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PDF2DOC - Converts a PDF file to a document, jpeg, etc..
Remind - Send quick, simple messages to any device—for free.
Dotstorming - A real-time group brainstorming and decision making app. Dotstorming takes the process of dot voting online to allow groups of people to collaborate on a topic.
Mega Seating Plan - Free classroom seating chart generator (will need to create an account)
CloudConvert - Convert anything to anything
Classroomscreen - uses widgets to show instruction
EdPuzzle - Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding
Flipgrid - Video Lessons-Flipgrid is the leading video discussion platform
CoSpaces Edu- CoSpaces Edu is an intuitive educational technology enabling students and teachers to easily build their own 3D creations, animate them with code and explore them in Virtual or Augmented Reality.
Adobe Spark - Create impactful graphics, web pages and video stories in minutes with Spark’s free graphic design app
Edmodo – Online classroom
Booksource – Free online classroom library
Khan Academy - Khan Academy offers practice exercises, instructional videos, and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom.
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Beyond The Bubble - A ready-to-go, pedagogically sound route for refocusing formative assessment on critical thinking and literacy rather than memorization.
Zinn Education Project - Free downloadable resources encourage critical thinking and active learning in search of a more accurate picture of American history.
Digital Civics Toolkit - Superb, timely civics lessons focus on social media and student voice
Data USA - An efficient research tool that makes it easier to incorporate stats into a host of lessons or projects focusing on the U.S.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - General Economics Resourses
US Courts - Get informed. Get involved. Get inspired. Find realistic simulations and memorable, interactive approaches to court basics that include comparing federal and state courts.
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Art
Google ART Project - Museums large and small, classic and modern, world-renowned and community-based from over 40 countries have contributed more than 40,000 high-resolution images of works ranging from oil on canvas to sculpture and furniture. Some paintings are available in ‘gigapixel’ format, allowing you to zoom in at brushstroke level to examine incredible detail.
Smart History - Smarthistory is a platform for the discipline where art historians contribute in their areas of expertise and learners come from across the globe. It offer nearly 500 videos and these are being translated into dozens of languages.
Metropolitan Museum of Art - The MET website is probably among the biggest Art projects in the world. it archives thousands of art collections, galleries, exhibitions and many more.
National Gallery of Art - NGA Images is a repository of digital images of the collections of the National Gallery of Art. On this website you can search, browse, share, and download images. A standards-based reproduction guide and a help section provide advice for both novices and experts. More than 29,000 open access digital images up to 3000 pixels each are available free of charge for download and use. NGA Images is designed to facilitate learning, enrichment, enjoyment, and exploration.
Arts Edge - Arts Edge is the Kennedy Centre's free digital resource for teaching and learning through the Arts. It provides Art lessons, videos, how-to guides and many more for free.
Visual Thinking Strategies - A teaching method and school curriculum centered on open-ended yet highly-structured discussions of visual art, Visual Thinking Strategies increases critical thinking, language and literacy skills. The website features information on programs, training and research.Band
MS Band Director - Educational videos and other resources
K-12 Music Resources - Valuable resources for music educators and students of all areas and educational levels. Carefully researched and commercial free.
Drama
Theatre Folk - Resources, Games and Lesson Plans
Drama Notebook - Huge collection of drama lesson plans, scripts, and skits. Immediately gain access to our Lesson Library, our royalty-free Script Library
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Oops - resourses and activities
EthicsWeb - collection of information and resources on business ethics
Entrepeneurship Resources - resourceful site for educators to teach entrepreneurship
CareerStint - information on various careers
ConsumerJungle - Prepare your students for the barrage of credit card offers they'll encounter. The site requires registration, but the materials on it are free. Choose the section on credit, and you'll get a complete unit, including an outline, the standards it meets, vocabulary, and lessons that range from how to choose a card to the meaning of credit scores. You can also download Microsoft PowerPoint presentations.
Bplans - you can show your students how to create their own businesses. Geared toward professionals, this site has detailed instructions for writing a business plan and tips on how to find funding.
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A Free Plagiarism Checker for Teachers - PlagiarismChecker.com provides teachers with a quick and easy way to check content from student work for exact phrase matches on the internet. Tools like Turnitin are much more robust, but can be cost prohibitive for teachers. You will have to type part of the paper in the search box to check. I wish that you could take a photo and check the paper.
30 Fun Creative Writing Prompts
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Desmos - An online graphing calculator that students can use for free. Includes a teacher-centric activity builder for creating digital math activities.
Geogebra - Another graphing calculator for functions, geometry, algebra, calculus, statistics, and 3D math. Includes practice sheets.
Coolmath Games - Yes, math games can be cool! Check out the hundreds of games on this site and on Coolmath4kids.
Science and Math Youtube Channel - list of youtube channels for science and math.
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Understanding Science - UC Berkeley's website is a great resource for learning more about the process of science.
Evolution - The Understanding Evolution website provides a plethora of resources, news items and lessons for teaching about evolution.
PhED- This University of Colorado site provides dozens of fantastic simulations for math, physics, chemistry and biology.
PlantingScience - connect your middle or high school students to science mentors and a collaborative inquiry project.
The Periodic Table of Videos - wide array of videos about the elements and other chemistry topics.
Smithsonian Scientists - Students can read and watch video about 21 Smithsonian scientists including a volcano watcher, fossil hunter, art scientist, germinator and zoo vet.
Science and Math Youtube Channel - list of youtube channels for science and math.
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Spanish
Aveteca - Aveteca is an archive of Spanish class activities by the Centro Virtual Cervantes. It includes activities that students can do online, but there is an option to print them. Each activity is accompanied by a teacher’s guide. The list is organized by levels, from A1 to C1.
MarcoELE Online Magazine - MarcoELE is a free online magazine for Spanish teachers that features articles that will keep you updated with teaching techniques.
Spanish 4 Teachers - From Lesson Plans to handouts, this site has tons of resources to enrich your Spanish class. Updated periodically.
El blog para aprender español (YouTube Channel) - Up-to-date, this channel has more than 80 uploaded videos in Spanish that cover mostly grammar and vocabulary.
French
LeFigaro - online news, sports, French culture
Daily Geek Show - has tremendous reading and listening material for intermediate/advanced students.
FrenchTeacherResources - (UK) has a collection of useful easy worksheets
Light Bulb Languages(UK) (formerly MFL Sunderland) - site has texts, worksheets, sound files, powerpoints and more. It has accurate resources at various levels and is regularly updated. Maintained by Clare Seccombe. Highly recommended.
