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2010 TLGF Sites

2013 Resources

Base Ten Activity
Edcanvas
InstaGrok
visual search engine
Lingro.com
Dictionary & Translator
Presentations
Science Fair Info

Assessment Resources

Awesome PortaPortal Sites

Abingdon Elementary
Cool Free Tools Educator Resources
Crystal Gasell
1 New Site a day!
Doug Sanders PortaPortal
Some Great Social Studies Resources
Doug Saunders
Gail Heslep
Jennifer Beal
King's Fork Middle School
Michelle Bourgeois
PCES
very organized
SmartBoard Activites
Teacher Tools
Wanda Walters
Social Studies
Wanda Walters
Science
Wanda Walters
Great Math Websites

Concept Mapping

Constructivism

Constructivism-Computer Connection
Education Jargon
Enduring Understanding
Has a great visual
Funderstanding - Constructivism
Paper written by Susan Hanley

Copyright

Copyright and Fair Use
Lots of Information & links
Crash Course in Copyright
Creative Commons
Disney Fairy Tales - Fair Use
Easy for Students to Understand
Hal Davidson
MDE Resources
Creative Commons

Create Your Own Stories

Carnegie Library Storymaker
Go Animate
Kerpoof
Picture Book Maker
Storybird
create short stories from photos
Toon Doo
Zooburst
Make your own pop up book online

Edmodo

Emerging Technologies

100 Google Tips & Tricks
Available after you signup
Diffen
compare two things
Questionauts
Schoopy
Education Networking for teachers, students, parents
Shmoop
Great Study Guides Secondary
SLEEC
SunLink Announcements
Top Ten Books
Web Tools

ESOL Resources

Breaking News English
Secondary Level Resources
ESL Discussions
Secondary Level Resources
Famous People Lessons
Secondary Level Resources
Holiday Lessons
Secondary Level Resources
News English Lessons
Secondary Level Resources

Exceptional Student Education

Focus Lessons

Curriculum Areas
Daily Dose - Subject Area
dLearning for Kids
Myra Palmer - Teacher Options
Academic Focus Lessons
Practice English Tests
Tucson Unified School District
Use Language
Virginia Learning Community

Fun Sites for Kids of All Ages

4kids.org
Friendly Search Site for Kids
A Walk in the Woods
Birthday Calculator
Birthday Clock
Brain Bashers
Brain Boosters
Browser Based Tool Sets
Eyeball Game
All about perception
Fat Bet
Interesting
Forces of Flight
Geek Parenting
Top 10 Websites for Geeky Kids
Go Animate
Incredibox
Musical fun
Jigsaw Planet
Kids.gov
Learning the Blues
Mr. Picasso Head
My Kid's Turn
Educational Video
Puzzle Picnic
lots of different types of logic puzzles
Real Time World Statistics
Shape Collage
Shel Silverstein
Smithsonian Wild
See photos of wild animals in their habitat
This Is Sand
sand art
US Mint
US Treasury
Word Mosaics
Wordle

Google Info

Holiday

Holiday Resources

Summer Fun

Winter Holidays

Interactive Children

ABCya
Where Education & Technology Meet K-5 Activities
BrainPop Junior
Children Ages 3-12
Class Brain
Fun Interactive Learning Games
Create a Graph
Dositey
Subscription but Some Free Stuff
Dress the Bear
Interactive Weather Activity
FDLRS Resources
Game Goo
Good Sites for Kids
Interactive Art
Learning Games
Mrs. Cannon's Computer Lab
Picturing Books
Pokemon Learning League
vocabulary games

Internet Safety

Common Sense
K-12
Digital Citizen
Using Tech Appropriately
Digital Citizensip Sites
Multiple Resources for all grades!
FBI
Get Net Wise
I Keep Safe
Internet Safety Education
NetSmartz Workshop
Internet Safety for all ages
Professor Garfield
SAFESURF
Attorney General's cybersafety website

iPad Training Sites

50 really useful iPad tips and tricks
Learning in Hand - ESE
Tony Vincent

iPod and Hand HeldSites

Just for Teachers

100 Blogs for Teachers
Links to technology blogs
Busy Teacher's Cafe
Classroom Games
Education Oasis
ideas, information, inspirtion
Effective Teaching by Harry Wong
I Love That Teaching Idea
Lots of teaching ideas for all subjects
IDEAS
Sort by grade or subject
Just for Teachers August Newsletter
Learning to Read
Primary Resources. UK
Print Graphic Organizers
Random Name/Word Picker
Teachers First
Great Interactive Resources for all grades & subjects
Teaching Ideas
Top 101 Sites for Teachers
Top 101 Sites for Teachers - Strictly Elementary
Virtual Field Trips

K-2 Sites

Alphabet & Spelling
Bembos Zoo
Ben's Guide to Government
EThemes Resources
First School
Free-Reading
Homework Help Jr.
ICT Games
Great Interactive Activities
Internet4Classrooms
Great skill activities
K Ship One
Animals, Dinosaurs, Science and More
Kids Art
KidZone
KS1 Bitesize
Numeracy & Literacy Interactive Activities
KS2 Bitesize
Great CIM lesson ideas
Math Cats
Lots of Hands on Activities for little ones
Miscellaneous Resources
Owen County Kentucky Primary Website Resources
PBS Kids
Great Learning Games
Poisson Rouge
PowerPoint and More
Project Based Learning 5 year olds
SmartBoard templates for K-2
Student Web Resources
Pinellas County
Writing K-2

Kidspiration and Inspiration Sites

Language Arts

Digital Storytelling Wiki
All you need to know about digital storytelling!
Four Square Writing Templates
Created in Inspiration
Language Activities
Make Your Own Comic Strip
Math Playground
Interactive Whiteboard Activities for Math
Spelling C ity
Great Site for Spelling Practice!
Spelling Strategies Grades 1 - 8
Spelling Time
Storytelling Activities
Teachers New to Wikis
Write Rhymes
Tool used for finding rhyming words
Writing Topics K-12

Math

A Math Dictionary for Kids
BBC - Not Just Science & Math
Many Academic Areas by Age
Calculate My Grade
Cool Math
Fraction Frenzy
Gallacher Math
Secondary Interactive PPT
Gamequarium Math
GeoGebra
Free multi-platform software - Upper Levels
Geometry-basic shapes
Greater Than, Less Than and more
Hot Math
Interactive Math
Interactive Math Miscellany
Cut-the-knot.org
Interactive Math Websites
IXL Math
Math Resources
Johnnie's Math Page
Interactive Math Tools K-8
Kids Zone - Create A Graph
KS1 Bitesize
Wonderful Interactive Math Activities
Math Bits
Math Cats
Search & Explore the varies areas of Math!
Math is Fun!
Math Lesson Plans
Student Created Lesson Plans from Athens State Univ
Math Numberlines
Math Playground
Math How-to Videos Plus More!
Math Practice and Activities
Math Resources
Math Slice
Interactive Games
Math:Telling Time
Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies
Myra Math Games
Nick's Mathematical Puzzles
NSDL Math
Middle School
SuperKids
Logic Games
Teaching Clock
Teaching Clock- Awesome to Project!
Virtual Manipulatives
Wanda Walters
Great Math Sites
Wild About Math
Easy to make paper things
Woolands Math

McCandless Class

MDE Institutes

Explorers
Explorers
Kevin McCloud
Creative Commons music
Myna
Audio Recording
Polk County Sandbox
lots of useful information

Moodle Info

New Sites Found

ABCya
Chem4Kids
Content & Assessment plus links to other topics
Digital Storytelling
Innovative Teacher
Internet Public Library
Layers of Life - Gulf of Mexico
Math Playground
Great Math Resources for SmartBoard
New York Public Library
Voice Thread
Old Apple Games
Pete's PowerPoints
Pixton Comics
Create your own comics
Print Graphic Organizers
Shmoop
Secondary Teachers check it out!
Smart Apps for Kids
Spelling City
Great Site for Spelling Practice!
Study Jams
Sunlink
Shared Resource Database
The Objects of History
Thinfinity
TVOkids
Educational Games
US Treasury
Virtual Field Trips
Vocabulary for all Grades
Web Tools
Wonderopolis
WorditOut

Newsletters

NTTI Presentation

Language Arts

Math

Miscellaneous

Reference Sites

Science

Slam Dunk Lessons

Social Studies

Teacher Tools

One Computer Classrooms

Online Facilitating

PD Info

Nashoba Regional HS Instructional Technology
Thinking Machine
Teaching, Technology and Just Plain Interesting Resources
Videos for PD
Videos for Professional Development

Photography and Multimedia Resources

Adobe Digital Kids Club
ArtRage
Free drawing program
Create Simpson Characters
Daily Monster Site
Stefan Belcher drawings
FilmLoop
Florida Digital Warehouse
Freeplay Music
Go Animate
Light Right - Crash Course In Lighting Video
Milk & Cookies
NASA Image Exchange
NOAA Photo Library
Pics4Learning
PowerPoint Podcasts
South Park Comic Creator
Teacher's Domain
Requires Registration
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Video 101 Course
Video with Professor Monkey
Virtual Field Trips
Voice Threads
Create Your Own Video
Wisegorilla Clipart

Podcasting

Presentation Resources

Project Based Learning

Questioning

Project Examples and Resources

Reading

1000+ MP3 Files Free Books
Activities for Struggling Readers
Alpha Dictionary
Alphabet coloring book
Book Pals - actors reading stories online
Books K-2
Words highlighted as read.
Consonant worksheet activities
Dolch Word List
Dolch Words grades 1-3 (flashcards)
Education Place by Houghton Mifflin
Elementary Test Prep Center
eMINTS
FCAT Express 4th Grade
Florida Center for Reading Research
A great place to find print outs for activites and lessons plans to strengthen reading skills, spelling, and vocabualry developm
Florida Online Reading Resources
Free electronic text reader
Free Reading motivation program
Great site for phonics - only runs in Safari, not Explorer
Harcourt
Interactive Stories - Magic Keys
Into the Book Reading
Jefferson County Schools - awesome site!
Literactive Books
Literacy Web for Classroom Teachers
Little Fingers
Storybook for Toddlers
Merriam Webster Online
Online Activities from Utah Education Network
Read Aloud Stories and Songs
Read, Write, Think
Reading & Vocabulary Sites
Reading Probes
Reading Workshop K12
Resources for teaching the alphabet
Sadlier-Oxford
Scholastic
Setting Up Interactive Word Walls
Songs and Poems for the Elementary Classroom
speakaboos
Starfall
Techniques for Teaching Reading Effectively
The Story Place
Tips for Encouraging Kids to Read
Vocabulary University
Word Central (kid site)
Word Wall Activities

Research Tools

School & County Sites

A.K. Suter
Check out Just for Kids and Teacher Resources
Deer Park ES
Ensley ES - Myra Palmer
Visit Student Learning & Teacher Support
Jefferson County TN Schools
Great Resources for all grades
Manatee County Elementary IT
Manatee County Lessons
Molino Park ES- Sharon Smith
Click on the Mouse to Enter
MrColey.com
Great Examples of Podcasting and other resources
Owen County Kentucky
Resources for Teachers & Students
Pinellas County
South Washington County Virtual Media Center

Science

BBC Science
BBC Science & Nature
Interactive Space Map
BBC Science 2
Biology PowerPoint Presentations
Body Works Games
Chem4Kids
Great Site complete with assessment
Devices of Wonder
Dress the Bear
Interactive Weather Activity
Earthquakes
EdHeads - Activate Your Mind!
Virtual surgery and much more
Exploratorium
Eye Dissection
Forces of Flight
Hands on Science
Some links don't work but there are more than enough to compensate for broken links!
Hazard Hamlet
electrical hazzards
Hubble Site
Hunkin Science Experiments
iBrick Academy
Interactive Science Clips
K-5
K-12 Science Curriculum
Launchpad
Fun Science Game
Newton's Laws of Motion
Nye Labs
Physics Life
Interactive
Plants
Science Interactives
Science of Cooking
Science Projects K-12
Sites for Upper Level
Study Jams
Great Math & Science
Teacher's Domain
Science videos
TryScience
Visual Dictionary

Secondary Math Inservice Workshop Links

Algebra
Algebra 1 PowerPoint Lessons
Create a Graph
Hands on Graphing
Curvebank/Natural Curve Path
eNLVM - Lessons with Manipulatives
Fantastic Foldables
Interactive Math
Intermediate Algebra PowerPoint Lessons
Jefferson County Schools Math PowerPoint Lessons
Khan Academy
Youtube tutorial videos that need to be viewed at home
Math Forum
Math Games
Math Night Modules
Math Portal
More Math PowerPoint Presentations
National Science Digital Library
Virtual Manipulatives

SmartBoard Activities

A.K. Suter SmartBoard Resources
Art SmartBoard
Birminham, UK Resources
Chateau Meddybemps
Cross-Curricular PreK - 2
Ed Compass Magazines
Engaging Learners the SmartBoard Way
Great Site for Language Activities
Great Sites for Using the SmartBoards
Great SmartBoard Activities
ICT Games
Great Interactive Activities
Interactive Internet Resources
Interactive Resources
Interactive White Board Activities
Longwood, New YorK SmartBoard Lessons
k-12 Activities
Math Playground
Great Math Activities
PBS Kids WhiteBoard Activities
Primary Math Activities
Resource for teachers
Primary White Board Activities
Ready-made SB Lessons
Smart Board PowerPoints
SmartBoard
SmartBoard Lessons
SmartBoard Lessons Pod Cast
SmartBoard Notebook Activities
Smartboard Podcast
SmartBoard Resources
SmartBoard Resources
SmartBoard Templates
SmartBoard Templates
SmartBoard Uses
TopMarks Interactive Whiteboard
Trails Optional
A Blog with Lots of Ideas for Activities

New Sites

Teachers Love SmartBoards
Great Resource for all grades!
Thinking Blocks
Math Virtual Manipulatives

Social Studies

State and National Standards

Suwannee Workshop

Teacher Tools and Resources

4 Teachers
Teach with Technology!
A to Z Teacher Stuff
ABC Teacher
Access to Free Resources
Barb Bumgardner
Great Resources
Cool Tools from FDLRS
Create Maps
Create Reading Probes
Drs. Cavanaugh - Educational Tech
Edit Photos online
Education Atlas Teaching Resources
Education World - Tools & Templates
Eduweb Adventures
FDLRS Teacher Resources
File Cabinet of Resources
First School Printable Activities
Florida Center for Instructional Technology
Free Typing Resources & More
Fry List
Gander Themes - Great Sciene Themes and More
Get Smarter
Graphic Organizers
Great Organizing Tool
Interactive Lessons K-5
Kidzdom
Create your own animations
Little Giraffes
Middle School Help
Pinellas County Tech Resources
Random Name Picker & More
Awesome site for creating your own learning games!
Reading Intervention Newsletter
Search, Research
Tammy Worcester
Teacher Hub
Teacher tools
Teachers First
Interactive for all Subjects & Grades
Teachers' Sites
Teaching Treasures
Great Information
TEAMS Education Resources
The Schoolbell
The Writing Teacher
Tutorials
UDL Website
Great Resources
Zamzar
Free online file conversion
ZoHo
Online documents

Teacher Resources

Tutorials

Typing Tutorials

Free Touch Typing Program
Keyboard
Just a keyboard, start typing
Learn 2 Type for Kids
Learn 2 Type for Schools
Mr. Kent's Typing Tutor
My Type Speed
Free sign-in
Power Typing
Room 108 Typing Tutor Game
Touch Typing Tutors
This site has a list of tutors to download or use online

Visual Literacy

art.com
Arts Connected
Focus on Effectiveness:Integrating Technology
Next Vista for Learning
Good for Upper Level Video
Reading Workshop:Visualizing
Visual Literacy
Visual Literacy K-8
Wisconsin Literacy Education and Reading Network

Vocabulary Resources

Vocabulary for all Grades
Vocabulary.com
Lots of printable resources

Webquest Project Ideas

How to Create

WTTI 2008

7 Things You Should Know About Series
Back to School with the Class of Web 2.0
Computer Tools That Support Education
Random Name Picker
Simple Spark Education Catalog
Tammy Worcester
Terrific Resources - Check out Tip of the Week
Top 30 Social Bookmarking Sites
Webkinz in the Classroom
Webkinz Rooms
Sample Rooms

Blogs

Wikis

Student Journals
Group Reports
Educational Wikis
A list of links to educational wikis.
Classroom Wiki