Interactive Websites for Teachers to
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Suessville- http://www.seussville.com/
Site dedicated to Dr. Suess. Playground
Area is the most fun for kids.
SnapDragon- http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/snapdragon/yesflash/menu.shtml
This site has games like What color, Telling time, How Many, and Same/Different. It also has coloring pages that can be printed
off.
GameQuarium- http://www.gamequarium.com/junior.html
This site is meant for Pre-K
up to 2nd Grade. It has games
for counting, colors, Shapes, ABC’s, Money, and Time.
StoryPlace- http://www.storyplace.org/
Extremely cute site with
narrated stories, online activities, suggested reading lists, etc. Kids will love this one! English or Spanish option.
PBS Kids- http://pbskids.org/
Great place for stories, shows that kids are familiar with, etc.
Games Just for Kindergarten- http://www.wacona.com/kindergartengames/kindergartengames.html
Sites just
for younger kids. Many to choose from!
Little Fingers- http://www.little-g.com/shockwave/loading.html
A number
of activities that include alphabet, counting, money, typing, and time.
Nick Jr.- http://www.nickjr.com
This site has all the great characters pre-k and kindergarten children know. It
has counting and matching games as well as music to inspire the students. Very
safe and interactive for non- or low readers.
Noggin- http://www.noggin.com
Another great Pre-K website with interactive games, songs, and coloring
activities.
Special Education, Health Issues,
and Study Help
(Thanks to Chris Drinkhouse for some of the Study/Organization Websites, and
Julie Halley for Health Related Sites)
Blackwell’s Best Speech Sites- http://www.vickiblackwell.com/speech.html
A number
of listings on speech issues and other special education areas.
Shannon Haney's Speech
and Language Sites-
This list is a great resource for students who stutter and have problems with
pronunciation of certain sounds. She has links for dysfluency, articulation,
and language in general.
American Sign Language Resources- http://www.42explore.com/signlang.htm
A number of good resources for ASL, including some fingerspelling quizzes and games that might be of use with students.
Special English- http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/
This site is often used with ESL students, but would be beneficial to students with language deficits. They have reports of varying lengths on a variety of topics. In writing these reports, the creators use a controlled vocabulary of only 1500 words. The site has a glossary of these terms too. This might be a great way to work with older special needs students.
Thinkquest http://library.thinkquest.org/J002345/
Are you organized? Well, this website has some helpful hints for you on keeping
your desk clean, backpack organized, and studying for tests. Lean to manage you
leisure time and money too!
It’s My Life http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/school/time/index.html
Learn to manage your time, set a weekly or monthly schedule, or learn about
study tips. Educate yourself about setting realistic goals and managing
priorities. Also, learn about time wasters and get tips from students your age
ADHD Information- http://www.chadd.org
A website about children and adults with attention deficit hyperactivity
disorder. It has cut-to-the-chase information and provides a support system for
moms and dads.
Diabetes Information- http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
This site has sections for first-timers, message boards, medical advice, and
recipes. It also includes resources for parents and kids. It is staffed by
doctors, nurses, and dieticians who are able to give answers to questions when
posted on a message board.
Kids Health- http://www.kidshealth.org
This site is divided into sections for parents, teens, and younger children.
Has a wealth of information on lots of topics.
Dr Greene, Pediatrician- http://www.drgreene.com
This is the web page of Dr. Alan Greene, M.D., a California pediatrician. It
includes chat, answers, and illustrated encyclopedia links on medical issues.
It is a good site to learn about various diagnosis of your students or a
reference point for parents.
Lisa Harrod’s 3rd
Grade Website- http://teachers.usd497.org/lkharrod/Math.htm
This site plays host to 25
different websites that offer interactive learning on addition, subtraction,
multiplication, telling time, money, etc.
It is a good place to start for elementary teachers.
Piggy Bank- http://fen.com/studentactivities/Piggybank/piggybank.html
Students must change in the
correct amount of coins. Great for money
skills! Easy and a
hard level.
MathPlayground- http://mathplayground.com/
K-6 math
that focuses on word problems, and allows teachers to create worksheets. The site also
allows kids to practice math facts, and do logic puzzles.
Bug Splat Fractions Game- http://fekids.com/article/0,1120,46-23767,00.html
Game
involving adding and Subtracting of fractions, which includes putting fractions
into simplest form. Save the bugs by guessing the correct answer
before they go splat on your windshield!
Prongo Math Games- http://www.prongo.com/top/index.html
Site has games that include
patterning, multiplication facts, money skills, general mouse skills, and also
an introductory stock market interactive lesson.
Online Tangram Game- http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/area/tangram.html
Manipulate the tangram pieces to create shapes!
Can You Fill It- http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/liquidvolume/liquidvolume.html
challenges players to
precisely fill a container from several smaller ones (good for spatial
sense) Grades 1-4.
Bobber’s Farm- http://games.funschool.com/game.php?g=bf2_ds1&t=j&w=620&h=360
Numbers awareness game
working with fractions, prime numbers and odd/even. (Grades 3-4)
Channel 14 Math Learning Games- http://www.channel4.com/learning/microsites/P/puzzlemaths/games_menu.shtml
Games like Make it Count for putting numbers
into math problems, Shop ‘til you Drop, a game about spending money, etc. (Grades 3 and up)
Elementary Language Arts/Reading
Starfall- http://www.starfall.com/
Great site for kids that are
learning to read! Also a great resource
for extremely cheap printed materials!
Extremely interactive for kids!
It’s Fun to Read (K-2)- http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/index/play.htm?f
Great site that will
actually read to the kids, or allow them to read. Books on artists, musicians, Tongue Twisters,
etc. Great interactive site.
Game that shows students a
variety of pictures within categories (food, animals, etc), and student must
spin the wheel by clicking on the correct letters to spell the words.
Spell Check- http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
This site gives kids four words. They then figure out the word that is spelled
incorrectly, and type in how it is supposed to be spelled. There is instant
feedback as to whether or not they are right.
There is an easy level, and a hard level. If they get all twenty problems correct, they
can put their name on a leader board.
Grammar Blast- http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/quizzes/
This site is broken down by
grade levels 2-5. It provides quizzes on
the parts of speech, capitalization and punctuation, etc. based on each grade
level. It also offers cumulative reviews
at the end of each grade level, and provides instant feedback.
Grammar Gorillas- http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/index.html
Again, another game that
helps kids practice on recognizing the different parts of a sentence in a fun
way. There is an easy level that only
works on nouns and verbs, and an advanced level that works on all parts of
speech.
Wacky Web Tales- http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Similar to Mad Libs from our days!
Students enter specific parts of speech (noun, adjective, etc) to form
funny stories. Grades 3 and up.
Internet Picture Dictionary- http://www.pdictionary.com/
This is a good site for mid
primary grades. It does have pictures,
but doesn’t announce hard words. Still,
it has some fun games listed as Activities on the left-hand side, such as Word
Scramble, Fill in the Blanks, and Stinky Words.
Sylvan Book Adventure- http://www.bookadventure.com/
A
free, Web-based reading incentive program dedicated to helping kids read,
click, and win! Book Adventure enables supervisors - parents, guardians, and
educators - to track their Readers' independent reading progress and select
literature appropriate for every grade level. With the help of Rex Reader and Bailey Bookmark, kids have more than 3,000 of the
most popular and acclaimed children's titles from which to read and quiz.
Points that Readers score on quizzes can be used to earn prizes!
Alphabet Soup- http://pbskids.org/lions/games/soup.html
Students
put letters together to make up one of the words in a joke. The reward:
getting the corny punchline!
ABC Order- http://www.learningplanet.com/act/abcorder.asp
An alphabet ordering
recognition game (K-2)
Over 30 authors listed!
Amazon Interactive- http://www.eduweb.com/amazon.html
Plan and manage a
locally-controlled eco-tourism project.
National Geographic Zpeditions-
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Lesson plans, activities,
and maps. Allows you to select items by
grade level if you scroll down the page a little. Extremely interactive on a variety of topics.
This has information on a
variety of insects. Could also be used
at the middle school level. Look to
bottom table for information on other insects (i.e. Replicators,
Metropolis, etc.)
Funology- http://www.funology.com/
This colorful site is full of activities for young
kids to learn how to make things, explore the world, and discover new skills.
The Dirt on Soil:
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/soil/index.html
Find out what is really
going on underground.
Monster Nutrition- http://www.nutritionexplorations.org/kids/activities/monster.asp
Game which allows kids to
“feed” a monster, and answer questions related to the food pyramid. Also has contests for the kids, nutrition
guides, recipes, etc.
Interesting interactive
Modules for kids of all ages. The one
that seems most suited for younger kids is the Humans and Animal Habitats. It asks questions, and then provides instant
audio feedback to the kids based on their answers. There are worksheets to go with the activity
as well.
Cosmic Quest- Design a Space Station- http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/spacestation/a1.html
Interactive site that leads
kids through the set-up of a space station.
It begins with the basics… air, nutrition requirements, toilet needs,
energy, etc. The next level moves on to
how to get more water, what to do with waste, etc. Better suited for upper
level elementary.
NASA Space Place- http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
This site hosts games, projects, and animations dealing with the Earth, Space,
and technology.
Salmon
Challenge- http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wlr/waterres/salmonch.htm
Salmon Challenge is a
game to help you see how your decisions help or harm our environment and our
salmon. (Grades 4 and up)
Ben’s Guide to
Broken down by grade
level. Suggested by a few different
elementary teachers, but is supposed to cover up to 12th grade.
The Official White House Site for kids- http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/
This is a good resource to
use with elementary age students about the White House. It includes some quizzes and games too.
Learn about The Presidents- http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday/presday.html
This is a site dedicated to
President’s day, but it has a number of activities to teach students about the
different presidents.
President Coloring Pages- http://www.whitehouse.gov/kids/presidentsday/color/index.html
You can download a printable
worksheet of each of the presidents for your students to color!
In Search of Ways of the Knowing Trail- http://www.brookfieldzoo.org/pagegen/wok/index.html
Extremely Cool site! An
immersive adventure in
GeoNet Games- http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/
Houghton Mifflin designed,
this is a great website for geography of the
Go West with Lewis and Clark- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/west/
Make decisions about the expedition
of Lewis and Clark (Grades 3- 5)
GeoSpy- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geospy/
State, continents, and
countries game. Place state on map click and drag on answer. It will tell you
if you are right or wrong on the spot. it will print out a certificate at the
end.
Levels K through 5, this is a great starting point with your smaller kiddos. It is also offered in Spanish (flag at top of poll). It is set to work on typing skills, Internet activities, Word documents, PowerPoint, etc.
Do It Yourself- http://www.doityourself.com/
Just as described in the title, this site offers the how to in items such as
auto, plumbing, hardware, construction, etc. Just like the old books, but more
thorough!
Building Big- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/
Explore large structures and what it takes to build them. Covers bridges,
domes, skyscrapers, and tunnels. Neat links to a lab that covers some important
aspects of engineering as well as other cool sites.
Chronicle of the Future- http://www.chronicle-future.co.uk/
This is where you can get tomorrow's news today. You
can select the year and you would like to know all about from the year 2000 to
the year 2049. By clicking on the relevant year you can see what people are
predicting for each of the next 50 years. This is excellent material to
stimulate debate and discussion on what the future will be like and what impact
technology and societal changes will have on how we live and behave.
NASA Space Place- http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
This site hosts games, projects, and animations dealing with the Earth, Space,
and technology.
Techkids/ Technology Education for
younger students- http://www.techedlab.com/techkids/
This seems like a cool site for students to learn more about science through
everyday items. It includes sections called Explore our World, Music Kids love,
In the Kitchen, Adventures in Art, and Techies Toad Pad.
Design and Technology Website- http://www.technologystudent.com/index.htm
This website contains numerous information sheets which will be helpful if you
are studying or teaching DESIGN TECHNOLOGY. The information sheets cover a wide
range and include, the design process, gear systems, electronics, cams, printed
circuit boards, PIC microcontrollers / computer control, key words/phrases,
structures, vocational work, technology and cultures, basic CNC work.
Alliance for Innovative
Manufacturing at Stanford- http://manufacturing.stanford.edu/
This website shows how 40 different things are manufactured through video. It
is geared for kids and adults.
BEST Robotics- http://www.bestinc.org/MVC/About/what_is_best
BEST is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mission is to inspire
students to pursue careers in engineering, science, and technology through
participation in a sports-like, science and engineering-based robotics
competition.
ITEA- http://www.iteaconnect.org/
The national organization for technology education.
Technology Sites- http://www.madison.k12.wi.us/toki/teched/tecsites.htm
This has a listing of websites that interested another tech ed teacher.
Time (Kids Version)- http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
National Geographic- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/siteindex/kids.html
National Wildlife Federation (Ranger Rick)- http://www.nwf.org/kids/
Weekly Reader- http://www.weeklyreader.com/
A level for kids and teens…
current events, along with quizzes, crosswords, word searches, etc.
Scholastic- http://www.scholastic.com/
For teachers, students,
librarians and parents. If you click
under teachers, you can choose the grade area you teach so that content is
level specific. Kids games are more for
younger elementary ages.
A Little Bit of Everything for
Primary
Fact Monster- http://www.factmonster.com/
Wow! Very cool site for searching for information,
or for a subject level help. In the
upper left-hand corner, you will links to almanac, encyclopedia, dictionary,
and atlas links that the kids can use.
The site also has various quizzes the kids can take. Neat site.
Combines lesson plans and
online activities found elsewhere on PBS Online with original activities. Search by subject and grade level.
Fun School- http://www.funschool.com/
Many games, organized by
grade level.
Puzzlemaker- www.puzzlemaker.com
This site is a
wonderful way to create word searches or crosswords with spelling words or
vocabulary words.
Toon University- http://www.toonuniversity.com/demos.asp
To be honest, this site
looks like it has a lot of potential. It
is totally interactive, covers all the subject areas for k-6, and gives
feedback to kids. These demos are free,
but there is some cost to register your class.
Still a great site to check out!
Primary Games - http://www.primarygames.com/
Great website organized by
subject area—interactive!
BBC Stuff- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
I have found so many cool
items from the BBC—many are interactive so that kids can practice in a variety
of curricular areas.
Arthur Games- http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/index.html
Good for K to 1st
or 2nd grade.
This website has major
headings of math, literacy, science, and misc.
To name a few activities: Stop
the Clock, Word Blender, Stellar Speller, etc.
This site seems strongest in the literacy area, but also helps kids
develop hand-eye coordination and gets them use to moving the mouse (Our Links
for Little People).
Mrs. McGowan’s First Grade Website-
http://www.mrsmcgowan.com/index.html
Good look at a number of
interactive websites for 1st graders. Topic areas covered: math, spelling, etc. Great site for building ideas for your own
primary site.
CyberBee- http://www.cyberbee.com/intclass.html
Curriculum ideas for
individual subjects, or for integrated units
The Art of Crime Detection- http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/crimedetection/index.html
The coolest site! This talks about left-brained and
right-brained aspects of how we interpret information. Then, it allows students to watch a “crime
scene” (non-violent), and has them make a sketch on a PDA of the suspect. Awesome!!
Design everyday household
items so that they will fit the needs of the aliens shown! Design principles and designer information
provided for the kids.
Be an Architect- http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/play/arch2/index.html
Design a
house with Carmine! Learn about site, form, function, and materials as you draw
the floor plan and elevation for your house. (Sixth grade and up)
Links to information about
over 8,000 artists, art museums, etc.
Pintura:
Art Detective- http://www.eduweb.com/pintura/index.html
Neat site that provides a
small mystery situation where students have to guess who the artist is on an
unlabelled painting. Other art history
adventures are listed here too!
Crayola Creativity Center- http://www.crayola.com/
Ideas for art projects, free
printables, and lesson plans based on age, subject,
and media.
Make a Snowflake- http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/
This site allows you to
create your own snowflake cut-out online!
Pretty fun!
The Artist’s Toolkit- http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
Interactive site that
explains Visual Elements and Principles such as line, color and balance in
order to build works of art.
A little bit of
art for everyone. It seems that
Destination Modern Art www.moma.org/destination and Art Safari http://www.moma.org/momalearning/artsafari/
are meant for younger students.
Creating Music- http://www.creatingmusic.com/
Interactive site for simple
composition for elementary, rhythm band, cartoon conductor, etc. Cute site for younger kids!
San Francisco Symphony for Kids- http://www.sfskids.org/templates/home.asp?pageid=1
Neat interactive site that
teaches kids about the instruments in an orchestra, as well as teaching about
the different components of music (tempo, rhythm, pitch, harmony, etc.)
Composer Workshop, Composer
Gallery, Instrument Storage Room, Instrument Lab, and Dressing Room
(biographies).
Finale Notepad- http://www.finalemusic.com/notepad/
Free music notation
software. You do have to sign up and
download, but it is a great free resource!
AAA Math- http://www.aaamath.com/
Great site for skill and
drill practice in a variety of subject areas appropriate for 1st
grade, up through 9th grade. Interactive
with instant feedback and a scoring system.
Not overly appealing to the eye, but good practice.
Spike’s Games- http://www.spikesgamezone.com/
The Brainy games on this
website would be a good downtime resource that will still require your kids to
think a little at the same time.
Warning: Other games are on here
too!
High School Math Sites- http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/tools/math-hs.html#Interactive
Website listings for General math items, algebra, Geometry, Stats, Calculus, Trig, and Interactive. Many sites listed and it will take you some time to look through, but I saw some pretty cool sites!
A Whole
Games, Puzzles, Problems, Algebra/Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Calculus, Probability, Discrete Math, Trig/Pre-Calculus, online calculators, etc. Many listings, but they will take some exploration time from you.
This
game actually looks a bit corny, but in actuality, it is a great site for
problem-solving! Try to get the fleas
into the box by building things in the path that allow them to move through the
maze. Many levels to work through.
Guide to Grammar and Writing- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Citation Machine by Landmark-http://citationmachine.net/
Vocabulary
University- http://www.syndicate.com/
Grade level vocabulary puzzles, thematic units and
lessons.
Word Detective- http://www.word-detective.com/
A monthly column that answers readers' questions
about words and languages.
Web English
Teacher- http://www.webenglishteacher.com/
Here are teaching resources, lessons,
videos, web quests, activities, ideas and puzzles.
SCORE Language Arts www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cla.html
Here
you’ll find cyber guides, which are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered
units centered on core works of literature. They are categorized into units for
K-3, 4-5, 6-8 and 9-12.
Academy of
American Poets- http://www.poets.org/
You are able to do searches by Poem or Poet.
LSU Library’s
Author Guide- http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.html
A number of links to a variety of
authors.
The Complete Works of William
Shakespeare- http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/works.html
They are listed by category: Comedy, History, and Tragedy.
Novel Guides-
http://www.classzone.com/novelguides/novelguide.cfm
Summaries of
books, and brief ideas for curriculum integration.
What Came
first?- http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/walk/games_index.shtml
National
Budget Simulation- http://www.nathannewman.org/nbs/
US Holocaust
Museum- http://www.ushmm.org
The
main page for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Yad Vashem
(Israel)- http://www.yadvashem.org
The Simon
Wiesenthal Center’s Museum http://motlc.wiesenthal.com/
Four
Simulations at HarpWeekly- http://education.harpweek.com/Default.htm
http://ssad.bowdoin.edu:9780/projects/flighttofreedom/intro.shtml
A simulation
that puts students in the shoes of slaves trying to reach freedom.
Country
Reports- http://www.countryreports.org/
Great site for basic information on countries, along
with more detailed info in links.
The Kennedy
Center’s Arts Edge- http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/
History
Channel for the Classroom- http://www.historychannel.com/classroom/classroom.html
Liberty! - http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/chronicle.html
Good site for American
Revolution. Has a Road to the Revolution
Quiz too that kids can take!
The Political
Compass http://www.politicalcompass.org/
The First
Amendment Website- http://www.firstamendmentschools.org/
This website features world
maps and satellite photographs, as well as topographical maps, historical maps
and climate maps. You can also access facts and histories of specific
countries.
Westward HO!
- http://www.cyberbee.com/wwho/
Bill Nelson's Science Sites- This website list is a great resource to start from for high school science teachers. Sites cover anatomy, astronomy, and life sciences.
National Geographic Zpeditions- http://www.nationalgeographic.com/xpeditions/
Exploratorium’s
Guide to Astronomy- http://www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/index.html
Nasa Images and
Audio- http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets
Tinker Ball- http://www.inventionatplay.org/playhouse_tinker.html
Select
objects to create a Rube Goldberg path.
Try Science-
http://www.tryscience.org/home.html
How Things Work Q and A: http://howthingswork.virginia.edu/ and How Things Work http://www.howstuffworks.com/
The River of Venom- http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/rov/
They set up the lab deep in the Amazon rainforest. They wanted to make killer
bees less deadly. What they didn't want was to start a rampage. A scientist at
the brink of death. A researcher in agony with hundreds of bee stings. And
you're stuck in the middle. Can you find the way out? Test your scientific
sleuthing in the "River of Venom", an excellent science mystery
story.
AE Mystery Spot (Nat’l Health
Museum)- http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/mspot/
Mysteries that allow students to discover what unfolded as a result of
biological problems. A really neat approach to teaching kids about the biology!
Biology In
Motion- http://www.biologyinmotion.com/
All kinds of
science videos that will stream right over the Internet.
Active
Science by GlaxoSmithKline- http://www.activescience-gsk.com/home.cfm
Exploratorium-
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
Alien
Language- http://www.alienlanguage.co.uk/alienlanguage/index.htm#
Conjuguemos- http://www.conjuguemos.com/
Study
Spanish- http://www.studyspanish.com
This site is great for giving Spanish students a
little extra practice!
ESL-Lab- http://www.esl-lab.com/
Smart Stocks-
http://smartstocks.com/
Monetary
Mania- http://www.imf.org/external/np/exr/center/quiz/mm/eng/index.htm
a quiz show
about money and much more!
EconEdLink- http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.cfm?lesson=EM292&page=teacher
The New York
Stock Exchange Made Easy! Lesson plans, worksheets, and a quiz. Grades 9-12
EconLink - http://www.econedlink.org/
Overall website with great lesson plans for
k-12.
Kathy Meert's Website list for the Business Classroom- This website list was created by a high school business teacher. It includes a number of links to government resources, business magazines, etc.
Free Lunch- http://www.economy.com/freelunch/
This site offers free statistical information on
financial, demographics, etc. The graphs
are all free for use (you will need Excel), which makes this site a great
starting point for reports for a number of different classes!
Young Money
Stock Market Game- http://www.youngmoney.com/stock_market_game/?source=aw&id=game01
Students get
$10,000 of imaginary money to invest.
Sample Cover Letters http://jobstar.org/tools/resume/cletters.cfm
This site gives
you a few examples of cover letters that might help you decide on an overall structure
for your own letter.
Sample Resumes http://www.sampleresumes.com/sample-resumes.htm
PBS Teacher
Source- http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/
High School
Hub- http://highschoolhub.org/hub/hub.cfm
BBC
Stuff- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/
Jefferson
Labs Games- http://education.jlab.org/indexpages/elementgames.html
Marco Polo- http://marcopolo-education.org/teacher/new_lessons.aspx
Ideas for
Lesson plans, with plan outline, links, etc.
Marco Polo
EdsiteMent- http://edsitement.neh.gov/
Test Taking Practice Questions from NCES- http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/eyk/index.asp?flash=true
The Global
Schoolhouse- http://www.globalschoolnet.org/GSH/
Marco Polo- http://www.marcopolo-education.org/teacher/content_index.aspx
Free Things
Online- http://www.thefreesite.com/
Blue Webs- http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Top- Voted on web-based interactive
Websites. Search by curricular area.
Website
Freebies and Evaluation Forms.
Shrock’s List
of Webevals- http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/eval.html
Flaming Text-
http://flamingtext.com/
Webdeveloper-
http://webdeveloper.com/animations/
Bells-N-Whistles-
http://www.bellsnwhistles.com
Blackwell’s
List of Webquest Sites- http://www.vickiblackwell.com/webquests.html
Best
Webquests.Com- http://bestwebquests.com/
Webquest.org- http://webquest.org/
This site is easiest to search by using the “Top” link or
“Search” link along the left-hand side.
Evite- http://www.evite.com/pages/homepage/index.jsp
Online
Assessment Assistance- http://www.internet4classrooms.com/assistance.htm#act
Links to a
gazillion sites for all age levels and subjects. Includes ACT/SAT prep sites.
Quiz Star- http://quizstar.4teachers.org/
Free Educational Downloads (As suggested by Education
World)
Setera- http://www.wartoft.nu/software/seterra/
Seterra runs in
English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Swedish.