Free Technology for Teachers: 15 Resources for Safer Internet Day

A great list of resources for promoting internet safety

tags: internet safety cybersafety

Think B4U

Videos about teaching cybersafety

tags: google cybersafety internet safety digitalcitizenship

Alphabetimals | Fun Animal Alphabet Game, Personalized Baby & Toddler Gifts, Free Coloring Book, Poster, and Flash Cards

alphabet learning game

tags: alphabet interactive

The Presidential Seal

more information about the Presidential Seal

tags: history presidents

If You Were President

fun game about making decisions as President

tags: history presidents

Presidential Portraits

Find out more about the Presidents.

tags: history presidents

Dynamite Presidents

Answer questions in this game about the creation of Mount Rushmore.

tags: history presidents

Best Educational Wikis of 2011

Some “winning” examples of educational wikis.

tags: wiki education

Wiki Summarizer

Easy way to summarize articles from Wikipedia.  distills down the info for younger students

tags: wiki summary research

Tool Factory Curriculum

Technology Integrated lessons

tags: technology education lessons

The GREENS

A site for kids about taking care of the planet

tags: environment science earth recycling

The Geography Zone

The Geography Zone has been created to help spread geographical awareness and an understanding of the places and cultures across our world in an exciting and dynamic atmosphere. Here you can find The Geography Challenge, the world’s largest online geography contest, as well as tons of the geography tools and facts to help make you a geography expert.

tags: geography game socialstudies maps

TechLearning: Bloom’s Taxonomy Blooms Digitally

Digital adaptation of Blooms Taxonomy and ways of achieving the levels with digital media

tags: digital technology blooms taxonomy

Student State Facts

Easy to read and understand state facts for students

tags: geography states socialstudies reference facts

Paint.NET – Free Software for Digital Photo Editing

I LOVE Paint.net!

tags: freeware graphics tool drawing

Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition

For hundreds of different types of jobs—such as teacher, lawyer, and nurse—the Occupational Outlook Handbook tells you:
the training and education neededearningsexpected job prospectswhat workers do on the jobworking conditions

tags: career reference information lifeskills

NSTeens -

 Making Safer Online Choices

tags: cyberbullying internet safety

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives

virtual math manipulatives

tags: math manipulatives interactive tools

The Great Global Warming Swindle – Part 1 Video by Darryl – Myspace Video

sensationalized video about global warming- for discussion…

tags: global warming debate ecology earth

Center for Implementing Technology in Education (CITEd)

CITEd identifies evidence-based practices for integrating instructional technology to support the achievement of all students.

tags: technology education

Space Mysteries Homepage

Space Mysteries is a series of inquiry-driven interactive Web explorations, which take advantage of the student’s natural curiosity to build critical thinking and analytical skills

tags: space mystery

Main Page – FreeReading

free, open source, reading help website

tags: reading literacy education free

Learn Video Production, Digital Video Editing, Camcorder Reviews, Videography

Just about every video producer, rank and file, from first time beginner to award-winning professional likes to grab the camera and run, shooting whatever inspiration has seized the moment.

tags: video resources editing film tutorials

Interactives . United States History Map . Intro

Become a geography whiz as you learn how the United States was settled.
Discover how the continent was irrevocably changed by European colonization, the events that caused the wholesale displacement and decimation of the land’s original inhabitants, and how the 50 states came to be formed.

tags: maps geography game socialstudies

Interactives . Historical and Cultural Contexts . Intro

Become a document detective! Use your sleuthing skills to figure out when and where an historical event took place by examining some primary sources and using an educated guess to pinpoint them on a map and timeline. Then, test your document expertise and analytical skills by answering questions about them.

tags: history interactive PrimarySources

I like 2 learn

Geography games and quizzes

tags: geography maps quiz socialstudies

High Tech Learning: High Tech Learning: Facilitating Learning

Regardless of whether we’re working directly or indirectly with learners, we’re all involved with facilitating the learning process. We may be creating multimedia pathfinders, collaborating on the development of WebQuests, or supervising online discussion groups. All of these activities involve the design of environment conducive to learning.

tags: technology education learning

Google for Educators: The Best Features for Busy Teachers | Edutopia

Among all the links and downloads out there, it can be hard for teachers to know which ones work best. Google has made it easier by creating Google for Educators, which compiles some of the search engine’s most useful features in one place.

tags: google education tools

Explore, Play, Discover: Websites & Activities | Exploratorium

tags: science resources activities explore discover play

Digital History

primary sources and history information

tags: history primarysources socialstudies resources reference

BROWNIELOCKS and THE 3 BEARS – Holidays, Educational, Fun for Everyone Ages 12 On Up!

tags: holidays education activities ideas

Blogging Workshop – Atomic Learning

workshop/movies about blogging

tags: blogging howto

Artrage Home

free drawing software, upgrade reasonable price

tags: design painting drawing software free

Globetracker’s Mission: Locating Louie

Globetracker’s Mission, an episodic story in blog-style format, takes students in grades 2-6 on a journey across the United States to learn standards-based geography, landforms, and map skills in an engaging, interactive context.

tags: maps geography game

Robert A. Compton Presents Two Million Minutes The 21st Century Solution

videos and trailers for education-related movies and books

tags: education documentary videos

10 Ways to Use Social Media for Professional Development – SimpleK12

Social learning is in, and teachers and administrators everywhere are enhancing their own personal and professional development by harnessing the power of social media.

tags: social learning professionaldevelopment

Kicksend – Send & Receive Large Photos, Videos & Other Files Instantly

Kicksend lets you send files of any size to any friend or email. It will download and organize your files and is super easy to use.

tags: filesharing file sharing collaboration storage tools

• Kicksend lets you send files of any size to any friend or email. It will download and organize your files and is super easy to use.

Algodoo

Imagine a totally unique program. A program that gives you the opportunity to play with physics – using your own hands. Apply a constructionists learning paradigm, learning by doing. Use simple drawing tools to design, construct and explore with. Sounds like an interesting idea? Algodoo is that program.

tags: physics science Interactive

Choose What Happens Next – YouTube

Interactive lesson about thinking before you post…

tags: youtube internet safety cyberbullying sexting

Economic lesson plans, Personal Finance lesson plans and resources for educators, students and afterschool providers | EconEdLink

EconEdLink is the leading source of online economic & personal finance lessons & resources for educators, students and afterschool providers.

tags: economics LessonPlans money

Free Technology for Teachers: A Google Maps Lesson Idea – Seasonings Around the World

Great lesson idea for Google Earth by Richard Byrne.

tags: google earth maps mapping history socialstudies

Internet and Technology Lesson Plans

TONS of technology lesson plan resources

tags: technology lessons lessonplans

Digital Learning Day :: PBL

Some great examples and ideas for Project Based Learning

tags: pbl projectbasedlearning

geteach.com

Google Earth tools developed by Social Studies teacher Josh Williams

tags: google earth geography maps

Slatebox Canvas

simple, easy to use, shareable mind mapping tool.

tags: mindmapping tool collaboration

Welcome! – WorldMap

open source GIS software.

tags: maps geography mapping tools

Desmos | A Better Calculator

If your students have laptops or ipads, they dont  need a graphing calculator too…

tags: calculator mathematics math graphing

Welcome to Teaching That Makes Sense!

WOW! This is an AMAZING website with lots of great ideas on how to improve comprehension, fluency, and get kids to think outside the box when it comes to reading and writing.

tags: writing reading resources teaching strategies literacy

iLearn Technology » Blog

Archive » A Plethora of habitat websites and activities

tags: habitats science animals

Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Claim Your Online Content With Google+ Authorship Settings

Claiming your online content

tags: google digital footprint

BBC – Scotland – Brainsmart

Ever wished you could get your brain to work better?

tags: brain training Games

Stats about all US cities – real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more

We’ve collected and analyzed data from numerous sources to create as complete and interesting profiles of all U.S. cities as we could

tags: statistics data city demographics

Advanced Google Image Search – YouTube

How to find Creative Commons images

tags: google image search