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Arts

Color in Motion
Ms. Mabbs' Page
Museum of Modern Art
National Gallery of Art for Kids
need Shockwave - interactive
Edupic
source for free graphics
Louvre Museum
Sand Art creator
click on little square in left corner
Art Junction
great stuff
Rollip
convert photos, different effects
Top 10 Tips for Photos
Online Image Editor
Pixlr Express
Bring Your Photos Alive
Photo Composition Guidelines
Block Corner - building toy
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Kerpoof
Art, Drawing, Moviemaking & lots more
LIfetime of Color
Art explorations, activities
Art Daily
Art news, puzzles
I Spy - American Art
find items hidden in Art works
Art Everywhere
terms,artist info, activities
84 Optical Illusions
Incredible Illusions
some didn't work on my machine
MoOM
Museum of Online Museums
ArtsEdge
Podcasts & LessonPlans on the Arts
Art Pad
draw & send via email
Keeping Score
music composers, scores, etc.
Draw.to
draw &share online -Press"C"for color
Drips
paint like Pollock
Be Funky Photo Editing
Great Photo Effects
Mondrian's Boogie Woogie
clever video, art&music
Muro
online drawing tool
Pumpkin Carving
Destination Art
Interactive MOMA activities
Snowflake Maker
cut&save your own snowflake
Imagination Cubed
Drawing/Sharing online
Symphony Orchestra
Learn about instruments/orchestra
Fraboom
online Children's Museum
Image Embellisher
Add special effects to Images

Fifty States Studies

Coloring Book of Flags
General Information
America's Story
Enchanted Learning-States
ETravelPhotos-USA
Geography
InfoPlease
ipl.-stately knowledge
PicturesofPlaces
Postcards
RoadsideAmerica
StateSongs
Terragalleria
US 50
TourismBureaus
U.S. Flag
Place the State
Fun US Facts
interesting, amazing facts
Maine's Digital Museum
USA Geography
USA states, capitals, geography
State Government Information
Study the States

Language Arts

PH Spanish site
Spanish Class games, info, activities
Arcademicskillbuilders
Accelerated Reader Book Finder
Check with your librarian to see if a particular test is available.
Biography Website
Gail Lovely Resources for Reading
Learn Spanish with Audio
Link to Authors' Web Pages
Mr. Nussbaum's Language Site
Mrs. Flock's Page
Ms.Nixon'sEnglishClasses
Power Typing
Rebecca Caudill
Recommended Books for children
Spelling City
Spelling Practice
Vocabulary
Dr.Seuss Activities
Typing Lesson
Scholastic online
Alliteration Lesson
Typeracer
Typing racing game - challenge a friend
Wordle
Dance Mat Typing
Spin and Spell
Grammar Ninja
Grammar Blast
Visual Dictionary
GameGoo
TyperShark
Neok12 Ed.Videos
Skype an Author
Bring an author into your classroom via Skype
Poetry Foundation
find poets, poems by subject
Instant Poetry Forms
Emoticons
Learn to Read at Starfall
Guess the Wordle
guess relationship of words
Build Your Wild Self
build your avatar with animal attributes
Keyboarding for Kids
registered users ONLY
BrainPop-DigitalEtiquette
Intro to Keyboards
Beginning Keyboarding
Starfall
Early Reading Fun
Wordahead
Vocab prep ACT, ISAT
Typing Games
lots! some blocked at school
Audio Owl
Free Audio Books
Words Like
online Thesaurus
Sense-lang
Touch Typing Program/Game
Alphabetic Rain
keyboarding game
Taxgedo
Word cloud in a Shape
Word Games
GREAT Typing&WordGames
Into the Book
Four Stories
Pictures&News Around the World
Time for Kids
Vocabulary Activities
RTI elementary
Work with Sight Words
Bembo's Zoo
Animal Picture Book
Building Language
Visual Dictionary
Road Hog's Wild Ride
Word Magnets
VocabAhead vocab videos
Zoom Playhouse
Quiz-Tree
Make A Word
ABCya
K-5 all subject practice
Clifford
Interactive Storybook
Halloween Interactive Book
Fun Learning!!
Sight Vocabulary - RTI
Fry's Words
Talking Baby
make a baby talk
EPub Bud
EBooks creation/download
Learning Chocolate
vocabulary building, +Spanish
Keyboarding Sites
Mrs.Cannon'sList
ABC sites
early literacy sites
Skillswise
spelling skills from BBC
Typing Challenge!
game of self defense!
Woodlands Literacy Zone
fun word games
Xtranormal
Glogster EDU
Gudli
K-2+ Language activities

Math

MonticelloCUSDTeacherSites

Science

Electricity Vocabulary
Exploratorium
Illinois State museum
K-12 Energy Lesson Plans & Activities
Make an Electric Circuit
Moon phases
NASA
National Zoo
Paleontology
Physics simulations
Real-time satellite imagery
Science Topics for Students
Smithsonian Museum
Tallgrass Prairie in Illinois-images
The Blobz Guide to Electric Circuits
World Sunlight
National Geographic Kids
Discovery Kids
How Stuff Works
NASA Kids' Club
Cool Science
The Atoms Family
Energy info
Games, quizzes,
Scholastic online
Earth Day Activities
Neok12 Ed.Videos
EekoWorld
Build Your Wild Self
animal attributes
Fuel our Future Now
Physics Games
Sid the Science Kid
Science for elementary students
Force of Gravity
incline plane experiment
Scratch Tutorials
Download Scratch - MIT, then look here
Simple Machines Videos
Gamequarium
Science Games
Gamequarium
Design Squad
Fun Physics - PBS
Mission H2O
water conservation
Physics4Kids
National Science Digital Library
search by subject, grade level
Earth Day Resources
Water Use
Many resources!
Owl Pellet Dissection
Bill Nye The Science Guy
fun Science info!
Scratch
programming from MIT
Stop Drinking Bottled Water!
reasons for NOT using bottled water
NASA Space Place
Kinetic City
Crickweb
UK educational activities
Science kids
lots of activities
Interactive Simulations
Simple Machines Game
Museum of Science and Industry Chicago
Brain Games
Adverputt
playing the angles in Golf
Surfing Scientist
fun plans & demos
HIP2B2
fun way to learn
Woodlands Science Zone
Fun Science games
PhET Interactive Simulations
Algodoo - Physics Education
Science on The Simpsons
Alien Safari
Discover life forms on our planet
NASA Spacesuit

Social Studies

50 States
American Presidents
Ben's Guide to States
Ben's Guide to U.S. Government
Columbus CyberHunt
Country Info from Yahoo
Drop the State
EdSitement -History & Social Studies
Election Cable in the Classroom
multimedia game in partnership with CNN Student News, C-SPAN and HistoryTM
Explore the States
First Thanksgiving
Infoplease - The Fifty States
Lincoln's New Salem Historic Site
Marco Polo
Netstate.com
Scholastic News Online
Good student source for news
State of Illinois Official Site
Stately Knowledge
Teacher Oz's 50 States
Teaching Geography
The US 50
The White House Official Site
U.S. History
Where Are the States
Yahooligan State Links
American History -HomeworkCenter
13 Original Colonies
Social Studies for Kids
Presidential Biographies
WorldGeography-3rdGrade
Oregon Trail
This is a blast from the past version
Scholastic online
Find a Country
Oregon Trail
Place the State
MissMaggie'sEarthAdventures
NationalGeographicAction
NationalGeographicXpeditions
Neok12 Ed.Videos
ConnectedClassroom
current events/news sources
The History Channel
full TV shows,study guides,games
Best History Sites
over 1000 categorized links
C-span for the Classroom
Civics & US Gov't. film clips
Center for History & New Media
Social Studies, critical thinking
Geonet
Google Earth
Google Earth in the classroom lessons
Map Puzzles
US, World, Continents, etc.
Geography Quizzes
US, World, etc.
Beeswax
news & photos from around the world
Playing History
games with HIstory info
First Thanksgiving
Scholastic resource
Slavery in America
PBS resource
US Development
slideshow of states' additions
Sage of Monticello Event
5th Grade Project
Women in History
Anne Frank's House in 3D

Study Tips

http://www.familycorner.com/dir/Education/Elementary
Various Articles i.e. Handling Homework, 10 Tips for Good Study Skills
Discovery Education
Enchanted Learning - Primary Grade Help
Fun with Facts
Math, Social Studies, Science, etc.
Google's Homework Help
Helpful Hints on How to Study
Infoplease
Kid Info - Homework&Research Assistant
KidsClick! guide to age appropriate sites
MHS Spanish Classes
Ms.Nixon'sEnglishClasses
refdesk.com Best Source of Facts on the Net
Scholastic Homework Hub
Study Strategies
Yahoo! Kids
Study Skills Guide for Students
Your map to a world of learning
Brain Games
good thinking games!
PBS Parents
Quinturakids
Student Friendly Research
FitBrains
a few free thinking games
Khan Academy
Instruction/support for Many Subjects
Gudli
k-2 multi-subject activities/games

Teacher Resources

Blabber
To Make a Picture "Talk"
EdIndex by Bernie Poole
Education World
Tools & Templates
Handheld School Success Story
LessonPlans for Handhelds
Online Teacher Resources
Palm Education Idea Bank
Palm programs for download
Power in the Palm of Your Hand
Technology Integration
Great Resource
MissGladish'sSite
Biographies Site
SplashUp Photo Editing
MEAN teachers
Varied Lesson Plans - Montessori
Ages up to 12 -
Crossword Puzzle Maker
Scholastic online
National Archives & RecordsAdministraton
Historical Treasures
Educational Road Map to the Web
Make a Poster in Excel
2 pages x 2 pages
Teacher Tube
Crossroads
AmericanHistory curriculum
Neok12 Ed.Videos
ComputerLabFavorites
ManyDifferentSubjects
Fun4TheBrain
Edupics
Graphics for Education
Mindomo
Mind mapping online
Skype an Author
Bring an author into your classroom via Skype
100 Best YouTube Videos
FlickrStorm
Safe photo compiling
Quietube
edit YouTube videos
Online Stop Watch
Dabbleboard online whiteboard
Bob's Place EducationalLinks
NetSmartzKids
SMARTBoard Resources!
LOTS of resources!!!
Larry Ferlazzo's Site
Rich overall Ed resources
Internet4Classrooms
All Ages, All subject Areas
TeacherClicks
1 Computer Activities, AllSubjectAreas
Public Domain Clip Art
25,000+
Brightstorm
Math & Vocab help
ISBE ISAT test prep
Bloom'sDigitalTaxonomy
Study Island
registered users only
Public Domain Photos
Free Photos Resource
Writing Fun
Writing Organizers
Highlights
activities for kids
Earth Day Resources
many ideas & resources
Word Search creator
Comprehension Activities
IL Interactive Report Card
iPod Touch in the Classroom
Springfield IL schools
Learning in Hand podcasts
Tony Vincent on iPods in classrooms
Khan Academy
Instruction/support for Many Subjects
SueLebeau Teacher Resources
all subjects
Bloom'sTaxonomyw/Tech
Fraboom
online Children's Museum
Awesome Library
Resources by Subject
TeachersFirst
Thinking Teachers Teaching Thinkers

Web 2.0 Activities

Wordle
Words create image
Animoto
Quick movie, Powerpoint alternative
Glogster
online 'poster'
Creative Commons
Resource - images, music
Flickr
Resource - images
Teacher Tube
Resource - Educational Videos
Google Earth
Tie Names to Places
Prezi
Zooming Presentation Tool
Photofunia
Fun placement for photos
Present.ly
Twitterlike private community
Sketchcast
Record drawing process online
Big Huge Labs
Fun Effects for Photos
Voicethread
Share&Discuss Images,docs,videos
ScreenToaster
Online screen recorder
Private Free Chat Room
Emoticons
Dabbleboard
CyberSmart!
Training Tutorials for 2.0 Tools
videos for learning about 2.0 Tools
Automotivator
poster creator
Wallwisher
online bulletin board
Kerpoof
Creative Drawing & Moviemaking
Brightstorm
Math & Vocab help
Fifty+ Web 2.0 Tools
storytelling tools descriptions
Web 2.0 resources
list, explanation, direct connection
Tagxedo
Word Cloud in a Shape
Be Funky Photo Editing
Photo Effects
TypeWith.Me
collaborative writing
Keyboarding Sites
Mrs.Cannon'sList
Bloomin' Peacock
Bloom's Taxonomy internet resources
Shrink Pictures
reduce pixels of photos
Web Resizer
reduce photo size
Phatch
Photo batch resizing
CoolToolsforSchools
Web Tools - hundreds
Zamzar
convert files, download files
Drop Event
search for Sage of Monticello
Iazza
photo image editor
Present Me
Record/Share Powerpoint

Technology/Internet Use

Information Privacy
BrainPop
Digital Etiquette
BrainPop
Online Safety
BrainPop
BrainPop-Computers&Internet
Computer Parts Quiz
Net Smartz Kids
Welcome to the Web
Learning about the Internet
Protecting Your Reputation online
Phishing Scams
protect yourself from online scams
FBI SOS
online safety 3rd-8th grade