Educators' Resources on the WWW; "Only a beginning......."
Version XXIII; January '09
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Web Sites Designed Primarily for Teachers
1. www.oercommons.org (Open Source for Education!)
2. marcopolo-education.org (Arts, Humanities, Sciences, etc.)
3. www.bbc.co.uk/schools (BBC School Resources)
4. onceuponaschool.org (Change a School!)
5. www.instructables.com/member/howtoons (Howtoons & More!)
6. www.google.com/educators (So Many Tools!)
7. udleditions.cast.org (Universal Design Samples from cast.org)
8. www.ditd.org (Support for Gifted)
9. webquest.sdsu.edu (The WebQuest Source)
10. questgarden.com (Build a WebQuest with Bernie!)
11. www.gaggle.net (FREE E-Mail for School)
12. landmark-project.com (David Warlick's Resources)
13. www.inventionatplay.org (Creativity)
14. classtools.net (Build Your Own Games & More)
15. epnweb.org (Educational Podcasting)
16. www.proprofs.com/quiz-school (Quizzes of all Sorts)
17. os.cqu.edu.au/oswinsdvd (Free & Open Source Software)
18. freetech4teachers.blogspot.com (Tools for Teachers)
19. www.2learn.ca (Alberta, CA Resources)
20. discoveryschool.com/schrockguide (SchrockGuide)
21. www.teachersdomain.org (Multimedia for learning)
22. www.engrade.com (Free Teacher Tools – Gradebook & More)
23. c4lpt.co.uk (Look at the “Lists of Tools” for Learning)
Tools for Real Classrooms; Lesson Plans, etc!
1. www.learningpage.com (Worksheets & More!)
2. m-w.com (Dictionary & Thesaurus)
3. webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com (Make Real use of Web 2.0)
4. www.4teachers.org (Great Tools and Project Info)
5. jc-schools.net/tutorials/interactive.htm (Stuff for all!)
6. www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/atlas (!)
7. librivox.org (FREE Audiobooks!)
8. readplease.com & naturalreaders.com (Text Reader - Free Software)
9. zohochallenge.com (Make Your Own Quizzes & Exams)
10. www.forsythcountyschools.org/its/kadkins (Excel+)
11. www.pics4learning.com (Copyright Released Images)
12. classroom.jc-schools.net/basic (Basic Skills - Interactive)
1. its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm (Smartboard, etc.)
2. www.quia.com/shared (Great for Stations...)
3. www.funbrain.com (Also Great For Stations...)
4. www.iknowthat.com (Science, Math - Interactive)
5. panoramas.dk (Quick Time Virtual Reality - QTVR)
6. www.learner.org/interactives (Interactive Learning)
Teachers | Lesson Plans | One Computer | Curriculum | Projects | Research Skills & Tools | Tutorials | Publications | Parents | Searching | Web Creation
1. www.lizardpoint.com/fun (Geography and more)
2. www.mrdonn.org (Lots of Areas!)
3. www.awesomelibrary.org (Tons of resources!)
4. www.pocketmod.com (Wow! Paper Organizer!)
5. www.getreadytoread.org (PK - 2 Resources)
6. www.readwritethink.org (Tools for Literacy!)
7. grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar (Grammar!)
8. www.mathsnet.net/logo/turtlelogo (LOGO Programming)
9. scratch.mit.edu (Object Oriented Programming)
10. www.emints.org/ethemes (Themed Resources)
11. www.nytimes.com/learning (NY Times Learning Net)
12. gslc.genetics.utah.edu (Genetics for All!)
13. ology.amnh.org (Astronomy, Paleontology, & Genetics for Elementary)
14. www.howstuffworks.com (HowStuffWorks)
15. simulator.investopedia.com (Stockmarket Game)
16. www.shambles.net/pages/staff/bogusweb (T or F??)
17. www.windows.ucar.edu (Windows on the Universe)
18. www.earthweek.com (Diary of the Planet)
19. www.frogweb.gov (Amphibian Loss Information)
20. googlelittrips.com (Use Google Earth in New Ways)
21. www.enature.com (Online Field Guides & Life Lists)
22. animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu (Animal Diversity Web)
23. mbgnet.mobot.org (Biomes of the World)
24. www.nasa.gov/home/?flash=0 (NASA)
25. eos-webster.sr.unh.edu (Climate Change & More)
26. www.education.noaa.gov (Weather for all)
27. www.efieldtrips.org (FREE Online Field Trips)
28. www.learningscience.org (Learn Science!)
29. phet.colorado.edu (Physics Fun)
30. nlvm.usu.edu (National Library of Virtual Manipulatives)
31. www.geogebra.org (Dynamic Mathematics)
32. www.webmath.com (Mathematical Solvers)
33. www.shodor.org/interactivate (Interactive Math Tools)
34. www.cut-the-knot.org (Math Tools & More)
35. www.thatquiz.com (Interactive Math Quizzes)
36. www.entre-ed.org (Entrepreneurial Education)
37. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com (Eyewitness Reports)
38. www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook (Info)
39. www.historyplace.com (The History Place)
40. www.freereading.net (Early Literacy Curriculum)
41. www.starfall.com (Interactive Early Literacy)
42. literactive.com (More Interactive Literacy)
43. www.greece.k12.ny.us/instruction/ela (Literacy Tools)
44. www.childrenslibrary.org (Children's Digital Library)
45. paragraphpunch.com (See all the “Punches” at Bottom)
46. k-12music.org (Tremendous Collection of Music)
47. www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/musicold.htm (Music & Lyrics)
48. pecentral.org (Physical Education Central)
49. www.nmfn.com/tn/learnctr--lifeevents--longevity (Live!)
50. etc.usf.edu/lit2go (Audio & PDF Literature)
51. www.uni.edu/becker (Languages Resources galore)
Internet Projects & Activities
1. www.learner.org/jnorth (Journey North)
2. www.flatstanley.com (Flat Stanley – Grab the Concept!)
3. www.epals.com (E-Mail Penpals & More!)
4. www.k12science.org/currichome.html (Real-Time Data!)
5. www.bie.org (Buck Institute for Education - PBL Handbook)
6. www.projectapproach.org (PBL for Young Children)
7. pathfinderscience.net (Collaborative Research Network)
8. wise.berkeley.edu (Web-based Inquiry Science Environment)
9. cilc.org (Center for Interactive Collaboration)
10. kiva.org (Internet Loans to Change the World)
11. pbl-online.org (Free PBL Learning and Design)
1. www.sourceaid.com (MLA, APA (& more) Citation Builder)
2. 21cif.imsa.edu (Information Fluency)
3. dianahacker.com/resdoc (Research & Documentation & More)
4. www.big6.com/kids (Research Process)
5. citationmachine.net (Citation Creation)
6. bibme.org (Citation Builder with Autofill)
7. www.kyvl.org/html/kids (Elementary Research)
8. www.idebate.org (See "Debatabase")
9. creativecommons.org (New World of Copyright)
10. www.wikipedia.org (Open Source Encyclopedia)
11. www.archive.org (Internet Archive)
12. www.ipl.org (Internet Public Library)
1. www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials (Apple iLife Tutorials)
2. www.ehow.com (How to do anything!)
3. www.atomiclearning.com (Video Tutorials - Some Free)
1. www.thejournal.com (Technology Horizons in Ed.)
2. www.edweek.com (Education Week & Teacher Magazine)
3. www.newseum.org (Newspapers from Around the World)
4. lookybook.com (Books!)
5. edutopia.org (George Lucas' Edutopia)
1. kidshealth.org (Kids' Health)
2. www.zerotothree.org (About the littlest ones...)
1. google.com/help/basics.html (How to…)
2. www.kidsclick.org (By Librarians for Kids)
3. lii.org (Librarians' Index to the Internet)
4. www.seologic.com/all-search-engines (List of Engines)
Teachers
Free Web Tools That Do Things!
1. zoho.com (Full Productivity Suite...)
2. www.lulu.com (Publish a Boook!)
3. ed.voicethread.com (Images, Voice, Video, Text!!)
4. bighugelabs.com/flickr (Make Lots of Things...)
5. says-it.com (Make Seals, Signs, and More)
6. www.mybrochuremaker.com (Brochure Maker)
7. www.wordle.net (Make Word Images)
8. lingro.com (Free online translation - LIVE!)
9. thinkature.com (Online Planning Tool)
10. audacity.sourceforge.net (Recording Freeware)
11. draw.labs.autodesk.com/ADDraw/draw.html (Design!)
12. www.visuwords.com (Visual Dictionary - Words are alive!)
13. www.imaginationcubed.com (Collaborative Whiteboard)
14. www.superkids.com/aweb/tools (Worksheets & more)
15. portaportal.com (Make a page of organized links!)
16. nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing (Make Graphs Online)
17. shambles.net/web2 (Web 2.0 Tools)
18. www.think.com (Go look, and THINK!)
19. www.magneticpoetry.com (Magnetic Poetry!)
20. enlvm.usu.edu (Interactive Online Math Lesson Creator)
21 www.wikispaces.com & pbwiki.com (Make a Wiki)
22. edublogs.org (Blogs for School)
23. nicenet.org (Like "Blackboard...")
24. www.skype.com (Free Telephony via the Web)
25. openoffice.org & neooffice.org (Open Source Office