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Tuesday, February 09th 2010
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collapseElementary
    collapseMrs. Morris's Second Grade Class
      collapseCalendar Activities
        collapseInteractive 100's Chart
        • Math Games and Activitiesthumbs up
          Interactive Numbers Charts - Click on "located in the interactive game" to go to chart.
          http://www.apples4theteacher.com/math.html#interactivenumbercharts
        • Interactive 100 square chartsmile
          This chart visually displays "muliples of" with color graphics.
          http://www.hellam.net/maths2000/100square.html
        collapseFunctions
        • Function Machine
          Function Machine game
          http://pbskids.org/cyberchase/games/functions/functions.html
        collapseMath Lessons
          collapseMoney Skills
          • Cash Outwow
            Leveled :Lessons, You're the cashier at this crazy store. You need to give change to the customers buying things
            http://www.mrnussbaum.com/cashout/index.html
          • Change Due
            Students practice making change from a purchase.ase.
            http://www.aaastudy.com/mny313x2.htm
          • Change Makerthumbs up
            Figure out how many of each bill or coin that you expect to get back when you pay for something. For example, if something costs
            http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/index.html
          • Money Flashcardssmile
            This resource, from the A+ Math Web site, provides electronic flashcards to test students ability to add coins and notes and see
            http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/money
          collapsePatterns
            collapseSubtraction Strategies
              collapseAddition and Subtraction Facts
              • Addition Factswow
                This site provides students the opportunity to learn, practice and play using skills they have learned. Just scroll down....
                http://www.aaastudy.com/add.htm#topic6
              • Subtraction Facts and Skills
                Students have the opportunity to learn, practice and play games about subtraction facts and skills. Click on the topic you are
                http://www.aaastudy.com/sub.htm
              • Count Your Chicken
                Simple counting activity
                http://www.learningplanet.com/sam/cyc/index.asp?contentid=174
              • Woodlands Maths Skills
                Games to help Improve your Maths Skills
                http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/Games/educational/maths.html
              • How Many Under the Shellsmile
                This is a fun interactive game that reinforces addition and subtraction skills.
                http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=198
              collapsePlace Value
              • Place Value Videos
                Scroll half way down the page and you will see 4 links for place value videos.
                http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/Math/Place_Value/
              collapseTime
              collapseInteractive Reading Resources
              • Starfallsmile
                Interactive primary reading resource
                http://www.starfall.com/
              collapseFractions
              • Fraction Lessons at Cool Math
                Visual Lessons that model fractions for students.
                http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/index.html
              • aaamath Fraction lessonssmile
                Learn, practice and play all aspects of fractions.
                http://www.aaamath.com/fra.html
              • Gamequarium Math Games
                Variety of fraction games
                http://www.gamequarium.com/fractions.html
              • Visual Fractionscool
                Variety of interactive lessons on fractions.
                http://www.visualfractions.com/
              • Renaming Fractionssmile
                Great visual tool for teaching renaming fractions!
                http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_105_g_2_t_1.html
              • Fraction City
                Use the Fraction City map for teaching the following concepts: comparing fractions, equivalent fractions,addition of fractions o
                http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/math/fractioncity.html
              • Equivalent Fractionswow
                Equivalent Fraction Rings Arithmetic Exercise
                http://www.visualmathlearning.com/Exercises/eq_fract_circles.html
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                collapseTelling Time
                  collapseReading Lessons
                    collapseProper Nouns
                    • Rats!
                      Students play a game where they catch proper nouns
                      http://www.learningplanet.com/act/rats/ratslist3.asp
                    collapseABC Order
                    • Alphabetical Order Utility
                      - Free Elementary Language Arts Activities and Tools to Put words in Alphabetical Order - Alphabetize a list of words (I would u
                      http://www.apples4theteacher.com/alphabetical-order.html
                    collapseVocabulary
                    • Easy Vocabulary Quiz
                      Interactive - match word to picture
                      http://www.manythings.org/vq/
                    • Study Stackwow
                      Teacher designs lessons using their vocabulary. Great resources.
                      http://studystack.com
                    collapseStory Mapping
                    • Story Mappingsmile
                      This student interactive, used in several ReadWriteThink lessons, provides a set of graphic organizers to assist teachers and st
                      http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/storymap/index.html
                    collapseScott Foresman Reading Street Grade Level Websites
                    collapseGrammar/Spelling
                      collapseThird Grade Resources
                        collapseArea
                        • Shape Explorer
                          Interactive lesson on area and perimeter
                          http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ShapeExplorer/?version=1.6.0_03&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc.&flash=9.0.115
                        • Shape Surveyorsmile
                          Lessons on area and perimeter.
                          http://www.funbrain.com/poly/index.html
                        • Everything You Wanted to Know About Perimeter and Areawow
                          Fantastic interactive lesson an area and perimeter; there are 3 levels for differentiated instruction
                          http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/perimeter_and_area/index.html
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                        collapseLanguage Arts
                          collapseContractions
                          collapse3rd Grade Grammar and Reading Lessons
                          collapseWriting
                          • The Writing Fixthumbs up
                            WritingFix: For Teachers, Students & Writers
                            http://www.writingfix.com/
                          collapsePrimary Math
                          • AAA Mathsmile
                            interactive arithmetic lessons
                            http://aaamath.com
                          • Kids Learning with NCES Zonethumbs up
                            Create a Graph
                            http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph/
                          • Interactive Math
                            All of the links listed on all pages are interactive (unless otherwise noted). All of the sites on this page contain a wide va
                            http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/ekowalcz/math/index.htm
                          • A+ Math
                            Multiple math games including flashcards
                            http://www.aplusmath.com/
                          • Math Zone
                            How many questions can you answer in on minute?
                            http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/numberskills.html
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                            collapse100 Days of School
                            • Ms. Steen's Technology Classsmile
                              This is a great resource for the 100th day of school ideas.
                              http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/steenlab/themes.cfm?subpage=554802
                            collapseFourth Grade Resources
                              collapseResources for All Content Areas - 4th Grade
                              collapseMiddle School
                                collapseScience
                                  collapseLife Cycle of a Frog
                                  collapseRecycling
                                  collapseScience Wildlife Videos
                                  • Nat GEO Wildlife Filmmaker
                                    Make a custom nature film with animal clips, sounds and captions
                                    http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/filmmaker.html
                                  collapseReading Language Arts
                                  collapseMiddle School Content Area Resources
                                  collapseHigh School
                                    collapsePhysics
                                    • Physics Gamessmile
                                      Online Physics Based Games
                                      http://www.physicsgames.net/
                                    collapseTech Tips
                                      collapseStudy Stacks 2
                                      collapseTeacher Resources
                                        collapseOther Teacher's Portaportals
                                        collapseAssistive Technology
                                        collapseCooking Resources
                                        • Woman's Day Magazine
                                          Cooking videos and recipes
                                          http://www.womansday.com/content/search?SearchText=cooking+videos
                                        collapseDatabases
                                        • WV Infodepotsmile
                                          Your Personal Guide to Information Exploration - Brought to you by the West Virginia Library Commission
                                          http://wvinfodepot.org/
                                        collapseDepth of Knowledge
                                        • A Questioning Toolkit thumbs up
                                          Tools to guide teachers in developing questions to increase students DOK.
                                          http://www.fno.org/nov97/toolkit.html
                                        collapseInteractive Game Templates
                                        • Game Templates and Morewow
                                          Game shows and templates to download and personalize for your students.
                                          http://people.uncw.edu/ertzbergerj/msgames.htm
                                        collapseK-12 Resources
                                        • Thinkfinity Hotlistsmile
                                          Mark Moore's Thinkfinity's Must Try Activities
                                          http://wvde.state.wv.us/technology/resources/thinkfinity/wow.php
                                        • Intel - An Innovation Odysseythumbs up
                                          An Innovation Odyssey offers more than 350 ideas to borrow or adapt for use in your own classroom.
                                          http://educate.intel.com/odyssey/Index.aspx
                                        • Teacher Linkswow
                                          A plethora of K-12 teacher resources!
                                          http://www.mylinkstolearning.com//tchlinks.html
                                        • Technology Integrationthumbs up
                                          Useful Technology-Integration Resource Links
                                          http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/TechClassroom/tech_int_links.html
                                        collapseMusic Resources
                                        • Smithsonian Folkwayswow
                                          Discovering World Music - you may play samples and purchase too
                                          http://www.folkways.si.edu
                                        • Nat Geo Musicsmile
                                          Listen to music from around the world!
                                          http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/view/page.basic/home
                                        • Artsedge Homepagethumbs up
                                          Lessons and weblinks related to the arts
                                          http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org
                                        collapseOnline Lessons
                                        • TrackStarsmile
                                          your starting point for online lessons and activities
                                          http://trackstar.4teachers.org
                                        collapseMy Share Tabs
                                        collapsePlugins
                                        • Microsoft Office
                                          Plugin that will allow your older versions of office to open files created in later versions
                                          http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=941b3470-3ae9-4aee-8f43-c6bb74cd1466&displaylang=en
                                        collapseQuiz Maker Websites
                                        • MyStudiyo
                                          Quizzes for your website, blog for free.
                                          http://www.mystudiyo.com/
                                        collapseStudyStack
                                        • Study Stackwow
                                          Study and play with data online as flashcards, hangman game, crossword puzzle, matching, word search, or word scramble.
                                          http://www.studystack.com/
                                        collapseSMART Board Resources
                                        • SMART Board Revolutionsmile
                                          Let's share ideas, tips, and lesson files and collaborate to maximize our students' learning.
                                          http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/
                                        • Technology Integration SMART Board pagesmile
                                          Lee's Summit R-7 School District resource page
                                          http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm
                                        • WebAnatomythumbs up
                                          A collection of study aids for entry-level anatomy and physiology students
                                          http://msjensen.cehd.umn.edu/WEBANATOMY/default.htm
                                        • Teachers LOVE SMART Boards
                                          The SMART Insider contains SMART Board tips and tricks, website recommendations, and information about Notebook training for tea
                                          http://smartboards.typepad.com/smartboard/smart_board_lesson_plans/
                                        • Great Sites for Using the SMARTboard
                                          Great K-3 resources
                                          http://www.juliethompson.com/SMART.html
                                        • Engaging Learners smile
                                          Varitey of resources - Great tool for learning about SMARTboards
                                          http://eduscapes.com/sessions/smartboard/
                                        • Teaching wtih SMARTboardwow
                                          Fantastic SMARTboard resource with Tag Clouds, PDF and screencast videos
                                          http://teachingwithsmartboard.com/
                                        • SMART Board Revolution
                                          SMARTBoard Revolutution Ning
                                          http://smartboardrevolution.ning.com/
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                                        collapseChristmas and Winter Holiday Lessons
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                                          • Santa's Christmas Flipcharts
                                            These lessons provide a multiculture lesson about Christmas and winter holidays. I converted the flip files to SMART notebook so
                                            http://www.btinternet.com/~tony.poulter/xmas/xflip/xmasflip.htm
                                          • Santa’s Christmas Flipcharts
                                            Lesson descriptions for SMARTboard lessons.
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasflip.rtf
                                          • Christmas Giftbringers
                                            A presentation about 6 famous Christmas giftbringers...
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/giftbringers.notebook
                                          • XMAS Add and Subtract
                                            3pages - adding and subtracting Christmas items
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasaddsubtract.notebook
                                          • Christmas Customs
                                            7 pages - Information about popular Christmas customs - with test page
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmascustoms.notebook
                                          • Christmas Plants
                                            lesson about evergreens associated with Christmas
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasplants.notebook
                                          • Christmas Quiz
                                            interactive picture quiz - 10 pages
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasquiz.notebook
                                          • Christmas Around the World
                                            11 pages - interactive map leads to pages with text and photos of Christmas customs in various countries
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasworld.notebook
                                          • Christmas Activity Boxsmile
                                            9 pages with 8 activities
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasacts.notebook
                                          • Christmas Quick Quiz
                                            11 pages - 10 different multiple choice questions
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmasquickquiz.notebook
                                          • Santa's Christmas Spelling List
                                            MC spelling test - Drag correct word to complete sentence
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/xmaspelling.notebook
                                          • New Year Quiz
                                            10 questions about New Year customs
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/newyearquiz.notebook
                                          collapseThanksgiving Resources
                                          • Thanksgiving Resourcesnew
                                            I combined a list of Thanksgiving resources in a Word document.
                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/Thanksgiving lessons.doc
                                          collapseThanksgiving Writing
                                          • Thanksgiving Writing Lesson Plan
                                            Create a Thanksgiving Class Book Using Explanatory Paragraphs
                                            http://lesson-plans-materials.suite101.com/article.cfm/thanksgiving_writing_lesson_plan
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                                          collapseWriting Resources
                                          • Scholastic smile
                                            Story starters
                                            http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
                                          • Writing Workshop
                                            Research Paper
                                            http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/writing/index.asp?topic=Research
                                          collapseSocial Studies
                                            collapseNative American Websites
                                            collapseValentine's Day
                                            • Valentine's Day Puzzle
                                              Put the candy back in the box.
                                              http://abcya.com/valentines_day_puzzle.htm
                                            • Valentine's Day Vocabularysmile
                                              Learn vocabulary words by clicking on the review button. Play a game to identify the Valentine words.
                                              http://www.marks-english-school.com/games/mes-valentines_01.html
                                            collapseTechnology Integration Sites
                                            • Project Sitessmile
                                              Project sites, Web Quests, clip art, etc.
                                              http://www.fvsd.ab.ca/stm/project_sites%20and%20technology.htm
                                            • Technology Integrationsmile
                                              Useful Technology-Integration Resource Links
                                              http://www.kent.k12.wa.us/KSD/it/inst_tech/TechClassroom/tech_int_links.html
                                            • Teacher Tapthumbs up
                                              Ten Technology Tools for Technology-Rich Learning
                                              http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic101.html
                                            collapseDigital Image Tools
                                            • Tools for Imaging:
                                              Clipart and image finder resouces
                                              http://eduscapes.com/sessions/ptools/imagewk.htm
                                            • Sprixi Free images
                                              For ADULT use only - This is a great site to locate free pictures to use in preparing lessons. It is not monitored, and has pic
                                              http://www.sprixi.com/
                                            • Gigapan Imageswow
                                              The GigaPanSM process allows users to upload, share, and explore brilliant gigapixel+ panoramas from around the globe.
                                              http://gigapan.org/
                                            collapseTeacher Resource Goggle Sites
                                            • Technology Resources Goggle Sitesmile
                                              Tina Riley's TIS Resource Site
                                              http://sites.google.com/site/tinarileytis
                                            • Google Squaredwow
                                              Google Squared takes a category and creates a starter 'square' of information, automatically fetching and organizing facts from
                                              http://www.google.com/squared
                                            collapseAudio Editing Resources
                                            • Aviary
                                              Creation on the Fly - Photo-editing, logos, web templates, filters, color palettes, screen capture & more
                                              http://aviary.com
                                            collapseEducational Wikis
                                            collapseESL Resources
                                            collapseUniversal Design for Learning
                                            collapseWeb 2.0
                                            collapseSETLA 2009
                                              collapseVoice Output Communiation Device Instructional Activities
                                              collapseObject Cues
                                              collapsePicture Exchange System
                                              • Beyond Autism Pecs Pictures/Icons Pages smile
                                                wealth of resources for PECS
                                                http://trainland.tripod.com/pecs.htm
                                              • do2Learn
                                                How to use pictures schedules +more
                                                http://www.dotolearn.com/picturecards/images/imagetable/reminderstrips.htm
                                              • Boardmaker Plus Hints
                                                http://www.aea9.k12.ia.us/documents/filelibrary/pdf/assistive_technology/Boardmaker_Plus_Hints.pdf
                                              • Boardmaker Hints-Windows 5.0
                                                http://www.aea9.k12.ia.us/documents/filelibrary/pdf/assistive_technology/New_Boardmaker_Windows_Hints.pdf
                                              • AAC Intervention.com
                                                Potpourri Resources & Handouts
                                                http://www.aacintervention.com/potpourri.html
                                              • Speaking of Speech
                                                interactive forum for speech/language pathologists and teachers to share materials
                                                http://www.speakingofspeech.com/
                                              collapseLIterature Based Communication Boards
                                              collapseEye Gaze Communication
                                              collapseComputer Software/Reources Demonstrated At SETLA
                                              collapseTeacher Blogs
                                              • The Cool Cat Teacher Blogthumbs up
                                                teaching content with new tools - good resource
                                                http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2009/07/your-professionalism-as-teacher-hope.html
                                              collapsePowerPoint Lessons
                                              collapseNBPTS
                                              collapseMy Share Tabs Math
                                                collapseTraining Videos for Web Tools
                                                • PalmBreezeCAFE
                                                  Weekly show that it presents an informal look at technology in education.
                                                  http://www.youtube.com/user/PalmBreezeCAFE
                                                • Classroom 2.0 wow
                                                  outstanding webinars sponsored by Classroom 2.0,, sessions are archived in Elluminate.
                                                  http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources.html
                                                collapseOrganizational Sites
                                                • Dropboxnew
                                                  This a great site to upload your files to the internet, to share between computers and people.
                                                  https://www.dropbox.com
                                                collapsePhoto Editing
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                                                  collapseMy Students
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                                                      collapseMath Lessons
                                                      • Six and Seven as Factors
                                                        Students create multiplication stories where one factor is 6 or 7, and play a multiplication game to help them master their mutl
                                                        http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L529
                                                      • Multiplication: It's in the Cardssmile
                                                        After using an interactive Web site to find patterns in the multiplication tables, the students practice multiplication facts an
                                                        http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L327
                                                      • How Do You Organize the Counties in Your State?
                                                        Students use their knowledge from the previous lesson to gather data on ten of their favorite counties (places they might like t
                                                        http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L332
                                                      • Anglesnew
                                                        This activity allows the user to practice important angle vocabulary. Line l is parallel to line m. Also line r is parallel to l
                                                        http://shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Angles/
                                                      • Place Value Videos
                                                        Scroll half way down the page and you will see 4 links for place value videos.
                                                        http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/SqoolTube_Videos/Math/Place_Value/
                                                      • Understanding Place Value
                                                        Scroll half way down the page and you will see 4 links for understanding place value.
                                                        http://www.gamequarium.org/dir/Gamequarium/Math/Place_Value/Understanding_Place_Value/
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                                                          collapseWinter Olympics
                                                          • Winter Olympicssmile
                                                            Under Find a track enter the lesson number in View Track # 401291.
                                                            http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
                                                          • Directions for Lessons on the Computer
                                                            Directions for B.’s Computer Lessons
                                                            http://files.portaportal.com/8905ccd0ebff209752fb3f4539b12c04/Directions for Computer Lessons.doc
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