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Create a Graph: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Great tool for creating graphs that can be downloaded as image files or pdfs and used in PowerPoint or Word, etc..

Math Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Arcade-style games that focus on basic math skills. Note: can be set for grade level. Double Note: This is part of FunBrain which has a lot of non-educational games; make sure the students are using MathBrain.

Cut-the-knot: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml

Interactive mathematics miscellany and puzzles.

Gamequarium: http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

Interactive math games

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external evaluation.

Spirograph: http://wordsmith.org/anu/java/spirograph.html

Old-fashioned spirograph on your screen...

Nation Master: http://www.nationmaster.com/index.php

Welcome to NationMaster, a massive central data source and a handy way to graphically compare nations. NationMaster is a vast compilation of data from such sources as the CIA World Factbook, UN, and OECD. Using the form above, you can generate maps and graphs on all kinds of statistics with ease.

Numb3rs: http://www.weallusematheveryday.com/tools/waumed/home.htm

This Web site houses an archive of classroom activities from Seasons 1 through 4 of the CBS television show "NUMB3RS." For each season, you will find suggestions from leading classroom educators on how to use concepts from NUMB3RS episodes as a teaching tool through classroom activities and discussion.

StarLogo TNG: http://education.mit.edu/drupal/starlogo-tng

StarLogo TNG is The Next Generation of StarLogo modeling and simulation software. FREE!

Create a Graph: http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx

Great tool for creating graphs that can be downloaded as image files or pdfs and used in PowerPoint or Word, etc..

Math Brain: http://www.funbrain.com/brain/MathBrain/MathBrain.html

Arcade-style games that focus on basic math skills. Note: can be set for grade level. Double Note: This is part of FunBrain which has a lot of non-educational games; make sure the students are using MathBrain.

Jefferson Lab: http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.php

Higher-thinking games and resources.

Cut-the-knot: http://www.cut-the-knot.org/content.shtml

Interactive mathematics miscellany and puzzles.

Gamequarium: http://www.gamequarium.com/math.htm

Interactive math games

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives: http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

The National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (NLVM) is an NSF supported project that began in 1999 to develop a library of uniquely interactive, web-based virtual manipulatives or concept tutorials, mostly in the form of Java applets, for mathematics instruction (K-12 emphasis). The project includes dissemination and extensive internal and external evaluation.

Spirograph: http://wordsmith.org/anu/java/spirograph.html

Old-fashioned spirograph on your screen...

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Resources, resources, resources...

Smithsonian Source: http://smithsoniansource.org/

Resources for teaching American history.

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

Resources, resources, resources...

Digital History: http://digitalhistory.uh.edu/

Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research.

History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

This day, week, month, etc. in history... Videos to download and all kinds of other resources.

Kids Voting AZ: http://kidsvotingaz.org/

Kids Voting Arizona is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program. We, as an organization are committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children and increase adult voter turnout. Through our program, Arizona is leading a national fight against voter apathy.

The Democracy Project: http://pbskids.org/democracy/index.html

Welcome! We hope you'll find The Democracy Project site to be a useful, fun addition to your classroom during the election year and beyond. The activities and lesson plans you see on the site have been designed with the following goals in mind:

• introducing the structure and duties of local, state and federal government;
• understanding how government affects our everyday lives, through laws, institutions and services provided in the community;
• identifying the duties of the U.S. president and thinking critically about the skills necessary to be a good president;
• understanding the history of voting rights in America, and articulating how voting and other forms of civic involvement are essential to a healthy democracy.

The online activities are designed for students in grades three to six, with accompanying lesson plans for language arts (LA), social studies (SS), and math (M) teachers.

Library of Congress: http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Resources, resources, resources....

Smithsonian: http://smithsoniansource.org/

Resources for teaching American history.

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

Resources, resources, resources...

Digital History: http://digitalhistory.uh.edu/

Using new technologies to enhance teaching and research.

USA.gov: http://www.usa.gov/

Official information and services from the U.S. government. Whatever you want or need from the U.S. government, it's here on USA.gov. You'll find a rich treasure of online information, services, and resources.

History.com: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do

This day, week, month, etc. in history... Videos to download and all kinds of other resources.

The Charters of Freedom: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/charters.html

Our nation's founding documents.

Kids Voting AZ: http://kidsvotingaz.org/

Kids Voting Arizona is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program. We, as an organization are committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children and increase adult voter turnout. Through our program, Arizona is leading a national fight against voter apathy.

The Democracy Project: http://pbskids.org/democracy/index.html

Welcome! We hope you'll find The Democracy Project site to be a useful, fun addition to your classroom during the election year and beyond. The activities and lesson plans you see on the site have been designed with the following goals in mind:

• introducing the structure and duties of local, state and federal government;
• understanding how government affects our everyday lives, through laws, institutions and services provided in the community;
• identifying the duties of the U.S. president and thinking critically about the skills necessary to be a good president;
• understanding the history of voting rights in America, and articulating how voting and other forms of civic involvement are essential to a healthy democracy.

The online activities are designed for students in grades three to six, with accompanying lesson plans for language arts (LA), social studies (SS), and math (M) teachers.

Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/

Quizlet helps you and your friends learn vocabulary. You make a list of words, and we teach them to you. Feeling lazy? Your friends can share their lists with you. You'll never use flashcards again. Plus, it's free.

Visuwords: http://www.visuwords.com/

Visuwords™ online graphical dictionary — Look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate.

Quizlet: http://quizlet.com/

Quizlet helps you and your friends learn vocabulary. You make a list of words, and we teach them to you. Feeling lazy? Your friends can share their lists with you. You'll never use flashcards again. Plus, it's free.

TeacherTube: http://teachertube.com/

Our goal is to provide an online community for sharing instructional videos. We seek to fill a need for a more educationally focused, safe venue for teachers, schools, and home learners. It is a site to provide anytime, anywhere professional development with teachers teaching teachers. As well, it is a site where teachers can post videos designed for students to view in order to learn a concept or skill.

DNATube: http://dnatube.com/

DnaTube is a non-profit video site which is aiming to be a visual scientific resource for its visitors making scientific concepts easily understandable.

JoVE: http://jove.com/

Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE) is a peer reviewed, open access, online journal devoted to the publication of biological research in a video format.

SciVee: http://www.scivee.tv/

SciVee provides community resources for researchers of all levels to share their science, connect with their peers, and respond to scientific data. Researchers can see and hear scientists describe their scientific research, join specific interest communities, participate in scientific discussions, and create a comprehensive multimedia representation of their own research.

The Futures Channel: http://thefutureschannel.com/index.php

The Futures Channel was founded in 1999 with the goal of using new media technologies to create a channel between the scientists, engineers, explorers and visionaries who are shaping the future, and today’s learners who will one day succeed them.

Lab Action: http://www.labaction.com/

LabAction is a community driven free resource for the information on biotechnology, cloning, human genetics, genetic disorders, stem cell research and marine biology. You could share your plant cell, mitosis, DNA structure and DNA models, and other science experiments videos with your friends here or put them on your space. So grab your cams, shoot your videos and upload them today

Scholastic Games: http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play/games/

I Spy, Clifford, Magic School Bus, etc...

(Please be patient while Mrs. Burzette works on adding summaries and hyperlinks in this section.)

http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/Classroom%20Organization/classroom_organization.

http://www.kellyskindergarten.com/management/classroommanagementtools.htm

http://www.tlsbooks.com/preschoolworksheets.htm


http://www.ourlosbanos.com/homeschool/mathmanipulatives.html

http://www.education-world.com/tools_templates/index.shtml#assessments

http://www.kidzone.ws/ - lots of alphabet recognition sheets and mini books plus other grade levels for language arts, math, geography, science

http://www.kinderkorner.com/ - lots of kindergarten level phonics, writing etc.

http://www.thevirtualvine.com/TheKissingHand.html - a great book for the 1st day of school

http://thinkfinity.com/ - too numerous to mention but all grade levels and subjects

http://www.smbsd.org/page.cfm?p=897 - reading assessments etc.

http://www.bry-backmanor.org/ - teaching accessories/ alphabet cards etc.

http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/as/printables.html - lots of printables

http://www.manythings.org/lulu/ - English vocabulary games with pictures

http://www.colorincolorado.org/ ESL site

http://tooter4kids.com/classroom/month_to_month_activities.htm#December:

http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~tbushey/tidbits/page1.htm - good behavior charts

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/2399.html - literacy centers – K

http://www.everythingesl.net/ - ESL ideas

http://teachers.net/lessons/posts/1492.html - journal writing ideas

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/guided_reading.html#BlacklineMasterEmergentReaders

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/abc_centers.html

http://www.hubbardscupboard.org/morning_message.html

http://www.kinderkorner.com/centers.html - literacy centers – K

http://nccsc.k12.in.us/perduec/envirprint.htm - environmental print

http://www.calicocookie.com/wordwall.html - word wall – K

http://www.theteachersroom.com/literacy_centers.htm

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/kplus_alpha.htm - alphabet recognition

http://www.gigglepotz.com/bulletin.htm - bulletin board ideas

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/index.html - School –Home link for reading homework - various grade levels

http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/ClassroomManagement.html - grades 3 – 12

http://www.billybear4kids.com/games/online/alphabet/alphabet.htm - online alphabet game

http://www.lettertv.net/pages/audioalpha.htm - audio alphabet

http://www.dltk-teach.com/ - lots of stuff

http://www.toolsforeducators.com/ - FREE worksheets, worksheet creators, printables wizard and on-line teaching materials makers with images

http://www.sparklebox.co.uk/ - lots of printables for literacy/ math / classroom signs – with pictures – printable masks for different genres of literature