (Windows on the Universe)

20. www.earthweek.com (Diary of the Planet)

21. www.frogweb.gov (Amphibian Loss Information)

22. insected.arizona.edu (Insects in the classroom)

23. www.enature.com (Online Field Guides & Life Lists)

24. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu (Animal Diversity Web)

25. mbgnet.mobot.org (Biomes of the World)

26. www.nasa.gov/home/?flash=0 (NASA)

27. eos-webster.sr.unh.edu (Climate Change & More)

28. www.education.noaa.gov (Weather for all)

29. www.efieldtrips.org (FREE Online Field Trips)

30. www.learningscience.org (Learn Science!)

31. phet.colorado.edu (Physics Fun)

32. www.geogebra.org (Dynamic Mathematics)

33. www.webmath.com (Mathematical Solvers)

34. www.coolmath4kids.com (Cool Math...)

35. www.shodor.org/interactivate (Interactive Math Tools)

36. www.cut-the-knot.org (Math Tools & More)

37. www.thatquiz.com (Interactive Math Quizzes)

38. www.entre-ed.org (Entrepreneurial Education)

39. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (Eyewitness Reports)

40. www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook (Factbook)

41. www.historyplace.com (The History Place)

42. bensguide.gpo.gov (Our Nation K - 8)

43. ipl.org/youth/stateknow (Info on the States)

44. www.freereading.net (Early Literacy Curriculum)

45. www.starfall.com (Interactive Early Literacy)

46. literactive.com (More Interactive Literacy)

47. www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela (Literacy Tools)

48. www.childrenslibrary.org (Children's Digital Library)

49. teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html

50. k-12music.org (Tremendous Collection of Music)

51. www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/arts/arts.asp (Arts and Music)

52. www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicold.htm (Music & Lyrics)

53. pecentral.org (Physical Education Central)

54. etc.usf.edu/lit2go (Audio & PDF Literature)

55. www.bbc.co.uk/languages (Languages from BBC) 

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Internet Projects & Activities

1. www.learner.org/jnorth (Journey North)

2. www.epals.com (E-Mail Penpals & More!)

3. www.k12science.org/currichome.html (Real-Time Data!)

4. www.bie.org (Buck Institute for Education - PBL Handbook)

5. pathfinderscience.net (Collaborative Research Network)

6. wise.berkeley.edu (Web-based Inquiry Science Environment)

7. cilc.org  (Center for Interactive Collaboration)

8. kiva.org (Internet Loans to Change the World)

9. pbl-online.org (Free PBL Learning and Design)

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Research Skills & Tools

1. www.sourceaid.com (MLA, APA (& more) Citation Builder)

2. 21cif.imsa.edu (Information Fluency)

3. www.big6.com/kids (Research Process)

4. citationmachine.net (Citation Creation)

5. bibme.org (Citation Builder with Autofill)

6. www.kyvl.org/html/kids (Elementary Research)

7. www.idebate.org (See "Debatabase")

8. creativecommons.org (New World of Copyright)

9. www.wikipedia.org (Open Source Encyclopedia)

10. www.archive.org (Internet Archive)

11. ipl.org/div/teen/browse/sh5300 (Internet Research HS)

12. www.ipl.org/div/aplus (Writing a Research Paper)

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Tutorials

1. www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials (Apple iLife Tutorials)

2. www.ehow.com (How to do anything!)

3. www.atomiclearning.com (Video Tutorials - Some Free)

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Publications & Media

1. www.thejournal.com (Technology Horizons in Ed.)

2. www.edweek.com (Education Week & Teacher Magazine)

3. www.newseum.org (The Newseum!)

4. lookybook.com (Books!)

5. edutopia.org (George Lucas' Edutopia)

6. coe.sdsu.edu/eet (Encyclopedia of Educational Tech.)

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Parent & Student Resources

1. kidshealth.org (Kids' Health)

2. www.zerotothree.org (About the littlest ones...)

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Search Resources

1. www.overture.com (Look at the bids...)

2. www.register.com (See who owns it - "whois")

3. www.kidsclick.org (By Librarians for Kids)

4. lii.org (Librarians' Index to the Internet)

5. www.seologic.com/all-search-engines (List of Engines)

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Free Web Tools That Do Things!

1. zoho.com (Full Productivity Suite...)

2. www.lulu.com (Publish a Boook!)

3. bighugelabs.com/flickr (Make Lots of Things...)

4. www.mybrochuremaker.com (Brochure Maker)

5. lingro.com (Free online translation - LIVE!)

6. thinkature.com (Online Planning Tool)

7. audacity.sourceforge.net (Recording Freeware)

8. draw.labs.autodesk.com/ADDraw/draw.html (Design!)

9. matti.usu.edu/nlvm/nav/vlibrary.html (Manipulatives)

10. www.visuwords.com (Visual Dictionary - Words are alive!)

11. www.imaginationcubed.com (Collaborative Whiteboard)

12. www.superkids.com/aweb/tools (Worksheets & more)

13. portaportal.com (Make a page of organized links!)

14. nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing (Make Graphs Online)

15. shambles.net/web2 (Web 2.0 Tools)

16. www.think.com (Go look, and THINK!)

17. www.magneticpoetry.com (Magnetic Poetry!)

18. enlvm.usu.edu (Interactive Online Math Lesson Creator)

19. www.wikispaces.com & pbwiki.com (Make a Wiki)

20. edublogs.org (Blogs for School)

21. nicenet.org (Like "Blackboard...")

22. www.skype.com (Free Telephony via the Web)

23. openoffice.org & neooffice.org (Open Source Office

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