| Educational Games |
| Link - description |
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Nobel Prize
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Primary Games
For elementary age |
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Power Up
Free Engineering game that provides teachers with lesson plans and ideas on how to use the game in the classroom. |
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Minyanland
Slightly like webkinz, each player has a character that they have to take care of. But while taking care of the characters, kids learn about economics. |
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Kerpoof
This site is a great web alternative to Kidpix. Has an entire educator section for teachers. |
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Make your own Comics
Users can create their own comics using the provided characters and emotions. Can then print or email the comic strip |
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Electrocity
Great game for older students and adults. Based on a SIMS type of game, user has to make a town run by creating energy, building attractions, etc. |
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Arcade Like Games
Offers a wide range of arcade like games |
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Pest World For Kids
Allows kids to learn about various bugs and creatures. Provides learning games and resources for teachers. |
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4Kids
Provides a great space for kids to search for games, the internet, and various topics |
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NASA for Kids
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Eeko World
Great Global awareness site for kids. Teaches kids about the environment while providing fun games and graphics. |
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eLection
Online Board game that takes you through the election process as if you were a presidential candidate. Great learning tool, but very difficult to actually get elected President! |
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Science Museum
Covers different science topics. For older students. |
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Reach the World
Geography Games. Put the continents, oceans, mountain ranges, etc. into the proper place. |
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Statetris
Tetris like game but with US states. You can also select to play with different countries. |
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I Like 2 Learn
Great geography quizzes. |
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I love NY
Facts and activities based around NY State. |
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EduStock
Stock Market simulation. Must know about real stock market. |
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Animal tangrams
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Math and logic games
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The Weather Channel for KIDS
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Wiki of Web tools
Great wiki to introduce you to web tools. Will give you ways to use the tool and tools to try. |
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Mystery Net
Mysteries to solve, scary stories, and magic tricks |
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Survival Games
Try these different survival games. |
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Cursor Dodge
A fun game of strategy and a test of eye / hand coordination. |
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Discovery SURVIVAL ZONE
Games, Quizzes, Puzzles and interactive maps! Test your survival skills. |
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| Teaching Resources |
| Link - description |
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Team Building Excercises
Looking for a Team Building Activity? You'll love this collection of ideas that will help kids bond and work together! |
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Colorado Geography
The location of "Climb or Die".
We will be using this site to learn about the geography and climate of Colorado. |
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Wild Wings
Great web site for the Birds of Prey Educational Organization that visited the STAR Program in the summer of 2009. |
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Sketchcast
Allows you to create a sketch demonstrating a concept. Can then embed the sketch to your website. |
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Center for Language Education and Research
Can set up an audio dropbox for students to record voice and submit. Would be great for reading teacher or language teachers. Can embed the dropbox to your website. |
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Prep Hub
Great site for students getting ready to take the SATs. Also good for adults who are preparing to take the GMATs or LSATs |
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Animoto
Can create professional looking videos by uploading photos. Would be a great resource for students doing presentations. Also able to embed your video directly to your teacher page. Educators need to request a code for full access for their students. Full access allows users to create full length videos. |
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SlideShare
Turns powerpoint presentations into embeddable slide shows. Once you create your powerpoint, you will want to turn the powerpoint into a PDF. This will allow you to upload a large presentation. |
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Voki
Allows users to record audio and create an avatar that voices the recording. Would be an extra addition to a teacher page. |
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Ed Voice Thread
Create and collaborate on digital stories. Can then publish the story |
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Webquest Producer
This site will help you create webquests, or use webquests created by other teachers. |
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Simple Machines
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Winking Skull
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Classroom Game Templates
This site offers multiple templates to create games using powerpoint. Would be a good use for test review. Could use in the classroom or upload on a teacher page for review. |
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Federal Resources for Educational Excellance
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Smile Box
A free service to turn your photos into slideshows and scrapbooks. A nice way to present photos. |
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Color Codes
Provides numerous color swatches and their corresponding HTML codes. |
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Cool Text
Text generator to add interesting text/graphics to your website. |
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EduHound
A Edutech website where you can add your personal teacher page. Each week EduHound selects one teacher site to highlight. |
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Google Earth Lessons
Provide lesson ideas for teachers to show them how they can use Google Earth in their classroom. |
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| Reading |
| Link - description |
Rating |
Starfall
For grades K-2 |
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Storyline Online
Celebrities read some of their favorite books |
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International Children's Digital Library
Allows kids to read books on the web, then write reviews of that book |
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Big Universe - A World of Online Children's Books
Allows kids to read books online and even create their own. |
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Lookybook
Allows kids to read books directly online. Great illustrations. |
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Planet eBook
Allows you to download an entire book for free. Has many of the classics listed. |
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| Images |
| Link - description |
Rating |
Brooklyn Museum Photo
Copyright free for the most part |
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Commons Photos
A group collection of copyright free images |
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Free Stock Photos
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Pics 4 Learning
Copyright free images for education |
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Smithsonian Images
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Classroom Clipart
free images |
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Smithsonian Flickr Account
Provides Copyright free photos from the Smithsonian |
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Free GIF Animations
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Amber
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GHO
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Quiver
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Wink
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