Links
Articles About SMART Boards
Across-The-Board Instruction
An article from eSchool News about the use of SMART Boards and their impact on teaching & learning
An article from eSchool News about the use of SMART Boards and their impact on teaching & learning
SMART Boards: School Wave of the Future? (An Early Show CBS Special
SMART Technologies Founder and CEO is interviewed with CBS News reporter, Julie Chen. She discusses the replacement of chalkboards with the SMART Board.
SMART Technologies Founder and CEO is interviewed with CBS News reporter, Julie Chen. She discusses the replacement of chalkboards with the SMART Board.
Ten Ways To Get Smart with SMART Boards
An article on techlearning.com written by a teacher about ways she uses her SMART Board in her classroom
An article on techlearning.com written by a teacher about ways she uses her SMART Board in her classroom
Why Use An Interactive Whiteboard?
This article is shared from a teacher who uses the Interactive Whiteboard and her reasons on how it impacts classroom teachers.
This article is shared from a teacher who uses the Interactive Whiteboard and her reasons on how it impacts classroom teachers.
Teachers Love SMART Boards Blog
This blog about SMART Boards provides an extensive discussion with helpful resources that show how teachers are using their SMART Boards in their classrooms. Check it out!
This blog about SMART Boards provides an extensive discussion with helpful resources that show how teachers are using their SMART Boards in their classrooms. Check it out!
Smart boards, teddy bears both play roles at Toms River school
St. Joseph Grade School students have the academic world at their fingertips. Literally. Students in the middle grades this school year have their classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards, more commonly known as Smart boards. The remaining grades also will be equipped soon.
St. Joseph Grade School students have the academic world at their fingertips. Literally. Students in the middle grades this school year have their classrooms equipped with interactive whiteboards, more commonly known as Smart boards. The remaining grades also will be equipped soon.
Cross-Curricular Resources
Marco Polo NY
Here you will find over 2300 lessons matched to New York State Learning Standards performance indicators and competencies where applicable. Alignments reflect the revisions of the New York State Learning Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Here you will find over 2300 lessons matched to New York State Learning Standards performance indicators and competencies where applicable. Alignments reflect the revisions of the New York State Learning Standards in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
NY Learns
NYLearns.org is a standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning.
NYLearns.org is a standards-based, educational website that offers resources to enhance teaching and learning.
Gamequarium
Gamequarium contains a huge variety of subject areas and topics that make learning fun online. This site also features a parent corner and a teacher feature with printables. There are interactive lessons, games, and quizzes for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Gamequarium contains a huge variety of subject areas and topics that make learning fun online. This site also features a parent corner and a teacher feature with printables. There are interactive lessons, games, and quizzes for Reading, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
Funbrain
Great interactive Math and Reading games that allow students to reinforce the curriculum through play.
Great interactive Math and Reading games that allow students to reinforce the curriculum through play.
Top 100 Interactive Educational Games
Elementary level interactive games and activities that enhance math, science and social studies skills. All interactives have the grade level posted to enhance grade appropriate lessons. Challenge students math IQ "Who wants to be a millionaire?" style, play games like Alphabet Soup, Pattern Quest, Piggy Bank, Time Flies and a whole lot more.
Elementary level interactive games and activities that enhance math, science and social studies skills. All interactives have the grade level posted to enhance grade appropriate lessons. Challenge students math IQ "Who wants to be a millionaire?" style, play games like Alphabet Soup, Pattern Quest, Piggy Bank, Time Flies and a whole lot more.
Enchanted Learning
Enchanted Learning is a great resource for teachers. There are free sample pages for specific content and you can also subscribe for a membership to gain access to everything.
Enchanted Learning is a great resource for teachers. There are free sample pages for specific content and you can also subscribe for a membership to gain access to everything.
Scholastic Online Activities
Excellent website that provides online activities in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math grades K-12.
Excellent website that provides online activities in Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math grades K-12.
I Know That!
Elementary-level curriculum-based flash games and videos sorted by grade level and subject area.
Elementary-level curriculum-based flash games and videos sorted by grade level and subject area.
AccelerateU
A comprehensive database of NYS Learning Standards for all learning strands.
A comprehensive database of NYS Learning Standards for all learning strands.
Scholastic Teacher
Excellent resource for teachers! Offers lesson plans, strategies, tools, Class Homepage Builder, printables, student activities as well as links to books and authors.
Excellent resource for teachers! Offers lesson plans, strategies, tools, Class Homepage Builder, printables, student activities as well as links to books and authors.
Sound Junction
The SoundJunction website is all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can find out about musical instruments, and look at the backgrounds to different musical styles.
The SoundJunction website is all about music. You can take music apart and find out how it works, create music yourself, find out how other people make music and how they perform it, you can find out about musical instruments, and look at the backgrounds to different musical styles.
The Artist's Toolkit
Explore the tools that artists use like line, color and balance. See artists in action or visit the art encyclopedia.
Explore the tools that artists use like line, color and balance. See artists in action or visit the art encyclopedia.
Fact Monster
An online almanac for the elementary crowd!
An online almanac for the elementary crowd!
Regents Exam Prep Center
This nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
This nonprofit site is to help high school students meet the New York State Regents requirements in English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.
McGraw-Hill's Media Library
McGraw-Hill's new Media Library provides multimedia content (videa, audio, and print) resources for teachers and students. Searchable by state, subject, book, and grade level. Many videos are also able to be downloaded as .flv files (can be added to SMART Notebook lessons).
McGraw-Hill's new Media Library provides multimedia content (videa, audio, and print) resources for teachers and students. Searchable by state, subject, book, and grade level. Many videos are also able to be downloaded as .flv files (can be added to SMART Notebook lessons).
English/Language Arts
Houghton Mifflin Education Games
This website created by Houghton Mifflin contains many different interactive fun games in proofreading, cloze activities, vocabulary, and letter patterns.
This website created by Houghton Mifflin contains many different interactive fun games in proofreading, cloze activities, vocabulary, and letter patterns.
Book Adventure
Book adventure is a FREE Reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles.
Book adventure is a FREE Reading motivation program for children in grades K-8. Children create their own book lists from over 7,000 recommended titles.
The Reading Matrix
This resource database includes interactive online reading activities from around the web which focus on analyzing text, reading comprehension, short stories, vocabulary, and much more.
This resource database includes interactive online reading activities from around the web which focus on analyzing text, reading comprehension, short stories, vocabulary, and much more.
VoiceThreads
Voice thread combines pictures and vocal recording to allow for its users to tell stories. Also, the final story can be embedded or shared to allow for others to leave text comments, or vocal comments.
Voice thread combines pictures and vocal recording to allow for its users to tell stories. Also, the final story can be embedded or shared to allow for others to leave text comments, or vocal comments.
Storyline Online
A website put together by the Screen Actors Guild with actors reading high quality children’s literature.
A website put together by the Screen Actors Guild with actors reading high quality children’s literature.
UDL (Universal Design for Learning) Editions
This website provides books that are ready for student exploration. The Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner. The website is designed for ages 10 and up.
This website provides books that are ready for student exploration. The Texthelp Toolbar balance challenge and support for each learner. The website is designed for ages 10 and up.
Kids Read
This site contains info for kids to find out about their favorite books, series, and authors. Here you can find reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books.
This site contains info for kids to find out about their favorite books, series, and authors. Here you can find reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and special features on great books.
Language Arts Webquests
This site contains a collection of Language Arts Webquests, which are problem-based learning experiences on the web.
This site contains a collection of Language Arts Webquests, which are problem-based learning experiences on the web.
Grammar Games
This site contains a huge collection of online grammar games from games 3 and up. Just about every topic in English Language Arts is covered in this website in a fun and unique way.
This site contains a huge collection of online grammar games from games 3 and up. Just about every topic in English Language Arts is covered in this website in a fun and unique way.
Enchanted Learning
Great resource for early childhood educators. Interactive educational activities for pre-readers through advanced students. It includes activities, on-line puzzles and coloring books and tutorials.
Great resource for early childhood educators. Interactive educational activities for pre-readers through advanced students. It includes activities, on-line puzzles and coloring books and tutorials.
Starfall
Excellent digital resources for the emergent reader. great interactive elements for use on your SMART Board. The Starfall Method of reading instruction was developed for the emergent reader. It is based in part on research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about how children learn to read.
Excellent digital resources for the emergent reader. great interactive elements for use on your SMART Board. The Starfall Method of reading instruction was developed for the emergent reader. It is based in part on research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development about how children learn to read.
Game Goo
Content from Cognitive Concepts - educational games that help develop early reading skills identified as important language arts building blocks in state curriculum standards - geared towards PreK-3
Content from Cognitive Concepts - educational games that help develop early reading skills identified as important language arts building blocks in state curriculum standards - geared towards PreK-3
BBC Schools Words and Pictures
Know your basic letters and sounds, now what? Well it's off to words and further phonics areas such as Vowel Phonemes and Consonant Clusters. Here you can find great online interactive games and activities for each of these areas along with printable activities for further reinforcement. How many of the High Frequency Words do your students already know? There is also a Gallery section with student submitted writings and suggestions for getting your students' work posted. Maybe your students will enjoy this site so much that they will even access it from home.
Know your basic letters and sounds, now what? Well it's off to words and further phonics areas such as Vowel Phonemes and Consonant Clusters. Here you can find great online interactive games and activities for each of these areas along with printable activities for further reinforcement. How many of the High Frequency Words do your students already know? There is also a Gallery section with student submitted writings and suggestions for getting your students' work posted. Maybe your students will enjoy this site so much that they will even access it from home.
Read Write Think
ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills.
ReadWriteThink offers a collection of online Student Materials to support literacy learning in the K-12 classroom. These interactive tools can be used to supplement a variety of lessons and provide an opportunity for students to use technology while developing their literacy skills.
KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library
Kidspace at the Internet Public Library is one of the best educational websites on the internet. Not only is it an excellent resource center but it also offers homework help, links to authors, and tons more. Definitely a must see!
Kidspace at the Internet Public Library is one of the best educational websites on the internet. Not only is it an excellent resource center but it also offers homework help, links to authors, and tons more. Definitely a must see!
Lists and Instructions
Interactive activities on writing lists and instructions. Children need to think about the order for carrying out familiar tasks. They can also write and print their own instructions.
Interactive activities on writing lists and instructions. Children need to think about the order for carrying out familiar tasks. They can also write and print their own instructions.
Digby Mole's Word Games
Games where children need to match initial consonant clusters and end clusters. There are three levels of difficulty.
Games where children need to match initial consonant clusters and end clusters. There are three levels of difficulty.
Writing with Writers
This website allows students to work with real authors, editors and illustrators in exclusive workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills. Students may also publish their work online!
This website allows students to work with real authors, editors and illustrators in exclusive workshops designed to guide them in developing their skills. Students may also publish their work online!
Word Central
Word Central is a place on the Web where kids can learn how much fun words can be! The site was developed with input from teachers around the country using a language arts curriculum framework.
Word Central is a place on the Web where kids can learn how much fun words can be! The site was developed with input from teachers around the country using a language arts curriculum framework.
Storyplace
Storyplace is a digital library for students grade k-5. Students can read online stories and explore various activities.
Storyplace is a digital library for students grade k-5. Students can read online stories and explore various activities.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania is a free online literature website with more than 2000 Classic texts, literature book notes, author biographies, book summaries and reference books . Here, you can read classic fiction, drama, poetry, short stories, contemporary articles and interviews and access study guides.
Bibliomania is a free online literature website with more than 2000 Classic texts, literature book notes, author biographies, book summaries and reference books . Here, you can read classic fiction, drama, poetry, short stories, contemporary articles and interviews and access study guides.
VisuWords
Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary where you can look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree.
Visuwords is an online graphical dictionary where you can look up words to find their meanings and associations with other words and concepts. Produce diagrams reminiscent of a neural net. Learn how words associate. Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree.
Create-A-Reader
In this Flash website activity, students can find the letter that is read to them. There are many online literacy activities and lessons geared to enhance and support the Literacy component in your existing curriculum.
In this Flash website activity, students can find the letter that is read to them. There are many online literacy activities and lessons geared to enhance and support the Literacy component in your existing curriculum.
Free Rice
Free Rice is a website aimed to end world hunger and improve your vocabulary. For each vocabulary word you answer correctly, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice through an international aid agency.
Free Rice is a website aimed to end world hunger and improve your vocabulary. For each vocabulary word you answer correctly, Free Rice donates 10 grains of rice through an international aid agency.
Folger Shakespeare Library
Online resources for teachers, from lesson plans to study guides to videos. As a national leader in the way Shakespeare is taught in American classrooms, the Folger Institute believes the best way to help students succeed is to provide teachers with the best classroom resources possible.
Online resources for teachers, from lesson plans to study guides to videos. As a national leader in the way Shakespeare is taught in American classrooms, the Folger Institute believes the best way to help students succeed is to provide teachers with the best classroom resources possible.
Bembo's Zoo
Great interactive site that can be used for teaching the alphabet. Click on the letters and they turn into an animal that starts with that particular letter.
Great interactive site that can be used for teaching the alphabet. Click on the letters and they turn into an animal that starts with that particular letter.
Reading is Fundamental
Read along to animated stories
Read along to animated stories
Into the Book
A website with interactive activities for reading comprehension.
A website with interactive activities for reading comprehension.
Sebastian Swan
Interactive non-fiction stories geared towards early readers
Interactive non-fiction stories geared towards early readers
Literactive
Literactive provides reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner.
Literactive provides reading material for pre-school, kindergarten and grade 1 students. The program is comprised of carefully levelled guided readers, comprehensive phonic activities and a wealth of supplemental reading material which gradually develop a child's reading skills in a sequential and enjoyable manner.
Art Rage
Free (limited edition) download software for art design projects.
Free (limited edition) download software for art design projects.
ESL Resources
ESL America
The English Language Website where everything has sound!
The English Language Website where everything has sound!
BBC Learning English - The Teacher
Grammar Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Grammar Vocabulary and Pronunciation
Highlights Kids - Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures
Hidden Pictures
ESL Bears: Guide to ESL Activities and Exercises
This site was designed to meet the particular needs of first-year immigrant students. The majority of links and activities are appropriate for students whose English ability ranges from entry-level to intermediate. This is a multimedia learning site. Most activities require one of the following plug-ins: Flash, Shockwave, or a media player (such as Real Alternative).
This site was designed to meet the particular needs of first-year immigrant students. The majority of links and activities are appropriate for students whose English ability ranges from entry-level to intermediate. This is a multimedia learning site. Most activities require one of the following plug-ins: Flash, Shockwave, or a media player (such as Real Alternative).
Online English Reading Help for ESL Students
ESL Reader is an Online Reading Help for students learning English as a Second Language (ESL). Use it to speed up your reading time and improve reading skills. Anytime you need to read online text in English, copy that text and run it through ESL Reader. It will make each word into a link so you can easily look-up word definition or translation simply by clicking on it.
ESL Reader is an Online Reading Help for students learning English as a Second Language (ESL). Use it to speed up your reading time and improve reading skills. Anytime you need to read online text in English, copy that text and run it through ESL Reader. It will make each word into a link so you can easily look-up word definition or translation simply by clicking on it.
ESL Desk: Learn English as a Second Language
Welcome to the ESLDesk, a site for ESL students who want to learn English online. I am not an ESL teacher or a professional linguist. In fact, English is my second language and I am still learning it. I started this page a long time ago (in 1997) as an ESL bookmark page, and it's kind of grown from there. On this website you will find vocabulary lists, grammar help, ESL quizzes, spelling tests, reading help tools, and many other resources useful in learning English as a second Language. I hope you find ESL Desk to be interesting and informative and I look forward to seeing you here quite often
Welcome to the ESLDesk, a site for ESL students who want to learn English online. I am not an ESL teacher or a professional linguist. In fact, English is my second language and I am still learning it. I started this page a long time ago (in 1997) as an ESL bookmark page, and it's kind of grown from there. On this website you will find vocabulary lists, grammar help, ESL quizzes, spelling tests, reading help tools, and many other resources useful in learning English as a second Language. I hope you find ESL Desk to be interesting and informative and I look forward to seeing you here quite often
ESL Online Hangman Games
Welcome to Online ESL Hangman!! A new way to play a classic game!
Welcome to Online ESL Hangman!! A new way to play a classic game!
ESL Online Word Searches
A variety of ESL word searches to help build vocabulary and have fun!
A variety of ESL word searches to help build vocabulary and have fun!
Online ESL Quizzes
A collection of ESL quizzes where you can study English Grammar online. Great!
A collection of ESL quizzes where you can study English Grammar online. Great!
The Art of Storytelling
Listen, tell, or create a story through pictures and words.
Listen, tell, or create a story through pictures and words.
Variations of a Veil
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Graphics for Multi-culture lesson: Variations of a Veil
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Graphics for Multi-culture lesson: Variations of a Veil
a4esl
Activities for ESL students
Activities for ESL students
General Technology Resources
Atomic Learning SMART Board Tutorials
Contains a number of online tutorials for individuals who are members of the Atomic Learning website (there are free tutorials as well for you to sample).
Contains a number of online tutorials for individuals who are members of the Atomic Learning website (there are free tutorials as well for you to sample).
Tiny URL
Now you can change a really long URL address into a short one so students can remember it or you can post on chart paper in your classroom! This site is free and makes classroom technology a breeze.
Now you can change a really long URL address into a short one so students can remember it or you can post on chart paper in your classroom! This site is free and makes classroom technology a breeze.
PortaPortal
Now you can create a collection of your most used internet resources and store them all in one easy location for parents and students. This site is free and is easy to upload websites in one area.
Now you can create a collection of your most used internet resources and store them all in one easy location for parents and students. This site is free and is easy to upload websites in one area.
You Send It
If you have ever had a problem trying to send a big file through email, have no fear, yousend it is here!! Yousendit.com allows you to send huge files up to 100MB to any email address and it's free!
If you have ever had a problem trying to send a big file through email, have no fear, yousend it is here!! Yousendit.com allows you to send huge files up to 100MB to any email address and it's free!
Photobucket
Now you can upload your photos and videos online and create a url for others to visit or simply to post in your blog or website.
Now you can upload your photos and videos online and create a url for others to visit or simply to post in your blog or website.
Flickr
Flickr is a web-based digital potography portal and it's free. Once you upload images, you can interact, share, and learn from others through comments. It's a great educational tool for students too!
Flickr is a web-based digital potography portal and it's free. Once you upload images, you can interact, share, and learn from others through comments. It's a great educational tool for students too!
Blogger
Blogger makes it easy for teachers and students to share work, class notes, and pictures online. And with new access controls, educators can even make private blogs for their class's eyes only.
Blogger makes it easy for teachers and students to share work, class notes, and pictures online. And with new access controls, educators can even make private blogs for their class's eyes only.
Google Online Docs and Spreadheets
Google Docs and Spreadsheets are an easy-to-use online word processor and spreadsheet editor that enables you and your students to create, store and share documents and spreadsheets instantly and securely and collaborate online in real time. If you know how to use any word processing or spreadsheet editing program, you can easily use Google Docs and Spreadsheets, and you can even upload older documents and spreadsheets instead of creating new ones. There's no software to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer.
Google Docs and Spreadsheets are an easy-to-use online word processor and spreadsheet editor that enables you and your students to create, store and share documents and spreadsheets instantly and securely and collaborate online in real time. If you know how to use any word processing or spreadsheet editing program, you can easily use Google Docs and Spreadsheets, and you can even upload older documents and spreadsheets instead of creating new ones. There's no software to download, and all your work is stored safely online and can be accessed from any computer.
Picasa Web Albums for Teachers
Picasa is a free software download that enables you and your students to find, edit and share all the pictures on your PCs. It also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others.
Picasa is a free software download that enables you and your students to find, edit and share all the pictures on your PCs. It also offers the Web Albums feature, which enables you to easily upload photos from your computer to the web for sharing with others.
Google SketchUp
Google SketchUp, whose award-winning toolset was developed for architects to help them design buildings, is modeling software that empowers designers “alone or in teams“ to explore complex design ideas in 3D. Now it can do the same for your students. SketchUp is a great tool for easily teaching kids to construct 3D models of buildings, trees, cars, and the like. You can use it as a stand-alone tool, or in conjunction with Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse.
Google SketchUp, whose award-winning toolset was developed for architects to help them design buildings, is modeling software that empowers designers “alone or in teams“ to explore complex design ideas in 3D. Now it can do the same for your students. SketchUp is a great tool for easily teaching kids to construct 3D models of buildings, trees, cars, and the like. You can use it as a stand-alone tool, or in conjunction with Google Earth and the 3D Warehouse.
Ripway
Ripway is a free online file sharing website. It allows you to upload documents (notes, assignments, lessons) and share them with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators.
Ripway is a free online file sharing website. It allows you to upload documents (notes, assignments, lessons) and share them with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators.
WikiSpaces
WikiSpaces are a great way to create simple web pages that classes, groups, friends, and families can edit together. Public wikis are free; private and ad-free wikis are $5/month or $50/year.
WikiSpaces are a great way to create simple web pages that classes, groups, friends, and families can edit together. Public wikis are free; private and ad-free wikis are $5/month or $50/year.
Scholastic Teacher
Excellent resource for teachers! Offers lesson plans, strategies, tools, Class Homepage Builder, printables, student activities as well as links to books and authors.
Excellent resource for teachers! Offers lesson plans, strategies, tools, Class Homepage Builder, printables, student activities as well as links to books and authors.
Eduscapes
Eduscapes is an excellent site that allows teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms.
Eduscapes is an excellent site that allows teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning.
Scribd
Put your documents online. Scribd's mission is to create the world's largest open library of documents. Explore the thousands of docs already uploaded or contribute your own!
Put your documents online. Scribd's mission is to create the world's largest open library of documents. Explore the thousands of docs already uploaded or contribute your own!
Portable Apps
Have you prepared a great lesson and the internet was down or you couldn't locate a specific file? Chances are the answer is yes. Well have no fear, portable apps are here. PortableApps.com Suite is a collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, anti-virus, sudoku game, backup utility and integrated menu, all pre-configured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go.
Have you prepared a great lesson and the internet was down or you couldn't locate a specific file? Chances are the answer is yes. Well have no fear, portable apps are here. PortableApps.com Suite is a collection of portable apps including a web browser, email client, office suite, calendar/scheduler, instant messaging client, anti-virus, sudoku game, backup utility and integrated menu, all pre-configured to work portably. Just drop it on your portable device and you're ready to go.
HipCast
Here is a really cool podcasting and videocasting service. Whether you've got a mobile phone or a web browser, HipCast.com makes it easy to upload, record over the web, or phone-in audio and video.
Here is a really cool podcasting and videocasting service. Whether you've got a mobile phone or a web browser, HipCast.com makes it easy to upload, record over the web, or phone-in audio and video.
Kerpoof
The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Designed for everyone, Kerpoof is a valuable tool for teachers and students grades K-8. Very easy to use, this page is a sure winner for entertainment and education.
The Kerpoof website is owned and operated by the Walt Disney Company. Kerpoof is all about having fun, discovering things, and being creative. Designed for everyone, Kerpoof is a valuable tool for teachers and students grades K-8. Very easy to use, this page is a sure winner for entertainment and education.
Grants and Funding Resources for Educators
Alpha Grants
The AlphaGrants Program is designed to help K-12 schools implement classroom technology solutions that improve the teaching and learning environment in math, science, and language arts. The companys goal is to assist educators as they strive to improve instruction, student performance, and achievement through the effective use of AlphaSmart products and services.
The AlphaGrants Program is designed to help K-12 schools implement classroom technology solutions that improve the teaching and learning environment in math, science, and language arts. The companys goal is to assist educators as they strive to improve instruction, student performance, and achievement through the effective use of AlphaSmart products and services.
Magic Johnson Foundation
The Magic Johnson Foundation views technology and web based learning as the most effective and comprehensive method to accomplish our goals of closing the gap in the digital divide by eliminating the nihilistic threat and transitioning residents from situations of financial dependence to financial independence.
The Magic Johnson Foundation views technology and web based learning as the most effective and comprehensive method to accomplish our goals of closing the gap in the digital divide by eliminating the nihilistic threat and transitioning residents from situations of financial dependence to financial independence.
Intel Model School Program
"The Intel Model School Program is designed to provide equipment for a school or district to enhance their technology by using advanced technology. "
"The Intel Model School Program is designed to provide equipment for a school or district to enhance their technology by using advanced technology. "
Jordan Fundamentals Grants
Sponsored by The Michael Jordan Foundation this grant is open for all K-12 teachers with an award of 2500 to support various projects.
Sponsored by The Michael Jordan Foundation this grant is open for all K-12 teachers with an award of 2500 to support various projects.
HP Grants Program
HP US Philanthropy HP accepts applications for grants through our competitive U.S. grant initiatives for a limited time during the year.
HP US Philanthropy HP accepts applications for grants through our competitive U.S. grant initiatives for a limited time during the year.
Donors Choose
At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.
At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit project proposals for materials or experiences their students need to learn. These ideas become classroom reality when concerned individuals, whom we call Citizen Philanthropists, choose projects to fund.
Best Buy Te@ch Grants
"The Best Buy te@ch program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. "
"The Best Buy te@ch program recognizes creative uses of interactive technology in K-12 classrooms. "
atat Foundation Excelerator Grants
The AT&T Excelerator grant program aims to empower community-based organizations through technology. AT&T Excelerator helps nonprofits meet their missions by improving technology resources, including hardware, software and networking tools.
The AT&T Excelerator grant program aims to empower community-based organizations through technology. AT&T Excelerator helps nonprofits meet their missions by improving technology resources, including hardware, software and networking tools.
NYSCATE
Application Forms
Application Forms
Mathematics
Arademic Skills Builder
Great website for kids and adults! Kids can challenge their friends and parents to engage in math-skills-based games. Guaranteed to have friendly competition spawn among participants!
Great website for kids and adults! Kids can challenge their friends and parents to engage in math-skills-based games. Guaranteed to have friendly competition spawn among participants!
Science
Exploratorium
The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 interactive exhibits in science, art, and human perception. Students can explore any of these subjects: light color, sound, music, motion, animal behavior, electricity, heat and temperature, language, patterns, hearing, touch, vision, waves, and weather.
The Exploratorium is a collage of 650 interactive exhibits in science, art, and human perception. Students can explore any of these subjects: light color, sound, music, motion, animal behavior, electricity, heat and temperature, language, patterns, hearing, touch, vision, waves, and weather.
Astronomy Workshop
Students can view a multitude of Java Programs that creates a solar system, view the moons and their orbits around their planets, and learn about astronomical distances.
Students can view a multitude of Java Programs that creates a solar system, view the moons and their orbits around their planets, and learn about astronomical distances.
OLogy
What is OLogy? OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies.
What is OLogy? OLogy means "the study of." And here on the American Museum of Natural History's OLogy Web site, you can study and explore many cool OLogies.
The Magic School Bus
Scholastic's Magic School Bus page includes tour guides, experiments, simple science, games, teacher and parent activities, and much more!
Scholastic's Magic School Bus page includes tour guides, experiments, simple science, games, teacher and parent activities, and much more!
Biology 4 Kids
It's not just biology for kids, it's for everyone. We have information on cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science topics.
It's not just biology for kids, it's for everyone. We have information on cell structure, cell function, scientific studies, plants, vertebrates, invertebrates, and other life science topics.
Cells Alive!
CELLS alive! represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms. You can view different types of interactive cells, piece together jigsaw puzzles, plus read the information about each kind of cell you are studying.
CELLS alive! represents 30 years of capturing film and computer-enhanced images of living cells and organisms. You can view different types of interactive cells, piece together jigsaw puzzles, plus read the information about each kind of cell you are studying.
Interactive Chemistry
This site allows you to conduct experiments in the experiment lab, enter the career game to move up, or to gather research.
This site allows you to conduct experiments in the experiment lab, enter the career game to move up, or to gather research.
Wicked
Interactive quizzes on topics of solar system, Earth science, electricity, simple machines, and changes of state.
Interactive quizzes on topics of solar system, Earth science, electricity, simple machines, and changes of state.
Cool Science for Curious Kids
Cool Science is a fun site that helps students appreciate science. Covered: Observation skills, plants, animal classifications and metamorphosis.
Cool Science is a fun site that helps students appreciate science. Covered: Observation skills, plants, animal classifications and metamorphosis.
Zoom: Kitchen Chemistry
The virtual kitchen to perform online experiments, solve a puzzle, and get a reward.
The virtual kitchen to perform online experiments, solve a puzzle, and get a reward.
Ace on the Case Secrets@sea
An interactive adventure that helps students learn about marine ecology.
An interactive adventure that helps students learn about marine ecology.
DNA Double Helix Game
In the beginning of the 1950s, biologists knew that DNA carried the hereditary message. But how? The DNA molecule looks like a spiral ladder where the rungs are formed by base molecules, which occur in pairs. These sequences of base pairs represent the genetic information. In the game below, you can make copies of DNA molecules and find out which organism the genetic material belongs to!
In the beginning of the 1950s, biologists knew that DNA carried the hereditary message. But how? The DNA molecule looks like a spiral ladder where the rungs are formed by base molecules, which occur in pairs. These sequences of base pairs represent the genetic information. In the game below, you can make copies of DNA molecules and find out which organism the genetic material belongs to!
Blood Type Game
In this game you have to blood type each patient and give them a blood transfusion. Are you able to do that? If not, maybe you should read the introduction to blood typing before you start, otherwise you will put the patients' lives in danger!
In this game you have to blood type each patient and give them a blood transfusion. Are you able to do that? If not, maybe you should read the introduction to blood typing before you start, otherwise you will put the patients' lives in danger!
The Incredible Megacell Game
The compartments of the cell, the organelles, are so small that it was impossible to study their structure until the electron microscope became available in 1938. Albert Claude, Christian de Duve and George E. Palade were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for developing methods making it possible to take a closer look at the organelles and for discovering some of them.
The compartments of the cell, the organelles, are so small that it was impossible to study their structure until the electron microscope became available in 1938. Albert Claude, Christian de Duve and George E. Palade were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1974 for developing methods making it possible to take a closer look at the organelles and for discovering some of them.
Virtual Hip Surgery
Edheads.com has a great interactive virtual hip surgery simulation. You can check out the teacher's activity guide before hand to introduce the lesson as well as view other activities associated with the surgery.
Edheads.com has a great interactive virtual hip surgery simulation. You can check out the teacher's activity guide before hand to introduce the lesson as well as view other activities associated with the surgery.
World Wind
World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there. Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.
World Wind lets you zoom from satellite altitude into any place on Earth. Leveraging Landsat satellite imagery and Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data, World Wind lets you experience Earth terrain in visually rich 3D, just as if you were really there. Virtually visit any place in the world. Look across the Andes, into the Grand Canyon, over the Alps, or along the African Sahara.
Virtual Frog Dissection Kit
This award-winning interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game. The interactive Web pages are available in a number of languages.
This award-winning interactive program is part of the "Whole Frog" project. You can interactively dissect a (digitized) frog named Fluffy, and play the Virtual Frog Builder Game. The interactive Web pages are available in a number of languages.
How Stuff Works
2007 Webby Award WInner, How Stuff works offers explanations, videos, images and how-to-guides covering thousands of topics.
2007 Webby Award WInner, How Stuff works offers explanations, videos, images and how-to-guides covering thousands of topics.
Human Anatomy Online
Here is a listing of the animations of human anatomy that are available online that can be used to help make learning fun and interactive!
Here is a listing of the animations of human anatomy that are available online that can be used to help make learning fun and interactive!
Solar Eclipse
Check out this cool site about the Solar Eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the shadow of the Moon passes over the surface of the Earth. From the Earth, we can see the moon blocking the light of the Sun.
Check out this cool site about the Solar Eclipse. During a solar eclipse, the shadow of the Moon passes over the surface of the Earth. From the Earth, we can see the moon blocking the light of the Sun.
Exploring Earth
Textbook format covering aspects of Earth Science coupled with up to date events. Inclusive of developing news and local resources.
Textbook format covering aspects of Earth Science coupled with up to date events. Inclusive of developing news and local resources.
Solar System Scope
Interactive 3D model that demonstrates the movement of planets in our solar system.
Interactive 3D model that demonstrates the movement of planets in our solar system.
Social Studies
Growth of A Nation
This animated atlas allows for interaction as you explore the animated timeline that traces the growth of the US.
This animated atlas allows for interaction as you explore the animated timeline that traces the growth of the US.
Latitude and Longitude
From this great interactive geography site, you can enter two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance between the two or examine the distance between many large cities on the planet.
From this great interactive geography site, you can enter two global coordinates and receive the crow's flight distance between the two or examine the distance between many large cities on the planet.
Kids in the House
This is an interactive center to help kids learn about the United States House of Representatives, the Office of the Clerk, and their roles in lawmaking. This site is jam-packed with quizzes, glossary terms, interactive tools for learning, time travelers, and more!
This is an interactive center to help kids learn about the United States House of Representatives, the Office of the Clerk, and their roles in lawmaking. This site is jam-packed with quizzes, glossary terms, interactive tools for learning, time travelers, and more!
National Geographic's Xpeditions
Check out this interactive "museum" that will take on geography journeys. Come in and visit an archaeological dig or climb a mountain. This site includes lesson plans, games, maps, activities, and more!
Check out this interactive "museum" that will take on geography journeys. Come in and visit an archaeological dig or climb a mountain. This site includes lesson plans, games, maps, activities, and more!
Digital History
This site provides interactive timelines, essays, visual histories, and a reference room with speeches, music, images, maps, and more from various periods of American History. Ask a professional historian questions, play games, or watch a flash movie. This site also provides handouts for teachers.
This site provides interactive timelines, essays, visual histories, and a reference room with speeches, music, images, maps, and more from various periods of American History. Ask a professional historian questions, play games, or watch a flash movie. This site also provides handouts for teachers.
National Geographic Kids World Magazine
National Geographic Kids is an interactive, multi-topic magazine covering animals, entertainment, science, technology, current events, and cultures from around the world.
National Geographic Kids is an interactive, multi-topic magazine covering animals, entertainment, science, technology, current events, and cultures from around the world.
Interactive Time Line
What an exciting way to teach Social Studies in the classroom. Scholastic's interactive timeline not only shows the timeline of historical periods but also has links to resources to for enhancement.
What an exciting way to teach Social Studies in the classroom. Scholastic's interactive timeline not only shows the timeline of historical periods but also has links to resources to for enhancement.
History Mystery
An interactive activity where students receive clues to solve historical mysteries.
An interactive activity where students receive clues to solve historical mysteries.
US Geography Quizzes and Fun Map Games
Students will gain a permanant mental map of the United States, its states, capitals, and geography. This knowledge is the key to learning more about the wonderful world around you.
Students will gain a permanant mental map of the United States, its states, capitals, and geography. This knowledge is the key to learning more about the wonderful world around you.
Trivia US Constitution
Interactive multiple choice questions about the U.S. Constitution
Interactive multiple choice questions about the U.S. Constitution
Google Maps
Google Maps is an easy-to-use service for navigating maps information. It enables you and your students to look up and study addresses anywhere in the U.S. and in many other countries, get point-to-point directions plotted on an interactive street map, and view satellite imagery. You can also study Yellow Pages listings with reviews, business information and coupons. Best of all, Google Maps is an online application, so there's no downloading required, and you can access it from any computer that's connected to the Internet.
Google Maps is an easy-to-use service for navigating maps information. It enables you and your students to look up and study addresses anywhere in the U.S. and in many other countries, get point-to-point directions plotted on an interactive street map, and view satellite imagery. You can also study Yellow Pages listings with reviews, business information and coupons. Best of all, Google Maps is an online application, so there's no downloading required, and you can access it from any computer that's connected to the Internet.
Online Interactive Maps
Free online maps of Europe, US, Asia, South America and more. Make large maps to learn geography, to learn the US states, to learn "where in the world". Free interactive maps for business, travel, or study. Great for classroom use!
Free online maps of Europe, US, Asia, South America and more. Make large maps to learn geography, to learn the US states, to learn "where in the world". Free interactive maps for business, travel, or study. Great for classroom use!
Online Map Puzzles
Learn United States and World geography with free on-line Map Puzzles. Free interactive maps to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments.
Learn United States and World geography with free on-line Map Puzzles. Free interactive maps to learn continents, countries, states, capitals, borders, physical features and cultural monuments.
Time for Kids: Go Places
Go Places contains various locations across the world. Each country includes a sightseeing guide, a history timeline, native slang, facts, and more!
Go Places contains various locations across the world. Each country includes a sightseeing guide, a history timeline, native slang, facts, and more!
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Pages
Mr. Donn has created an amazing array of Ancient History pages which include links, lessons, and activities. Topics include, 7 Wonders, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia/Sumer, Greece, Aztecs, and many more!
Mr. Donn has created an amazing array of Ancient History pages which include links, lessons, and activities. Topics include, 7 Wonders, Rome, Egypt, Mesopotamia/Sumer, Greece, Aztecs, and many more!
Kids.Gov
Kids.Gov is the "official kids portal for the U.S. Government" grades K-8. This site offers tons of links to educational social studies sites.
Kids.Gov is the "official kids portal for the U.S. Government" grades K-8. This site offers tons of links to educational social studies sites.
American Revolution digital learning project
AmRevOnline.org, is a digital resource learning and new media initiative produced by the New-York Historical Society. The Web-based program aims to enrich teaching and learning in K-12 classroom history curricula. Teachers, students, and lifelong learners, now have access to our rich museum and library collections as they pertain to the stories of the War for Independence. The site reflects the New-York Historical Society's goal to serve a broad-base of educators and history enthusiasts.
AmRevOnline.org, is a digital resource learning and new media initiative produced by the New-York Historical Society. The Web-based program aims to enrich teaching and learning in K-12 classroom history curricula. Teachers, students, and lifelong learners, now have access to our rich museum and library collections as they pertain to the stories of the War for Independence. The site reflects the New-York Historical Society's goal to serve a broad-base of educators and history enthusiasts.
Shaded-Relief
Here is an alternative to those schools that wish not to install the phenomona and free Google Earth on the school's computer. One neat feature not found in Google Earth is the area measurement tool that measures area.
Here is an alternative to those schools that wish not to install the phenomona and free Google Earth on the school's computer. One neat feature not found in Google Earth is the area measurement tool that measures area.
Mapping History from Univeristy of Oregon
Sponsored by the Uiverist of Oregon and Universität Münster, this site has many interactive flash-based maps. These maps cover many topics of United States and world history. Many of these maps show change of various events over the time.
Sponsored by the Uiverist of Oregon and Universität Münster, this site has many interactive flash-based maps. These maps cover many topics of United States and world history. Many of these maps show change of various events over the time.
Explore Early American History from History Globe
Site from Bob Dunn. Allows users to travel the Oregon Trail and have an interactive experience in creating through the students' choice of settling Jamestown, VA.
Site from Bob Dunn. Allows users to travel the Oregon Trail and have an interactive experience in creating through the students' choice of settling Jamestown, VA.
Mapping Our World
Interactive Lessons
Interactive Lessons
Art Project
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. Great for Art History and Social Studies!!
Explore museums from around the world, discover and view hundreds of artworks at incredible zoom levels, and even create and share your own collection of masterpieces. Great for Art History and Social Studies!!
amedrican rhetoric
Contains historic speeches spoken by the actual person
Contains historic speeches spoken by the actual person
Video
TeacherTube
Same idea as Youtube except this site provides educational movies created by teachers and educators.
Same idea as Youtube except this site provides educational movies created by teachers and educators.
National Geographic Video
National Geographic Video is the section of the National Geographic website devoted to online videos about animals, people and places, the environment and more.
National Geographic Video is the section of the National Geographic website devoted to online videos about animals, people and places, the environment and more.
Brain Pop Junior
BrainPop Junior is just like the BrainPop subscription site but is free and has a smaller selection of videos. There are many content areas, quizzes, and activities that go along with the videos. Check it out!
BrainPop Junior is just like the BrainPop subscription site but is free and has a smaller selection of videos. There are many content areas, quizzes, and activities that go along with the videos. Check it out!
Megavideo
Megavideo is aiming to replace YouTube as the leader in online video. Megavideo was built by the same people who brought you Megaupload.com and contains thousands of great videos.
Megavideo is aiming to replace YouTube as the leader in online video. Megavideo was built by the same people who brought you Megaupload.com and contains thousands of great videos.
Google Video
You've found the world's first open online video marketplace, where you can search for, watch and even buy an ever-growing collection of TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal productions and more
You've found the world's first open online video marketplace, where you can search for, watch and even buy an ever-growing collection of TV shows, movies, music videos, documentaries, personal productions and more
Discovery Education
Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) offers free educational videos available for viewing in the classroom. Many schools have the option to purchase a subscription to this site to be able to download videos. You can also link these to any object in the SMART Notebook!
Discovery Education (formerly United Streaming) offers free educational videos available for viewing in the classroom. Many schools have the option to purchase a subscription to this site to be able to download videos. You can also link these to any object in the SMART Notebook!
Video Jug
VideoJug hosts one of the world's largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online. The content is divided into a variety of formats that include informative "How To" and "Ask The Expert" films that take users, step-by-step through everything from the lighter, more welcome aspects of life (leisure, hobbies, beauty and style) to the more serious tribulations we all face in day-to-day life (health, legal, money, parenting).
VideoJug hosts one of the world's largest, most all-encompassing libraries of factual content online. The content is divided into a variety of formats that include informative "How To" and "Ask The Expert" films that take users, step-by-step through everything from the lighter, more welcome aspects of life (leisure, hobbies, beauty and style) to the more serious tribulations we all face in day-to-day life (health, legal, money, parenting).
McGraw-Hill's Media Library
McGraw-Hill's new Media Library provides multimedia content (videa, audio, and print) resources for teachers and students. Searchable by state, subject, book, and grade level. Many videos are also able to be downloaded as .flv files (can be added to SMART Notebook lessons).
McGraw-Hill's new Media Library provides multimedia content (videa, audio, and print) resources for teachers and students. Searchable by state, subject, book, and grade level. Many videos are also able to be downloaded as .flv files (can be added to SMART Notebook lessons).
Web 2.0
Diigo
Seamless integration of social bookmarking, Web Highlighter, Sticky-Note, and Clipping
Seamless integration of social bookmarking, Web Highlighter, Sticky-Note, and Clipping
Space Time
New web browser that allows its users to create 3D searches. SpaceTime says, "Your regular browser has one window. When you create a new web page, it replaces your old web page and gives you a tab. But what if you had unlimited space? What if you now had: here, there, and the space between? SpaceTimeâ„¢ is proud to introduce this "space between" as 3D Tabbed Browsing. Just enter your websites in the address line as you normally would and watch as your web pages are individually displayed in a stunning 3D space where you can view all of your web pages at the same time."
New web browser that allows its users to create 3D searches. SpaceTime says, "Your regular browser has one window. When you create a new web page, it replaces your old web page and gives you a tab. But what if you had unlimited space? What if you now had: here, there, and the space between? SpaceTimeâ„¢ is proud to introduce this "space between" as 3D Tabbed Browsing. Just enter your websites in the address line as you normally would and watch as your web pages are individually displayed in a stunning 3D space where you can view all of your web pages at the same time."
Wordle
Wordle is a tool for generating word clouds from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends
Wordle is a tool for generating word clouds from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends
Google Earth
Download Google Earth onto your classroom computer and your SMART Board will allow your students to fly anywhere on Earth, view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
Download Google Earth onto your classroom computer and your SMART Board will allow your students to fly anywhere on Earth, view satellite imagery, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places, and share with others.
Kerpoof
Kerpoof is used in thousands of classrooms, school computer labs, and libraries. They provide a wealth of free resources for educators on the Kerpoof Scholastics pages, including lesson plans, classroom ideas, and an e-newsletter. You can always get here from the Kerpoof homepage by clicking the "For Teachers" button (in the shape of an apple, or course!) or by typing www.kerpoof.com/teach into your browser's url window.
Kerpoof is used in thousands of classrooms, school computer labs, and libraries. They provide a wealth of free resources for educators on the Kerpoof Scholastics pages, including lesson plans, classroom ideas, and an e-newsletter. You can always get here from the Kerpoof homepage by clicking the "For Teachers" button (in the shape of an apple, or course!) or by typing www.kerpoof.com/teach into your browser's url window.
Xtranormal
If you can type you can make movies! This site is lots of fun and has huge potentail with in the classroom.
If you can type you can make movies! This site is lots of fun and has huge potentail with in the classroom.
Wikispecies
Wikispecies is an open, free directory of species. It covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life. So far we have 209,079 taxonomic entries.
Wikispecies is an open, free directory of species. It covers Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Bacteria, Archaea, Protista and all other forms of life. So far we have 209,079 taxonomic entries.
retriever
retrievr is an experimental service which lets you search and explore in a selection of Flickr images by drawing a rough sketch. Currently the index contains many of Flickr's most interesting images. If you'd like to have your images (or the images for a specific tag) added, please let me know. A submission interface is planned!
retrievr is an experimental service which lets you search and explore in a selection of Flickr images by drawing a rough sketch. Currently the index contains many of Flickr's most interesting images. If you'd like to have your images (or the images for a specific tag) added, please let me know. A submission interface is planned!
flillustrator
Type a sentence or a word and then watch as the app searches flickr for tagged pictures. This is lots fun and could be used in creative writing and other creative projects.
Type a sentence or a word and then watch as the app searches flickr for tagged pictures. This is lots fun and could be used in creative writing and other creative projects.
uBio
uBio is an initiative within the science library community to join international efforts to create and utilize a comprehensive and collaborative catalog of known names of all living (and once-living) organisms. The Taxonomic Name Server (TNS) catalogs names and classifications to enable tools that can help users find information on living things using any of the names that may be related to an organism.
uBio is an initiative within the science library community to join international efforts to create and utilize a comprehensive and collaborative catalog of known names of all living (and once-living) organisms. The Taxonomic Name Server (TNS) catalogs names and classifications to enable tools that can help users find information on living things using any of the names that may be related to an organism.
Flickr Related Tag Browser
Flickr Related Tag Browser
Flickr Related Tag Browser
Incredibox
Incredibox.fr is a fun interactive page designed for those who love music. The characters play specific sounds that are then looped back to create a song. You can record and share what you create.
Incredibox.fr is a fun interactive page designed for those who love music. The characters play specific sounds that are then looped back to create a song. You can record and share what you create.
Judaic Studies
Hebrew Fonts
A wealth of free open-source Hebrew fonts, including Rashi, many of which support trop and nikud.
A wealth of free open-source Hebrew fonts, including Rashi, many of which support trop and nikud.
Qedoc
The Qedoc Quiz Maker allows about 100 different kinds of question, each of which in turn may have dozens of configuration options. Dual deployment for both web and desktop. Join the hundreds of educators and learners who create their own content on Qedoc or find a module for your subject and level from the 1000's available.
The Qedoc Quiz Maker allows about 100 different kinds of question, each of which in turn may have dozens of configuration options. Dual deployment for both web and desktop. Join the hundreds of educators and learners who create their own content on Qedoc or find a module for your subject and level from the 1000's available.
E-Daf
Talmud Bavli in Tzuras HaDaf. PDF format.
Talmud Bavli in Tzuras HaDaf. PDF format.
Otzar Sifrei Kodesh
An online collection of Tanach, Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud, Midrash and Mishneh Torah l’Rambam. Includes English/Hebrew dictionary, Sephardic recording of the text, commentaries and cross-referencing between texts. All in HTML format.
An online collection of Tanach, Mishnah, Tosefta, Talmud, Midrash and Mishneh Torah l’Rambam. Includes English/Hebrew dictionary, Sephardic recording of the text, commentaries and cross-referencing between texts. All in HTML format.
Hebrew Books
An online collection of Mishneh Torah l’Rambam plus Talmud Bavli with commentaries.
An online collection of Mishneh Torah l’Rambam plus Talmud Bavli with commentaries.
Mechon-Mamre
A variety of online and offline textual resources for Tanach, including Targum Onkelos, Rambam and an encyclopedia of Torah basics.
A variety of online and offline textual resources for Tanach, including Targum Onkelos, Rambam and an encyclopedia of Torah basics.
Ulpan Hebrew Learning Activities
Dozens of online Hebrew Ulpan activities for learning conversational Hebrew. Includes link to download "text book".
Dozens of online Hebrew Ulpan activities for learning conversational Hebrew. Includes link to download "text book".
Online Hebrew Dictionary
Look up thousands of words Hebrew-English or English-Hebrew, plus listings of root families with conjugation tables.
Look up thousands of words Hebrew-English or English-Hebrew, plus listings of root families with conjugation tables.
Mechon HaMikdash
A resource of articles relating the Beis HaMikdash, organized by topic.
A resource of articles relating the Beis HaMikdash, organized by topic.
Chinuch.org
A collaboration of lesson materials from Jewish teachers around the world and including SMART Board lessons.
A collaboration of lesson materials from Jewish teachers around the world and including SMART Board lessons.
SMART Board Jewish Educational Database
A database of SMART Board lessons submitted by educators throughout the world.
A database of SMART Board lessons submitted by educators throughout the world.
Center for Initiative in Jewish Education
A virtual meeting place for educators to share SMART Board lessons, classroom solutions and creative ideas.
A virtual meeting place for educators to share SMART Board lessons, classroom solutions and creative ideas.
Learn Hebrew Verbs
Hebrew-Verbs uses a unique software to aid in learning Hebrew verbs and their conjugations. Whether a beginner or an advanced level Hebrew speaker, Hebrew-Verbs can help you learn Hebrew in a simple, structured way. The Hebrew-Verbs method for learning Hebrew is based on the fact that, simply put, Hebrew is a verb-based language. In Hebrew, the verb-root, or Shoresh, can be manipulated to form verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and so on... One who masters the verb roots, masters the language.
Hebrew-Verbs uses a unique software to aid in learning Hebrew verbs and their conjugations. Whether a beginner or an advanced level Hebrew speaker, Hebrew-Verbs can help you learn Hebrew in a simple, structured way. The Hebrew-Verbs method for learning Hebrew is based on the fact that, simply put, Hebrew is a verb-based language. In Hebrew, the verb-root, or Shoresh, can be manipulated to form verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and so on... One who masters the verb roots, masters the language.
Yeshiva World News
Jewish US and World News
Jewish US and World News
Maariv News
Israeli Hebrew language news web site.
Israeli Hebrew language news web site.
Breishit Easy Hebrew News
HebrewToday publishes easy-to-read Hebrew newspapers for subscribers. Our publications are perfect for children and adults, beginners or advanced, who wish to learn Hebrew in a fun and interesting way. Each edition comes with audio narration in clear, correct Hebrew pronunciation and English explanations for each article in the newspaper.
HebrewToday publishes easy-to-read Hebrew newspapers for subscribers. Our publications are perfect for children and adults, beginners or advanced, who wish to learn Hebrew in a fun and interesting way. Each edition comes with audio narration in clear, correct Hebrew pronunciation and English explanations for each article in the newspaper.
Arutz7-Israel National News
Israel National News English online edition.
Israel National News English online edition.
Behrman House BabgaNewz
BabagaNewz.com is an innovative, educational web site for Jewish middle school students and teachers. The web site will help our readers understand the values that are at the core of Jewish beliefs and practices. BabagaNewz.com will encourage young people to explore Jewish values, traditions, life-cycle events, holidays, and Israel, from perspectives that are novel, hip, fun, thought-provoking, exciting and that will encourage them to continue these explorations with the full power of their imaginations and reflections.
BabagaNewz.com is an innovative, educational web site for Jewish middle school students and teachers. The web site will help our readers understand the values that are at the core of Jewish beliefs and practices. BabagaNewz.com will encourage young people to explore Jewish values, traditions, life-cycle events, holidays, and Israel, from perspectives that are novel, hip, fun, thought-provoking, exciting and that will encourage them to continue these explorations with the full power of their imaginations and reflections.
Typing with Vowels in Windows
A listing of the keystrokes that will enable you to enter Hebrew vowels in a Windows application outside of Davka.
A listing of the keystrokes that will enable you to enter Hebrew vowels in a Windows application outside of Davka.
Dah Bear
Dah Bear is a Hebrew language tool which will encourage higher levels of Hebrew vocabulary mastery by students. This dynamic new educational online tool is intended for use by teachers and students in school and also at home. Teachers may easily submit their classroom word lists to the website so that students can review the words, reinforce their understanding and then test their comprehension.
Dah Bear is a Hebrew language tool which will encourage higher levels of Hebrew vocabulary mastery by students. This dynamic new educational online tool is intended for use by teachers and students in school and also at home. Teachers may easily submit their classroom word lists to the website so that students can review the words, reinforce their understanding and then test their comprehension.
TeqNikud
Type vocalized Hebrew easily with TeqNikud. Simply type a Hebrew letter and then its vowel. Or, when adding vowels to existing text, just position the cursor immediately after the letter and type the vowel. No longer do you need to use SHIFT-LOCK or SHIFT to add vowels.
Type vocalized Hebrew easily with TeqNikud. Simply type a Hebrew letter and then its vowel. Or, when adding vowels to existing text, just position the cursor immediately after the letter and type the vowel. No longer do you need to use SHIFT-LOCK or SHIFT to add vowels.
Morfix Dictionary
The Morfix website aspires to deliver the best user experience possible for an online Hebrew-English-Hebrew dictionary. That is why we redesigned the website and made many improvements, now available on top of the existing features, including complete phrase translation and word pronunciation.
The Morfix website aspires to deliver the best user experience possible for an online Hebrew-English-Hebrew dictionary. That is why we redesigned the website and made many improvements, now available on top of the existing features, including complete phrase translation and word pronunciation.
Mikra Gesher
An all Hebrew pure-text site for Tanach and other seforim. Copies to Notebook without any text-direction issues. Additionally, the site contains a wealth of other resources including lesson plans, encyclopedia, annotated timeline. Follows standards of the Israeli Ministry of Education.
An all Hebrew pure-text site for Tanach and other seforim. Copies to Notebook without any text-direction issues. Additionally, the site contains a wealth of other resources including lesson plans, encyclopedia, annotated timeline. Follows standards of the Israeli Ministry of Education.
Safa-Ivrit
A site jam-packed with information and explanations of proper use of Hebrew ranging from dikduk to syntax, like is one נוסע באוטובוס or נוסע על אוטובוס. The site is entirely in Hebrew and so may be difficult for some, but contains a huge amount of information on a wide variety of issues related to the use of the Hebrew language.
A site jam-packed with information and explanations of proper use of Hebrew ranging from dikduk to syntax, like is one נוסע באוטובוס or נוסע על אוטובוס. The site is entirely in Hebrew and so may be difficult for some, but contains a huge amount of information on a wide variety of issues related to the use of the Hebrew language.
Google Earth - Hebrew
Hebrew add-on layers for Google Earth. Explore the globe from historical, geographical, or textual perspectives. All labels and information in Hebrew.
Hebrew add-on layers for Google Earth. Explore the globe from historical, geographical, or textual perspectives. All labels and information in Hebrew.
Music and Songs
Sound Cloud
Upload your own sounds. Listen to other user's sounds.
Upload your own sounds. Listen to other user's sounds.
dig.ccmixter.org Creative Commons licensed tracks for podcasts, presentations, etc.
From the website: "dig.ccmixter is devoted to helping you find that great music, all of which is liberally licensed under a Creative Commons license so you already have permission to use this music in your video, podcast, school project, personal music player, or where ever… We even have several 1,000 tracks that already have permission to use in commercial projects for free."
From the website: "dig.ccmixter is devoted to helping you find that great music, all of which is liberally licensed under a Creative Commons license so you already have permission to use this music in your video, podcast, school project, personal music player, or where ever… We even have several 1,000 tracks that already have permission to use in commercial projects for free."
Musopen.org Free audio, sheet music, resources, etc.
From the website: "Musopen (www.musopen.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, our mission is to set music free."
From the website: "Musopen (www.musopen.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit focused on improving access and exposure to music by creating free resources and educational materials. We provide recordings, sheet music, and textbooks to the public for free, without copyright restrictions. Put simply, our mission is to set music free."
Visual Arts
Dance
Other
Articles on Technology Integration by Nancy Knowlton, President of SMART Technologies
SMART's president and co-CEO, Nancy Knowlton, has written this series of practical articles on technology integration in the classroom. Compiling her information from conversations with thousands of educators around the world, she hopes the articles will be helpful to educators everywhere. Article topics are: SMART Boards everywhere, 21st Century Students, New Media Mindset, etc.
SMART's president and co-CEO, Nancy Knowlton, has written this series of practical articles on technology integration in the classroom. Compiling her information from conversations with thousands of educators around the world, she hopes the articles will be helpful to educators everywhere. Article topics are: SMART Boards everywhere, 21st Century Students, New Media Mindset, etc.
