English Language Arts and Reading
English
English Works! – Free online resource from Gallaudet University that includes writing, literature, reading, ESL, grammar, vocabulary, and a variety of exercises.
Free Current Events Lessons – Articles plus questions designed to promote critical thinking
English Language Learners
ESL Elementary Sites - for English Language Learners
ESL Lab – great reading comprehension practice
Free ESL Materials – Plus information in many languages
Literature/Reading
60 Second Recap - great works of literature broken down into 60 second video clips
Awesome Stories - the story place of the web
Elementary Summer Reading - from BrightHub
Free e-books online - 20 best sites
Interactive Reading - list of sites
Project Gutenberg - free ebooks
Poetry
Magnetic Poetry – encourages students to read poetry, then create their own
Reading Comprehension/Fluency
Reading Rockets – Measuring and teaching fluency and comprehension
Writing Content
My Life Story – helps you create your autobiography and post it online
Pantagraph - Best 100 first lines from novels
Tech & Learning - how to create digital books
Writing Fix – Writing prompt ideas based on classical works of literature plus some random idea generators
Writing Organization
9 Tools - create mind maps
Smashing Magazine - 50 free resources to help your writing
Writing Mechanics
English Language Center Study Zone – grammar resources from the University of Victoria, Canada
Grammarly - proofreads your writing
Vocabulary
50 Tools for Word Nerds - by onlineuniversity.com
Fun with Words - try these sites:
Online Vocabulary - games
SAT words - over 1,000 for practice
Vocabgrabber – This free online tool extracts words from any document, demonstrates how they are used in context, and generates vocabulary word lists.
Mathematics
Brightstorm Math - free online help with algebra, geometry, precalculus, and calculus through more than 2,000 online videos
Cool Math - links
Mathematics in Movies - collected by Harvard University
Math Video Library - Free videos by Teacher Zone
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives – University of Utah site filled with math manipulatives for grades K-12
What Math Teachers Should Know about Working Memory - by the Republic of Mathematics
Science
40 Cool Science Experiments - by Scholastic
100+ Teaching Resources - about the Japan crisis
Access Excellence Health Center - virtual field trips and labs related to health and science
AIMS - Saint Louis University's Adventures in Medicine and Science
AP Biology - handouts
Cleveland Museum of Natural History - e-field trip
Harvest of History - where food comes from
Health Space - virtual field trip from the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
Interactive Brain Tour - Part 1 shows how the brain functions, and Part 2 demonstrates the effects of Alzheimers
Learning Science - many free tools for Science teachers
Life Science Education Center - Marion College's virtual field trip
Louisville Science Center - virtual field trip
Medicine - History of Medicine by the National Institutes of Health
Mote Marine Laboratory - virtual field trip
NASA Digital Learning Network - Kennedy Space Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Johnson Space Center, and Goddard Space Flight Center
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry - virtual field trip
Periodic Table of Videos - from the University of Nottingham
Physics Central - games, lesson plans and more
Promethean Planet – National Geographic content
Science Podcasts – Views of the world through the eyes of a young scientist
Simple Tools - great game by the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry (physics)
Smartboard Science - 10 sites
Solar System - courtesy of NASA
Story of Stuff - Anti-consumerism video that links finished products to the ecological cost
Water - Hidden Water We Use by National Geographic
Social Studies
Geography
Gail Lovely's Site - emuseums, travelogues, tours, map-based visits, and read-along visits
Interactive Map - of the US
History
Best of History - list of over 1200 sites
European History - The History Guide
History Animated - a new way to look at history
History Place - great resources
Interactive Museum - for John F. Kennedy
Media Resources
50 Great Historical Speeches on Video - by OnlineUniversities.com
Trench Warfare - photos for history teachers
World War II Videos - from History.com
Social Studies
101 Great Social Studies Sites - list of links
3D Ancient Wonders - Cool way to look at ancient buildings and architechture
Bubbabrain.com - over 400 games for social studies review
Tech Tools
Timelines - cool softwar
Virtual Field Trips
Jamestown Interactive - by History.com
Mount Vernon - e-field trip to George Washington's estate
National WWII Museum - virtual field trip
Paris 26 Gigapixels - take a close up look at Paris!
Virtual Jamestown - an interactive historical site
We Choose the Moon - interactive site about the first moon landing
Technology - All Content Areas
Assessment
Assessment Strategies – Assessment methods and rubrics
Rubistar Rubric Generator – Create your own rubric or use one from a teacher-created bank
Rubrics - how to use them & the best sites to find them
Writing Effective Rubrics - 5 most important features by Teach-nology
Device Integration
12 Ways to Use Ipod Touch - in the classroom
Appitic - 1,300+ educational apps for your iPad
Edudemic - using iPads to teach music
Eduscapes - smartboard activities
iPad apps - top 100 free
iPad resources - for administrators
Makeuseof - best iPad apps
Mobile Technology - classroom uses
Smartboard Resources - for a variety of subjects
smART Games - by the Art Institute of Chicago
Free Stuff for Teachers
Free Tools for Teachers – quiz generators, flashcard exchange, game and form generators
Free Printables for Teachers – Just what the name says, generally for primary grades
Free Resources for Educational Excellence – Government site with resources for nearly all grade levels and content areas
Freeology - free stuff for teachers
Lists of Teacher Links
77 Web Resources - for teachers
Educational Sites - HUGE list by allmyfaves.com
Great Links - for high school teachers
Ideas to Inspire - thousands of links for teachers
Links for Teachers - from Ed Tech
Sites for Teachers – Page of links on a variety of topics
Media Resources
100 Video Sites - every educator should bookmark
Free iPad Books - top four resources
Instructional Videos - 25 places to find them
Top Documentary Films - to watch free online
Watchknow - instructional videos on a wide variety of topics
Videos for teachers - by Snaglearning
Online Games
60 Educational Game Sites You've Probably Never Seen - collected by Tech Happy
Free Online Educational Games for Kids – Games, activities, ebooks, printables, and more
Fun Brain – learning activities for all ages
Mission to Learn - games to "change the world"
Online games - for a variety of subjects from E-Z School
Social Media in the Classroom
10 Ways to Track Yourself on Twitter - find out what people are saying about you
Software/Online Activities
Brainpop - Free activities, quizzes, movies, and more. Some available in Spanish and for English Language Learners
Educational Freeware - resources for educators
Flash Cards - Create flashcards for all subjects, or browse those already created
Interactives - for Math, Science, History, Language, and the Arts
Interactive Quizzes for all grades & subjects
Keyboarding - Introductory skills from kidsdomain.com
Scholastic Online Activities – A variety of educational activities for all ages
Scratch - from MIT, create and share interactive stories, games, music, and art
Touch Typing Training - free online course for older students
Typing instruction - from the BBC
Typing tutor - free download that is attractive and engaging for younger children from uberdownloads
Webquests – Many that have been created by teachers and how to make your own
Webquest Collections – Even more webquests with ratings
Teacher Collaboration
50 Collaboration Tools - for education
Educational Collaborative Space - MIT software to facilitate teacher collaboration - free download
Nettrekker Village – Global network of educators to share tips, strategies, and resources
School Rack – K-12 teachers can establish classroom portals for students and parents with discussion boards, internal messaging and online assignment collections
Tech Help for Teachers
AdOut - removes ads from websites--free
Create wall posters - free
Educational Technology Clearinghouse - links to a huge amount of ed tech resources
Google - for teachers (free 33 page guide)
Googledocs - 34 ways to use it in the classroom
Guide to Digtal Learning - sponsored by Technology and Learning Magazine and HP
Higher grades - through Twitter
K-12 Learning Databases - by Region 20 Educational Service Center
Over 100 Google Tricks - for teachers
PowerPoint - thousands of free backgrounds, etc
Technology Skills – Critical literacies and teaching methods
Web 2.0 - 100 essential tools for teachers
Virtual Field Trips
Best Online Interactive Museums - by Making Teachers Nerdy
Center for Puppetry Arts - e-field trip
Cleveland Institute of Music - e-field trip
E-Field Trips - hosting includes a trip journal, streaming vide of the trip, opportunity to ask an expert, and a Web chat.
Hank Fincken - A national theater company of one virtual field trip
Virtual Field Trips and eField Trips - tips and locations
Special Education/RtI
Awesome Library Special Education Pages – Information on many special education eligibilities
Behavior Advisor – instructional strategies to manage problem behaviors
Best Evidence Encyclopedia - evidence-based practices from Johns Hopkins University School of Education
Books without Barriers - Free accessible print resources for those with disabilities
Brain Compatible Learning – Also includes project-based learning
Circle of Inclusion - Information about including young children from the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs
Current Practice Alerts - about teaching students with learning disabilities
Curriculum Design – Basics of curricular design
Do2Learn – Many online learning activities including ways to teach about emotions (found under games)
Free Character Education Resources – Resources and activities for ages K-12
Free RtI Tools – From the National Center on Response to Intervention
Inquiry Based Learning – Using inquiry as a research tool
Institute for Community Inclusion - Resources and publications promoting inclusive Communities by the University of Massachusetts Boston and Children's Hospital Boston
Instructional Strategies - Courtesy of the Saskatoon Public Schools
Instructional Strategies for Students with Autism – PowerPoint presentation from the University of Oregon
Instructional Strategies with Activity Ideas – links to teaching and learning strategies
JobTips - a free program designed to help individuals with disabilities such as autism explore career interests, seek and obtain employment, and successfully maintain employment.
Learning Styles – Styles and centers for grades K-12
Litfy - thousands of free ebooks with note-taking capacity and other features
Personalized learning - Top 10 components
Problem Solving – Helping learners discover how to problem solve
Processing Deficits – Definitions and teaching strategies for each one
Project Based Learning – Learning skills and content through real-world projects
Promising Practice Network - Best practices from the Rand Corporation
Researching a paper - flowchart explanation
Research-Based Instructional Strategies with Technology Resources – Spreadsheet
Sites that might change your teaching - By GarrisonSites
Special Education Resources on the Internet – List of links compiled by the U.S. Department of Education
Teaching Social Skills in the Middle School ELA Curriculum – Just what it sounds like
Ten Effective Research-Based Instructional Strategies – Marzano’s list
Thinkfinity - thousands of lesson plans for free!
Turning-Talk – a new social learning community where registered users can participate in forums, build their own blog, and download instructional content
University of the People – Provides universal access to college-level studies
Using Games - to enhance learning, by Educational Leadership
What Works Clearinghouse - from the U.S. Department of Education
