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D-Ed Reckoning

D-Ed Reckoning
★★★★★

Created by Ken DeRosa who believes "the primary problem with K-12 education today is the problem of dead reckoning--an estimate based on little or no information. We don't know what a good K-12 education system is because we've never seen one operatin ...

Category:News & Policy
LevelProfessional Resources
TypeBlog

Change Agency: advocating a better educa...

Change Agency: advocating a better education system for the 21st century
★★★★★

Created by Stephanie Sandifer, an educator with a background in visual art and design. Currently employed at a Houston-area high school in an administrative position focused on school improvement. Personal interest areas include: school culture and ...

Category:News & Policy
LevelProfessional Resources
TypeBlog

The Visual Dictionary

The Visual Dictionary
★★★★★

In the Visual Dictionary words are defined as pictures - it can be used for leaning the exact names of objects. This site is different from a traditional dictionary or from an encyclopedia because the images replace the words.

Category:Dictionaries
LevelGrades K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8
TypeWebsite

Castles of Britain

Castles of Britain
★★★★★

This site contains lots of information for students researching castles or life in medieval times. Covers life in a castle (bathing and washing, heat, food, wells, furnishings, etc), castle defenses, building a castle, parts of a castle, castle pictures ...

Category:World History
LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite

Hey Jude

Hey Jude
★★★★★

Judy O'Connnel is a school librarian in Australia where she writes, speaks and consults on school technology and library issues. She is interested in emerging technologies, innovation with Web 2.0, and what this all means for schools and school librari ...

Category:Library
LevelProfessional Resources
TypeBlog

Stellarium - Free planetarium software

Stellarium - Free planetarium software
★★★★★

Stellarium is free, easy to use planetarium software that shows exactly what you see when you look up at the stars.

LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeSoftware

SchoolRack - Free Websites and Blogs for...

SchoolRack - Free Websites and Blogs for Teachers
★★★★★

Launched in 2003, SchoolRack provides a free service for K-12 teachers and faculty to establish a classroom website or blog for sharing information online with students and parents. Encouraging collaboration among its users, it’s a safe environment for s ...

LevelGrades K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12 Professional Resources
TypeWebsite Blog

LD OnLine

LD OnLine
★★★★★

LD OnLine.org is the world's leading web site on learning disabilities and ADHD, serving more than 200,000 parents, teachers, and other professionals each month. LD OnLine seeks to help children and adults reach their full potential by providing accurat ...

LevelGrades K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12 Professional Resources
TypeWebsite

Salem Witch Museum

Salem Witch Museum
★★★★★

The Salem Witch Museum presents the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, one of the most important and tragic events in American history.

Category:Halloween
LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite

Annenberg Classroom - Resources For Amer...

Annenberg Classroom - Resources For America's Teachers
★★★★★

This site offers one a wide variety of educational resources. Teachers can find curricula, lesson plans, multimedia programs, and other teaching materials all indexed with the educational standards of their state.  Teachers can search by keyword, by subje ...

Category:Civics
LevelGrades 9-12 Professional Resources
TypeWebsite

EnglishSpark

EnglishSpark
★★★★★

EFL and ESL materials includes a material directory that catalogs materials from all over the internet. You can find what you need for your lessons by viewing worksheets and lesson plans by grammar point or by theme. Also a community of teachers are ava ...

Category:ESL
LevelProfessional Resources
TypeWebsite Blog

Merry Christmas for Kids

Merry Christmas for Kids
★★★★★

This site contains coloring pages; stories poems and Christmas jokes; online Christmas games and coloring activities; and downloadable mp3 files with Christmas music (Reindeer Hop, Dear Ole Santa Claus, Christmas Time is Coming, Reindeer Hoedown, Dear San ...

Category:Christmas
LevelGrades K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8
TypeWebsite

Canadian Parliament

Canadian Parliament
★★★★★

Created by the Government of Canada, this site allows students to discover facts about the important events and people that shaped the Canadian Parliament since 1867.  Contains information on parliament, governer general, senate, house of commons, federal ...

LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite

The Canadian Encyclopedia

The Canadian Encyclopedia
★★★★★

Provides the most comprehensive, accurate and objective source of information on Canada for students, teachers and scholars from across Canada and throughout the world.   Contains The Canadian Encyclopedia, The Youth Encyclopedia, The Encyclopedia of Musi ...

LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite

Biographical Dictionary

Biographical Dictionary
★★★★★

If your students are researching a famous person, this site may be for them. Established in 1997, this site has biographies of over 30,000 men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. Students or teachers can search th ...

Category:Dictionaries
LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite

From the Top at Carnegie Hall

From the Top at Carnegie Hall
★★★★★

Based on the popular NPR program and hosted by acclaimed pianist Christopher O'Riley, the television series takes viewers behind the scenes with today's rising young musicians, and captures the excitement of their Carnegie Hall debuts. Intimate backstage ...

Category:Music
LevelGrades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12
TypeWebsite Video

The Chemistry Collective

The Chemistry Collective
★★★★★

Designed for high school and college teachers who want to use online activities in their chemistry classroom the site consists of a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, and concepts tests. These can be used in a variety of ways ...

Category:Chemistry
LevelGrades 9-12
TypeWebsite

Mathsoul Posters

Mathsoul Posters
★★★★★

Radically new professionally designed math posters for classroom walls with eye-catching images to help teachers to engage and energize students. Posters link to free printable worksheets, and student discussion formums. The Mathsoul My-Story range feat ...

Category:Math
LevelGrades 9-12 Professional Resources
TypeWebsite Book

NetSmartz Kids (Internet Safety)

NetSmartz Kids (Internet Safety)
★★★★★

An online resource with interactive activites and games to teach children about Internet safety. Fun safe site for students to learn internet safety rules. Teachers can visit www.NetSmartz.org for information on Internet safety and teaching resources.

Category:Safety
LevelGrades 4-6
TypeWebsite

Media Awareness Network

Media Awareness Network
★★★★★

Site dedicated to promoting critical thinking in young people about the media. Contains media education and information literacy resources for teachers, parents, librarians and researchers. Teacher resources include a searchable lesson library as well a ...

Category:Media Literacy
LevelGrades K-3 Grades 4-6 Grades 7-8 Grades 9-12 Professional Resources
TypeWebsite