Resources+for+Teachers

=Resources for Teachers =

GENERAL RESOURCES

[|Common Core Standards]

[|Collaborize Classroom] Increase student participation

[|Curriki] helps educators in the development of curriculum and other educational materials.

[|findingEducation]  is a FREE educator tool that helps you find the best online resources and share them with your students.

[|FREE Federal Resources for Educational Excellence]

[|Free Interactive Whiteboard Resources]



[|Interactive Whiteboard Resources for Teachers]

[|iPads in the Classroom]

[|Library of Congress for Teachers]

[|PBS for Teachers]

[|Shmoop]: Lively learning guides by experts and educators

[|Smithsonian for Education]

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Teacher's Domain offers free digital media]

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Teachers First Resources]

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Thinkfinity includes interactive student games, lesson plans, education blogs, and online discussions.]

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|WatchKnow gathers and organizes educational videos for students ages 3 to 18.]

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education] media type="custom" key="8771056"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">ART

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Art cyclopedia] <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Artsonia]: A free website to display students' artwork online.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">MATH

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|CalculationNation] : Play games created by NCTM <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Math Dictionary for Kids]: animated definitions, examples, activities, and practice <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Financial Football]: Teams compete by answering money management questions. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|GeoGebra]: Free mathematics software for teaching and learning. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Virtual Math Manipulatives] <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Mangahigh] offers free online games to help students learn math <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|MisterTeacher.com]: Virtual Math Manipulatives <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|National Library for Virtual Manipulatives] <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|Howtosmile.org all the best math and science activities] <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">[|National Council for Teachers of Mathematics]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">MUSIC

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;"> [|ArtsAlive] : Compose music. Click and drag musical notes.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">LANGUAGE ARTS

media type="custom" key="9133660" <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">If accessing this resource from home, you will need a user name and password from your First Class conference folder. Look for the "Tech Resources & Passwords" icon.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;"><span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 90%;">[|U. S. Environmental Protection Agency] - A good source for expository reading <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|ReadWorks.org] <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Read/Write/Think] <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">[|Tikatok Writing Across the Curriculum]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">SCIENCE

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Essential Curriculum Resources for Science

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 22px; line-height: 33px;">SOCIAL STUDIES

<span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 150%;">Essential Curriculum Resources for Social Studies