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Some of my favorite places to get great
resources.
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Activity
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Web Site
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Teacher Productivity
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iKeepBookmarks.com
A free web based bookmark portal that
allows users to store, sort, add to, and share your bookmarks from
anywhere on the Web. Great
for sharing with students, friends and family.
http://www.CertificateCreator.com/
Certificate Creator. Create a
ready to print certificate fairly quick and easy with at least 38
different styles from which to choose.
http://www.classbuilder.com/
Classbuilder.
Free demo- Teachers Toolbox! Grade Book, Create Tests,
Reports, Lessons, Distance Learning Courseware, and more! Print out
multiple exams for class, build a learning community, account for
attendance and participation, and engage students!
http://www.teach-nology.com/
TeAch-nology offers free access to
lesson plans, printable worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed web sites,
rubrics, educational games, teaching / technology tips, advice from
expert teachers, new, and software downloads.
Timers -Classroom Management
http://satchild.com/cdtpage.htm
Countdown
Timer download and information. Demo and purchase information.
http://www.atma-software.com/1time/
Free 1Time
timer download. Simple,
sits on desktop and allows user to change sounds files to a beep or
music.
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Student Activity and Skill Support
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http://www.quia.com/web/
Quia- Create your own learning
activities such as word search, concentration and matching game or
flashcards. Wonderful
resource for pre-made games to choose from.
http://school.discovery.com/homeworkhelp/webmath/
Web math- On-line calculators.
http://www.centura.com/personal/calculators/index.cfm
Financial Calculators for personal, home and auto loans as well as
investment and savings.
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Worksheet and Puzzle
Generators
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http://www.freeworksheets.com/
Free Worksheets-
Offers elementary teachers free worksheets both to print and for
on-line practice. This site even has a worksheet generator for
teachers to develop handouts to meet their own specifications.
http://www.puzzlemaker.com/
Puzzlemaker
allows teachers to create puzzles and games for newsletters, flyers,
handouts, or classroom assignments. Possible puzzles include: maze,
word search, crossword, number block, math square, cryptogram, and
others. This is a nice teacher utility.
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Customizable Curriculum Sites
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http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
TrackStar-
A great site for teachers to pre select Web sites, pose relevant
questions, and place on-line for students to access. Easy to use and
quick to post on-line for immediate student use.
http://www.xcursioncentral.com
Xcursion Central-
Internet-linked, curriculum-based "field trip" developed
by teachers for classroom use. Topics are grade and subject
specific. "FoolProof Xcursions" have been approved and
recommended. Existing
lessons can be modified for teachers specific classroom needs.
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Templates
and Forms
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http://www.teach-nology.com/
TeAch-nology offers free access to
lesson plans, printable worksheets, over 150,000 reviewed web sites,
rubrics, educational games, teaching / technology tips, advice from
expert teachers, new, and software downloads.
http://search.officeupdate.microsoft.com/TemplateGallery/ct149.asp
Microsoft
Teacher Templates- 21 templates from excel grade sheets to
back-to-school presentations.
http://home.att.net/~teaching/filecab.htm
North Carolina teacher Laura Candler created a selection of printable
teacher resources, catalogued under easily accessed headings.
http://atozteacherstuff.com/printables/
A to Z Teacher Stuff offers a selection of printable work sheets,
including 100s grids, shape books, maps, a metric converter work
sheet, and word puzzles.
http://www.abcteach.com/Extras/ExtrasTOC.htm
ABC Teach provides colorful, attractive printable teacher resources,
including learning center signs, desktop nametags, hall passes,
homework reminders, flash cards etc.
http://www.teachertools.org
Teacher
Productivity
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Communication
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http://www.schoolnotes.com/
Create your
own free homework page or newsletter online.
http://www.eboard.com/home.html
Eboard- A virtual
message board where teachers can post messages and links in minutes.
A communication tool, this site provides space for teachers to share
classroom details with both students and parents. Easier than
maintaining a home page.
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Virtual Field Trips
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http://www.rom.on.ca/
Royal Ontario Museum- online exhibits
and virtual tours.
http://nic.icom.org/vlmp/
Icom- The International Council of Museums. This is a
comprehensive site of actual and virtual museums all over the world.
The museums are divided up by country and by type (art, history,
technology, science, aviation, etc.) It also contains a listing of
virtual exhibitions available.
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Education World http://www.education-world.com/index.shtml
TeachersFirst- Classroom Resources & Lesson Plans for K-12 Teachers
http://www.teachersfirst.com/matrix.htm
Blue Web’n http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/
Link2Learn Classroom Activities http://205.146.39.13/success/l2l_indx.htm
TrackStar http://trackstar.hprtec.org/
SchoolNotes.com http://www.schoolnotes.com/
Global Schoolhouse http://www.gsh.org/
Annenberg/CPB Exhibits Collection http://www.learner.org/exhibits/
MarcoPolo- Internet Content for the Classroom
http://www.wcom.com/marcopolo/index.shtml
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