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Technology Resources - Welcome!

Blogs

Art

Course Management

Blackboard.com
Company home page
Moodle
Free, open source, course management system
SchoolFusion
Company home page

Career/College Planning

Finding Fabulous Images

Earth Science Image Bank
FreePhotosBank
Google Image Search
Images from the Library of Congress
Microsoft Office Online
Resources for MS Office including clipart
NY Public Library Digital Gallery
Pics4Learning

Foreign Lang/ESOL

Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
Check out the categories - lots of good links
Learn English with Pictures
Very simple but nice site to help with English vocabulary

Health & PE

High School Websites

Internet Safety

5 Tips to Protect Your Children
Tips for keeping kids safe online
AlterNet
Interview with Danah Boyd on Social Networking
CyberTipline
Reporting site from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Don't Believe the Type
Focuses on information for parents and guardians of teens
iKeepSafe
Resources for parents, students, and teachers
NetBullies
Information on cyber bullying
NetSmartz
Information and activities to teach internet safety from the National center for Missing and Exploited Children
Parents Guide to Internet Safety
Information from the FBI
StaySafe
Resources for everyone at every stage of life
StopCyberBullying
Information and resources on cyber bullying
TeenAngels
Encourages kids to get involved in training their peers on internet safety
Think Before You Post
Video posted on TeacherTube warning of the dangers of posting personal information
What Are Kids Saying?
Webopedia entries for text messaging abbreviations
WiredKids
Lots of information, games, printable resources, and more

ITRT Resources

Classroom 2.0
Great Social Network Site
CogDogRoo
Nice info on Web 2.0
Did You Know
Video posted by Karl Fisch-designed to make you think about the future of education
Education in a Flat World
Grazing for Digital Natives
Nice wiki with resources for everyone
ISTE
International Society for Technology in Education
ITRTTips
Nice wiki with IT resources
JakesOnline
Nice resource - especially for digital storytelling
Moving Forward
Wiki with nice resources
NETS*T
Information on the NETS*T teacher certification program available from JMU
Partnership for the 21st Century
Vision and framework for 21st century learning
Route 21
Resources from P21
ShiftHappens
Wiki supporting the ideas behind the video
Supportblogging.com
vBulletin
VSTE discussion forum
VSTE.org
Virginia Society for Technology in Education
Why Technology Rocks in Virginina
VSTE Ning

Language Arts

Chomp Chomp
Nice site to help with grammar
Grammar Girl
Podcast-Quick tips for better writing
Merriam-Webster Online Reference
MyRocketbook.com
Video study guides for literary classics.

More For Students

EduWeb
Digital learning games and interactive simulations
Homework Helper
From DiscoverySchool.com
Infoplease
Need some info? Help with homework? Check this out
KidsNetSoft
Tons of links to Tech Resources on all subjects!
Quizville.com
Games for Math, Language Arts, and Geography
SafeTeens.org
Info on relationships, nutrition, drugs & alcohol, etc.
omnomnom math
ThinkQuest
Student created award-winning websites

More For Teachers

4Teachers
Resources for integrating technology with instruction
Animoto for Educators
Great digital storytelling tool!
Blue Web'n
Discovery School
Education World
Educator's Reference Desk
KidsNetSoft
Tons of links to Tech Resources on all subjects!
Nortel LearnIT
PBS TeacherSource
Primary Source Learning
Great tool for primary source use.
Route 21
Resources from the Partnership for 21st Century Skills
VDOE Scope and Sequence Info

teachers

Music and Sounds

FreePlayMusic
Free MP3s - all acoustic - nice for presentations
Movie Sounds
More great sound effects
MusicTheory
Can be used to teach the basics through advanced theory - also has a free staff paper generator

Math

Galileo
Resources for teachers, students, and parents
Math Central
Resources for teachers and students
Math Forum
Links to more Math resources
Mathematics Online
Math resources from PWCS

omnomnom

Online Bookmarking

del.icio.us
Social bookmarking
Furl
PortaPortal
Web-based bookmarking utility

Online Magazines

Other Tech Tools

Awesome Library
33,000 carefully reviewed resources, including the top 5 percent in education
Computer Literacy 101
Tutorials covering basic computing information
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Free web based word processing and spreadsheet program-good for collaborative work
Google Earth
Free download
Google for Educators
Check out Tools for Your Classroom
Google Maps - Streetview
Take a virtual tour
Howstuffworks
The title says it all
KidsNetSoft
Tons of links to Tech Resources on all subjects!
Microsoft Office Online
Resources for MS Office including clipart and templates
OpenOffice
Free alternative to Microsoft Office
PBWiki
Create your own wiki
Scholastic
Resources for teachers, students, and parents
Skype
VoIP service
SlideShare
Slides, PowerPoint Presenations, on every subject
4Teachers
Resources for integrating technology with instruction

PhotoStory

Blank Slides
Be sure to "right-click" and choose "save picture as"
FreePlayMusic
Free MP3s - all acoustic - good to use in presentations
More Blank Slides
From Jakes Online
PhotoStory 3
Download for free from Microsoft
Windows Media Player v11
Download for free from Microsoft

Podcasts

Audacity
Download site
Audacity Tutorial
Grammar Girl
Quick tips for better writing
TWIT
This week in tech with Leo LaPorte

SATs

Science

Biology Corner
Resource for Biology teachers
Bridge
Ocean Sciences Education Center
Dynamic Periodic Table
Just click on an element and see loads of information
Earth Science Image Bank
Nice images for Earth Science lessons and projects
Exploring Earth
Nice site from McDougal Littell
Jefferson Labs
Resources for teachers and students
NASA
Homepage for NASA
Science and Nature
Everything on Science from the BBC

Shopping

SMARTBoard

Interactive Whiteboards
Information and resources
SMART Technologies
SmartTech Downloads
SmartTech Training Center

Special Ed

Free Resources for Special Education
Great blog with links to tons of free resources.
KidsNetSoft - Accessible Sites
Nice resources regarding accessibility
T/TAC Online
Linking people and resources to help youth with disabilities

Social Studies

Best of History Web Sites
Links to 100s of websites
CIA World Factbook
Facts on every country
Library of Congress
Resources for teachers, students, and parents
Mr. Dowling.com
Browse the world with Mr. Dowling
NYPL Digital Gallery
Collection of images from NY Public Library
Presidential Election Interactive Map and History of the Electoral College
Very neat interactive map tracing the history of our presidential elections
Primary Source Learning
Really great resource!
Sept. 11 Digital Archives
Collection of resources on Sept. 11
Social Studies
Social Studies resources from PWCS

Video

Animoto for Educators
Great digital storytelling tool!
Get Started with Movie Maker
Instructions from Microsoft
Media Converter
Updated Link - use to convert YouTube files
TeacherTube
Post and/or download educational presentations and videos
United Streaming
Tons of videos-see your ITRT for the PWCS user code
Zamzar
Downloads and coverts files, including YouTube videos

Webquests

WebQuests.org
Webquest news and collections from San Diego State University.

SOL Preparation

For All Subjects

SOL Resources
SOL Resources from VDOE - includes curriculum frameworks - great for teachers
SOLPass
Links to resources for every test
Virginia ePats
Electronic Practice Assessment Tests - Online practice SOL tests from VDOE
Virginia Standards of Learning
Hardcopies of SOL released tests from VDOE
VirginiaSOL.com
More practice tests and other resources
Wise County SOL Resources
Practice Tests and Tutorials

Language Arts

Interactive Quizzes for English
Interactive quizzes for grammar review

Math

Homework Help
Tons of test preparation resources for Math
Jefferson Labs
Science and Math practice tests from Jefferson Labs

Science

Jefferson Labs
Science and Math practice tests from Jefferson Labs
Jefferson Labs-Crossword Puzzles
Science crossword puzzles for review
Jefferson Labs-Hangman
Science vocabulary hangman for review
Regents Exam Prep
Exam preparation materials from the Oswega City School District

Social Studies

American History Quizzes
Collection of practice quizzes for US History
Loudoun County Practice History Tests
World and US History practice tests from Loudoun County Schools
Online Map Games
Fun Geography mapping games from maps.com
Test Your Geography Knowledge
Nice way to review world maps
US History SOL Review Questions
Collection of US History SOL review questions from Salem County Schools
US History SOL Review Tests
Practice tests for US History

Wikis

PBWikis
Create your own wikis
Wikispaces
Create your own wikis