Web Resources for Teachers

Teacher Tools

Rubrics

	Rubistar - Create rubrics for your project-based learning activities
	Rubric Guidelines from Kathy Schrock & Discovery

Quiz Creation

	Quizstar - Create online quizzes
	Discovery Education Quizzes - Online quiz creator from Discovery Channel

Homework Posting

	OpenVes
	School Notes - Easily post homework.
	Assign-A-Day - more detailed, but allows teachers to post assignments to a shared calendar

Webpage Creation/Links Creation

	Trackstar - create "Tracks" of web links for your students
	TeacherWeb
	Scholastic Homepage Builder
	ClassJump
	MyTeacherPages

Multiple Tool Sites

	Quia - Create matching activities, quizzes, surveys and more. This is a pay site.
	SuperKids Tools - Word Scramblers, Math Worksheet Creators

Online Course Management Systems

	Nicenet - nonprofit that allows you to conduct your class online with discussion forums and link sharing. There is no file sharing however.
	HotChalk - Offered in conjunction with NBC News
	LectureShare - post your lectures for your students or listen to other teachers from around the world
	Moodle - open source course management system for you and your school

Online Gradebooks

Thinkwave

Surveys

SurveyMonkey

Online, Collaborative Whiteboards

Writeboard, SKRBL - Online Collaborative "Virtual" Whiteboards. Use this as your board and print notes for every student.

Assessment

	Texas Education Agency - Web-based assessments grades 3-10 in all subject areas.
	MMLA - Michigan Mathematics Leadership Association - create customized assessments based on grade level and strand

Free Clip Art & Images

	School Clip Art
	Clip Art For Educators
	Teacher Files
	Pics4Learning
	Edupics
	Microsoft
	Links to Copyright free resources

Student Tools

Discussion Forums

	ActiveBoards - Hold class discussions online
	OpenVes

Blogs

	Blogger - Google's free blog tool. Students register with an e-mail address and then get their own URL for blogging
	EduBlog - Students create blogs for free. Teachers can control and monitor content for a fee.

Wikis

PBWiki - Free educational wiki for students and teachers (includes educational materials for teachers)

Online Bookmarking

EdTags -originally created for Harvard, now available to the public. For educational purposes only.

Concept Mapping/Graphic Organizer

Bubble.us - online "Inspiration" - no need for software - control content, color, spacing and more right from your web browser

Podcasting

Audacity - Free audio recorder and editor - can be used to create podcasts

Video Creation

	Photostory - Free download from Microsoft, bring still pictures, music and narration together for documentary making.
	Animoto - Automatically converts a series of images to a music video

Timelines

	Timeliner from Thinkport (Maryland), create timelines, save online and print.
	XTimeline - collaborative timeline tool where multiple students can work together. Can be saved online and printed.

E-Mail Exchange

IECC - Intercultural E-mail Classroom Connections

Other Tools

	Comic Creator
	ReadWriteThink - An index of many free web-based student tools including Timeliner, Venn Diagrams, Acrostic Poems, Comic Creator and more.
	Google Docs - Online collaborative writings
	Jing - Capture images and videos right from your desktop, create your own computer tutorials.
	Voicethread - add narration to still images - allows for collaborative use where every student can add his or her voice to a picture- can upload voice from computer or phone
	GoogleDocs, Zoho, Thinkfree, Thumbstacks - Free Online WordProcessors, spreadsheets, slide show presentations and more
	ReadPlease - Free text to speech recognition software.(11 mb download)
	Web Poster - Digital, online poster creator

Curriculum Resources

General: search for lessons across all disciplines

	Microsoft Lesson Planning - Several units of study in all subject areas
	Thinkfinity - Marcopolo is now Thinkfinity. Search over 55,000 educational resources.
	ETHEMES - Provides hundreds of links to great resources. Broken down by topic.
	Internet4Classrooms - Provides hundreds of learning links for grades K-8 in Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies, broken down by standard
	Teach-nology - The online teacher resource
	Education World - Lesson plans and much more
	PBS - Search by subject and grade level through hundreds of lesson plans with supporting material
	Webquests - The most current and complete source of information on the webquest model
	BBC - Resources for grades K-12 across all disciplines. Very interactive.
	HippoCampus - For High School: Multimedia subject helpers. Subjects from Algebra and Calculus to Biology and Physics
	IKnowThat - games and interactive lessons across all disciplines (when asked to register simply click "Maybe Later")

Language Arts

	ReadWriteThink - Language lessons from K-12
	AAASpell
	Poets.org
	GrammarBook

Math

	AAA Math
	Aplus Math
	MathWire
	Interactives for math instruction

Science

	National Science Digital Library - Nation's online library for education and research in STEM
	Exploratorium - Includes live webcasts and a Microscope Imaging Station
	Scholastic Science Explorations - From Scholastic as part of an ongoing partnership with the American Museum of Natural History to promote science literacy among students in grades 3-10.
	National Science Foundation - NSF's Biology Research Overview site gives an interactive tour of a human cell.
	NASA Kids' Club -
	PBS Nova - Podcasts, Videos and interactives
	Virtual Pig Dissection
	Virtual Biology Labs - 5 from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
	Physics Flashlets - Many interactive tools to teach physics concepts, from University of Virginia

Social Studies

	National Geographic - Create maps, listen to podcasts, view video segments
	Eyewitness to History - US News & World Report teams with National Archives to make first-hand documents and media available to the public
	Newspaper Archive - Search newspapers of the past
	Digital History - From the University of Houston, the site includes an online textbook, annotated historical documents, and more than 70 interactive, inquiry-based modules.
	Raid on Deerfield - An interactive look at the story and the people
	European Explorers - provides links to information about all the major explorers
	Smithsonian Institution -
	Civil War Illustrated Newspapers and Magazines Photograghs from Library of Congress

Technology

	Teach Engineering - a free online library, the site provides teacher-tested, standards-based engineering content for K-12 teachers to use in STEM education.
	Kid Pix Lessons - This site breaks down Kid Pix lesson ideas into content areas.
	Lego Robotics NXT Lessons - building instructions and downloadable programs

Business & Financial

Investor Ed - From the Alliance for Investor Education (AIE) comes the best investor education classroom resources for teachers and students

Music

Classical For Kids

Interactive Games, Simulations, Puzzles & More

K-6

Arcademic Skill Builders - Math games, word and vowel games, even state capitals.

	Brainormous - Multiflyer (space math), mathteroids, and other math games
	Discovery Education Puzzle Maker - create word searches and more
	ReadWriteThink - A wealth of student tools including timeliner, acrostics, Venn diagrams and more
	ABCYA - Games for grades K-5
	Powerpoint Games - a variety of games in powerpoint like Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader
	What2Learn - a list of free games by subject
	SuperSmartGames
	IKnowThat - games and interactive lessons across all disciplines (when asked to register simply click "Maybe Later")
	ElectroCity - Manage energy and environmental concerns for your town.
	EnergyVille - Manage your city's energy plans for the next 30 years.
	More Energy Games from Exxon

7-12

	E-Lections - online presidential campaign game (online)
	Civil War: Gettysburg - Play as the North or South and plan your battle strategy (download)
	Discover Babylon - Mesopotamia's diverse contributions in writing, mathematics, literature, and law will come alive again in Discover Babylon - 3D - Free download
	FAS - More Free 3D Simulations from the Federation of American Scientists
	Stage Coach Island - Learn money management in a 3D virtual world - brought to you free by Wells Fargo
	Food Force - Free download from the United Nations - help the WFP deliver food in time to save lives.
	Stop Disaster - web-based game from the ISDR
	CyberNations
	PowerUp - Save the world from ecological disaster

Video Conferencing, Streaming Video/Podcasts & Web Cams

Video Conferencing

	CILC - Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration.
	Michigan State University Museum - virtual outreach
	NASA - See what NASA has to offer in the way of interactive lessons on earth, the solar system, and outer space.
	AT&T Knowledge Net - Links to video conferencing content providers from across the world.
	Vanderbilt - Vanderbilt University Center for Science Outreach.

Streaming Video/Podcasts

	Annenberg - From Annenberg and Learner.org. Free streaming video content & Prof. Dev. Free registration is required.
	United Streaming - From the Discovery Channel. You can register for a 30 day free trial.
	History Channel - Search History Channel archives for video and audio clips. It's free although does contain ads.
	Apple Learning - From Apple computers comes digital documentaries and virtual field trips.
	CNN Pipeline - Requires a small monthly fee. Great for research! Watch current videos from the world's news leader.
	National Geographic - Create maps, listen to podcasts, view video segments
	PBS Nova - Podcasts, Videos and interactives
	Electronic Field Trips (EFT) - From Ball State University. Webcast only versions are free of charge. Archived trips are also available for viewing here: http://www.bsu.edu/eft/home/31digest.php
	Bytesize Science - podcasts only
	Exploratorium - Ice Stories: webcasts from Antarctica

Web Cams

	Monterey Bay Aquarium, CA - 7 cams on penguins, otters and more with live audio during their daily feedings.
	Smithsonian National Zoological Park, DC - 20 different web cams of various animals

Search Engines & Subject Directories

Keyword Search Engines - uses computer programs to search the web

	Google Advanced
	Altavista Advanced
	Yahoo Search
	Live
	All The Web Advanced

Meta Search Engines - searches across many search tools

	Dogpile - Searches Google, Yahoo, Live and Ask
	Clusty Advanced
	Kartoo
	Brain Boost
	Mamma

Subject Directories - Selected and organized by people

	Librarians' Internet Index
	Google Directory
	Yahoo Directory

Search Tips

	Searching The Invisible Web
	Advanced Google Search Tips - from youtube - all the tips and tricks you need for maximizing your Google searches
	Website Evaluation Tools
	More Web Eval Tools from Kathy Schrock (Technology Administrator, Nauset Public Schools)
	Citation Machine - helps students create proper cite their research material