April Tech Treasures 

Tools for Teachers compiled by Sue LeBeau) Quiz Generators, Worksheets & Flashcards, Games & Puzzles, Certificates, Awards, & Charts, Forms, Surveys, & Calendar Generators, Miscellaneous Tools, Templates for the Classroom, Places to Post Homework, Free or Inexpensive WebPage Builders, Online Bookmark & Document Storage

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Teacher Tools on the Web from Blount County

Pete's PowerPoint Station  - FREE Adaptable PowerPoint Templates, Scroll DOWN for Game & Interactive Templates

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NEW! Newsletter from Promethean Planet  ActivBoard News & Ideas! A Must-Visit Site!

National Security Agency: Collected Math Units (K-12) linked to NCTM standards

NOVA: World in the Balance (K-12) examines the "impact of forces that are radically changing populations in both rich and poor nations"

EcoKids (K-8) Canada's environmental education program - 1000 pages of games, print-ready materials, interactive quizzes, info about wildlife, nature, energy, & environmental issues; section for teachers & parents

Dinosaur Egg Museum (gr.2-8) Offered by National Geographic; three-state egg hunt, first searching for eggs, moving to cleaning, examining, naming fossils; includes QuickTime Virtual Reality Gallery of dinosaur embryos and hatchlings

At Home in the Heartland (gr.3-12) Interactive exhibit about family life in Illinois from 1700-present presented by Illinois State Museum; activities for higher order thinking & decision making

Essentials of Music (gr.3-12) Provides info about classical music for beginners and experts; developed by Sony; info encourages integration into science and history lessons

NCES Kids Zone (gr.3-12) Offered by the National Center for Educational Statistics; sections include College Search, Graph Creator, Dare to Compare, Grab Bag, Chances

The American Presidency: Teacher Materials (gr.4-12) Created by Smithsonian Institute; sections include Foundations, Campaign Trail, Life and Death in the White House, Communicating the Presidency

BAM! (gr.5-9) Body and Mind, a site from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention; students can become disease detectives online; sections include Food and Nutrition, Your Safety, In Your Life, Your Body, Game Room

The Renaissance Connection (gr.6-9) Sections include Art Explorer, Innovations 1400-2000, Patron of the Arts, The Artist's Life, Lesson Plans; excellent

The Elder/Grandparent Project (gr. 7-12) Offered by the Library of Congress

COW: Calculus on the Web (gr.9-12) Offered by Gerardo Mendoza and Dan Reich, Temple University Professors of Mathematics; provides calculus practice with unique interactive modules; immediate feedback and progress tracking

Action BioScience (gr.9-12) Challenges include biodiversity, environment, genomics, biotechnology, evolution, new frontiers, education; extensive site also available in Spanish

Digital History (gr. 9-12) Offered by the Department of History and the College of Education at the University of Houston; supported by partnerships with many museums; sections include Ethnic Voices, Interactive Timeline, pre-1923 copyright-free music such as spirituals, band music, songs of the Civil War, World War I, and World War II; lesson plans, handouts, learning modules, and explorations

National Institutes of Health: Curriculum Supplement Series (gr.9-12) Topics include Cell Biology and Cancer, Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases, Human Genetic Variation, The Brain, Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction, Sleep Disorders and Biological Rhythms, and Using Technology to Study Cellular and Molecular Biology

Homework Help for all Grades (a comprehensive resource and guide for all homework related issues)