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| Educational LA Stuff for Kids Reading Practice StarFall FREE K-2 interactive books & word games Roy the Zebra 1st Graders will love this one 
LookyBook
Lots of picture books; no audioBookPALS Storyline Online Listen to members of Screen Actor Guild read books NEW! Name That Book From Reading Rainbow. Match the book to the clue. NEW! Book Adventure Free - similar to Accelerated Reader Play with Words Voycabulary Viewing www pages thru this site will allow you to check dictionary & thesaurus info of words Visual Dictionary Online From Merriam Webster Magnetic
Poetry Tiles Move the tiles - or make your own
tiles!! Fridge Magnet Poetry,
Poems, Magnets Idea: sort by nouns, verbs, etc.Bembo's Zoo Watch how the letters of the alphabet re-form into animals. How do they do that?? Scribble Goal: create as many words as you can in 5 minutes using the 10 scribble letters. Building
Language for Literacy Scholastic - PreK-K interactive Make a
Word Interactive - Make as many words as you can from
the given word Word Magnets
Use phonics & sight words to create sentencesZoom Playhouse 40+ complete play scripts - short and sweet! Learning Vocabulary
Fun My 5th graders LUV Hang Mouse! Quiz Tree
Practice words by calling out a word and have students click on it K-3 NEW! Road
Hog Spelling 3 letter wordsNEW! Word Ahead HS vocab videos - good for SAT prep LA Games ReviseWise English From the BBC - interactive site with Reading, Writing, Spelling & Grammar & games Mr. Nussbaum LA Games GameGoo InteractiveMortifying Monday Gr 4-8 Choose your own adventure story From PBS Kids NEW! Character Scrapbook Interactive reader's response Writing Left-Brained Poetry Prompts and Right-Brained Poetry Prompts Writing Fun Using text organizers Read Write Think Interactive tools for reading & writing Make Beliefs Comix Create your own comics! bookr Create and share your own photobook using Flickr images NEW! Magic Pen Story Starters Spelling SpellBee FREE teacher registration. Choose a partner & play a word game. Grades 2-6 Spin and Spell
Choose a picture and spell the word. Grades 1-3Spelling Time Grades 1-5 Spelling Wizard Type in 10 words, then make a word search or word scramble Spelling City Free register, upload spelling lists, send kids to practice NEW! READ the lyrics as you SING along to some great oldies! OM Cafe Nostalgia - Forever Music Hits OM Broadway - Music from Musicals OM Classics - Classic Movie Tunes OM Beatles - John Lennon and crew Songs that Help Teach Words Gr. K-2 Bus Songs - lyrics and music for kids' favorites |
Educational Math Stuff for Kids Tessellation
Town Click & drag to create your own
tessellations National Library of
Virtual
Manipulatives for Interactive Mathematics Long name. Cool site.
Interactive
virtual manipulatives based on NCTM standards NCTM
Illuminations More Interactive
Math Tools Daisy
Maths
Interactive Math site for 3-11 year olds Encyclogram Explore harmonograms, spirographs, and lissajous figures The MegaPenny Project Visualizing HUGE numbers CosmicZoom Based on book Powers of Ten -visualizing large numbers Multiflyer Online multiplication practice ReviseWise Maths From the BBC - Numbers, Data Handling, Shape/Space/Measure, Mental Maths & Games Count Us In
Number concept games to download or play online. K-2Math Drill Assign math practice, then receive graded reports - FREE! Mr. Nussbaum Math Games(My kids love Math Fries and Decimal Place Value Pirates) A Maths Dictionary for Kids Animated & interactive Pattern
Blocks Interactive Money
Interactive Learning about Time Interactive: analog & digital Oddball
Interactive logic game Base 10 Blocks
Interactive Cuisenaire Rods
Interactive Fraction Bars
InteractiveRainforest Math Interactive Gr 4-6 The Same Game
Addicting strategy game Splat
Square Look for patterns on this 100 square (turn your
sound off!) Odd
or Even Sorting game Overlapping
Shapes Coin Combo Click on the falling
coins to make the money amount.The
Counting Game Count by 1s, 2s, 3s and moreMath Playground PreK-8
Create
Your Own Games Long list of pre-made games, or make you
ownOrigami Now Step by step videos for creating fantastic origami art Math Attack Practice multiplication in a gaming environment - free version or buy NumberNut Memory game based on estimation & rounding numbers Online Sudoku A new game every day!
Star
Gazing Practice angle measurement from PBS
Make
a Really Big Number - interactive place value 10
Frame - Practice for counting and addition
Smart
Board activities for Math NEW! Snakes
and Ladders Game Addition skills from BBC NEW! Count
Hoot's Number Games
Addition & Subtraction practice NEW!
Rainforest
Math Math games for 2nd-3rd grades NEW!
Add Like
Mad Online addition gameNEW! Get Smarter: Math Interactive Math quiz for Grades 3 & 4 NEW! Multiplication Station Timed game |
Educational Science Stuff for Kids How Stuff Works Hundreds of cool articles JungleWalk Tons of audio, video, web sites for jungle lovers Virtual Fish Tank Build-Your-Own-Fish online and release them into the Virtual FishTank(TM) exhibit at the Museum Of Science, Boston Froguts Online dissection without the smell! $300/year for whole school. Checkout demos. Switcheroo Zoo
Switch the
animals'
heads, legs and tails to make new creatures at this surrealistic
virtual
zooReviseWise Science From the BBC - Living things, Materials, Physical Processes, Games Playing with Time Slow time down in several examples and watch what happens! Devices of Wonder Interactive site. Cool stuff from the last 4 centuries! Biology in Motion Grades 7-12 A collection of learning activities, animations, and cartoons exZooberance Animal pictures and facts Edheads
Interactive science activities. Try Virtual Knee Surgery!Peep Research Answers to all your 'Peep' questions! Use this site to intro Scientific Method ;-) Zoobooks Click on Kids for interesting info on animals QX5 Computer Microscope Every classroom needs one! Software update for QX3 Extreme Science Find the biggest, baddest, best in the world Build a Solar System Make a scale model 5th/6th Foss Human Body
Human skeleton assembly kit Planets,
Moons, and Their Dark Sides BBC
School Science Clips Interactive Flash Science
activities Life Cycles of plants,
frogs, humansLearn to Be Healthy 1-6 FREE activities & lessons The Amazing Food Detective (gr 4-6) Interactive games, lessons, activities - a complete unit Knowledge Bears Info about animals, dinosaurs, geography, space, weather, and more. Good place to start research. Science
Clips from the BBC Choose an age level at the left
Gr K-7Planet Science Interactive activities, resources, lessons WeatherMaker Interactive - how weather is made - from Scholastic Energy
Flows
Interactive -put objects in sequence to let energy flow 3-6Ology Interactive museum: archeology, astronomy, water, etc. NEW!
Science
Splat From the BBC - online science quizNEW! Wild
Weather Adventure Online weather game from NASA for up
to 4 studentsNEW! Classify
This
Put the bugs in the right classificationGet Smarter: Science Interactive science test for 3rd & 4th grade Build a Bridge Learn about suspension bridges from PBS NEW! Science Labs
Science interactives, lessons, & quizzes for 6th grade units |
| Educational Social St Stuff for Kids Fact Monster Atlas, encyclopedia, current events, daily facts and more Ref Desk A collection of references: encyclopedias, newspapers, language translators and more Net Detectives Interactive role playing Kids NewsRoom This week's news written just for kids. dMarie Time Capsule Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening' Place the State How
well do you know your states??Growth of a Nation Free 10 minute movie of the geographic history of the US. BuzzTracker Shows relationship between news stories. Great for current events! Sim City FREE online Classic version. City Creator For the younger kids MapZone How to read a map - interactive Don't Gross Out the World Cute - International Dining Etiquette Quiz Mr. Nussbaum Social Studies Games, maps, history Interactive Lewis + Clark CommonCents!
Interactive economics
by grade level History Mystery From Scholastic Gr 4-9 Flags of the World Lemonade Stand Great way to apply economics Historic Tale Reconstruction Kit World History: Create your own stories Bayeux Tapestry Activities World History: Complete the tapestry, build a Norman ship, etc GeoSpy Geography game from National Geographic Puzzled States US puzzle from Scholastic The Road to Revolution - 1763 from PBS SavingsQuest - Savings & budget game for kids Geocaching (that's
gee-oh-cash-ing)Geocaching Got a GPS unit? This site will help YOU be the search engine!! PodCacher A weekly podcast all about geocaching. Michigan Geocaching Organization (MiGO) Discussion forum about geocaching in Michigan EdCaching (Educational Geocaching) Check out the Links and Brainstorms links for ways to use geocaching in your classroom Way Cool MapsWorld Atlas.com Plug in a date & find out what music, books, famous people were 'happening' Google Earth PC + MAC Free download of satellite images + local facts. Check out the minimum configurations before downloading Google Earth in the Classroom Tips for using with kids Earth Contest Free - Great way for students to USE Google Earth! Google Earth Touring Directions for creating your own Google Earth tour. Google Moon NOT a download - NASA images + Google maps = pay a visit to the Moon! Google Mars NOT a download - NASA images + Google maps = pay a visit to Mars! NASA World Wind PC only Free download lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Takes a LOT of memory - check out system requirements Map Machine from National Geographic The World Factbook from the CIA InfoNation Compare countries NationMaster and StateMaster Compare statistics for countries and states Maps Outlines of states, countries, & continents How Far Is It? Plug in 2 destinations and this site will figure the mileage & give you lat/long. Maps Outlines of states, countries, & continents Gmaps Pedometer Track your walks TerraClues Interactive Scavenger Hunts using
Google Maps Map Maker Make your own map from National Atlas Earth Album Google Earth + flickr = photos around the world Google Earth file: Extent of sea ice downloads directly to Google Earth Global Temperature Trends for Google Earth Download this set of .kmz files to get data on temperature trends |
Educational Fine Arts Stuff for Kids Pointilism Practice Page Interactive canvas - paint like Seurat or VanGogh! SandArt Create colored 'sand' pictures! Kaleidoscope Painter Click and move your mouse for stellar creations Ceremonial Music Online Free downloads for educational use from the US Air Force. PlayMusic Fun, educational site - instruments, musicians, & more Incredible Art Lessons For teachers - Art lesson plans by grade levels (Early Childhood to HS) with categories like Art History/games & ideas for subs & student teachers The Artists Toolkit From The Minneapolis Institute of Arts Explore the tools that artists use - like line, color, & balance - to build words of art. Destination Mondern Art Interactive exploration for elementary students from the Museum of Modern Art in NYC. Color in Motion Animated & interactive - wear your earphones! Dallas Symphony Orchestra Music fun games ZeFrank Flowers Fun play area ArtRage 2 Free or Purchase paint software Online Etch-A-Sketch Practice using arrow keys ArtPad Cool online drawing Drawing for Children Free download TuxPaint Free download pc/Mac Mr. PicassoHead Use Picasso strategies with Mr. Potato Head techniques Mr. Potato Head The original is now online Artsonia Students can have their own art gallery online. Tip: take dig pix of art works instead of scanning! SketchCast Create a drawing with or without voice to make a Flash video A Little of Everything Stuff for KidsHomework Spot K-12 articles, themes, field trips, references and more 2 Minute Mystery Club A weekly mystery to solve Paper Toys Just print, cut, fold and glue! Think Tanks Students (grades 3-8) develop a Research Organizer (a list of topics and subtopics) for reports and projects SodaPlay Build your own or just sit back and wonder how they do that KidsHub Educational games, puzzles, quizzes, spelling activities, and subject guides iKnowthat Click on grade level (K-6) or Curriculum area Professor Garfield Click on Knowledge Box & choose a grade level & curriculum area K-6 Thinking Machine 4 Interactive Chess game Little Animals Activity Center K-2 read-along stories, math practice, music games from the BBC Kids Know It Network Games, activities, all FREE Kid Friendly
Directories KidsClick! Enchanted Learning FactMonster KidsNet.Au KidzOnline Kid Friendly Search Engines Ithaki for Kids Google Safe Search Quintura Ask for Kids (formerly Ask Jeeves for Kids) Kartoo Visual Mapper Grokker Visual Mapper Mooter Visual Mapper Clusty Clusters relevant results Kid
Friendly Browsers Firefly KidRocket |
Communication Stuff Teachers.Net Chatboards Great teacher resource for all grades, curricula, & interests CreateSurvey Create your
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surveys
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Webbe books Create
digital books
Printable Books For emergent readers Make your own minibooks Features minibooks for each letter of the alphabet. Writing Prompts Enough for everyday this year and next! Creative Writing Prompts More daily ideas Spell-A-Rama Download, print, laminate this set of cards and let 'em learn while they're playing! Good Readers 1st Graders SHOW kids how to be Good Readers. A lovely video using REAL kids! Intervention A for K-1 Reading intervention program for small groups of 1-6 K or 1st students Free Reading.net Reading strategies for the young group Into the Book Excellent reading strategies for K-3 NEW! Young Writers Workshop Story starters and publishing kids' writing NEW! Writing Rubric Very kid-friendly! NEW! Great things to DO with your word wall: Word Wall Activity List More activities Even more activities Another list And a few more Compact for Reading K-3 agreement for families + school to help teach reading Great resource! Free download Paragraph a Week 5th/6th grades A year's worth of writing Picture Prompt Story Starters for Early El Reading Workshop Strategies, tutorials, worksheets for Grades 1-2 and 3-5 Novel Study Guides Grades 3-8 NEW! How to create a Talking Book Video with step by step directions for using PPT 2003 Research Noodle Tools: Bib & Quest Bibliography Composer & Search strategies NoteStar Take notes from online sources. Source information for citations is automatically captured KidzOnline Informative videos on how to search, PowerPoint tutorials, and more. Upper El, Middle School & teacher PD Math NEW! To Excel in the Classroom K-6 Excel projects Math Quiz Generator Create your own worksheets The
Maths Teacher's Toolkit Demo math tools e.g. Place
value calculator, Screen Calculator, 12 hour clock, Sequences, and
more. MathWire Creative themes to teach Math based on NCTM standards Printable Graph Paper Virtual Dice Click to 'throw' or create your own virtual 6, 8, 10, or 12-sided dice Science/Social Studies Live Science Movies, headlines, cool stuff. PREVIEW before sending kids here! Visual Ranking Rank and put lists in order - free teacher tool Seeing Reason Cause & effect - free teacher tool Showing Evidence Analyzing & evaluating info - free teacher tool eThemes Internet resources for Gr 1-12 GSN Projects Registry Find great online projects here, or create your own! Time for Kids/Teachers Gr K-6 MythBusters: Results 5 Seasons worth of results NEW! HSI: Historical Scene Investigation Upper El + MS - based on Crime Scene Investigations, uses primary & secondary docs to re-evaluate history 4 2 Explore Definitions, activities, the 4 good starting points, and many more links and resources for the thematic topic for over 200 themes. Anacleta's Spanish & World Language / Cultures Resources A goldmine of resources for Spanish teachers! Online Timelines NEW! Dipity Very cool timeline CircaVie Online timeline - upload pix Cool! NEW! LifeHaps Create a login. Games Word Game Boards Free MS Word templates to create your own games (or assign kids to make 'em!) EclipseCrossword FREE download - create your own crossword puzzles with your words & clues Waterford Press FREE Science Games, Activities, & Quizzes |
More Teaching Stuff SmartBoard Primary
Interactive Whiteboard Resources LOTS of
ideas and resources for getting the most out of your interactive
whiteboardMaximizing
SMART Board Tips, basic manuals, templates, lessons
for K-12 Great sites for Using
the SmartBoard K-3 List of interactive sites SmartBoard
web site resources More
SmartBoard
web site resourcesOrganizers Graphic Organizers Lots of different kinds of organizers. Just click, print and use in your classroom as hard copies! Web-Bits short, learning-based activity that uses the World Wide Web as the resource for gaining information. Bubbl.us FREE online brainstorming mind map Study Stack FREE online flashcards - use theirs or create your own Flashcard Exchange Create, study, print, download & share flashcards. FREE registration NEW! Graphic Organizers in Doc or pdf formats Teacher Tools Homeworkopoly Directions for creating a monopoly-like game to encourage homework Teach With Movies
Discussion questions, bridges to reading, projects and links to
the
internet for 1,000's of movies
Teacher's Domain Public tv content for K-12 teachers Homework Service from UTexas Free! Assign each student different problems - automated system will take care of grading & bookkeeping for Grades 5-8 Math, Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, Physical Science, and Physics The Classroom Flyer A daily email newsletter that contains teaching resources and tools. Sign up for a level specific newsletter to come to your email box weekly, or view today's newsletter, or explore the archives. Teach-nology Lesson Plans, worksheets, teacher resources, rubrics & Motivators Rubistar Make your own Rubrics! Rubric Builder Make your own Rubrics! Project Gutenberg Complete etexts to pre-1923 books. TWICE VideoConference field trip database - connected to Michigan Frameworks! MEAP Lesson Plans Locate lesson plans based on Mi Curriculum Framework Benchmarks NEW! Michigan Educator's Resources Michigan curriculum standards, benchmarks, aligned with resources plus lots more Michigan info Using PowerPoint NEW! Parade of Games in PowerPoint Pete's PowerPoint Station Free ppts , templates, clipart and more PowerPoint Palooza Free ppt slideshows to use in your classes 9-12 Free PowerPoint templates (complete with sound!)
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Internet
Safety Disney Surfswell Island K-6 Covers privacy, viruses, and netiquette NetSmartKidz Internet safety thru songs, characters & interactive games Safety Land Answer Internet safety questions to help a super hero catch a bad Internet character Privacy Playground Gr 3-5 Cyberpigs help teach how to spot online marketing strategies, protect personal info, and avoid online predators ConnectSafely Especially for kids who are involved in social networking CyberSmart A complete K-8 Online Safety curriculum Put your Curriculum Online Stuff TourMaker A sequence of Web pages on any subject with simultaneous commentary. Trial version to build your own tour Filamentality Guides for creating hotlists, scavenger hunts, webquests, etc Trackstar
Collections of websites organized by theme
Hot Potatoes Create interactive quizzes to post on the www Quick Topic For group discussion. Quick Topic Review Gather comments on any MS Word or html document . Bravenet Free web page hosting plus lots of extras - counters, guestbook, message forum, email forms, mini poll, clip art archive, guestmap, password gate, mailing list, and more Project Poster For students who wish to publish projects and reports on the Web for 3 months after last edit. MatMice Free homepages for kids sponsored by Scholastic CRAYON (Create Your Own Newspaper) A news page customized for you with the daily information that you are most interested in. Quiz Master Create interactive web-based games - use a template to enter your own curriculum HotChalk FREE Online classroom w/gradebook Weebly Free online web newspaper Polldaddy Create a poll or survey to post on your web site - free! Class Marker Create online tests & quizzes FREE My Studiyo Create online quizzes FREE Online
Bookmarking sitesBackFlip Save your bookmarks to the www Save
This! Free
web space to save & share bookmarks
iKeepBookmarks Simple Web-Based Bookmark Manager Portaportal Trailfire A different sort of bookmarking site - create a 'trail' of sites on one topic Make a
classroom websiteWeb Worksheet Wizard Simple way to get info online - post an image, text, links for 1 year Moodle Create an online classroom FREE! NiceNet FREE online classroom (can renew for Free) FreeWebs FREE web page creator Blogger Create a classroom blog or web page FREE! ProtoPage Free personal start page Pageflakes Free personal start page Google Pages Easy free web page NEW! Webster's Classroom Free classroom web site |
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Technology Stuff WebWasher
Remove ads from websites - FREE!
Wayback Machine Displays the Web as it looked on a given date. Locate old web pages here Ad Aware Detect and remove spy ware - FREE! Spybot Search and Destroy Stop transmitting information about your surfing behaviour to the 'Net Old Version NOT the newest software - original versions of old standbys  Media Convert Convert movies, sounds, images, documents, and more TILT Teachers Improving Learning with Technology: Free how to videos Zamzar Free online file conversion Zamzar Button Add this link to your toolbar for a shortcut to online conversions (save a YouTube video to view at school!) How to clear your browser cache Directions for any browser |
Make
your Life Easier Stuff Yahoo Briefcase Save to your Free "briefcase" at school & open at home! Desktop note holder that is unobtrusive MS Office Template Gallery Why re-create the wheel??? You Can Handle Them All Suggestions for handling over 100 different misbehaviors Teacher's Pet Free MS Word download to help you create flashcards, word-jumbles, multiple-choice questions, vowel remover, and more. Great for LA classes! Bookmarklets Cute little FREE java script you can drag to your browser toolbar. Click on one and you can place a bookmark in the middle of a web page, find out when the page was last updated, etc. GabStopper for PC only. $9.95 to download. Run on a pc with a microphone and it will track the noise level in your classroom!! Mail2web Pick up your email from ANYWHERE! Screen Timer FREE download - Countdown timer Online Stopwatch Counts up and down. Bookmark this one! Random Number Generator Click Refresh and get a new number from 1-30 Super Teacher Worksheets Free! NEW! Create Your Own WordSearch You Send It Send files up to 100 mb over the Internet without bogging down someone's emailbox! DropSend Send files up to 1gb 4Shared 5gb of online storage for free! Box.net Share large files online Pixel2Life Collection of software tutorials (e.g. Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash, Gimp, MS Word, etc) Easy Test Maker FREE online test generator to help you create your tests. NEW! QuizEgg online quiz maker - create a quiz & it will correct it for you! 3 quizzes are free, small charge for unlimited quizzes World of Teaching FREE PowerPoints submitted by teachers Biology Chemistry Math English History Physics Geography Spanish 9-12 Classroom Architect Plan out your classroom floor plan without hauling desks around Mailinator Free temporary email address for when you need an email address to register for a site The Free Mac Classroom Free software for Mac computers Kathy Schrock's Directions for determining Readability Worksheet Library For fee (reasonable) with 500+ FREE worksheets K-6 Atomic Learning tutorials for Google Docs - Free |
Oo La La Stuff Making Friends Paper Dolls Print, color, cut. Glue on student's digital picture for even more fun - then use as a story starter! Papercraft Free downloads to print, cut & fold. Make animals, buildings, toys, origami, scenes from around the world. WeatherBug pc only Your own weather station on your desktop Did You Know? Quick quotes, interesting facts, and lots more here. Great for 'Fact of the Day. Also has variety of similar pages devoted to animals, history, literature, etc. The Best of Hubble Way cool slideshow of Hubble pix. Turn up your volume!! Undercover Free PowerPoint template similar to Concentration, in which the students test their ability to identify an event, person, place, or any image as it is uncovered. TuxPaint Free drawing program for kids with drawing and text tools, rubber stamps, and more. Squeak Free media authoring tool. PowerBullet FREE download. Create a FLASH movie to post on the web - easily! OFSET: Organization for Free Software in Education and Teaching FREE programs to use in your classroom The Open CD FREE source of open source Windows software to download. Tool Thyme for Trainers Where else could you find 'Brain Floss' and a Magic Light Bulb? The Hat Handy little utility that offers a fun & easy way to automatically determine a random order from a list of any amount of names Honda ad All sounds created by a choir |
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Picture Stuff Easy Thumbnails pc only FREE software for creating thumbnail pictures. JigZone.com Free online jigsaw puzzles. Become a member (FREE) and use your own photos EarthCam for Kids Cameras let you view activities around the world Mondrimat Create virtual works of art. Based on the art of Piet Mondrian. Design Gallery Live Searchable clipart collection Web Picture Creator Free software for resizing images, making thumbnails, copying images and creating Internet photo albums. SURWEB (The State of Utah Resources Web) Create multimedia presentations in minutes using images, sounds & movies provided by SURWEB or other digital sources Irfanview FREEware for Windows - photo editing, thumbnails, slideshow, effects & more PhotoPlus FREE download for Windows - great for beginners! MovieTone Portraits Great for history classes - small movies about entertainers, lifestyles, travel, and personalities. Picasa2 FREE find, edit, share pictures on your computer Picasa in the Classroom suggestions for using Picasa with kids Hello FREE Share your photos with friends without huge email attachments. BubbleShare FREE Share your photos with friends as a story album Digital Movie Creator 2.0 Simple digital video camera for elementary kids Pure Point & Shoot Digital Video Camcorder Sweet! The Futures Channel Math/Science movies connecting learning to the real world Cute PDF Create and edit PDF files for free Photo Gadget Pro Resize, rotate, crop, rename, stamp, frame, convert images - pc MS PhotoStory 3 Create slideshows with photos FREE MS PhotoStory 3 Tutorial Step by step video Flickr Photo sharing - don't send students here unchaperoned! Spell with Flickr Safe place to send kids who are looking for alphabet images GIMP Free image editing similar to Photoshop pc/Mac Qlipboard Download to animate your photos with simple drawing tools and/or your voice PC ONLY flauntR Free online photo editor. Add a border, and more Anne's School Days Gifs Free images to use in your classroom School Related Background Sets & Clipart ClipArt Etc. Free clipart for teachers & students Bookr Online photobook + flickrSLiDR Online photoslideshow = Mixbook Collaborative online/print book Blabberize Upload an image, trace the mouth and record - what fun! BEWARE - some 'blabbers' may not be appropriate for students! PicResize Free photo editing - blur, sharpen, resize, add text, crop, etc. BigHugeLabs (flickr Toys) - fun things to do with your pictures |
Video Stuff
NEW! Mr. Needleman's Video in the Classroom Way cool samples Bombay TV Create your own video with 70's East India movie clips Animoto Upload your images and Animoto creates a cool music video FREE PREMIUM SERVICES TO EDUCATORS Teacher Tube My Learning Tube School Tube That Ain't Gonna Hold Us Back, Girls! video Great Blogs NEW! Blogging is Elementary How to get started The Tech Savvy Educator Blog for teachers Blog2Learn A wiki with how to blog + lots of cool examples of classroom blogs WWI: Experiences of an English Soldier posted 90 years to the day events happened Make your own Blog Edublogs for teachers & students Blogger Easy to use template Blogger in the Classroom How to use a blog Bloglines Search, subscribe, create news feeds (RSS) imbee Secure site for kid blogs Make your own
Podcast NEW! phone.io Simplest way to put your audio online VoiceThread Add converstation to your images What is Podcasting Everything you ever wanted to know about making your own podcast Learning in Hand: Podcasting from Tony Vincent. Check out the Create Podcasts page Audacity Free download for pc - audio editing software Kid-Cast Podcasts for an by kids - a safe place to post your 'casts. vozMe Type in text & voxMe converts to mp3 Internet Safety Podcast Good parent resource |
Copyright
Stuff Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers Great chart that puts classroom copyright issues into perspective Copyright Bay Self-guided 'tour' of copyright issues Copyright for Kids Easy to navigate Movie Licensing USA Keep it legal! EasyBib MLA format free - APA $5/year QuickCite Quickly generate an MLA-style citation for a single source (simplified for younger students). Citation Machine Creates MLA and APA citations. Crash Course in Copyright Copyright and You Very nicely put-together tutorial A Fair(y) Use Tale Humorous movie that reviews copyright terms
Free Music Resources Free MP3 Downloads FreePlayMusic Free downloads Just for listening: Pandora Free streaming music - select your artist or album and do some chair dancing! Magnatunes Free streaming, option to purchase SoundSnap Looking for a sound snippet? You'll find it here! Make your own Wiki Wikispaces Free templates PBWiki "Easy as making a peanutbutter sandwich" Twiki Issues Suggestions to avoid tricky situations WetPaint No ads for educators |
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