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Middle School
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Learn 21
WVDE's site for math, science and social studies resources and activities -
Teach 21
WVDE's site for instructional resources--CSO's, lesson plans, instructional resources, etc.
Education Data
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ED Data Express
An interactive web site that provides data collected by the U. S. Department of Education
Benchmark Tests
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Acuity Online Community
Resources, tutorials, videos, etc., to help users use and understand the use of Acuity to improve student achievement
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Acuity at Home
Access to the Acuity site from anywhere
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Acuity Online Training
WVDE's Online Acuity Training with videos, quick tips, and review quizzes
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Acuity Status Page
Information from WVDE about Acuity--FAQ's, sample reports, etc.
CSO's
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WV Interactive CSO's
Interactive CSO's with links to instructional resources
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WV CSO's Word Version
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Common Core State Standards
Common standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics
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Next Generation CSO's
ELA and Math CSO's based on Common Core Standards
Content Areas
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Top 10 Ways to Wake Up Students in Class
Ideas from Simple K12
Reading
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50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story
Links to web sites that can be used for digital storytelling
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World of Reading
A site for students to read and write book reviews
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Read WV
WVDE's site to promote reading
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The Giving Tree
An animated version of the book; narrated by the author, Shel Silverstein
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The Reading Lady
Strategies for reading instruction--comprehension, poetry, assessment, etc.
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Teachers Net: Literature Circles
How to use literature circles effectively
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TumbleReadables
An online collection of rea-along titles with adjustable text and audio options
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103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading
A list of activities for student to do.
Accelerated Reader
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AR BookFinder
Site to help find AR books
Lexile Measures
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The Lexile Framework for Reading
MetaMetrics, Inc. Site
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Lexile Map
WVDE's Lexile Information
Teach 21 Information
RtI (Response to Intervention)
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National Center on Response to Intervention
Go to Events then Webinars to view the recorded webinar called "RTI in Middle Schools."
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Intervention Central
No cost RTI resources for teachers
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Maze Passage Generator
Tool to create maze passages for RtI formative assessments
Vocabulary
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Free Rice
Vocabulary game that supports global awareness
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Vocab Test.com
Activities to practice and test word knowledge
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Snappy Words
An online concept web dictionary
Online Library
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Repeat After Us
A collection of copyright-free English texts and scripted recordings
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International Children's Digital Library
Books from 60 countries (in 54 languages) to read and enjoy
Lesson Plans
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Web English Teacher
Lesson plans, activities, and resources for reading
Language Arts
Online Language Arts Activities
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Wacky Web Tales
Use fill-in-the-blanks stories to practice parts of speech.
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PicLits
A creative writing site that provides photos, word choices, and tutorials.
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Myths and Legends
A story creator site
Research Sites
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EasyBib
This site helps students create a bibliography in MLA form.
Lesson Plans
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Web English Teacher
Lesson plans, activities, resources for language arts activities
Dictionaries
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Cambridge Dictionary Online
Definitions and pronunciations
WV Writing Rubrics
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WV Writing Rubrics
Links to the grade level rubrics for writing
Digital Storytelling
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Storybird
A story generator site with pictures and various formats
Social Studies
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Speeches
Transcriptions of the 100 most impotant speeches of the 20th and 21st centuries
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History.com
Videos, photos, interactives, recordings, and other historical information from the History Channel
Primary Source Records and Documents
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The Library of Congress: American Memory
A digital record of American history
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Bills of Rights Institute
Links to the Constitution, Bill of Rights, and Amendments
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Primary Source Materials and Document Based Questions
Documents to help students effectively respond to document based questions
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The National Archives
Reproducible copies of documents from the National Archives
Atlas Sites
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World Atlas
Maps, information, and activities
West Virginia Sites
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The West Virginia Encyclopedia
Information, resources, and activities about West Virginia
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The WV Archives and History Channel
Recordings of a lecture series presented by WV Archives and History
General Information Sites
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Trail Tribes
Information about the tribal groups located along the Lewis and Clark trails
Web Books
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Salariya Free Interactive Web Books
Follow four groups through history using interactive web books.
Science
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DNA Discovery Center
Information about DNA provided by The Field Museum
NASA
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NASA eClips
NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments
Mathematics
Math Internet Articles
Quantile Measures
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The Quantile Framework for Mathematics
MetaMetrics, Inc. Site
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Quantile Map
WVDE's Quantile Information
Online Math Practice
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IXL--Fifth Grade Math Practice
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IXL--Sixth Grade Math Practice
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The Eyeballing Game
A geometry and estimation game
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Kakooma
A math facts game using addition, negative numbers, and multiplication
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That Quiz
Practice activities for math skills
Related Arts
Art
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45 Websites For Students To Create Original Artwork Online
Links to sites that let students use their creativity
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The Artist's Toolkit: Visual Elements and Principals
Explore the tools that artists use.
PE/Health/Swimming
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Health Literacy Resources
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LIVESTRONG at School
A cancer awareness program from Scholastic, Inc.
General Information
General Information
Technology
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Technology Bits Bytes & Nibbles
Information about new technology ideas and tools
Digital Storytelling
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Tips for Digital Storytelling
by Jon Orech
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Photo Story 3 for Windows Download
This site lets you download Photo Story 3 which lets you create digital photo videos
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Jakesonline.org
This site has screencast tutorials to help users create Photo Story 3 videos
Free Pictures and ClipArt
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Pics4Learning
Pics4Learning is a copyright-friendly image library for teachers and students.
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FreeFoto.com
Images to use in an online setting, Users must provide attribution to the image and a link back to FreeFoto.com.
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Classroom Clipart
Free use for students. Fee for other school use.
Free Audio-Visual Materials
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Awesome Stories
Free videos, images, stories, etc., for primary source information
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UStream
a live, interactive broadcast platform
Copyright and Fair Use
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Fair Use Guidelines for Educational Multimedia
Information about acceptable use of multimedia resources for educational purposes
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Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers
A chart that explains fair use for education
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A Teacher's Guide to Fair Use and Copyright
Information about fair use in the classroom
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Copyright Education
Information about copyright and educational use
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Fair Use Visualizer
A tool to help a user decide if the use will be fair use.
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Ten Common Copyright Permission Myths
Information about permission to use copyrighted materials
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BitLaw
An internet resource for technology and intellectual property law
Great Websites for Kids
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ALA 's Great Websites for Kids
LInks to websites that are safe for kids to use. Sponsored by the American Library Association
Educational Blogging
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How to Teach Commenting Skills
Suggestions for how to use blogging to teach language arts skills
Photos
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FotoFlexer
Online image editor
Website Polls
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Micropoll
Create free online polls and responses
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Survey Monkey
An online site for creating surveys. Free version allows up to 10 questions and 100 responses.
Web Tools
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eduTecher
Free resource for free Web tools for use in the classroom and 45 instructional videos.
Internet Safety
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Internet Safety on BrainPOP Jr.
Video and activities related to using the Internet safely
Sites to Try
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BrainPOP Free Stuff
Animated, curriculum-based content
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Discovery Education
Lesson plans, activities and other free educatinal resources
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Pete's Power Point Station
a variety of PowerPoints to use for instruction
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Scratch
A site that allows children to design and share projects. This link takes you to the Educators page.
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Online Stickies
Create a bulletin board of sticky notes, photos, videos to share with others
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Picnik
Photo editing tool--photo editing made fun
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PowerPoint Activities
Templates and activities using game formats plus lesson suggestions
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Museum Box
A site that lets you fill a box with information--text, photo, audio, video
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FlipSnack
Create flipbooks of PDF files
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Mr. Donn
Links to games, PowerPoint presentations, content information, free clipart, etc.
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PBS Learning Media
lesson plans, activities, and resources to use with students
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Study Stack
Free site to develop review flash cards and games
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Discovery Education
Free resources for classrooms: lesson plans, activities, puzzlemaker, etc.
techSteps
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West Virginia Statewide techSteps Roll-out
Implementation Support for techSteps projects
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techSteps Assessment Guide
Directions for setting up classes and entering assessment scores
Virtual Field Trips
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Virtual Field Trip Resources
Links to guides for teachers, an online lessons, and 100+ virtual field trips
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Smithsonian Virtual Exhibitions
318 virutal tours of Smithsonian exhibitions
Channel One
TIS Information
TIS Virtual Credit Site
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Virtual Credit
Resource site for webinars and online professional development
Sign Up Sites
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Sign Up Genius
A free online tool for creating and managing group sign up lists
PCMS Information
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PCMS TIS Site
Information and Resources for PCMS
Advisory
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Teaching Tolerance
Information and activities for teaching respect