A to Z Tech Helps

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Adobe Acrobat Reader

needed to read any file from the Web or email ending in .pdf

Animation Factory

FREE animations for PowerPoint presentations, Web pages, etc.; check the HELP section for tutorials and answers to common problems with graphics

Apples for Teachers

daily morale booster

Amazing Picture Machine

hundreds of pictures, along with lesson ideas; some have copyright restrictions, so READ that section; also a section with information for citing images and pictures

 

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Bookmark Keepers Online – access your bookmarks from any computer with Internet access

MyBookmarks – FREE

HotList Anywhere – FREE

IKeepBookmarks.com – FREE

Portaportal.com – FREE

Backflip – FREE; save & share your personal web resources

Behavior Management

Behavior Management from the Master Teacher - strategies for handling about 120 behaviors in the classroom; appropriate for all grade levels

Difficult Behaviors in the Classroom

Beginning Teachers

Beginning Teachers Toolbox - great resources from Inspiring Teachers

New Teacher Resources from TeachersFirst.com

 

Blackwell’s Best

gold mine for teachers/students; resources from digital camera tips to Online Scavenger Hunts to the War with Iraq

 

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Communication

Communicating Effectively - good tips for teachers and students for making presentations

American Sign Language Browser/ Michigan State University - extensive

Chem4Kids

lots of info for students; also click on EXAMPLES at the top of this page

Clip Art, Animations, Web Graphics

Jerri’s Educational Clipart

Classroom Clipart

FREE Clip Art from SERP

FlamingText.com - FREE, but register; select from horizontal menu at the top (headings, buttons, arrows, dividers, fonts, clipart)

CoolText - Online graphics generator for web pages, presentations, etc.; real-time generation of graphics customized FREE

Bellsnwhistles.com - animations, graphics, backgrounds, more for your presentations or web pages

AwesomeClipArt for Kids – FREE; clip art; certificate, puzzle, cryptogram, maze, worksheet makers

Converters

Measure for Measure – several hundred interactive Web sites that calculate and convert all kinds of info

MegaConverter - convert almost anything

Online Conversion – fun & interesting; also scroll down, select “Fun Conversions”

 

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Discovery School’s Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators

comprehensive; select Site Map for clear picture

Dositey

select grade level; click on math & language arts activities

Do’s & Don’ts for Middle School

teachers may add their ideas

Daily Math

Lessons for Math in Daily Life

 

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Evaluating Websites

The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly – author, Susan Banks; make copies of any part for use in education; show students the importance of evaluating websites; samples

English Online

from New Zealand; all grade levels

EvaluTech (SREB States’ Departments of Education)

instructional Resources; select Search Tip Cards>Online in HTML Format OR make selection under OTHER Web Resources (lesson plans, enrichment activities, etc.)

Educational Press

FREE; create game boards, quizzes, matching, word scrambles & searches, flashcards to print from your browser; all subject areas

 

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Free the Children

 

9 stories of children caught up in circumstances beyond their control; excellent classroom material for all grade levels

Flashcard Exchange

FREE; create your own or use those created by others

Figure This!

middle school math; check challenge index & math index

FactMonster

FREE; comprehensive info; categories from science to sports; homework center

 

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GrammarNow - FREE; answers specific grammar, formatting, or composition questions; scroll down to RESOURCES for grammar & ELS links

 

Giggle Poetry – K-8; poetry online; poetry instructions for 26 types of poetry

Global Schoolhouse

FREE, but register; projects, online adventures, online field trips, map resources, student tools (currency converter, time zone converter, ZIPs, language translator, measurement converters)

 

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Health Library.com

volumes of information ideal for educators, appropriate for all levels; read through books and journals online

HPR*TEC

MUST SEE – tools galore

Homepages for Kids - MatMice - sponsored by Scholastic; FREE homepages for kids; easy to use with graphics and other tools

History Timelines – The History Beat – VERY comprehensive

Homophone Zone -  grades 2-8;

collection of alphabetically organized homophones

HUBS:  High School Hub; The Teachers' Hub; Quiz Hub

 

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iTools

search, language, research, financial, map, Internet tools; all FREE

Iloveteaching.com

new teachers; encouraging words; mentoring; classroom management; teachers & technology

ISTE

note “Nets for Students” & “Nets for Teachers”; also Educator Resources, K12

Illuminations

IMath Investigations: PreK-12; online, interactive, multimedia math investigations; single or multi-day

Interactive Math Tools – explore math and create interactive lessons

Lesson Plansselect grade level; standards aligned

 

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Jill Dembsky’s Kids Excellent Web Links

extensive; all subject areas - ACCESS from HOME

Jokes from The Little Red Schoolhouse

click on “Hot Joke”

Jerri’s Hotlist of Curriculum Resources

several links apply to middle school

 

K

King’s List of Online Math Activities

collection of interactive math activities; appropriate for grades 4-6

KidsHealth

check it out before giving the URL to kids

Kid’s Search Tools

very comprehensive

Kennesaw State University. Ed Tech Center, Teaching with the Web

by Jerri Cheek, Dr. Traci Redish; select grade level

 

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Learners Online - online lessons tied to current events; all content areas; FREE

Lots of Lesson Plans compiled by Elizabeth Miller; EXCELLENT lessons

Learning Interchange – middle school; engaging lesson plans, lesson “starter” ideas, virtual field trips, videos, webcasts, more

Lesson Plans from the Peace Corps – grades 3-12

Lesson Plans from GradeLevelGold – select a level from the drop-down menu

Language Translators: FreeTranslation.com

Babel Fish Translation

Lessons from United Nations, CyberSchoolBus – lessons in “Curriculum”

Little Red Schoolhouse - extensive; QUALITY resources; check all areas


 

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Metro Nashville Public Schools Cyberguides – k12; some unavailable

Metro Nashville Public Schools Curriculum Awards – K-12; ready lessons

Mariner Middle School Media Center - check out the student and teacher resource center

Mimi’s Cyber Kitchen – interesting and fun

Multnomah County Library

extensive resources

Middle School Language Arts

Giggle Poetry – K-8; fun & educational poetry-related resources; instructions on writing 26 different types of poems

MightyBook - FREE read-aloud books, ages 2-preteen; storybook & poetry competitions


 

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Newspaper Resources

Nando Media – 11 newspapers

New York Times Learning Network; news, 6-12 lesson plans, puzzles

Newseum - get today’s front pages from more than 34 countries; check out the Cyber Newseum

Email Newsletter Center – FREE newsletters for teachers & parents

Newspapers Galore – top 25 listed, but search by ANY state or topic

Stateline.org - current news from all states in all categories

National Center for Education Statistics

 

Students’ Classroom – grades 4-8; math facts, games, activities

National Center for Tobacco Free Kids

all ages; support to be tobacco-free; meet movie and television stars who share their reasons for being smoke-free

Nellie’s Website (English/ELS site, but dozens of projects cover other disciplines)

K-12; webquests, grammar, writing, organization, time management, rubrics,

 

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OpenOffice - FREE Office program

contains “Writer” (word processor), “Calc” (spreadsheet), “Impress” (presentation), a database and drawing program; files interchangeable with Microsoft Office files

Oxfam’s Cool Planet

This site is provided by a group seeking to conquer hunger in the world and is appropriate for grades 3-12.

Online Adventures

A Mathematics Fantasy – grades 4-7; scroll to end for teacher options

Escape from Knab

OlogyAmerican Museum of Natural History

Marine biology, genetics, biodiversity, astronomy, paleontology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PBS Newshour Extra

resources for students; lesson plans

Phil’s Place

VERY comprehensive collection of resources from curriculum to lesson plans to music education resources and everything in between

ParagraphPunch.com - takes users through the actual process of writing a paragraph

Physical Education Lesoon Plan Page - extensive

 

 

 

 

 

 

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QuickTime Player

free media player plug-in that gives you fast access to movies from the Web

QuizStar

create online quizzes; management tools; multi-lingual quizzes

Quotes

The Little Red Schoolhouse - dozens of meaningful quotes

Quotes & Sayings – speeches, quotes, poems, more

The Quotations Page

Quiz Center

FREE; create, administer, & grade quizzes online

Quiz Hub

FREE quizzes

 

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Real Player

free plug-in download that allows you to hear streamed audio

Rubrics

RubiStar – FREE; customizable rubrics for every possible project; interactive

Rubrics, Rubric Makers from Teach-nology

Kathy Schrock’s Rubrics & Assessments

Project Based Learning – all subject areas & grade levels; interactive

Rubric Builder – FREE; create your own or clone/edit those of other teachers

Resources for Social Studies

 

K-12;   School of Education at Indiana University; lesson plans, webquests, reference sites; online video collections

Rona’s Teacher Tools

preparation, interactive, research, financial, reference, miscellaneous tools; a gold mine

 

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Scholastic News - news, games, quizzes, movies, sports, more

Sheri’s K12 Education Home Pageall content areas plus teacher resources

Scorecard.comenvironmental information; enter the zip code for pollutants in any community

Surfing the Net with Kids – wonderful resources; sign up for weekly newsletter; new lesson topic each week (this week is Greek mythology)

SATIRITASTechnology integration resources

Solar Space Station - grades 4-12;

explore solar system with basic facts, explanatory text, images, video clips, additional links

SparkNotes - study guides from Barnes & Noble; grades 6-12; poetry to physics

Social Studies Resources – K12; from Indiana University School of Education

 

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Teach the Children Well - hosted by Elaine M. Doolittle; collection of links to sites selected by a teacher for elementary students, parents, & teachers, but many good for older students

Teach-Nology - FREE access to 19,000 lesson plans, 5,600 printable worksheets, over 200,000 reviewed web sites, rubrics, games, teaching tips, current education news, teacher downloads, webquests, teacher tools, message boards. word scrambles

TeachersFirst - collection of lessons and web resources for K-12 teachers, their students, & families; arranged by subject & grade level

The Teacher’s Corner – amazing collection of resources; explore all areas

Teacher Resources/Lesson PlansSkewl Sites

TEAMS K-12 Lesson Plans and Web Sites

Teaching Tools

ETutor  - FREE online lesson planner with easy fill-in-the-blank templates

SchoolNotes – FREE; create notes for homework and class info and post on the web in seconds

Teachers-Pet.org – FREE; created with Microsoft Word by an English teacher; create stimulating classroom exercises

Filamentality – create hotlists, scavenger hunts, webquests, more FREE

Personal Educational Press – FREE worksheets, cards, games, more

Discovery SchoolPuzzlemaker, Lesson Planner, Quiz Center, Worksheet Generator; FREE, but register

Scholastic - variety of resources and tools for teachers and students FREE, but register; lesson plans, teaching strategies, daily news, monthly activity calendar, teaching tools, ONLINE activities, and more

Templates for Teachers from Education World – dozens of templates, many modifiable

 

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US POPClock

Current population numbers & other statistics available by the minute

University of Illinois Extension Character Education

good information for teaching kids character education, along with good links to resource materials

United States

Ben’s Guide to the US Government; grades 6-8

Patriotism from The Little Red Schoolhouse

Unit Finder

The Solution Site – thematic lessons; K-12; all content areas

 

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Vocabulary Training Aids

SpellMaster.com