Web Sites

Web Sites

Language Arts and Other

http://www.magneticpoetry.com - go to the kids section and explore – mini fridge magnets. I was told you can also make your own words at this site, we will need to explore that further.

http://www.starfall.com – This is an amazing site full of songs etc for the early grades. Real good stuff for the smart board, as well.

http://www.readwritethink.org – This again is a website worth exploring, there are some great lessons in the lessons section. There is material for all grade levels. In the Student materials section try "character trading cards" for character sketches, and essay map for essays. These are the only two I have explored and they are great.

http://www.pbs.org – This site has a lot of good material. Younger grades try PBSKIDS "Between the Lions". PBSKIDS for older grades, and to explore try clicking PBS Teachers.

http://teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/ - This is an amazing Clifford site for younger grades

Math and Other

http://www.k111.k12.il.us/King/math.htm - An organized math site on the web for teachers

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html - This is a cool math site for manipulatives. You have to see it to believe it.

http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/default.aspx - A site for creating different types of graphs

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ - Mostly Interactive sites for Math. Another amazing site. Click on activities, and choose grade levels and go.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate - More interactive math ideas

http://www.visualfractions.com/ - The name says it all, and the web page states, "Fractions are better understood when seen."

http://www.mathcats.com/ - Have not played with this site much, but heard it was good

http://www.mathplayground.com/ - Another great site try the games section. We will try "The Happy Hamburger"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/mathsfile/gameswheel.html - A List of great games from BBC

http://resources.kaboose.com/games/math2.html - I Tried Martian Math to do square roots

http://www.rainforestmaths.com/ - Another math Site that covers all grades at least at the Elem level.

http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/ - Just like it says, it is good thing for students to be aware of for when working at home, and having trouble

http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/15.cfm?s=15&p=250,index – Whiteboard resources are lessons that are great for the Smart Board.

Websites you may find useful that were advertised or mentioned at ISTE

by: Kent Butler

All teachers

Curriki.org - The non-profit empowering educators to deliver and share curricula

http://betterlesson.org – Lessons Galore

http://www.oercommons.org/ - units, lessons etc. Takes a little to get used to but has everything including e-texts etc. Great materials for enrichment especially in the higher grades.

http://www.teachersdomain.org/ - you have a few free views to browse than you need to sign up, but it is a good site.

Hippocampus.org - This site has ready made courses, great for DI, high school etc

Ck12.org – This site allows you to create an account and create e-books from ready made resources – amazing for DI.

http://www.ck12.org/about/vid-quickstart/ - this video explains how to create a book

Math Links

http://www.fhsst.org/ - free math and science text books

http://flexmath.com/ - Amazing math site for drill and practice games on the web

http://www.khanacademy.org/ - most are probably aware of this amazing site

http://www.youtube.com/user/karlfisch#p/p - Karl Fisch has a youtube channel similar to Khan Academy

http://www.saddleback.edu/faculty/lperez/algebra2go/ - algebra2go – Absolutely amazing site – this is great for setting up modules and having students self pace – thinking modified math in JR high

http://mathispower4u.yolasite.com/arithmetic.php - amazing organized site for math videos

Science Links

http://phet.colorado.edu/ - Interactive simulations for science topics

http://blossoms.mit.edu/resources.html - An extensive list of websites to search for resources

http://www.slideshare.net/kwarne - High school science teacher has over 200 slide shows

Sites from a session on sharing – www.k12opened.com/iste (Great information

By: Trevor MacNeill

Interactive Boards – there are many difference options available.

· DYMO/ Mimio technologies - http://www.mimio.dymo.com/en-US.aspx

· Smart - http://smarttech.com/ca

· Promethean - http://www.iclasscanada.com/

· Copernicus - http://www.copernicused.com/

· Splasptop whiteboard - http://www.splashtop.com/

· Mobi - http://www.einstruction.com/

Math & Science

· Nasa Exploration Systems 2 CD - http://www.nasa.gov/

· Clearboards Communicator – http://www.llteach.com/index.php

· www.Mathletics.com

· www.Scholoastics.com/mathintervention

· Aleks - http://www.aleks.com/

· www.helpingwithmath.com

· Dan Myer - http://blog.mrmeyer.com/

· SMI - Scholastic Math Inventory - http://teacher.scholastic.com/math-assessment/scholastic-math-inventory/index.asp

· Stock Market Game - http://www.smgww.org/

· www.Mathxlforschool.com

· www.Mymathlab.com - for algebra1 and algebra 2

· http://www.geogebra.org/cms/

Variety of other interesting Sites made available to us.

· Moodle – open source learning management software - http://moodle.org/

· Qwizdom - http://www.qwizdom.com/

· http://www.renlearn.com/2know/

· google apps - http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/edu/

· slide share - http://blog.slideshare.net/

· PBS for Kids - http://pbskids.org/

· http://www.aleks.com/

· http://www.learningservicesus.com/

· Sound systems - http://www.califone.com/

· http://www.teachersfirst.com/

· clip art for schools - http://schools.iclipart.com/

· Phonics and Spelling program - http://www.clicknkids.com/

· Reading Software - http://www.logicalchoice.com/

· online painting and drawing - http://mugtug.com/sketchpad/

· create and share interactive stories - http://scratch.mit.edu/

Open source sites – Pertaining to or denoting software whose source code is available free of charge to the public to use, copy, modify, sublicense or distribute.

Math websites

· www.Hippocampus.org

· www.Flexmath.com

· www.helpingwithmath.com

· www.youtube.com/user/karlfisch

· http://karlfisch.wikispaces.com/algebra+videos

· http://seeingmath.concord.org/sms_interactives.html

· http://ocw.openhighschool.org

· www.khanacademy.org

· www.mujica.org/khan

· www.saddleback.edu/faculty/lperez/algebra2go

Resource websites