Great+Links+for+Teachers

Great Websites for Teachers

Common Core Standards - downloadable standards, writing guides, and rubrics

[|Thinkfinity] - a search engine for lesson plans MORE Portal - a search engine from MDE for lesson plans; includes Thinkfinity resources

Web 2.0 Tools and Sites

[|Delicious] - an online bookmark site. Use all of your bookmarks on this easy-to-access site, available from anywhere! Common Curriculum - a site to enter lesson plans, and you can search for the CCSS that match your plans. Online Strategy Guides - guides to using several online tools with students, specially designed for teachers [|Webquest.org] - links to lots of webquests, info about webquests, and hints for using and designing them Cool Tools for Schools - a wiki dedicated to explaining online tools for teachers [|Classtools] - create FREE interactive flash files (games, flashcards, etc) for use with any subject Typing Tests and Games - a free, online typing test and games Good Typing - 27 online typing lessons; students must register, but no e-mail required Keybr - online keyboarding practice, where users can view graphs of their progress [|Online Comic Creator] - have students create comics online Padlet - (formerly Wallwisher) ask for student feedback in 140 characters or less 7 Search Engines for Students - a blog article explaining 7 possible search engines for students Wolfram Alpha - a computational search engine, answers searches with numbers and facts Education Portal at Wolfram Alpha - free teaching and learning tools, including math textbooks, etc. Taking the Mystery out of Copyright - a student-friendly site by the Library of Congress that explains copyright laws Online timer - use this timer online to keep students on track Staple-less Book - put in notes for any subject to create a book Screencast-O-Matic - create a screencast up to 15 minutes in length without installing anything; free! Game Classroom - games, videos, and handouts for all subject areas in grades K-6 20 Google Tools for the Classroom - A blog article explaining Google tools Jumpshare - share files with other people for free; files available for 2 weeks FunBrain - games for reading, math, etc. for K-8

Photo Resources Free Tiiu Pix - copyright-friendly photos students can use for projects Pics 4 Learning - more copyright friendly photos students can use; contains a bibliography that students can cut/paste

Video Resources

United Streaming WatchKnow - free videos on every subject NextVista - a collection of short videos on types of jobs, academic areas, etc. Learn it in 5 - short "how-to" videos designed for teachers; teaches how to use basic tech tools Wow Math - links to 555 math videos and screenshots Snag Video - free videos on all subjects Khan Academy - over 1800 videos for science and math topics PBS Learning Media - access to over 14,000 videos and resources (FREE!) NEOK-12 - free educational videos, games, and lessons Brightstorm - math and science videos, mostly high school (includes ACT prep) MIT Video - over 10,000 videos (mostly high school or higher) Backpack TV - videos on various topics, some aligned to math textbooks Student Math Movies - student created math movies for all math subjects Science 360 - science videos That Was History - YouTube Channel for historical events and videos

Test Prep/Test Questions Resources

Test Prep Review - test questions, ACT prep

ELA websites

Math websites

Social Studies websites

Science Websites

Arts and Music websites

Special Needs sites

SEN teacher - free special needs teaching resources Whiz Kids Games - a game site originally created for autistic children to learn basic skills Lesson plans, activities, and handouts for student with learning disabilities Online Dictation - free online dictation (speech to text), which can be pasted into a Word document DictaNote - free online dictation (speech to text) to help students write papers. Can be edited

Spanish Resources Duolingo - learn Spanish by hearing and reciting words and phrases

Misc. Teacher Resources

Lesson plans : Teachers First - a searchable database of lesson plans Frontline News - a searchable database of video clips and lesson plans; searchable by curricular area Lesson Plans using Post-It notes - an online database of lesson plans for K-12, all subjects, that use sticky notes Life Is... - a site from the BBC Life series featuring a different theme each month. Useful for many subject areas. Take a look at the blog article. Learning Blog - New York Times learning blog, featuring different ideas and lesson plans for current events [|E is For Explore] - a blog with hands-on teaching ideas for all subjects Middle School Teaching Resources - a searchable data base for lesson plans for middle school teachers Mastery Connect - lesson plans aligned with the CCSS

Materials: Free School-Friendly Clip Art - thousands of clip art files that can be used by students and teachers Pete's Power Point Station - LOTS of ready-made PowerPoints Classroom Posters - free pdf files/posters for all subjects and grade levels

Professional Development and Online Learning: 21 Things - a site for 21 technology lessons for teachers

Search Engines: [|Kid's Click] - a search engine designed by librarians for kids to use in school SearchCredible - search 26 search engines at once, including Wolfram Alpha, Google, etc. Sweet Search - a search engine for students; linked to teacher-reviewed sites

Other: [|Free Links and Stuff for Teachers] - a LONG list of free materials for teachers [|The Big Deal Book] - a site containing lesson plans and free bi-weekly newsletter [|Homework Help] - a list of sites to help students in all subject areas Instructional Strategies - a description of 40 best-practice instructional activities Just Beam It - share up to 2G files with anyone else; free