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Brainbashers |
A
collection of puzzles, games and optical illusions; education version is
ad free |
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BrainConnection.com Brain Teasers |
Includes
games that train the brain in short-term memory, focus and sound
discrimination
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Brain
Teasers for Your Classroom |
A
collection of links that offer a wide variety of brain
teasers
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Bulletin
Boards |
Resources for creating bulletin
board displays |
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Calendars |
A guide to locating events for each day of
the year |
| Character
Education |
Free character education
resources organized by topic and grade level; includes curriculum materials,
discussion questions, writing assignments, group learning activities,
opportunities for student action and lots of teacher support material |
| FREE
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence |
Source for free
educational materials |
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Grants  |
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LSR7 Teachers:
Before applying for a grant,
check with your building administrator.
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CPS
eInstruction |
eInstruction grant application |
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Foundation Center |
Information on
education grants including a listing of libraries and nonprofit resource
centers that offer listings of grants free of charge |
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Grants and
Contests |
Browse for grants |
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Grant Wrangler |
"A community for grant seekers and grant
givers" |
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Graphic Arts
Education and Research Foundation |
Four mini
grants of up to $2,500 are awarded per year to art teachers and students
in K-12 public or private schools |
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HP |
Designed to support the innovative use of mobile
technology in K-16 education; preference is given to projects
integrating math or science |
| School
Grants |
The purpose of this
site is to help
teachers find and write grant proposals. |
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SMARTer
Grants |
Grants are offered by SMART Technologies, the makers of
SMART Boards |
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Sprint Grants |
Information about
Sprint Foundation grants |
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Toshiba |
Grants for inquiry-based projects and
activities that improve teaching and learning in science and mathematics |
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U.S.
Department of Education |
The biggest provider
of education grants |
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Internet Resources |
| 4- Kids.org |
weekly newspaper feature and Web site
produced at the University of Kansas |
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Blue Web'n |
Reviewed
sites categorized by subject, content, grade level; search
database |
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Birmingham Learning Grid |
A wide variety of
learning and teaching resources; click on the drop-down menu in the
upper left corner to access Secondary, Primary |
| Dewey
Decimal Classified Sites |
Internet
sites classified by the Dewey Decimal system |
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e-learning for Kids |
Math, Language Arts, Science, Computer
Skills, Health and Life Skills |
| Education
Oasis |
Curriculum
links, PDF versions of graphic organizers and certificates, links to
relevant articles and more |
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Flashcard
Exchange |
Create and exchange flashcards |
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Flashcard
Listings |
A large listing of
flashcards available online |
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Internet for
Classrooms |
Links for K-12 teachers |
| Internet
Public Library |
A public service
organization and learning/teaching environment at the University of
Michigan School of Information; many links by subject |
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LearnAlberta.ca |
Instructional resources categorized by grade
level |
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Jan Brett |
Free activities, calendars, coloring pages
and more |
| Kathy
Schrock |
Comprehensive
educational resources |
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Library of K-12
Education Links |
Links categorized by subject and grade level |
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Primary Resources |
Lesson plans, printables, interactive flash
activities, Smart Notebook activities and PowerPoint's |
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Quia |
Use ready-made
activities |
| Quizlet |
Great interactive quiz maker (requires registration) |
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Quiz Hub |
Online resources including spelling lessons, curriculum
themes, resource portals, quizzes, and more |
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S-Cool |
Internet resources and activities; from
the United Kingdom |
| Study
Stacks |
Create a variety of online,
interactive activities or use those that have already been
created; flashcards; study sheets and more |
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SquoolTools |
Many online resources to support learning
and teaching |
TALK
Teacher Assisting Literacy Knowledge |
Designed to give classroom teachers specific
practical technology rich activities to use in the classroom or in the
lab with a whole class, small groups or individual students |
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Teachade |
A wide variety of instructional resources |
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Teacher Resource
Exchange |
A moderated database of
resources and activities created by teachers |
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Teachers First |
Annotated listing of sites;
categorized by subject |
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Teachers' Domain |
Free registration; an online educational service which
features Collections and Courses designed to enhance
students' learning experiences and teachers'
instruction; includes multimedia from NOVA,
American Experience, and other public television
productions and partners, video and audio clips,
interactives
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ThinkQuest
Library |
Index to over 5,000 sites; built by
kids for kids |
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Whatta Blast |
A place where kids can find web resources |
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Instructional Strategies
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Instructional
Strategies Online |
Resources for Independent Study; Interactive
Instruction Direct Instruction; Indirect Instruction; Experiential
Instruction |
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Inquiry
Based Lessons |
e-MINTS;
a listing of online inquiry based lessons |
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Project
Based Learning |
Learn about PBL and checklists |
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Free Project Based Learning Resources That Will Place Students At The
Center Of Learning |
A listing of project based links and ideas |
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Lesson Plans
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Authentic Tasks and Rubrics |
A form of assessment
in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate
meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills |
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Best
Practices of Technology Integration |
Technology rich lesson plans written by
practicing teachers and "kid-tested"; categorized by grade level and
content area |
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Curriki |
User-created, open source curricula;
technology rich lessons some include Flash |
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Discovery School |
Searchable by content area and grade level |
| Educator's
Reference Desk |
2,000+ lesson plans, 3,000+ links
to online education information, and 200+ question archive responses;
from AskERIC |
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Education World |
Lesson plans; links; resources |
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Eduhound Site Sets |
Eduhound and Time partnered to create these
lessons on a variety of topics |
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The
Learning Page |
American Memory;
Library of Congress; interactive, investigative lessons |
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Lesson Plan Template |
Write focused lesson plans using this online
form |
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Lesson
Plans Page |
Lesson
plans categorized by subject and grade level |
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Making
Connections |
Technology rich lesson plans; to sort the
lessons by lesson title, subject area, or group name click on the
corresponding header |
| PBS TeacherSource |
2,500+ lesson
plans and activities categorized by content field |
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Pics4Learning |
Lesson plans written in conjunction with
thematic digital images |
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SuccessLink |
Technology rich lesson plans |
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Smithsonian Education |
Inquiry Based, technology-rich lessons |
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teAchnology |
Lesson plans; worksheets; resources |
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Thirteen EdOnline |
Access to student-engaged lessons;
click > Lesson Plans under QuickLinks |
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ThinkFinity |
Excellent source of lesson
plans and resources; ArtsEdge, EconEdlink, EdSITEment, Illuminations,
Science Links |
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Parent Conference Consideration |
Basic ideas |
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Parent-Teacher Conferences: 5 Must Ask Questions |
Questions every parent should ask |
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Student
Led Conferences
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Education
World Student Led Conferences |
Learn
about the experiences of schools which have implemented student led
conferences |
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National
Association of Elementary and Middle School Principals |
Information,
ideas, links |
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Blackwell's Best |
Many resource links to a variety of topics
including Thanksgiving and Christmas |
| eduscapes |
Many excellent
resources on a variety of content topics and teaching strategies by
Annette Lamb |
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Elementary Theme Pages |
For elementary students and
Teachers; monthly and topic |
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Elementary Theme Units and Online Activities |
Links to thematic units and
Internet activities |
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e-Themes
Calendar |
Daily
activities |
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eThemes |
An extensive database of content-rich, age-appropriate resources
organized around specific themes correlated to Missouri Standards |
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Themes
Grades 3-5 |
Links
categorized by theme |
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Tools
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4Teachers.org |
Free, online tools and resources to help
integrate technology; provides help locating and creating
ready-to-use Web lessons, quizzes, rubrics and classroom calendars; QuizStar; RubiStar, TrackStar, ThinkTank,
Casa Notes and more |
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Anagram
Server |
Find or create anagrams |
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Assign
A Day |
An easy-to-use online calendar in
which teachers can post assignments and announcements |
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Calculators |
Includes date and time, finance,
geography (driving, flight), math, science |
| CardMaker |
Free, easy-to-use tool
for creating cards |
| Citation
Machine |
Fill-in-the blank format for
creating a bibliography; the site then assembles the bibliography |
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Create
a Graph |
Easily create many types of graphs
without
special software |
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Discovery School |
Lesson Planner, Quiz Center, Worksheet
Generator, Vocabulary Quiz Whiz, Glossary Builder, and more |
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Easy
Test Maker |
Free
online test generator; create multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank,
matching, short answer and true/false questions all on the same test |
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Filamentality |
A fill-in-the-blank tool that
guides you through picking a topic, searching the Web, gathering good
Internet links, and turning them into learning activities |
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Flashcard Machine |
Create your own online flashcards; free
registration |
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Helper Sign Up |
Free online sign up application |
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Online
Class Timer |
Timer that counts up or down with
sound on or off |
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Online Timer |
Count down timer |
| Personal
Educational Press |
Create flashcards, game boards, quizzes, and
more |
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Random Student Generator |
Use this
random name generator to randomly call on students to provide responses |
| SchoolExpress |
Worksheets, award
marker, fun activities, and more; subjects include: Math, Phonics,
Science, Social Studies, Handwriting, History,
Language Arts |
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Template
Gallery for Teachers |
From
Microsoft; a wide variety of templates for teachers
including grade books, calendars, attendance sheets, newsletters, field
trip permission forms, seating charts and more |
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Virtual
Spinner |
Use
this spinner to teach probability |
|
Worksheets |
Worksheets
on a wide range of subjects from math to spelling to the solar system |
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Worksheet
Generator |
Create
customized worksheets using templates or select a ready-made |
| Certificates
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Certificate
Creator |
Create
personalized certificates |
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Certificates for
Teachers |
Printable certificates for kids |
| Kid
Certificates |
Printable certificates for kids |
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Teach Net |
Printable certificates |
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Forms
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| Casa
Notes |
A variety of teacher notes
including field trip permission forms, self-medication, home work pass
and more |
|
File
Cabinet |
Many useful
teacher forms |
|
Teacher
Forms and Letters |
Forms for
discipline, academic, communication, and more |
| Puzzles
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Puzzle
Center |
Internet Coach
site; make or use many types of puzzles; ready made puzzles
categorized by
theme/content; create greeting card puzzles |
|
PuzzleMaker |
Create and print customized word
search, crossword and math puzzles using your word lists |
