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Algebra

Exam Prep Center
Algebra explanations, practice problems, and activities

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/algebra/math-algebra.htm
Algebra Help
Instructional summaries of topics in Algebra

http://www.helpalgebra.com/

Education

Future Teachers

http://future.teacherleaders.org/
Teacher Leaders Network

http://www.teacherleaders.org/node/4307
Edutopia
Problem-Based Learning Camp

http://www.edutopia.org/groups/project-based-learning/pblcamp
Infinite Thinking Machine
ideas to help teachers and students thrive in the 21st century

http://blog.infinitethinking.org/
NDSU
Provides On-line Professional Development

http://www.ndsu.edu/dce/professionaldevelopment/it4educators.do
Stenhouse Publishing
Igniting a Passion for Reading - Read the entire book online

http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9180&r=ue100707
Stenhouse
different book, reading page 9

http://www.stenhouse.com/emags/0749-1/pageflip.html
Tahoma School District
Classroom 10 - an instructional environment where students acquire 21st century skills

http://www.tahomasd.us/SubSite/21centuryschools/Classroom10/ten.html
Designing Effective and Innovative Courses
Cutting Edge - Course Design Tutorial

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/coursedesign/tutorial/index.html
UC Berkeley
Good Teaching - Tools for Teaching

http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/teaching.html
Vanderbilt Center for Teaching
Course Design - Effective teaching depends on effective planning and design.

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/cft/resources/teaching_resources/preparing/course_design.htm
Dan Meyer
How Math Must Assess - testing and grading achievement of the standards

http://www.mrmeyer.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/howmathmustassess.pdf
Dan Meyer
How to Save Math Education

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/e/1450
EDC
Educational Resources for all subject areas

http://www.edc.org/category/mathematics
Edutopia
Curriculum Races

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/curriculum-how-to-stay-caught-up-rebecca-alber?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+EdutopiaNewContent+%28Edutopia%29&utm_content=FaceBook
Carnegie Learning
Webinars about teaching math in the middle grades

http://www.carnegielearning.com/webinars/?utm_source=ASCD-Webinar&utm_medium=emailnewsletter&utm_campaign=SmartBriefFall2010

Engineering

First Lego League
Entices kids to think like scientists and engineers

http://usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll/default.aspx?id=970
Infinite Thinking Machine
Eluminate plus links to useful educational tools

http://blog.infinitethinking.org/
Knowledge Network
NH Public Television

http://www.nhptv.org/mesy/mesyengineering.asp
Edheads
Design a Cell Phone (5-8)

http://www.edheads.org/activities/eng_cell/
Teach Engineering
Multiple lessons for grades K-12, sorted by grade

http://www.teachengineering.org/browse_lessons.php?order1=grade&order2=2&page=3&admin=&lowgrade=&highgrade=&type=&subtype=&code=&query=&matching=&alpha=&sehl=&search=true

In School

The Florida Times-Union
Student Uniforms

http://jacksonville.com/news/florida/2010-06-28/story/make-schools-safer-putnam-considers-switch-student-uniforms
myWEBoo
Allows you to integrate social networking sites and share files with others

https://www.myweboo.com/index.html?mode=
AOL Small Business
Diane Keng began her third business at 18

http://smallbusiness.aol.com/2010/07/07/at-18-shes-already-on-her-third-business/?ncid=webmail
Energy Tomorrow
Energy Taxes and other issues facing energy producers and consumers

http://energytomorrow.org/Energy_Taxes.aspx?utm_source=website&utm_medium=banner&utm_content=300x250&utm_campaign=Guess%2BTaxes
AOL News
The Grid - data in the news

http://www.aolnews.com/category/the-grid/
AOL News 11/19/2010
Anti-matter captured... for an instant

http://www.aolnews.com/science/article/scientists-briefly-trap-elusive-antimatter/19723607?ncid=webmail
Life Inc.
Good Graph Friday

http://lifeinc.todayshow.com/good-graph-friday
Windsor 7
Shooting photos -- a brief guide to photo composition

http://blogs.portlandschools.org/windsor1/shooting-photos/

Math

NLVM Menu of Activities
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives with links to Math activities

http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/grade_g_3.html
Learn More about Angles
a file of descriptons of & activities with angles

http://www.mathmovesu.com/_res/pdf/mmu_geometry_angles.pdf
Weights & Measures / Time & Distance
A file containing descriptions of & activities with weights, measures, time, and distance

http://www.mathmovesu.com/_res/pdf/mmu_weightsmeasures_timedistance.pdf
NCTM - Student Math Notes
Challenging and rich activities for grades 5-10

http://www.nctm.org/eresources/archive.asp?journal_id=5
The Math Explorer
Cool things to do in and out of Math class

http://www.exploratorium.edu/math_explorer/math-explorer.html
Math League Contests
Challenging questions for grades 4-8

http://www.mathleague.com/contests.htm#BM6th_8th
Knowledge Network
NH Public Television

http://www.nhptv.org/mesy/mesymath.asp
Beginning Algebra
West Texas A&M Univ. Virtual Math Lab -- Learn at your own pace

http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/beg_algebra/
Geometry Course
Dan Meyer's entire Geometry course

http://geometry.mrmeyer.com/
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Phenomenal Math Curriculum Makeover Video by Dan Meyer

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/07/08/phenomenal-math-curriculum-makeover-video-by-dan-meyer/#comments
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Critical thinking is more important than ever...

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2010/07/05/critical-thinking-is-more-important-than-ever-amidst-internet-based-denier-propaganda/
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
The Web log of Wesley Fryer - Home Page

http://www.speedofcreativity.org/
The Secret Garden
X-ray photos of flowers shows mathematical patterns in their designs

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~agrxray/index.html
Discovery Education
Lengths & Heights, personal measures vs. standard measures -- 3 class periods

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/measure_lengths/
Utah Education Network
Solving 2-Step Equations

http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/preview.cgi?LPid=6392
ThinkQuest Library
More than 7,000 websites created by students around the world who have participated in a ThinkQuest Competition.

http://www.thinkquest.org/pls/html/think.library
Cornell University
NUMB3RS Math Activities based on the CBS TV show

http://www.math.cornell.edu/~numb3rs/
I Want to Teach Forever
We all use math every day...

http://www.teachforever.com/2009/11/we-still-use-math-every-day-using.html
CT4ME - Computing Technology for Math Excellence
Math Resources including on-line courses in Mathematics

http://www.ct4me.net/math_resources_3.htm
LFP -- eGFI for Teachers
Lesson - The Math of Sailboat Design -- using the Pythagorean Theorem

http://teachers.egfi-k12.org/navy-sail-design/
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA World Fact Book

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html
Dan Meyer's Blog
dy/dan -- Great ideas for teaching math

http://blog.mrmeyer.com/
Glencoe Math Review
Review basic skills and topics covered in your math class

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078738180/student_view0/math_review.html
Ryan Sager
Grocery Line Guessing

http://trueslant.com/ryansager/2009/09/23/grocery-lines/
Dan Meyer
Algebra -- The Supplement -- actually, the whole course!

http://algebra.mrmeyer.com/
Dan Meyer
Geometry -- The Supplement -- actually, the whole course!

http://geometry.mrmeyer.com/
Dan Meyer
Be Less Helpful

http://blog.mrmeyer.com/?p=5368
Amby's Education Site
a WEALTH of Math Resources

http://amby.com/educate/math.html
Amby's Education Site
a WEALTH of Math Puzzles & Learning Activities

http://amby.com/educate/mathgame.html
Estimator Four
Estimate answers to addition, multiplication, or percent problems -- many skill levels, timers, etc.

http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/EstimatorFour/
NSDL
Exemplary Resources for Middle School Math and Science

http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/middle-school-math-science/2010/04/14/ratios-as-seen-in-scale-factors/
ODE Common Core Standatrd
"New" Math Standards

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics
Pi Search
Cool stuff about pi and a calculation method for finding the digits of pi.

http://www.angio.net/pi/piquery
Connect a Million Minds
In Math & Science, USA places 29th of 30 nations. Help fight our way to the top.

http://www.connectamillionminds.com/
MISTM Math Portal
Links to LOTS of resources to use in Moodle Math

http://www2.edc.org/mistm/
IXL
8th Grade Practice

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade/eighth/
S.M.I.L.E. Program
Lessons in Math

http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/
WisWeb
A collection of math exercises from Germany

http://www.fi.uu.nl/wisweb/en/welcome.html

Student Review

MathMatters Course 1
Review problems for things you should have learned before Grade 8

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078740428/student_view0/math_review.html
Google Docs (shared file)
NUMB3RS Activities Curriculum Alignment

http://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0Byr64NS5GlivY2ZhYzEyN2EtMmIyYi00NzA2LThkOTYtZjY5N2Y0ZjJjY2Uz&hl=en
Data
Box and Whisker Plots

http://ellerbruch.nmu.edu/cs255/jnord/boxplot.html
Google
Search for Box and Whisker

http://www.google.com/search?q=box+whisker+plot&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

Math Resources for Students

Science

Exploratorium
Exploration activities in Biology, Chemistry, Geology, and Physics, including Space

http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/online.html
Hands-on Activities
Great activities for students in middle grades

http://www.exploratorium.edu/explore/handson.html
Knowledge Network
NH Public Television

http://www.nhptv.org/mesy/mesyscience.asp
Interactive Notebooks
Science

http://jyounghewes.tripod.com/science_notebooks.html
Journey to Excellence
Details of how one school uses the Interactive Notebooks

http://www.journeytoexcellence.org/practice/instruction/theories/miscideas/notebook.phtml
Interactive Notebooks on Slideshare
More information on Interactive Notebooks

http://www.slideshare.net/danahuff/interactive-notebooks
Science Spot
Resources for Science teachers

http://sciencespot.net/
NOVA for Teachers
Classroom activities that correspond to broadcast programs

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/search/results/page/1/include-teachers/only?facet[0]=dc.subject_teacher%3A%22Math%22&facet[]=dc.subject%3A%22Physics+%26+Math%22
Carnegie Institution for Science
Home page

http://carnegiescience.edu/
The Physics Classroom
Graph sketching and recognition

http://www.physicsclassroom.com/morehelp/graphpra/graphs.cfm
Math and Science Activity Center
The following activities target a middle and high school population although some of the activities are approachable by more adv

http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/
Density
EdInformatics

http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/density.htm

Chemistry

Element Quiz
Check your knowledge of chemical elements

http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-elements.cfm
Periodic Table of Elements
An interactive table of elements

http://www.webelements.com/nexus/sites/default/files/WEB_ELEM.pdf
Dynamic Table of Elements
Periodic Table with optional settings for specific information

http://www.ptable.com/
The Photographic Table
A creative way to look at elements, along with useful information about each

http://periodictable.com/
Interactive Periodic Table
Provides orbital, discovery, abundance, etc. information for each element

http://www.touchspin.com/chem/DisplayTable.html

Medical

Edheads
Virtual Knee Surgery

http://www.edheads.org/activities/knee/index.htm
Edheads
Virtual Hip Replacement

http://www.edheads.org/activities/hip/index.htm
Edheads
Virtual Brain Surgery - VERY graphic!

http://www.edheads.org/activities/brain_stimulation/
Grok's Science
Smart Medicine

http://www.archive.org/details/groks483

Physics

Edheads
Simple Machines (2-6)

http://www.edheads.org/activities/simple-machines/index.htm
Edheads
Compound Machines (2-6)

http://www.edheads.org/activities/odd_machine/index.htm
COSI
Simple Machines (7-9)

http://www.cosi.org/files/Flash/simpMach/sm1.swf
COSI
Classroom & Online Activities

http://www.cosi.org/educators/activities/
Discovery Education
The Ultimate Roller Coaster Contest - 3 class periods

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/rollercoaster/
Discovery Education
Force & Counterforce, Gravity, air resistance, friction -- 1 class period

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/airforces/
Discovery Education
Forces & Motion, Gravity, air resistance, terminal velocity -- 2 class periods

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/forcesandmotion/
Discovery Education
Six Simple Machines -- 2 class periods

http://school.discoveryeducation.com/lessonplans/programs/invention-leonardoslegacy/
Bessler Wheel
Forum of several interesting topics involving energy , critical thinking, and mental challenges

http://www.besslerwheel.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=1
S.M.I.L.E. Program
Lessons for Physics

http://mypages.iit.edu/~smile/physinde.html

Geography

Physical Geography
An on-line Geography textbook

http://www.physicalgeography.net/
Gulf Oil Spill
Outline on a map indicates the spread of oil

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38305004/ns/disaster_in_the_gulf
Free GIS Software
Free Desktop GIS for Windows and Macintosh (OSX) AEJEE Screenshot of hurricane tracks ArcExplorer Java Edition for Education

http://edcommunity.esri.com/software/aejee/
ESRI - Education Community
Math Resources - GIS provides an excellent way to teach mathematical concepts and skills.

http://edcommunity.esri.com/math/

State of Ohio

Standards for Mathematics, Grades 8-10
A listing of Mathematics standards, indicators, and benchmarks for students in grades 8-10

http://www.genevaschools.org/standards/810m.htm
ODE Mathematics (06/17/2010)
Information about mathematics and the Mathematics Academic Content Standards

http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?page=2&TopicID=1696&TopicRelationID=1704
ODE Technology (06/17/2010)
Information about various technologies and the Technology Academic Content Standards

http://education.ohio.gov/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEPrimary.aspx?Page=2&TopicID=1704&TopicRelationID=1707
RWDC Global Education Program
Real World Design Challenge Getting Started Page

http://www.ptc.com/appserver/wcms/standards/textoimgothumb.jsp?&im_dbkey=99610&im_language=en
21st Century Learning Commons
A teacher site with info about how to prepare learners for 21st century success.

http://learningcommons.infohio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=91&Itemid=141
Ohio's Instructional Management System
Standards-based teaching -- Lessons, Resources, etc.

http://ims.ode.state.oh.us/ode/ims/Default.asp?bhcp=1
Common Core State Standards
ODE Common Core Standards for Mathematics

http://www.corestandards.org/the-standards/mathematics

STEM

NASA Education
NASA web site full of STEM activities, lessons, and resources

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html
Siemens STEM Webinars
Check out past and future webinars promoting STEM education

http://siemensstemacademy.com/index.cfm?event=showWebinarLanding&c=30
Pennsylvania STEM Initiative
Links related to STEM education

http://nwpastem.wikispaces.com/links
Fuel Our Future Now
Looking to discover new sources of energy

http://fuelourfuturenow.com/
Oracle
Project Learning with ThinkQuest

http://www.thinkquest.org/promotion/white_papers/WhitePaper.pdf
Digital Literacy
Rethinking Education and Training in a Digital World

http://digitalliteracy.mwg.org/curriculum/template.html
Understanding by Design
On-line Course for Instructional Design Intensive Workshop

http://pixel.fhda.edu/id/toc.html
infohio
21 Essential things

http://learningcommons.infohio.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=215&Itemid=133
Discovery Education
STEM Connect

http://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/STEM/
Discovery Education
Teacher Center

http://teachers.discoveryeducation.com/teacherCenter/
IMSA
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

http://68.178.255.204/model/problems/lunar2008/led/intro/index.html
Casco Bay High School
Designing Principals

http://cbhs.portlandschools.org/design.htm#selfdiscovery
The Great Cardboard Boat Regatta
Detailed description of contest

http://www.gcbr.com/port.html
Project Lead the Way
Hands-on STEM Curriculum Organization

http://www.pltw.org/

Technology

ArcGIS On-line
Develop GIS mapping applications online

http://www.arcgis.com/home/
One-to-One Computing
In Maine, a laptop for every middle-schooler

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25782209/
Buck Institute for Education
Project Based Learning for the 21st Century

http://www.bie.org/
Promethean Facebook
Ocean data with Google Earth Video

http://community.prometheanplanet.com/en/blog/b/blog/archive/2009/08/04/looking-at-ocean-data-with-google-earth-amp-the-activboard.aspx
Google Sites
Create web pages on Google

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?continue=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fsites.google.com%2F&service=jotspot&passive=true&ul=1
TAL Toolbox
46 different ways to use Wordle in the classroom

http://taltoolbox.blogspot.com/2010/04/forty-six-interesting-ways-to-use.html
ThinkQuest
Sponsored by Oracle, provides multiple lessons, competitions, etc.

http://www.thinkquest.org/en/
Texas Instruments
Education Technology - NUMB3RS lesson plans, etc.

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/Activity.do?cid=US&aId=7727
Texas Instruments
Education Technology - Shared activities for Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies, etc. all using TI technology

http://education.ti.com/educationportal/activityexchange/activity_list.do?cid=us
Promethean Planet
e-Gadget Factory

http://www.prometheanplanet.com/en/Products/PublisherCreatedResources/Series/Item/57793/e-gadget-factory
Animoto
Books I have read

http://animoto.com/play/en5v8ImTd0OTr1qTCpE7Mg
PBworks
Math in a Box - sample lesson from a Math teacher

https://myalgebra1a.pbworks.com/1%3A5-Order_of_Operations
PB Works
How to use PBworks in a classroom

http://educators.pbworks.com/Classroom
Carnegie Mellon University
FIRE (Fostering Innovation through Robotics Exploration -- Allice Annimation

http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/fire/alice-animation/
Carnegie Mellon University
FIRE - Robot Lessons

http://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/fire/robot-lessons/
Lego Education
Activities and Midstorms Education and downloads

http://www.lego.com/education/default.asp
SchoolTube
Teachers and students can submit videos for school with teacher approval

http://www2.schooltube.com/Educators.aspx
eSchool News
Empowering the iGeneration

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/08/05/esn-special-report-empowering-the-igeneration/
Education Tech News
Want tech-savvy students? Start ‘em young

http://educationtechnews.com/want-tech-savvy-students-start-em-young/
The EdTech News Blog
Links to Education/Technology news culled from RSS feeds

http://edtechnewsblog.wordpress.com/
Tech & Learning
Excellent site with links to technology in Education

http://www.techlearning.com/
Java Tutorials
Learn Java programming

http://download.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/concepts/inheritance.html
In-Game on MSNBC
8th grader's iPhone game plucks Angry Birds' feathers

http://ingame.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/18/5869534-8th-graders-iphone-game-plucks-angry-birds-feathers?gt1=43001
21st Century Information Fluency
Digital Information Fluency Model

http://21cif.com/resources/difcore/index.html
Classroom 2.0
A social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and Social Media in education

http://www.classroom20.com/
Diigo
A collection of website addresses related to tags of your choosing

http://www.diigo.com/tag/education
CourseCast
A collection of weekly podcasts about technology news

http://coursecasts.course.com/CurrentnbspCourseCast/tabid/36/Default.aspx
What do you love? from Google
Links to what you love are organized into groups such as: images, blogs, books, videos, and more.

http://www.wdyl.com/#
Discovery Resources
Technology resources for grades 9-12

http://www.discoveryeducation.com/search/page/9-12/-/-/technology/index.cfm?campaign=flyout_teachers_912_tech
CITEd-- Center for Implementing Technology in Education
CITEd identifies evidence-based practices for integrating instructional technology to support the achievement of all students.

http://www.cited.org/index.aspx
TPACK -- Technology, pedagogy and content knowledge
The TPCK model honors key elements of a great classroom. Technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. The overlap of these three

http://tpack.org/
Henrico County VA Technology
The mission of Henrico County Public Schools is to "inspire, empower and educate every student to be prepared for success in the

http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/Technology/InstructionalTechnology.html
WVIZ Ideastream Glossary
This is a collection of Technology resources put together bhy teachers taking "Learning for the Digital Age" online course

http://onlinelearning.ideastream.org/mod/glossary/view.php?id=6047

Tools

Recipes 4 Success
This particular link is for creating rubrics. Samples are available for Primary, Elementary, and Secondary schools

http://www.recipes4success.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&type=tools&tool=rubricmaker
Project Learn
The ProjectLearn process provides step-by-step assistance for designing effective classroom projects.

http://www.recipes4success.com/index.php?v=pl&page_ac=view&catid=1
teacher tap
Project, Problem, and Inquiry-based Learning

http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic43.htm
Costa's Levels of Inquiry
Inquiry-based learning focuses on the student as learner, developing skillful, open-ended questioning skills.

http://mrkash.com/costa.html
Beyond Information Gathering
Good research begins with a good question

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/
Webquest Guide
Steps for making a meaningful webquest

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/researchskills/Federation/template.htm
WSU Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology
WSU's Critical and Integrative Thinking Rubric

https://my.wsu.edu/portal/page?_pageid=177,276578&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Designing Rubrics for Assessing Higher Level Thinking
Article discussing various rubrics

http://academic.pgcc.edu/~wpeirce/MCCCTR/Designingrubricsassessingthinking.html
The Free Dictionary
Hangman, Spelling Bee, translations, etc. -- everything to do with language

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/
IMDB
The Godfather - dialogue & quotes

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068646/quotes

HTML Programming Code

HTML Coding Tutorial
Learn how to write HTML code for web pages

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
Drop Down!
Use HTML coding to create a dropdown menu

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/linking/linking_famsupp_114.html
PB Works
Good example of coding

http://camppbworks2010.pbworks.com/Shayne+-+Mentor

Space Exploration

TopStars
Inspiring uses of Hubble in Education

http://topstars.strategies.org/resources.html
Sight / Insight
2 hands-on STEM projects by USA Today Education & NASA

http://www.hubble-sightinsight.com/
Carnegie Institution for Science
Messenger -- Spacecraft to Mercury -- lessons, videos, etc.

http://case.carnegiescience.edu/resources/messenger_program
MSN News
Alien Planet Discovered

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40571736/ns/technology_and_science-space

Videos

Brian Crosby on YouTube at TEDx
Technology in action in an elementary classroom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66mrAzz7nLw&NR=1
O'Reilly Webcast
Dan Meyer - How to Save Math Education

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/e/1450
TED: Gaming Can Make a Better World
Gaming as a means to solve world problems

http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html
Khan Academy
Videos to teach Math concepts

http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse

PBworks -- Free classroom wikis

PBworks - Home page
Logon or Sign up for a free wiki for your classroom

http://pbworks.com/
Jay's wiki pages
See what I have put together for my students to use.

http://jbitner-pjhs-math.pbworks.com/
Journals
Here is a sample site by a teacher with students keeping a journal in different classes

http://snsscoop.pbworks.com/Students+-+Journals
Baltimore City Public Schools
How a large city district uses wikis in education

http://pbworks.com/content/casestudy-BCPS
Site w/good examples of free internet tools
Cool application of Prezi, software used to create poetry from documents

http://camppbworks2010.pbworks.com/Vivian-~-Mentor
Example using Glogster
Contains cool video by Michael Wesch

http://camppbworks2010.pbworks.com/Jenn%20D%20-%20Mentor#view=page

Sunday August 8

MidLink Magazine
Highlighting exemplary student work from the most creative classrooms around the globe

http://ncsu.edu/midlink/newest.htm
Mudlink Robotics Home
MidLink Robotics wiki

http://midlink-robotics.wikispaces.com/
ca7robotics Home
One classroom's robotics project

http://ca7robotics.wikispaces.com/
ca7robotics - Force and Motion Sandbox
Calculate velocities of robotic vehicles

http://ca7robotics.wikispaces.com/Force+and+Motion+Sandbox
MidLink Magazine
List of projects

http://ncsu.edu/midlink/
Valencia
Learning Evidence Team

http://valenciacc.edu/learningevidence/EvidenceofThinkandWorkshopTeams.cfm
Microbal Life Educational Services
Tips on Assessment, Evaluation and Dissemination

http://serc.carleton.edu/microbelife/research_education/assessment.html
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Seeing Is Believing

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Launch/launch.jsp?unit=498
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Lessons in various topics

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/products/pathways/
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Math Interactive Tools

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Launch/launch.jsp?unit=1245-2
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Physical Science

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Navigation/navigator.jsp?node=40
SAS Curriculum Pathways
Chemistry

http://www.sascurriculumpathways.com/ProductEntrance/Navigation/navigator.jsp?node=8
Washington State University
Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology

https://my.wsu.edu/portal/page?_pageid=177,276578&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Winona State University
Assessment Resources -- Rubrics

http://course1.winona.edu/shatfield/air/rubrics.htm
TLCF - Grade 4 Problem Solving
Resources

http://www.nden.k12.wi.us/tlcf/probmn.htm
Zonaland Education
Polynomial function of the 2nd degree

http://zonalandeducation.com/mmts/functionInstitute/polynomialFunctions/graphs/degree2PolynomialFunction.html

Reading

Stenhouse Publishing
Readicide - How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It

http://www.stenhouse.com/shop/pc/viewprd.asp?idProduct=9158&r=ue100809i&REFERER=
TikaTok
Classroom Publishing -- a resource for publishing student-created books

http://www.tikatok.com/classroom/learnMore
Bookshare
Books without Barriers -- a resource with audio files for people with print disabilities (blind, students w/disabilities, etc.)

www.Bookshare.org

Achievement Testing

EdInformatics
Education for the Information Age -- Achievement tests from other States

http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/mass.htm
EdInformatics
Take and grade State Tests online

http://www.edinformatics.com/testing/testing.htm

Sports

Baseball Reference
Box Score for Lenny Barker's Perfect game

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CLE/CLE198105150.shtml

Games and Puzzles

Times of India (Newspaper)
Article -- Chess stimulates memory and concentratrion

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Chess-stimulates-memory-concentration-says-Anand/articleshow/9153797.cms
Boy Starts a Chess Club
Patch is a website with local news and information, available for many cities across the USA

http://mentor.patch.com/articles/local-kid-starts-chess-club-at-mentor-public-library
Susan Polgar Chess Daily News
A blog by a former world chess champion, with links to instruction, chess problems, videos and more.

http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/

21st Century Learning

7 Skills Students Need for Their Future
Dr. Tony Wagner is featured in a video about 21st century skills. Also links to a PowerPoint presentation referenced in the vide

http://asiasociety.org/education/resources-schools/professional-learning/seven-skills-students-need-their-future